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■ Shadow
■ Thyme
army value
■ Shadow
■ Thyme
economy
Play-by-play (57 lines)
0:07 The Purple Shadow spawns at s2 while Green Thyme spawns at s1.We're underway — Shadow spawns at s2, Thyme answers from s1.
0:31 Shadow opens 1 Rax FE against Thyme's 12 Pool.Shadow commits to 1 Rax FE; Thyme answers with 12 Pool.
— The early game —
1:18 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:46 Thyme places down a hatchery.Thyme takes another base — the economy widens.
2:09 Shadow starts pushing out with his marines.No patience from Shadow: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:50 Thyme is putting early pressure with his zerglings.Thyme tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:19 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
3:44 Thyme's mismicro cost him his zerglings and probably this game! Shadow continues pressuring with his marines!Thyme wasn't ready. Shadow's early aggression takes the lead.
4:13 With excellent skills and micro, Thyme managed to fend off Shadow while losing less than half of his army.Shadow keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:37 Thyme destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Shadow's army has been decimated.Thyme takes a bite out of Shadow's force and backs off.
5:07 Shadow starts pushing out with his marines.No patience from Shadow: the first units are already marching.
5:55 Thyme's zerglings are pushing out!No patience from Thyme: the first units are already marching.
6:26 It seems like Shadow has more units than Thyme!Shadow's army is visibly the bigger one — Thyme should not take this fight.
6:58 Thyme places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Thyme expands.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:15 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
7:48 Shadow successfully fends off Thyme's attacks.Thyme commits and it's the wrong call — Shadow cleans it up.
8:22 With excellent skills and micro, Shadow managed to fend off Thyme while losing less than half of his army.Thyme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:45 About half of Thyme's army has been decimated in that battle.Shadow pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:31 Shadow places down a command center.More workers, more money: Shadow expands.
9:44 Shadow feels confident with his marines and decides to push out.Shadow tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:13 Thyme with a large number of zerglings starts pushing out.Thyme tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:57 Thyme places down a hatchery.Thyme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
11:19 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Shadow edges ahead on army strength.
12:00 Shadow has enough marines to deal with Thyme's zergling pressure.Shadow holds the early rush without blinking.
12:18 With excellent skills and micro, Shadow managed to fend off Thyme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Thyme — the losses are light.
13:01 After that battle, Shadow destroyed about half of Thyme's army.Half of Thyme's force is gone — Shadow took it apart.
13:30 Shadow places down a command center.More workers, more money: Shadow expands.
13:55 Shadow decides to put on early pressure with his marines.No patience from Shadow: the first units are already marching.
14:28 Thyme is putting early pressure with his zerglings.No patience from Thyme: the first units are already marching.
14:52 Both Shadow and Thyme appears to have equal expansions now.Base for base, they're level — Shadow and Thyme match each other.
15:33 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
15:59 Thyme failed to kill off Shadow's defending marines.Thyme's early gamble buys nothing — Shadow's defense was already in place.
🎙 The scales tip toward Shadow — a lead, but not a safe one.
16:21 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Thyme — the losses are light.
16:57 Shadow destroyed about half of Thyme's army after that battle.Half of Thyme's force is gone — Shadow took it apart.
— The mid game —
17:22 Shadow now has enough M&M to take this game! ... Or so he thinks.Shadow hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
18:07 Thyme places down a hatchery.Thyme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
— The late game —
18:25 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
19:02 Shadow's M&M ball is rolling over Thyme's units.The mid-game push crashes through — Shadow breaks Thyme's position.
19:42 Thyme has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Shadow's force stays on that battlefield.
20:08 Thyme destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Shadow's army has been decimated.Thyme takes a bite out of Shadow's force and backs off.
20:27 Shadow places down a command center.Shadow plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Shadow's force dwarfs what Thyme has left on the field.
21:03 Shadow is pushing out with a large M&M ball!Shadow's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
21:31 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
22:15 Shadow kills off Thyme's armies and continues pushing!A clean, brutal win for Shadow. The push continues.
22:29 Thyme has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Shadow's force stays on that battlefield.
23:12 Losing only less than half of his army, Shadow seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Thyme — the losses are light.
23:35 Unwilling to make the game too long, Shadow starts moving out.Shadow has seen enough — the army moves out.
24:15 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Thyme GGs!Thyme types it out: GG.
That's the game: Shadow defeats Thyme, settled in the mid game.
■ Shadow
■ Thyme
army value
■ Shadow
■ Thyme
economy
Play-by-play (7 lines)
0:15 The game starts with Green Shadow spawning at s1 and Yellow Thyme spawning at s2.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Shadow at s1, Thyme at s2.
2:18 Shadow gets Bunker Rush against Thyme's 12 Hatch.Shadow commits to Bunker Rush; Thyme answers with 12 Hatch.
4:41 Shadow opens with a cheesy build.Something sneaky from Shadow. This is an early gamble.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Shadow is far ahead.
6:58 Taking the advantage of an aggressive build, Shadow attacks Thyme.Shadow commits to the cheese — it's at Thyme's door already.
9:12 Thyme GGs after being cheesed by Shadow.It works! Thyme can't hold the gamble and taps to Shadow.
That's the game: Shadow defeats Thyme, settled in the early game.
Head to head
90 games
Shadow
30 – 60
Thyme