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Overview

Blizzard's Map of the Week was, as the name implies, a service by Blizzard where they every week would release a new map. Most of the maps were standard 2-8 player maps while some were UMS maps. Furthermore, Blizzard also introduced a few story-driven singleplayer maps in the so-called Enslavers: Dark Vengeance storyline that takes place just after the fall of The Confederacy.

The first map of the week, Brushfire, was released on May 22, 1998 and the last one, suitably named End of the Line, was released on August 25, 2000. A few maps released in this way became official Ladder maps and some became a part of the WebMaps folder released with Brood War. Also, some of the maps were later used in the progaming scene during tournaments. The map Big Game Hunters would also become a favourite amongst many casual players.

After Blizzard stopped with their map of the week service, they implemented a "Map of the Month" system instead that lasted until April 2001.

Complete list of all the Maps of the Week

1998 May Brushfire Divided Factions June Eruption Jacob's Ladder Bunker Command Elderlands July Backwoods Zerg Soccer Expedition Nova Station Predators August Warp Gates Ghost Town Enigma Friends '98 September Legacy Steal the Beacon Chain Lightning Aurora Inferno October Labyrinth Big Game Hunters Acropolis Catwalk Alley Polaris Prime New Gauntlet Proving Grounds Blast Furnace November Turbo The Highway Garden of Aiur Typhoon December Crossroads Sarengo Canyon Tropical Seas Gemini Station Christmas Rush

1999 January Dark Masters Eldritch Lake Untamed Wilds Glacier Bay February Enslavers: Dark Vengeance - Episode I: The Rescue Heart Attack Obsidian Meatgrinder March Enslavers: Dark Vengeance - Episode II: Hung Jury Shoreline Scorpion Ravine Mercenaries April Egg Madness Enslavers: Dark Vengeance - Episode III: Nemesis Easy Money Mirage Revolution May Bunker Command II Ice Age Up the Creek Enslavers: Dark Vengeance - Episode IV A: Desperate Measures - Episode IV B: Turnabout June Black Hole Byway Slow Burn Broken Mesa Enslavers: Dark Vengeance - Episode V A: Showdown -Episode V B: Dark Vengeance July Blizzard Mobius Pinwheel Multiplication Abbatoir August Cutthroat Firestorm Twisted Trail Mountain Stronghold September Megalopolis Hellhole Klondike Watering Hole Oktober Zephyr Cove New Venice Turtle Island Nukes Away Ricochet November Indigo Waters Giant Steps Rock Garden Outbreak December Turnaround Vulcan's Forge Deep Freeze Twelve Days of Starcraft Mouse Trap

2000  January Crossfire Dead End Exile Station Execution February New Aegean Sea Hailstorm Wide Horizons Endurance March Bull's-eye Pyroclasm Backlash Whirlwind Desert Bloom April Ursadon Flats Mystique High Noon Hot Spot May Face Off (Note: This map is not to be confused with another map named Face Off) Frostbite Tropical Fever The Void June Hostile Waters Close Quarters Schism Pit Traps Perdition's Flame July Battle Lines Pinnacle Permafrost Kaleidoscope August Pridelands Sidewinder Ziggurat End of the Line

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