Blank went the normal, 8 probe pylon, threw up 2 gates. Ana went basic, too, 8th supply depot then a barracks. Blank then gets another pylon. Ana sends out a SCV named Al Gore to find Blank!. At the same time Bob the probe goes out to scout. Al Gore finds Blank! quickly, but Bob has to do some running around and finds Ana. Around now it's clear Anas turtling.

Now Blank grabs his natural, still no gas. Now Ana starts getting gas. Remember Bob? He survived and is positioned at the ramp. Al Gore wasn't so lucky. Note that Blank! has gotten his expo but no zealots. He starts warping in a forge, then puts up some cannons at the natural. Back at Anas base, two factories have been thrown up and some vultures built.

Right now Blank! gets some zealots finally, and gets gas and a Cybernetics Core. Now Ana gets her machine shop and is still turtling, and slowly pumps out tanks. Blank! trains some dragoons. Ana suprisingly does NOT, repeat, NOT research siege mode first, but gets spider mines. Now a starport is thrown up. Ana has her bunkers and tanks placed well, so that would be an obstacle to overcome. Right now I hope I've gotten over a 2.

FIRST BLOOD

Now the action. Spider mines are strategically placed to the path to Anas base. Then, noticing the large number of zealots, Ana sends in about 12 vultures. Now, Ana sends them in with NO MICRO! Two or three get to the bridge, the rest start scrambling around. This is a total mess! The zealots easily kill a group worth 900 minerals with losses under 200. However, they will be avenged. Now Blank! goes to counter. However, he doesn't know about the mines. He loses alot of zealots only half way through. Theres our first battle...

Blank! has a good amount of gas going, and Ana pops out a dropship, loads with marines and sends it to the top middle water section. We're expecting a drop, folks. Blank! gets a Citadel of Adun and a Robotics Facility. Ana throws the second dropship into the air, and loads up with more marines. The 16 marines, which can do 128 damage per shot if they all shoot togother WITHOUT stims. The drop comes, however thanks to Blank!'s good micro he sees the dropships from his buildings and pulls the probes to his natural just in time. He sends zealots up to the marines and rips them apart.

Now, Blank! demonstrates map control, by grabbing the bottom left and bottom right expos, as well as putting up an observatory. Ana finds these expos once they're up and dwelling, and gets a dropship and mariness. Two observers come out, and they head out for a game of 'Kill The Mine'.

Kill The Mine

Blank! uses a bit of micro now. He proceeds to the bridge to Ana's natural, which was not claimed yet, and seemingly instantly annhilated two mines. Blank! procceded to the actual natural and destroyed three mines, and then met a tank on the cliff. Zealots were sent in to reinforce, while three more mines were devestated on the ramp. The zealots charged up the ramp, to the tank. "More firepower to the siege cannon!"

Obviously, that firepower was given, for most of the zealots and the dragoons died. Three zealots got up to the tank, but seven firebats made quick work of them. One observer died, while the other stayed at the ramp. Remember that dropship? It finally was put to use, and dropped at the bottom right expo. However, great micro AGAIN, and the probes were pulled to safety, and the marines and two tanks were met with zealots. The zealots made quick work of the marines and one tank. However, another tank unsieged and loaded into the dropship, and was sieged on the hill, and Blank! lost his nexus which wasn't needed too much. A comsat was made by Ana, shocking her, and a polite 'GG' was given and she departed.

Lessons Learned
1. Map control is everything.


2. Blank! owns me.


3. Ana gives up too easily.

Hope you enjoyed, comments welcome!


-TerranNavel


"You never know when the human bellybutton will strike"