Team Liquid Map Contest #17 - Page 3

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Map size: 154x128: 19712 area

Category: Standard

Description: The Silver Wall has 5 openings where units can pass through. Destroying the rocks in the middle of the map significantly changes the attack routes.

List and describe any distinctive features of the map:
Destroying the rocks in the middle of the map significantly changes the attack routes.


Main to Main distance: 44s
Top of main ramp to top of main ramp distance: 38s
Natural to Natural distance: 34s

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Map size: 152x152 : 23104 area

Category: Macro

Description: Macro map with large amount of air space on the edges of the map.

List and describe any distinctive features of the map:
Large amount of air space on the edges of the map.


Main to Main distance: 44s
Top of main ramp to top of main ramp distance: 38s
Natural to Natural distance: 33s

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Map size: 152x148 : 22496 area

Category: Macro

Description: This is a big macro map which offers many expansions that are easy to defend. The special feature on this map is the expansion at the back of the base. It is very easy to take it but very hard to keep early in the game. Players will have to choose between taking this base early and be vulnerable to attacks from the lowground or be patient and take this base later in the game when they can have an sizeable army present in the lowground area.

List and describe any distinctive features of the map:
The highly vulnerable base at the back of the main base.


Main to Main distance: 44s
Top of main ramp to top of main ramp distance: 37s
Natural to Natural distance: 33s

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Map size: 112x204 (22848 area)

Description : This tall map allows players to choose their playstyle depending on how they expand. Taking bases at the front turns the map into a rush map and taking bases at the back turns the map into a heavy macro map. Like on Golden Wall, players can choose to play the map in a totally standard way and ignore the bases at the back.

Main to Main distance: 41s
Top of main ramp to top of main ramp distance: 34s
Natural to Natural distance: 27s
Backdoor natural to backdoor natural distance: 47s

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Map size: 156x134 : 20904 area

Category: Freestyle

Description: This map features a base at the back of the starting bases. It contains two additional mineral fields that slightly boost the income but it opens a new path. Like Golden Wall, players can choose to play the map in a totally standard way up to 7 bases.

List and describe any distinctive features of the map:
A backdoor base that blocks a path which is safe from ground attacks early game. Attacking that base from behind requires air support because the minerals are placed on the ramp in a way ground units cannot get highground vision by themselves. A gold base is placed on the map split axis. It also blocks the path towards the backdoor expos
2 rows of reduced mineral fields at the top of the map that have a value of 20 each

Point out any alternate resource or rock usage on the map.
The backdoor base has 2 additional reduced mineral fields that have a value of 300. It gives a slight income boost for a short period of time. It can be used early in the game for map specific builds or to open additional paths during the lategame