Brush With Death
Creator: Walker Boh || First Published: 12/05/2011 || Players: 2 || Size: 25x22
Categories: S-Rank, Hall of Fame, Standard
Rating: 5.87 in 163 ratings
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Comments:
Walker Boh (03/12/2012 05:03pm | Edited: 03/16/2012 05:50am):
Used to be for piperunners, now it's for broken COs?
pen (04/07/2012 10:32pm):
Still.... FTA counter is a bit too strong. PC could stand to lose an infantry.
Mori2 (04/30/2012 12:40am):
Wow, very few comments on such a stylish map. I may have to get a game or two on this
sometime.
walkerboh01 (05/26/2012 06:31pm):
It doesn't have any comments because it never showed up on the Maps page, because I
unpublished it for a couple days after making it so I could work on it. =)
blanci1 (10/21/2014 11:27pm | Edited: 11/26/2014 08:11pm):
Very interesting kind of map with lots of curious features due to pipe and has mixed
/scattered bases too. Great to see this kind of map included in official global league.
At first may seem chokey or standoffish due to quantious central pipes, but there are
various unbalancing options which may lead to good fluid battle... need to see some
adventurous games .
blozzee (11/28/2014 07:10am):
Its very hard to find a balance mix map on on awbw but this one kind of nail it.
Mori2 (12/02/2014 05:21pm | Edited: 12/02/2014 05:21pm):
Yeah, I agree, this map is very creative.
walkerboh01 (12/21/2014 12:07am):
The really cool thing about this map in my opinion is that it's also relatively balanced for broken
CO's.
walkerboh01 (01/22/2015 01:49am):
Removing this map from Under Review, I think it has been shown to be a very capable Rotation
Map and worthy of its S-Rank.

I think this map worked really well. The combination of pressure due to the 2v1 situation and the
introduction of a support route via breaking the pipe seam in the mid-game is really solid. As
blanci said, many dynamics that lead to fluid battles with lots of unusual unit combinations and
positions.

10/10 to me.
blanci1 (01/27/2015 02:37am):
...just finished a game here against BMB.. very interesting back and forth with rockets
and copters. BMB found interesting agressive line but got carried away and forgot his
normal solid defense. Also i think neither of us even noticed possibility of pipe runner.
wow. i dont even know the price , think i never had one before in all my years at awbw.
crazy. would like to play this map again.
Also would be good to hear comments from others who played this map.
Mori2 (07/16/2015 05:39pm):
I might move this map back into rotation, it's received almost entirely positive feedback from the playerbase and the
Map Committee alike.
the-deadly-shadow (10/04/2017 12:43pm):
I was initially somewhat negative about this map, but I now realizes it is great. There
are so many interesting decisions to be made.

Do you build a black boat/lander?
Do you build a pipe-runner?
Do you free the airport?
Do you build a T-copter?
Do you missile lock your oponents airport?
Do you go agressive?

The only thing that could make it better, would be a pre-deployed cruiser. 9/10
JJEmpire64 (05/29/2019 08:26pm):
One of the best all-time maps on the site, IMO.
tbworld (12/14/2020 12:07pm):
First comment on a map for me but this one takes the cake! I love how much thinking is involved just in deciding where to
spend your money. And then there's which routes to attack and which to defend. Love It!
daveanon (02/18/2021 12:48pm):
Choosing max on this was a mistake
Tmi489 (09/30/2021 12:24am):
> think i never had one before in all my years at awbw.
crazy.

wow, he actually never built a piperunner in his life. impressive
... but he got one destroyed
AA01blue (05/07/2022 03:20pm | Edited: 05/07/2022 03:23pm):
I got a decade old map permanently removed from league, what have I done :gasp:
TheGamerASD (05/07/2022 03:28pm):
You also got it removed from S-Rank :gasp:
AA01blue (05/07/2022 03:33pm | Edited: 05/07/2022 05:26pm):
EDIT: Sadly the day 1 recon opening does not work on this map
AA01blue (05/07/2022 04:00pm):
Update: further testing needs to be done to tell if this opener is winning
AA01blue (05/07/2022 04:40pm | Edited: 05/07/2022 05:27pm):
well that was an emotional rollercoaster
TheGamerASD (05/07/2022 07:11pm):
It's back to S-Rank and back into league.
RainyPhantasm (05/11/2022 04:08am):
this is why map committee should have skill matching >1300 rating
RainyPhantasm (05/11/2022 11:23pm):
this is a good map by the way
bukie (05/29/2022 12:52am):
used to find this map really difficult to understand but now it's one of my favorites. definite 10
Andervall (06/19/2022 05:47am):
Overall great map expect that if the opponent rushes a piperunner they can sort of lock down your only base on their side. Not sure if intentional or all part of the meta. But really watch out for a piperunner from the island.
Uncharted᎓ Jake`s Fortune (06/21/2022 04:28am):
I've found that the best way to deal with a island piperunner is to get rockets on your
lone base and zone it out (or get air if you can).
Witte711 (06/29/2022 03:06am):
I believe this map is fundamentally flawed. There's only 2 contested cities on the map (the
ones nearby the pipe seam with 2 adjacent forests), and they're very easy to artillery lock for
each side. The missile also encourages early rocket builds. If you don't match their rocket build
you risk getting cheesed by a stealth or even just copters. Having to front switch your army
through a 1 tile wide chokepoint is very awkward too. You can make up for the 1 base side by
building medium tanks until you can properly reinforce it. Every game I've played ends up with a
bunch of arty staring down the lone base where some mediums are comfortably sitting just out
of range. A piperunner is easily zoned out by a rocket. I can't recommend this map. I'll throw it a
bone that it at least manages to be fun if your opponent fails to defend their lone base properly.
3/10
likegel (07/24/2022 02:38pm | Edited: 10/24/2023 09:59am):
Take it back. Previously, it was basically 2v1, and "trading weak sides" had no meaning. Use a powerful commander to quickly
liberate the airport and occupy the factory in order to gain an advantage

edit: After playing more than ten games, I am confident that this is a damage race. As soon as possible, liberating one's own
airport and then occupying the opponent's factory is the key to winning
DanielMoreno (08/01/2022 11:06pm | Edited: 08/27/2022 12:33pm):
Max should be available in T4 for obvious reasons. It would make Max somewhat
viable.
Edit: Testing it a little more. I think is fine to place him on T3.
DanielMoreno (08/01/2022 11:13pm):
A predeployed mech in the island base would make this map a ten. It would fix the problem with the city behind the pipeseam
and would favor a bit more bboat strategies, without committing too much to the gimmick.
fallenangel1207 (08/09/2022 05:18pm):
This is one of the most bizarre and (frankly) stupid GL maps I think I've seen yet. After multiple games on it, I'm giving it a 1
purely because I'd rather take the GL rating hit than try to play another match on it.
I get the sense the "trading weak sides" gimmick is expected on this map? I think? I'm not even sure because I've won and
lost games where the weak side bases never changed hands. But assuming that is the intent, the gimmick gets hindered by
the fact that you then have to front switch the entire army between 2 holes in the pipe. It makes the game switch to shoving
beefy units in the holes while trying to hit them with air units on the sides and indirects. So all that unit building you had to do
to overtake the incredibly defendable weak side base means very little at the end of the day.
Then there's the obvious piperunner base. In the games I've played, its either completely ignored after 2 infantry or it
becomes a pain in the ass back door to your strong side, where all your units are trying to get around your opponents
mountain with an artillery pile behind it. And to top it off, the piperunner build doesn't even seem worth it based on the games
I've played. Seriously, what am I supposed to do with that base? At what point do I have the funds to throw away to a bboat
or lander to make it useful? (As opposed to building even more tanks/artillery to help take over wars world's most
strategically placed mountain.)
Idk. It's a weird map and hasn't really been that fun to even win on, let alone just play on. Although I'm sure someone
somewhere loves it.
leadapple (02/18/2023 10:19am):
beautiful

is this mixed base?
sweetdangerzack (04/28/2023 03:07am):
People who like to be challenged to think outside the bun are gonna love this map. People who like to know what to expect are
gonna hate it. I made so many blunders I finished the game with a beet red forehead, but fortunately, so did my opponent. My
head is absolutely spinning with ideas for how I might play it next time. 9/10
Unit4545 (05/01/2023 03:41am):
Very unique and quite interesting
Zeitsev (05/06/2023 12:24am):
No way this map has been cycled to Global League! Thanks map committee!
haothehare (05/13/2023 07:21pm):
I love this map! It has so much nuance and it allows for a lot of strategy and being able to push on your opponent from different angles of attack and creating inbalances to tilt the game in your favor. This is so far my favorite map in the game that I've played on!
-Riddik- (06/12/2023 08:16am):
Shitty Map
FlooberDoober (06/12/2023 10:57pm):
Love this map, I have lost everytime but so much fun! Please give it to me more Global League chan instead of trash maps that suck.
MaxisBroken (07/02/2023 04:54pm):
Awesome map for max, the indirects can’t reach the enemy’s airport so your at an immediate 15,000 cost disadvantage.
MaxisBroken (07/02/2023 04:56pm):
Forgive me, a 30,000 disadvantage on a standard funds map since they don’t have to buy a missile and you do. Great map.
Relyks Gaming (07/08/2023 05:04am):
1/10 Rating: Someone needs to really explain to me how a 3-1 infantry advantage is at all fair. I mean, 2nd player can literally
get capture advantage quicker and dominate much easier in my opinion. Horrible map.
I don't like mix bases from the get-go, but this one is way unbalanced. And it is also NOT casual player friendly. Overall, the
design looks nice, but I can never say it is fair or fun to play.
Unggoy Rebellion (08/10/2023 07:43pm | Edited: 08/10/2023 08:07pm):


2/10. This map is really unpleasant to play *if you don't win before the weakside bases fall.*



That scenario creates interesting/novel late game tactics but it's just kind of miserable. And arguably cheesed for stealths.
Takes me an hour to play sound moves in that scenario.

Ab to take my first loss on it I think, so I'm definitely at peak dislike. Was solidly ahead, they started stall-playing for 2 months,
then I lost interest and focus. Which is ultimately my fault. But fwiw I disliked this map from the start. If this scenario happens
again, I'm gonna stop all other unit production to spam stealths to cover the choke points, and demand draw. It'll be my first
draw. I don't see a way to avoid a stalemate @ that.
Legion of Skanks (08/11/2023 03:37pm):
^^ the pipe seam choke points are Pepé le Pew
Rutherford Gaming (08/29/2023 10:48pm):
Very interesting map, although I'm not a fan of how hard it is to move units across sides.
Skeletonin (09/05/2023 06:47am):
one of the worst map's ive ever played
0/10
only played once and i never want to see it again let alone play it
el-s3ksisto (09/14/2023 01:16am):
Worst GL Map. Just remove this sh*tshow from the map pool!
Zeitghast (10/12/2023 07:06am):
DRAKE MENTIONEDDDDDDDD
nyoreron (10/13/2023 04:32pm | Edited: 10/13/2023 04:32pm):
luv' battleships, simple as.
MaxisBroken (10/18/2023 10:55pm | Edited: 10/18/2023 10:56pm):
...still in rotation
Ahahsoboo (10/18/2023 10:57pm):
i hate this garbage map where the philosophy is "as far away from a strait forward experience as we possibly can"
SIMΩMEGA (03/20/2024 03:48pm):
pen (04/08/2012 03:32am):
Still.... FTA counter is a bit too strong. PC could stand to lose an infantry.

51/49 winrate is too strong? Lol what 💀
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bukie (05/29/2022 05:52am):
used to find this map really difficult to understand but now it's one of my favorites. definite 10

I mean, i dont think that hard maps are any "bad" just because you dont understand them.
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Uncharted᎓ Jake`s Fortune (06/21/2022 09:28am):
I've found that the best way to deal with a island piperunner is to get rockets on your
lone base and zone it out (or get air if you can).

Then hell just move the Piperunner back to force more and other units from you, i think countering with a Bomber or BCop is
the betterest option for sure ngl.
Edit: Actually nvm i just took a look at the map and with the Rocket you can still pressure somewhere else so nvm LMAO.
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the-deadly-shadow (10/04/2017 05:43pm):
I was initially somewhat negative about this map, but I now realizes it is great. There
are so many interesting decisions to be made.

Do you build a black boat/lander?
Do you build a pipe-runner?
Do you free the airport?
Do you build a T-copter?
Do you missile lock your oponents airport?
Do you go agressive?

The only thing that could make it better, would be a pre-deployed cruiser. 9/10


Whats with people and their strangely weird love for pre-deployed Cruisers? xD I mean, as a new player, i dont really get it
but i like Cruisers and pre-deployed ones too ngl, but i dont think it would add much to this map at all tbh, ngl, but im just a
new player and i havent even played a single game on it, so idk lol.
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Tmi489 (09/30/2021 05:24am):
> think i never had one before in all my years at awbw.
crazy.

wow, he actually never built a piperunner in his life. impressive
... but he got one destroyed


How do you know if he actually never built 1? Maybe hes misremembering?
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Witte711 (06/29/2022 08:06am):
I believe this map is fundamentally flawed. There's only 2 contested cities on the map (the
ones nearby the pipe seam with 2 adjacent forests), and they're very easy to artillery lock for
each side. The missile also encourages early rocket builds. If you don't match their rocket build
you risk getting cheesed by a stealth or even just copters. Having to front switch your army
through a 1 tile wide chokepoint is very awkward too. You can make up for the 1 base side by
building medium tanks until you can properly reinforce it. Every game I've played ends up with a
bunch of arty staring down the lone base where some mediums are comfortably sitting just out
of range. A piperunner is easily zoned out by a rocket. I can't recommend this map. I'll throw it a
bone that it at least manages to be fun if your opponent fails to defend their lone base properly.
3/10

Holding this down for reviewing with my own opinion later after having played a few games on it.
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fallenangel1207 (08/09/2022 10:18pm):
This is one of the most bizarre and (frankly) stupid GL maps I think I've seen yet. After multiple games on it, I'm giving it a 1
purely because I'd rather take the GL rating hit than try to play another match on it.
I get the sense the "trading weak sides" gimmick is expected on this map? I think? I'm not even sure because I've won and
lost games where the weak side bases never changed hands. But assuming that is the intent, the gimmick gets hindered by
the fact that you then have to front switch the entire army between 2 holes in the pipe. It makes the game switch to shoving
beefy units in the holes while trying to hit them with air units on the sides and indirects. So all that unit building you had to do
to overtake the incredibly defendable weak side base means very little at the end of the day.
Then there's the obvious piperunner base. In the games I've played, its either completely ignored after 2 infantry or it
becomes a pain in the ass back door to your strong side, where all your units are trying to get around your opponents
mountain with an artillery pile behind it. And to top it off, the piperunner build doesn't even seem worth it based on the
games
I've played. Seriously, what am I supposed to do with that base? At what point do I have the funds to throw away to a bboat
or lander to make it useful? (As opposed to building even more tanks/artillery to help take over wars world's most
strategically placed mountain.)
Idk. It's a weird map and hasn't really been that fun to even win on, let alone just play on. Although I'm sure someone
somewhere loves it.

Also this
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MaxisBroken (07/02/2023 09:56pm):
Forgive me, a 30,000 disadvantage on a standard funds map since they don’t have to buy a missile and you do. Great map.

Haha Grit Missiles go brrr.
Cry about it 🗿
Also Missiles are worth 12k not 15k 💀.
SIMΩMEGA (03/20/2024 03:57pm):
Relyks Gaming (07/08/2023 10:04am):
1/10 Rating: Someone needs to really explain to me how a 3-1 infantry advantage is at all fair. I mean, 2nd player can
literally
get capture advantage quicker and dominate much easier in my opinion. Horrible map.
I don't like mix bases from the get-go, but this one is way unbalanced. And it is also NOT casual player friendly. Overall, the
design looks nice, but I can never say it is fair or fun to play.

So then, how is it that it has a 51/49% winrate on average???? Lmao, and also this actually looks like one of the most
besterest 🗿 maps for casual play, due to how goofy it looks, and personally, i like gimmicks and piperunners so much tbh,
also not to mention that if this map REALLY promotes a lot of unity variety just like High Funds does, then yeahhh theresh
NO WAY in hell that i wouldnt go to like this map at all tbh, ngl.
Look, i know that it might look like the FTA counter is too strong, but really the data speaks clearly and for volumes, theresh
no reason to think that it doesnt..., now, next!
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Unggoy Rebellion (08/11/2023 12:43am | Edited: 08/11/2023 01:07am):


2/10. This map is really unpleasant to play *if you don't win before the weakside bases fall.*



That scenario creates interesting/novel late game tactics but it's just kind of miserable. And arguably cheesed for stealths.
Takes me an hour to play sound moves in that scenario.

Ab to take my first loss on it I think, so I'm definitely at peak dislike. Was solidly ahead, they started stall-playing for 2
months,
then I lost interest and focus. Which is ultimately my fault. But fwiw I disliked this map from the start. If this scenario happens
again, I'm gonna stop all other unit production to spam stealths to cover the choke points, and demand draw. It'll be my first
draw. I don't see a way to avoid a stalemate @ that.


The duality of men, lol.
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MaxisBroken (10/19/2023 03:55am | Edited: 10/19/2023 03:56am):
...still in rotation

Look, bro, nobody has to pander to always make maps for your strongest CO mains, thats not how map-making even
works, in general.... 💀💀💀
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nyoreron (10/13/2023 09:32pm | Edited: 10/13/2023 09:32pm):
luv' battleships, simple as.

+5! Social Credit!
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Ahahsoboo (10/19/2023 03:57am):
i hate this garbage map where the philosophy is "as far away from a strait forward experience as we possibly can"

Then why are you in a High Funds game with me? Lmao HF is literally the definition of a not "strait forward experience"
lmao. 😂, at least for it regarding the unit builds as well, tbh.
Red-Halo (07/05/2024 10:52pm):
One of my favorite maps
Rutherford Gaming (08/28/2024 04:14am):
how is this not mixed base
red_roman (04/27/2025 09:43pm):
Always a fun game on this map with many different strategies to choose from. The fact that
Piperunners are actually a legitimate unit is awesome! 10/10



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