SC2 Week: 14 ways to win at StarCraft II

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As part of our ongoing celebration of all things StarCraft, we're hosting a Starcraft smörgåsbord, with a different theme for each of the days leading up to and the week following SC2's release. This article is a part of the "Everything We Know About StarCraft Day", the first of the bunch, and was the single largest feature we did on the game. Packed to the brim with analysis, beta experiences, interviews, and tips, we're going to break this one up over a couple articles.

14 ways to win at StarCraft II

In fact, only StarCraft players ever become famous for their ridiculous strategy gaming skills, because it requires a level of skill other games don't dare ask of their players. The sequel is still being nurtured through the beta stage by Blizzard, but its principles are already in place, and they're much the same. Enter an online match of StarCraft II without attack plans, counters and build orders already in mind, and you will be almost instantly ruined.

So it's time to get good. It won't happen overnight, or even just by playing it. You're going to have to read about it, think about it, make lists and hone your mind till you're a sleek, focused StarCraft II mouse-clicking machine. All you need is a guide to help you get there. This guide. In the following pages we explore the principles of StarCraft II, guide you through the strengths and weaknesses of its units and give you the strategies you need to get good, fast. Happy hunting.

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