How to Acquire 12 Hatcheries in StarCraft: 9 Steps

Questions and Answers

12 Hatch is one of the most common builds in StarCraft. It may be used against all races, though against an aggressive zerg may lose you the game.

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Steps

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   Send all four starting drones to mine, while building your first drone.

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   Keep building drones and using them to mine.

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   When you finish your 4th drone (9/9 supply), send it to mine and build an overlord when income allows.

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   Build 3 drones after your overlord comes out.

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   Use 1 of the 3 (when income allows ASAP) to build a hatchery at your Natural Expansion (outside your base).

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   You should be at 11 Supply, use another of the 3 drones to build a pool.

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   During the process of builds, you build drones, but save 3 larvae for zerglings (as in 4-5 pool).

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   As soon as the pool is finished, build 3 zerglings, and rush to your opponent. If the rush fails (which it usually does), keep the zerglings outside his base.

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   Build an extractor later, and continue with your economy.