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'''Alpha Strike''' is a slang term refering to an all-out attack with your creatures. This usually occurs because you believe it will win you the game.
'''Alpha strike''' refers to an all-in attack, in which a player (more often than not, who believes that he or she win from that attack) aims to deal a lethal amount of damage to the opponent. Since this leaves the attacker defenceless, it is generally used when the attacking player is positive that his attack will result in a win.
 
The term comes from the computer game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior MechWarrior], where it describes the firing all of the player's weapons simultaneously.


The term originates from the Battletech/Mechwarrior games where it indicated the firing of all available weapons at once.
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Revision as of 07:31, 30 July 2007

Alpha strike refers to an all-in attack, in which a player (more often than not, who believes that he or she win from that attack) aims to deal a lethal amount of damage to the opponent. Since this leaves the attacker defenceless, it is generally used when the attacking player is positive that his attack will result in a win.

The term comes from the computer game MechWarrior, where it describes the firing all of the player's weapons simultaneously.