Cool/Unusual Starcraft 2 Games

• You do not have to use this template to post a recommendation in this thread. I will update this OP with every recommendation posted in this thread, regardless of format. I made this template mostly for my own use, in transferring recommendations.
  
• The only essential information to include in your post is the names of the players and the map. If you don't include all of those, I'll still add the game to the OP, but it will probably go in the "insufficiently identified" section unless I can figure out what game it is.
  
• The above said, if you'd like to use this template, by all means do: it makes my job easier.
  
• It's not all or nothing: you can use the template without filling out all of the fields--that still makes my job easier.

• Replace ALL-CAPS TEXT with correct information if known and "?" or a blank if unknown/not applicable.
  
• Re player's names: if the game is unusual because of one player's unorthodox play, name that player first; otherwise list the names in either order..
  
• For the date, I prefer the format YYYY-MM-DD to avoid headaches.
  
• For "What makes this unusual", the goal should be one or two sentences that tell people what sets this game apart, without spoiling more than necessary.
  
• For the poll: please mention the names of the players and the map in the question of the poll. The reason for that is that is so that it's clear from the poll itself Which game it refers to, to avoid possible confusion (e.g. if someone mistypes a poll number).

PLAYER vs PLAYER; MAP; [url=LIVE REPORT OF GAME]LEAGUE, ROUND (NTH set)[/url]; [url=TLPD ENTRY]DATE[/url]
[spoiler=VOD][/spoiler]
[spoiler=What makes this unusual?][/spoiler]
[spoiler=Worth watching? (Poll)][poll]POLL NUMBER[/poll][/spoiler]
[spoiler=Comments from the thread]FOR INTERNAL USE OF THE OP[/spoiler]

• Just grab any game that looks interesting and watch it!
  
  • The numbers of the games have nothing to do with ranking, chronological order, or anything else. They're there for easy reference and to help you keep track of what games you have already watched, if you are going through them systematically. For that reason, games will never be renumbered.
    
  • For the most part, the first player listed is the one who did something unorthodox. Of course, in some of these games, both players played unorthodoxly, or something else about the game was unusual. (It's also possible that in a couple of cases I accidentally listed the wrong player first.)
    
  • If you want to know who recommended a game, look at the "Comments from the thread" section--the first person listed there is always the first commenter.
    
  • The "Comments from the thread" section is also a good way to get an overview of how many people found the game worth commenting on (often these people recommended the same game independently, which is always a good sign). Occasionally there will be dissenting opinions, too.
  Avoiding spoilers
  
  This is a little tricky in a thread like this. After all, the focus of this thread is on cool and unusual play, rather than on nail-biting games where you don't know who wins until the finish. Also, many times the outcome of these games are famous. I don't personally think that "spoilers" actually spoil the appeal of most of these games that much, but if you want to try and avoid them where you can, here's what to do:
  
  • Your best bet, if you want to minimize spoilers as much as possible, is to go straight to the VOD without opening the spoilers about "What makes this game unusual?" or "Comments from the thread". You'll still probably have a sense about who wins it, since for the most part people like watching strange play when it actually works out, but that's not a given.
    
  • If you're not sure whether you want to watch a game, and you're willing to take a chance on spoilers, open the "what makes this game unusual" tag. The goal of the description there is to tell you What makes this game unusual and worth watching, without spoiling more than necessary. In practice, there's a lot of variance: some descriptions spoil almost nothing at all; others tell you exactly who won and how.
    
  • Only read the "Comments from the thread" if you don't care about being spoiled at all.

Note: Since I only started watching in 2013, any games in 2010-2012 would be much appreciated.

• Vote: This is the easiest thing to do (assuming you're watching the VOD anyway), but it is tremendously appreciated. People's tastes differ, and without people casting their votes, this could sprawl Into a hard-to-sort-through collection of everyone's favorite games. The votes help discriminate between the don't-miss games and the games that are just good.
  I'd suggest not suggesting games that just happened--let's say, wait at least a month. The reason for that is that a lot of times a game seems really neat when it's just happened, but it's not so amazing that you'd want to watch it long afterwards.
  
• Format posts: your own or someone else's. There's a template in the OP: the closer the format of a post is to that template, the less work I have to do when I transfer it. You don't actually have to do this, but it makes my life easier.
  
• Track down VODs/Identify games from the lists of games missing VODs or insufficiently identified: This is really helpful.
  
• Post any comment at all: whether you're seconding a recommendation, commenting on the game, disagreeing with something, or anything else. My long-term goal is to incorporate every piece of input into the OP, so don't think that your post is wasted.