

Artosis Pylon A Pylon which is solely responsible for powering multiple critical structures. Many players use 1 as "Army-Hotkey", but it depends on personal preference. Army-Hotkey This is a term that is often used, but to be precise it should be called " Control Group for your army" or "Army-Control-Group". This value is switched with EAPM on the Spectator and Replay UI.

APM Actions per minute - The number of clicks and key presses performed in one minute according to Blizzard time. AoE Area of effect - A spell or ability that hits an area on the map rather than a specific target (e.g. All-Kill Format A mode of teamplay where the winner stays on until he gets defeated by the opposing team. If this all-in attack fails, the game is almost certainly lost, as the player has sacrificed so much to attempt it. Marauders are anti-ground units) All-In An attack where the player commits everything in an offensive attack to win the game, often even including some or all of this player's workers. Spore Crawlers are anti-air defense structures) AG Anti-Ground - Units or attacks that target ground units (e.g. AA Anti-Air - Units or attacks that target air units (e.g. "A-Move" is explained in the basic tutorials. Depending on your Hotkey Layout, you press A and left click on the ground (not a unit) and you will attack move there. A A-Move = Attack move Training Mechanics will distinguish between "Move" and "A-Move" commands. From 1998 to 200x it was a popular play style in Brood War for casual gamers. 7RR 7 Roach Rush 20NR 20 Minutes No Rush - Used to characterize an inexperienced player who plays a heavy turtle game and does not attack until the 20 minute mark. 6 pool A Spawning Pool at 6/10 ( Supply). Take a look at 4M (HotS-Build-Order) for further information. 4M 4M is a short term for Marines, Marauder, Mines and Medivacs. 4G Indicates the four Warp-Gate rush, or a four Gateway opening. "I just 1A'ed my units to his main and crushed his army." Derived from the act of pressing "1" to select the first control group and then pressing "A" to attack with it, the implication being that those are the only actions the attack required. General Game-play terms # 1A To attack in a simple fashion, as opposed to using complex micro to attack in a sophisticated way. This page contains a list of terms and definitions that are commonly found when discussing StarCraft II.
