So, there aren’t as many lessons to learn from this video, but this match was too funny for me not to post. It’s not that there are any particular laugh-out-loud moments, but rather the progression of the whole thing is just … unexpected — especially when you look at the minimap at the very end and think about it in contrast to about the 20-minute mark.

This is me playing Zerg against a Terran on Scrap Station. I didn’t really have a good plan going in, and then the plan I did settle on wasn’t really appropriate, so the Terran gets a fairly easy contain on me. I guess he got a little lazy and didn’t keep up with his macro as well as he should have once he had me contained, though, and what happens next (starting mostly on part 2 of the videos) is amusing. I’ll leave it at that.

Watch the replay with commentary (in two parts) below:

Lessons learned:

1. In the words of Han Solo, “Don’t get cocky.”

2. If you don’t see Terran going for early gas, don’t expect a banshee rush.

3. On Scrap Station, it’s easy for Terran to double contain Zerg at the main and natural. It might (don’t quote me on this) be smarter for Zerg players to expand straight to gold or at least knock out their natural’s rocks in this match-up on this map. Something to think about at least.