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.
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.