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■ Alcove
■ Nitro
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■ Alcove
■ Nitro
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Play-by-play (49 lines)
0:18 Alcove spawns at s4 in Purple while Nitro spawns at s1 in Orange.We're underway — Alcove spawns at s4, Nitro answers from s1.
0:50 Alcove gets Forge Fast Expand against Nitro's 12 Pool.Alcove shows Forge Fast Expand — Nitro has gone 12 Pool. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:05 Alcove warps in a nexus.Alcove plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:54 Nitro places down a hatchery.Nitro takes another base — the economy widens.
2:26 Alcove is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Alcove goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:37 Nitro is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.No patience from Nitro: the first units are already marching.
3:20 Alcove is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Nitro's army.Alcove is badly outgunned — Nitro's force is a size larger.
3:52 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
4:15 Nitro with some nice speedling surrounds killed Alcove's zealots!The early pressure works — Nitro breaks Alcove's front door.
5:01 After that battle, Alcove still has most of his army with him.Nitro keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:27 With excellent skills and micro, Nitro managed to fend off Alcove while losing less than half of his army.Alcove keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:53 Nitro pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Nitro goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:21 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
6:51 Nitro with some nice speedling surrounds killed Alcove's zealots!The early pressure works — Nitro breaks Alcove's front door.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
7:33 It seems that Nitro only managed to destroy less than half of Alcove's army.Nitro takes a bite out of Alcove's force and backs off.
8:07 Losing only less than half of his army, Nitro seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Alcove — the losses are light.
8:29 Alcove is putting some early pressure on with his dragoons.Alcove goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
9:06 Nitro places down a hatchery.Nitro takes another base — the economy widens.
9:37 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:14 Alcove failed to kill off Nitro's defending zerglings.Alcove's early gamble buys nothing — Nitro's defense was already in place.
10:41 After that battle, Nitro still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Alcove — the losses are light.
11:12 Alcove lost about half of his army in that battle.Nitro pays for that trade with about half his army.
11:48 Nitro is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill enemy units on the way.Nitro goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
12:04 Alcove warps in a nexus.Alcove plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
12:46 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
13:13 Alcove lost some of his dragoons to Nitro's speedlings!The early pressure works — Nitro breaks Alcove's front door.
13:46 Nitro only destroyed about half of Alcove's army.Half of Alcove's force is gone — Nitro took it apart.
14:10 After that battle, Nitro still has most of his army with him.Alcove keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:49 Nitro pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Nitro: the first units are already marching.
15:32 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
16:01 All of a sudden, Alcove has no armies left while Nitro is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Alcove's way of life — Nitro marches on.
16:19 After that battle, Nitro destroyed about half of Alcove's army.Half of Alcove's force is gone — Nitro took it apart.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Nitro is far ahead.
16:49 With excellent skills and micro, Nitro managed to fend off Alcove while losing less than half of his army.Alcove keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:28 Nitro places down a hatchery.Quietly, Nitro adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
17:51 Nitro's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Nitro: the first units are already marching.
18:22 Alcove warps in a nexus.Alcove plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
19:02 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
— The mid game —
19:44 Nitro's combination of lurkers and hydralisks totally decimated Alcove's army.Alcove's defense bends, then snaps. Nitro takes the middle of the game.
19:57 Nitro destroyed about half of Alcove's army after that battle.Half of Alcove's force is gone — Nitro took it apart.
— The late game —
20:28 Losing only less than half of his army, Nitro seems to be fine.Alcove keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:06 Alcove having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Nothing left to defend with — Alcove taps.
That's the game: Nitro defeats Alcove, settled in the mid game.
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