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Starcraft: Brood War
Multiplayer Strategy Guide by Blizzard for the PC and Macintosh
CNICK (cnick_1@hotmail.com)
Version 1.60
Last Updated: April 13, 2000

*****NOTE: DO NOT EMAIL ME ASKING IF YOU CAN POST THIS GUIDE ON YOUR SITE*****
*** THIS IS A FINAL VERSION.  FEEL FREE TO POST IT ON YOUR SITE. EMAIL FIRST!***

Unpublished work Copyright 2000 CNICK

This FAQ is for private and personal use only.  Feel free to distribute between others, but this FAQ is not to be used for profitable/promotional purposes; this includes being used bypublishers of magazines, guides, books, etc. or being incorporated into magazines, etc. in ANY way.  Newest versions of this FAQ can be found at: www.gamefaqs.com i.am/CNICK vgstratgies.about.com
DLH.net(?)

As of March 19th, 2000, I am no longer going to give permission to sites to put this FAQ up on their sites.  The above sites, are the only ones allowed now.  Why you ask?  Too many sites won¹t have the most updated version of this guide, and I will get emails about things I¹ve already added.  IF YOU FIND ANY
WEBSITE NOT POSTED OF ABOVE WITH THIS GUIDE, PLEASE TELL ME
AND I WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.

When this guide is finished, I may decide to allow people to put it up on their webpage, but for now, this is exclusive to only GameFAQs and my own website.  The only site permitted to ask for permission to put my FAQs and
GUIDES onto their webpage is vgstrategies.about.com.

Brood War (c) 1999 Blizzard Entertainment

--C O N T E N T S--

1. Revision History
2. Introduction
3. Game Modes
4. Building Placement
- Protoss
- Terran
- Zerg
5. Strategies
- Protoss
Dark Templar Sneak Attack
Corsair Rush
Reaver Drop
Mass Scouts
Carrier Rush
Offensive Cannons
Mass Zealots
- Terran
Marine Drop
Tank Tactics
Bunkering In
Strategy Against Air
- Zerg
Lurker Drop
Power Build
Mass Hydra
Zergling Rush
- Common Battles
6. Basics of Winning
7. Frequently Asked Questions
8. Map Building Tips
9. Unit Reviews
10. Credits
11. Author¹s Note

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1. R E V I S I O N   H I S T O R Y

Version 0.1 (2/28/00) 11:05pm PST
Guide only includes some small strategies that I use at the moment.  I¹m working on some new strats, which will hopefully be worked out by the end of the week.

Version 0.2 (2/29/00) 10:50pm PST
- New design on Revision History
- Added Mass Hydra Strat.
- Zerglin Rush
- Didn¹t get time to play more. Friends ditched me so
I didn¹t get any more strategies to practice out.  Maybe
Tomorrow
- By the way, My homepage was launched about 2 hours ago.
Check it out, if you want.  It will just hold my FAQs, and hopefully I can get it into searches.

Version 0.3 (3/2/00) 11:15pm PST
- Added Bunkering In
- Added new section, the Basics of Winning
- Added Carrier Rush
- Mass Scouts Strategy Added
- Carrier Rush added; Interesting Strategy, but works!
*Note* The carrier rush has been used upon and is a great strategy for a newbie, but I¹ve yet to get a detailed building guide.  I was going to get it today, but I ended up getting messed up in a game with guys far above my level.  Good learning experience though.

Version 0.4 (3/4/00) 9:17pm PST
- Added new section, Building Placements.  Pretty big section and is worth a look.
*Note* Thats it, but its a huge update in terms of size.
Hopefully I can get another strategy or 2 in by Sunday night.

Version 0.5 (3/5/00) 9:52pm PST
- Added game modes.  I only got the regular ones in, theres a few more that I didn¹t know off the top of my head.  I¹ll get those in the next version.
- Added another tip for basics of winning
- Added a F.A.Q section
- Added Hydra Drop strategy.
*Note* Guide is getting rather large =) Lets hope I can get it to 30k soon!  Large update, but nothing to the main parts of the guide.  Hopefully I can get to those later.

Version 0.6 (3/7/00) 4:48pm PST
- Added offensive cannons strategy
- Corrected any spelling errors, and grammar errors I saw.
Probably some left, as I was skimming through alot of it.
- Added map building tips section.  It involves basic pointers for someone who wants to make a multiplayer map.
*Note* FAQ is becoming rather large.  Hopefully someone reads this and contribute!  Couple more versions left, then its off for Syphon Filter 2. yahoo!

Version 1.0 (3/11/00) 10:30pm PST
- Minor changes
*Note* Final version.  I realized I didn¹t have much stuff to put in so heres 1.0.  I can¹t imagine theres much more I can put in, so this is it (for awhile).  Hmmm, maybe I can find something new to work on....

Version 1.1 (3/16/00) 12:01am PST
- Huge section.  Unit reviews.  Basically puts my review for each unit.  The review basically tells you whether or not the unit is worth building in a melee game.
*Note* This FAQ probably has a few more updates.  I lied about 1.0 being the last version.  Syphon Filter 2 ended up being a bogus sequel, so I¹m projectless.

Version 1.2 (3/17/00) 6:34pm PST
- Redid some of the reviews, and realized I missed the ghost unit. Oops.  Also missed firebat.
- Added another tip for UMS map building
- Added another F.A.Q.
- Switch lay-out a bit
*Note* Hopefully I can get some more strategies in this weekend.  Haven¹t played brood war in quite some time...

Version 1.3 (3/18/00) 12:51am PST
- Contributor Update:
Carrier Rush Strategy by Josh Harring
Updated reviews a bit
Queen Review by Frank Firmat
- Side Note: I¹m rejuvinated into making this FAQ really good.  About 2 weeks ago, I sort of gave up on this, but now I¹m into getting everything right.

Version 1.4 (3/19/00) 12:21am PST
- Added huge sub-section in the Strategies section. Scroll down to learn more.  Huge section by the way, if your wondering why theres such a small update.  I¹m pretty sure this is going to be one of the last versions.  I can¹t really think of much more to put down.

Version 1.45 (3/20/00) 3:01pm PST
- This shabby piece of ASCII was done by me in the early hours of monday trying to get tired after a wicked weekend.
Hmmm, typing this part ust after finishing it...
- More work with the lay-out.  I keep seeing new FAQs with interesting lay-outs, so I get better ideas.  Hmmm, trying to get my own original style, but currently I¹m using about 3 different peoples lay-out.
- Added some more copyright stuff.  You can¹t have this GUIDE on your site. period.  You won¹t be reading the newest version if I just let any website have it.

Version 1.50 (3/22/00) 9:11pm PST
- Cosmetic Changes
- Probably made the FAQ a bit smaller then 1.45, but I think everything is done.
*Note* Although it does say Last Version, that doesn¹t stop you from helping.  Send in any contributions and I can update the FAQ.  The Last Version means that I¹m done adding stuff, I just need help from you, my readers.

Version 1.51 (3/29/00) 6:13pm PST
- Disclaimer contradicted itself, so I fixed it.  Thats all =)

Version 1.51a (3/31/00) 8:47pm PST
- New ASCII art.  Layout fixed.  Also took out the Last Version thing.  I¹ve had about 5 updates since I put that there...

Version 1.55 (4/13/00) 12:03am PST
- Strategy sent in by Bob Stanley.  Posted it.  =) Thats it, I¹m in a non-faq writing mood.  Should get back into it by the weekend, after 2 weeks of just working on a small project.

Version 1.60 (4/20/00) 5:50pm PST
- New Terran Strategy  (Strategy Against Air)
- New Protoss Strategy (Mass Zealots)
- FAQ has just became my largest one to date.  Poor GT2 License Guide.

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2.     INTRODUCTION

Brood War is the expansion game for Starcraft.  Both are one of the best strategy games, and a sweet multiplayer game. In multiplayer, things are different, unlike 1-player.  You actually I have thinking opponents.  Below are some strategies for each race that have helped me become a above average player.
And these are just a few.  Read below, and I almost guarantee you that you will become better with these.

Common knowledge of Starcraft and things in it are needed.