The CRAZIEST Advance Wars Match I've EVER Played

[@StarFlash250]

Skull Emoji (During this live game specifically there were a bunch of times I wanted to build something to pair with my army movement during the turn and forget to do it, no AA 3 turns in a row for example, giving MD hit for free for example, etc.)

[@swagmaster2003]

Medium? Tank? Value? You want it, it's yours, my friend! No one else has done it, so here is the life of Maddie the medium tank: 23:37 The birth of a legend 25:24 7hp tank 4900 G 27:31 10hp artillery 6000 G (kill) 30:41 1hp infantry 100 G (kill) 32:50 3hp infantry 300 G (kill) 34:26 5hp tank 3500 G (kill) 38:19 7hp tank 4900 G 42:37 5hp medium tank 8000 G 44:41 4hp tank 2800 G (kill) 45:58 1hp medium tank 1600 G (kill) 46:49 5hp anti-air 4000 G 48:51 4hp infantry 400 G 51:21 3hp infantry 300 G (kill) 55:54 iM woRkinG on It! 1:00:48 4hp medium tank 6400 G 1:02:54 2hp medium tank 3200 G (kill) 1:03:25 1hp tank 700 G 1:04:20 3hp tank 2100 G (kill) 1:05:32 1hp tank 700 G (kill) 1:06:00 Asserts dominance Total kills: 10 Total value: 49900 G = 3.11875 x its cost The true reason why you won.

[@Mangs1337]

That guy gets a best buy gift card for sure!

[@audiosurfarchive]

Absolute chad shit EDIT: That was meant for you OP, I love the number crunching you put up in the comments

[@raulbaez8526]

That medium tank stronk!

[@brunomeunier131]

​@@Mangs1337 Give Swagmaster an award for the following of Maddie please !

[@Blue-mr7fe]

Had this game have vetrancy even more hits would have been guaranteed kills and stayed more fighting shape

[@Poo_Brain_Horse]

Mangs I hope you know how invaluable you are to the community. There are no other Advance Wars commentators who do as good of a job as you. Thank you for being so active!

[@Mangs1337]

Check out Deejus. He's really good too!

[@Pengpo87]

@@Mangs1337 he is! But just take the credit man, it’s fully deserved :-)

[@jammerthebaws4287]

@Siegfried Sieger dont sleep on deejus! they're both great!

[@thebrazillianguytm2186]

You guys should take a look at Go7 and Mr. Cannon too, they're really great comentators too

[@Koopchanneru]

@@Mangs1337 Deejus is better on advance war but you are the number one commentator.

[@Nemer49994]

"And so, just as we stood in anticipation waiting for orders, freshly deployed after so many days of a seemingly endless war against the mighty Egg, we heard those most dreaded words: "The commander is in a yeeting mood today." What we felt wasn't just fear, it was the complete extinguishing of hope. " Surviving Starflash soldier, 2023

[@mrt0m4te72]

"As we kept advancing towards the frontline, hopelessness filled our minds and hearts. The Egg's forces were overwhelming. The more we approached the battlefield, the more enemy units appeared before us. Tanks. Copter battalions. And those almighty, horryfying golf ball tanks too. We had no chance. I stopped and, filled with despair, called the HQ : - Commander, we can't go forward, too many enemies are surrounding us ! - Soldier, what are your orders ? Tha answer was quick, and cold. Almost mechanical. As if he already asked this question a thousand times. Well, I knew my orders. Of course, I knew what Commander Flash told us. Everybody knew. I just was too afraid to answer, but he kept asking. - Soldier. *What. Are. Your. Orders.* Barely able the breathe, i managed to mutter a few words out of fear in the device. - To... to *yeet*, sir. No matter what. - To yeet, soldier. Exactly. And the communication cut. I knew it was over."

[@DeejusProductions]

"The CRAZIEST Advance Wars Match I've EVER Played"- Dare I say, a BANGER?

[@Mangs1337]

Triple banger.

[@Mangs1337]

Some may even say... Danger!

[@mr.shkrimtar2870]

I personally say... MANGER

[@Klokinator]

Um... guess I have to be the one to say... WANGER.

[@kickas151]

a Deejus certified one 😎

[@maxspecs]

The way Mangs deployed that Piperunner was masterful, great match!

[@HanakkoLove]

Any match with starflash is the craziest match of all time, truly an incredible player

[@eddiec9756]

I’ve been watching these replays for over a year and this game was by far the one that had me on the edge of my seat. So many times I would have just resigned if it was me. That medium tank was the little engine that could.

[@napalmcannon2513]

holy smokes that was one hell of a match, it feels like one of those 15 round boxing match where both people just keep smashing each other to a pulp

[@audiosurfarchive]

This is the Don Frye v. Yoshihiro Takayama of AWBW matches.

[@joshsimpson1283]

That was incredible! When you lost the left com tower I thought you could resign, but you somehow fought back! Great work!

[@Plonom]

I discovered this channel like a month ago. Loved the advance wars games as a kid, and never knew there was an active online community still. Now with this out of the way, that was the single greatest game I have ever seen. A nailbitter start to finish. Plot twists. Comebacks. Domination. Even a Piperunner ! This game had it all.

[@Ghan04]

Haha it was funny to see Mangs getting so excited in the last 5-10 turns as he turned the game around to pull out that win. These commentaries are super fun!

[@Hone_mor2525]

You've really grown as an AW player, Mangs. This is what happen when you let Dangs play instead.

[@Squarehead9364]

By far one of the best commentaries I've watched on the channel. Well done to both you and Starflash for the entertaining training match! I was on the edge of my seat.

[@mattdespard6576]

This was a very impressive win. Definitely showcases the power of Com tower advantage and taking repetitive cost effective engagements

[@NorthernWind0]

That has got to be the best advance wars game I've ever seen, in terms of sheer joy to watch. Well done, to both of you.

[@blasthardcheese8601]

That was a pretty savage comeback. Congrats on the win, even if it was just an exhibition match.

[@Cici_Ay]

I don't typically comment on these, but the match was so exciting that I felt I had to this time. Congrats on a very well-played game, Mangs! Love your Advance Wars commentaries; it's fun to see how much you've improved at both those and the game itself.

[@I-ONLY-BUILD-MECHS-AND-DUSTERS]

Felt like he was winning every single day but at some point a massive unit count difference built up despite the income difference. Other than urban blight the winning move was probably running from those two medium tanks. You could have easily wasted your entire army down there trying to push through that but by heading north they ended up accomplishing not much.

[@FREEEEEEUD]

"6 days left ladies and gentlemen, I am (dramatic pause) 14.000 behind" ahahah

[@lasselen9448]

Starflash's playstyle feels like he's an in-game CO at this point... With a d2d along the lines of "non-indirect, non-infantry units have +20% attack but lose 30% attack and 10% defence if they didn't attack that turn". ...ok. For most of the video I wasn't convinced this match was so interesting. Then the comeback happened and I was almost laughing out loud. That was crazy! Urban blight is so strong for a COP on this type of map...

[@Mnemorus]

What a wild ride ! Urban blight sure was invaluable not to get stomped in the capture game. Staying focused in the verge of defeat, being like 11k behind is not easy too.

[@PyrelordPazuzu]

I was finally able to finish watching this one, you really have come a long way, beating a grandmaster on a equal tier match, I've always wanted to run into you in GL but now, yeah I'm absolutely getting roflstomped if it happens so there's definitely a training arc I need to go through if I want to at least be strong enough to keep it competitive. Good job on this win egg!

[@uberlord983]

Mangs using Kindle be like: Did you win? *Yes.* What did it cost? *8 Urban Blights.*

[@Klokinator]

Me at 33 minutes: Man. Good match. It should be just about over- WHAT IT'S ONLY HALF DONE?! Wow. So sad how you lost on day 30, Mangs. Man it's such a tragedy but you're just not as flashy as Starflash. Yup, what a sad loss that was. Poor egg!

[@krissjames7276]

Amazing work Mangs, you weren't kidding about this game being crazy! Such ridiculous swings and disparities in the likes of income and unit count, and an insane comeback, what the hell...

[@Dru_Stephan]

MY TURN! I summon Urban Blight, to drain 3 additional hp from your units! And then I summon Urban Blight, to drain 3 additional hp from your units! And then I play B-Copter sac, which allows me to play Urban Blight once again! You never saw this coming-

[@Gatitasecsii]

Let absolutely no one say that this didn't count. I love that you play so much better than the grandmas at time pressure. I don't like that you say Kindle is OP, because lash is way better on this map. I am actually really proud of the engagements you had. Whereas Starflash was just ramming his units into yours. And I don't dislike starflash like I dislike incuggarch, but these grandmas really have to start playing more live matches. Move planner and 1 hour turns are crutches. It reminds me of back in school where I used to get 100 scores on tests I finished in 15 minutes, while the nerds struggled to get over 90 spending hours on the tests. RESPECT, MANGS! Good job, seriously, I loved this video, and I hope you believe it was YOU who won, not Kindle.

[@helivarpalac2956]

Based on the Kindle matches I've watched in this channel, including the video where Kindle economically demolishes a tier 0 CO like Kanbei, I seriously propose that Kindle should be bumped 1 tier higher (or at least open an argument to do so). I have used Kindle only a few times in Dual Strike only because I want to unlock her Alt costume design and for completion purposes. Now though, by watching competitive matches like these, I've grown a new fascination and respect for this CO and I might see myself using her more often~ Thank you for the contents! I've learned a lot after starting to watch people compete online through your channel. I never even thought that AW was still a thing a month prior to this. I've only played AW DS and Days of Ruin by myself for a decade, thinking that AW is a dying community. Apparently it's still being kept alive and going stronger than I've remembered. Thank you everyone for this! I really love the game. Aaaannnnndddd subscribed ! :D

[@rcsfreezer]

LETS GO MANGS!!!! Been rooting for you from the start, proud of your growth bro!

[@crisis8v88]

@28:04 "I still haven't captured these two properties, [Starflash] has done a great job interrupting them." Actually, those are Starflash's properties and you've done a great job interrupting them! If you check the mirror on the top left, you have both of those properties, so denying Starflash from capturing them is help you keep your income lead.

[@achesst]

Thank you as always for the amazing content. I look forward to other games on this map, and future tournament maps as well. Good luck in your game! It's looking pretty close right now and I won't talk about it any more 'cause I know you'd hate kibitzing. I'm not through round 1 yet but I think I'm comfortably ahead in my game. If all goes well, I'll see you in the finals! (I'm in bracket B of Division 2)

[@RandyButternubs17]

I don't understand a word, i just blindly watch it because it's mangs There is a sense of comfort and joy hearing mangs commentate

[@ClumpyLemons]

I watched the awbw replay of this match during my tournament match for ideas. Wild map; ty for uploading this review

[@KidMangaX]

Wow, this really was an incredible upset victory! Congrats Mangs, the title was not clickbait!!

[@nin10doadict]

I was wondering if that would be the end result, but it looked so hopeless. Well done on sticking this out, and what a turnaround

[@ImNicci]

So happy to see your development as a WWBW player. Allways remember when you get destroy by this players and now you fight great against them. Keep up the good work.

[@SuperLemonfish]

wow! really nice live play from you, and really exciting match! very fun to watch

[@JamyJamal]

Congratulations on the win! It was a great game that swung madly in the final stages. Great commentary too! 👌🏾

[@dugtrioramen]

Damn starflash had so much insane movement, I was really doubting you thinking kindle was better, but you really made it through. Great game and congrats 🎉

[@thelastrebel13]

I just finished this match starflash had this match for so long but the extra value that urban blight gave you helped cut into the extra funds he was getting for being in the lead with properties

[@Mangs1337]

Yeah, this is why I disagree with Lash being the main pick on this map. Urban Blight is just too much value over the course of a long game. Lash might be able to win if she can get an advantage early, but her Prime Tactics doesn't come in fast enough for that. It requires you to have an insane turn where you basically win using your super, but that's tough to do in mixed base since there's so many fronts.

[@ShikiKiryu]

What a very exciting game! That was a wild ride, tense and exciting all the way to the end!

[@kitaek27]

I was so sure you were going to lose until like the last 10 minutes, amazing.

[@SSJRanulf]

Super fun game. That was great. I just LOVED the crazy comeback!

[@HippieInHeart]

Damn, what an amazing match. Absolutely did not look like you'd be able to win this. Well played, both of you.

[@brunomeunier131]

CONGRATS MANGS Very high hype towards the end I thought you were toasted (please no Breadelgard meme)

[@saenskur2825]

Was starting to lose hope with how great the income lead was, but chad Mangs managed to swing back and take the lead instead in the end. Amazing match to watch.

[@jeremykountz644]

The other day I did win a match with Lash's COP by getting a anti-air to shoot down a bomber which had a forest in front of it. SCOP may just be better, but when you can make game ending turns with the COP it's definitely worth it. Funny enough that was against Kindle.

[@cryzhentia7514]

Man having 2 com tower and having power to spam lots of fire power feels like having max and kindle as ur co now

[@cichoriumintybus4637]

I have to say, I did not expect the outcome and was pretty sure, Starflash will win this. Its nice seeing the shift(s) in battle, besides I hope you both had your fair share of fun. I agree on the overexstanding on his side, yet I think, at least three of your eight Urban Blights could have been saved for better value. Altthough this is kinda nitpitting overall^^ Thanks for the content, Mangs. Hope to see your alter ego "Dangs" again down the line, as well. :)

[@quedzadrake1636]

A live match? AGAINST STARFLASH? OH BOI time to see Mangs get Danked

[@Kaileris]

you: he gave me a free medium tank him: you're giving me super power, and i have you surrounded

[@alexk9295]

Awesome game man!. You have really come a long way since the days of the classic 'Mangs infantry'. Here you are going toe to toe with the best in the world! Also, what's with 'hmmm, hmmm' after every sip you take? Is that some kind of meme I've missed or just a regular tourette tic?

[@audiosurfarchive]

Just the tisms as he has a sippie.

[@kylenclarke240]

Man that ending though! Great game mangs. Very entertaining.

[@AJackalMan]

On one hand, hearing the GMs also picked Lash is a confidence booster. On the other hand, I am not a GM so hopefully I don't screw it up,

[@LogisticsWW]

This is a great replay, congrats on the win. Very impressive!

[@PICADALOL]

YES! Awesome content of AW as always!!!!

[@audiosurfarchive]

Truly the Frye v. Takayama of AWBW matches, holy smokes.

[@hemmydall]

A Byo-yomi clock system would work well with AW live matches. I think AWBW should focus more then they have in the past on live match format. I haven't gotten into the site really because most games are long form and I'll forget. That's what always happened in Diplomacy games at least.

[@codegeek98]

Yes! I always cringe a bit when telling people the timing system is "a chess timer", since it neglects one fantastic clock mode…

[@TheMono313]

It was a real joy to follow, I didn't see the hour go by

[@naproupi]

Won my first round on this map yesterday, hope i'll get to play against you again if I keep going up.

[@Mangs1337]

Are we in the same division?

[@naproupi]

@@Mangs1337 Aw just checked and apparently we are not, I thought we were close enough in points to be, my bad

[@thegoodoldays911]

Insane comeback I didn't see it coming.

[@raulbaez8526]

Well Played good sir! StarFlash Flashed his last in this game! Well Played to both players!

[@lordbekon6133]

It was a long video but it was an enjoyable video and unexpected one beacuse for example seeing game in middle of time you would bet that starflash will win that it turned otherwise which made that vid somehow special than usual commentaries beacuse of this unpredictible nature.

[@Derg4]

15:45 I don't think there's any reason to joincap here, you can use both of your infantry to kill the other infantry and there's no counterplay, you're guaranteed to get the com tower on your next turn

[@volksdude1970]

Dude! That was intense! Great job on both of you! Recently, I've been on a heavy losing streak on AWBW. I keep screwing up either during the capture phase, or during the first major "push" of the match. Either I over extend too quickly, or I hold back and wait too long. I also struggle with identifying which side of a map is it's "strong" side, and which is the "weak" side. Do you have any videos on how to properly capture chain, as well as quickly identify or get an idea of which front side is best to open a match with?

[@NavnikBHSilver]

I love how the map takes on a yin-yang motif

[@cynical_boy]

Income is not considered for tiebreakers when day limit is reached, but properties captured, labs and comtowers count for this goal. Keep that in mind, since you had 2 comtowers.

[@Zinic_]

I did not expect you to win. Very enjoyable match to watch.

[@kazekamiha]

Gratz on the wins against Starflash Mangs. Now, do it ten more times.

[@Night.Knight]

I...wasn't even interested in AWBW or Advance Wars in general. Then the Mangs Nation Attacked. But seriously I love playing this with buddies now,it just,feels good to play,and when one of us loses we go and look back in the matches to see what we could have done differently

[@Dynaze221]

I joined in the tourney as well and completed the first round, very enjoyable map for sure!

[@Scrap_and_build_ourselves]

Dangs Bangs Mangs

[@Zelgius1]

StarFlash: Overextends Me: ...And this was his biggest mistake.

[@jessepunch8945]

Mangs, the camera you got for christmas is SO much better than your old one

[@Mangs1337]

Thanks! It was tricky to configure, but I think I got it figured out now!

[@artificernathaniel3287]

You may not have the property advantage, but that doesn't seem to matter as your urban blight saps away 6-8 properties in value for repairs at the start of the turn. Half way through, starflashs turn, had 3600 in the bank and income of 26000, but at the start of the turn has only 23600 to spend :O

[@arpitrohilla285]

Man that comeback damm

[@RunicRhino22]

Wished that you could build specialised units like amphibious AA, recons and light tanks, but they have worse fuel consumption and a slight movement penalty on other terrain.

[@tariqgraves374]

That pipe runner mad disrespectful 😂😂

[@jacka7275]

This is really helpful for me. I am Andy in your position against an enemy Lash :)

[@captainjohnson2463]

The music in this game is awesome.

[@captainjohnson2463]

How is the music called?

[@TheFinalChapters]

Kindle is definitely scary for Lash, but the big reason you won is that Starflash tried to take your bases without sufficient artillery backup, and didn't respond to your tech up for a very long time.

[@GregAtlas]

I think I like the Kindle play as well, but it is probably more viable to go a little more heavy on indirects and play more defensively trying to prevent the opponent from getting the good terrain tiles. Not that you can't build tanks and go on the offensive, but it seems like your opponent's powers was too overwhelming the way it ended up being played. I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong.

[@Ukyuu9]

that comaback on property 😁 ggs mangs :D Right comtower for 28 days without owner xD

[@PublicNMEno1]

I didn't enter this tournament because I hit a losing streak in the last week before signup, with one particularly painful loss involving a stupid vision drop on my part. I'm feeling a bit of regret now.

[@omegavulture8379]

”With out ladies…” Mangs maidenless confirmed.

[@siriuslyawesome]

You can cast my match if you wanna showcase a near-game losing blunder by me in this match. XD It’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment.

[@TheGielnik]

Genuinely surprised at the result. I thought there is no chance for the property lead to be closed before the day limit.

[@ultimapower6950]

43:00 sounds like an amazing tactic. ATTACK

[@BBHood217]

I picked Lash for this map based on my own conclusions (nothing to do with the grandmasters) and also maybe a bit of favoritism as well. I wonder if my match (also against Kindle) might possibly be considered nutty, but it was certainly no banger compared to this.

[@SnydeX9]

Goated Jazz Jackrabbit music.

[@Zeekill3]

PROPS. I would have given up once the income lead hit 6000, not even to mention 10+k

[@Khorvalar]

What a great game, thanks for sharing!

[@addambarcelos]

Damn, that was an intense match!

[@Mixa_Lv]

Damn, 4 bases and 2 airports, unit count go brrr

[@musoumiko4730]

I think this map is too big for Lash to be favored over Kindle, I definitely think there are maps where she *is* but terrain tactics biggest advantage on maps like Caustic Finale is how dangerously easy it is for her to completely frontswitch on a dime and catch you off guard repeatedly while stacking up extra damage from her day to day terrain star bonus bit by bit. Its not a significant gain but it will absolutely add up over the course of a match if you're patient. On that note, I also think she's a CO that very much favors defensive play and walling on advantageous terrain and forcing your opponent to make bad engagements rather than, uh, yeeting units into the urban blender. Which again, leads to why terrain tactics is so *good* as a CO power. On top of forcing your opponent to either play around a CO power that you're not going to pop (because you want to save up for that juicy double terrain stars) or leave themselves open to some disgusting plays, it lets you snipe all the good terrain away before a critical engagement. I don't think she's the strongest t3 CO, even remotely, but I do think people tend to vastly underestimate how much pressure she can force just by *threatening* to use her normal CO power since they get blinded by the allure of double terrain stars. So in that sense, I really appreciate how willing Starflash was to just throw out her normal power when they could take advantage of it. e: also this match makes me really wish awbw had the starcraft style individual unit kill tally/promotion system where you could track an individual's kill record. Maybe something like days of ruin's system but without the stat benefits, just a menu option for laughs to see how much value they've earned.

[@EinherjarMadCat]

THe Voice of akasha Is also playing?! Holy shit.

[@magicalcapi9148]

I don't remember, now that Mangsavance is being updated, does Itlog has boost to tanks and b-copters? If it doesn't, it totally should. If there's something Mangs likes, it's his tanks and b-copters Maybe infantry could have boost/nerf to defence, so also more inline Recons, APCs and indirects are candidates for nerfs if the CO gets buffs IMO

[@Kanehil]

Well played

[@VermilionMage]

What a game!