Friendly · Bo3 · engine v5.3
· Tue, Sep 1 2026 · 21:32 server time
Games
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■ Flaming
■ Hardback
army value
■ Flaming
■ Hardback
economy
Play-by-play (56 lines)
0:14 Flaming spawns at s3 in White while Hardback spawns at s2 in Yellow.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Flaming at s3, Hardback at s2.
0:42 Flaming opens 2 Gate Goons against Hardback's Deep Six.Flaming shows 2 Gate Goons — Hardback has gone Deep Six. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:02 Flaming starts expanding.Flaming plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:45 Hardback decides to expand.Hardback takes another base — the economy widens.
2:19 Flaming decides to push out with his dragoon.Flaming goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:35 Hardback decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Hardback pushes.
3:23 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
3:40 Flaming successfully pressures Hardback with his dragoons! Hardback is contained.Hardback wasn't ready. Flaming's early aggression takes the lead.
4:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Hardback seems to be fine.Flaming keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:46 After that battle, Flaming still has most of his army with him.Hardback keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:08 Flaming is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Flaming goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:37 Hardback decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Hardback goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:28 Flaming warps in a nexus.Quietly, Flaming adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
6:50 Hardback places down a command center.More workers, more money: Hardback expands.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
7:18 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
7:58 All of a sudden, Flaming has no armies left while Hardback is continuing to push across the map!Hardback wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
8:14 Losing only less than half of his army, Flaming seems to be fine.Hardback keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Hardback seems to be fine.Flaming keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:25 Currently, neither Flaming nor Hardback appears to be leading in economy.Base for base, they're level — Flaming and Hardback match each other.
9:45 Flaming decides to push out with his dragoon.Flaming goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:24 Hardback bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Hardback tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:45 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:26 All of a sudden, Flaming has no armies left while Hardback is continuing to push across the map!Hardback wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
🎙 The scales tip toward Hardback — a lead, but not a safe one.
11:56 Flaming has lost about half of his army in that battle.Hardback pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:18 Losing only less than half of his army, Hardback seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Flaming — the losses are light.
12:51 Hardback decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.No patience from Hardback: the first units are already marching.
13:17 Hardback places down a command center.More workers, more money: Hardback expands.
13:58 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
14:30 Flaming's mismicro cost him his dragoons and probably this game! Hardback continues pressuring with his marines and vultures!The early pressure works — Hardback breaks Flaming's front door.
15:05 Losing only less than half of his army, Flaming seems to be fine.Hardback keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Hardback seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Flaming — the losses are light.
15:52 Flaming warps in a nexus.Quietly, Flaming adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Flaming is a step behind and knows it.
16:24 Hardback decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.No patience from Hardback: the first units are already marching.
17:11 It seems like Hardback has more units than Flaming!Count the units: Hardback has the edge over Flaming right now.
17:34 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The mid game —
18:09 With a few well placed mines, Hardback swept through Flaming's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Hardback breaks Flaming's position.
18:43 About half of Flaming's army has been decimated in that battle.Hardback pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
18:54 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Flaming destroyed only less than half of Hardback's army.Flaming clips Hardback's army — real damage, but Hardback fights on.
19:35 Hardback is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!The composition is ready; Hardback starts the push.
20:13 Hardback places down a command center.More workers, more money: Hardback expands.
20:44 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Hardback is far ahead.
21:03 All of a sudden, Flaming has no armies left while Hardback is continuing to push across the map!Hardback wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
🎙 Hardback has built a commanding army lead — Flaming needs something special here.
21:30 Flaming seems to lose most of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Hardback — more than half the force is gone.
22:02 With excellent skills and micro, Hardback managed to fend off Flaming while losing less than half of his army.Flaming keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
22:35 Hardback decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Hardback pushes.
23:10 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Flaming GGs!Flaming GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Hardback takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Flaming
■ Hardback
army value
■ Flaming
■ Hardback
economy
Play-by-play (33 lines)
0:15 Hardback spawns in Orange at s1 while Flaming spawns in Teal at s2.Hardback takes s1 in Orange; Flaming settles in at s2 in Teal.
0:54 Flaming opens 14 Nexus against Hardback's Siege Expand.Scouting done, plans revealed: Hardback's Siege Expand against Flaming's 14 Nexus.
— The early game —
1:18 Hardback places down a command center.Quietly, Hardback adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:01 Flaming warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Flaming expands.
2:46 Hardback bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Hardback tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
3:18 Flaming decides to push out with his dragoon.Flaming goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:59 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:34 With really nice micro, Hardback kills off Flaming's dragoons.The early pressure works — Hardback breaks Flaming's front door.
5:13 Losing only less than half of his army, Flaming seems to be fine.Hardback keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:47 After that battle, Hardback still has most of his army with him.Flaming keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:39 At the moment, Hardback seems to have more units than Flaming.Count the units: Hardback has the edge over Flaming right now.
— The mid game —
7:13 Hardback decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Hardback goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
7:52 Flaming is pushing out with his dragoons.Flaming tests the door early. Is anyone home?
8:25 Flaming warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Flaming expands.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
9:05 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
9:49 Flaming failed to kill off Hardback's defending marines.Flaming's early gamble buys nothing — Hardback's defense was already in place.
10:23 After that battle, Hardback still has most of his army with him.Flaming keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:03 Flaming lost about half of his army in that battle.Hardback pays for that trade with about half his army.
11:42 Eager to end the game, Hardback moves out with his armies.Hardback tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
— The late game —
12:09 Hardback places down a command center.Quietly, Hardback adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
12:58 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
13:42 Flaming's mismicro cost him his dragoons and probably this game! Hardback continues pressuring with his marines and vultures!The early pressure works — Hardback breaks Flaming's front door.
14:16 Flaming lost about half of his army in that battle.Hardback pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Hardback is far ahead.
15:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Hardback seems to be fine.Flaming keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:37 Hardback figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Hardback goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
16:17 Flaming having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Flaming looks at the field one last time and concedes.
That's the game: Hardback defeats Flaming, settled in the early game.
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