THEATER 02 // COMMAND & CONQUER
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn
Case’s Ladder · 1v1 & Teams · #1 · 1996
Kali, 1996. Mentored by Bill “Bill1” Macaitis, SoSOWAC took Case’s Ladder #1 in 1v1 and teams. Captain of Team Synergy while they were active.
The games around the 1999 Brood War title: Kali ladders, Cube Draft, two Pro Tours, and later ranks.
THEATER 02 // COMMAND & CONQUER
Case’s Ladder · 1v1 & Teams · #1 · 1996
Kali, 1996. Mentored by Bill “Bill1” Macaitis, SoSOWAC took Case’s Ladder #1 in 1v1 and teams. Captain of Team Synergy while they were active.
THEATER 03 // WARCRAFT II / III
Top 3 1v1 · Teams #1 · Kali · 1997
Kali, 1997. Clan C4L: Top 3 in 1v1, #1 teams. First met Jay “Gadianton” Severson there — later a teammate, later Chess.com. 2004: Warcraft III US West FFA #1, Arranged Teams #2.
THEATER 04 // MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Pro Tour · New York 2001 · Boston 2002
A side game since 1996, after Weissman sessions at Palo Alto’s Round Table Pizza. Consistent PTQ Top 8s. After RTS: three Pro Tour qualifications — New York 2001, Boston 2002.
THEATER 04 // CUBE DRAFT
Format origin · curated draft · “The Cube”
Early custom draft pools he called “The Cube” — now Cube Draft. Brian Weissman and Tom Martell have given public credit for most of the idea.
Cube Draft interview
Weissman and Martell on the Super Monster Storage Box he called “The Cube.”
Watch the full interview here
THEATER 05 // HEARTHSTONE
Legend · Standard #35 NA · Wild #11 NA
Peak Rank #35 Standard NA, #11 Wild NA, and Top 32 in the Wild Open Americas (2018).
StarCraft championship, poker, inventions, and the book.