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Psydev: updated EE a bit, given new short format rules.

2021-12-28T23:33:24Z

updated EE a bit, given new short format rules.

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	===Races overview===		===Races overview===
	:* The best races in Blitz are arguably ~~Lizards~~ and ~~Rebels~~. ~~Robots~~, ~~Feds~~ and ~~Fascists~~ are also competitive.		:* The best races in Blitz are arguably Lizard, Robot and Rebel. Fed, Fascist and Evil Empire are also competitive.
	:* ~~Evil Empire and~~ Cyborg ~~are~~ considered the weakest races in Blitz. Crystals are difficult to win with, but playable (build small webmine fields instead of big ones).		:* Cyborg is considered the weakest races in Blitz. With their new [[short format]] upgrades they may be playable now, however. Crystals are difficult to win with, but playable (build small webmine fields instead of big ones).
	:* Avoid Privateer if you don't want a Rock-Scissors-Paper game. They are easily beaten by Fed, Lizard and ~~Fascist~~.		:* Avoid Privateer if you don't want a Rock-Scissors-Paper game. They are easily beaten by Fed, Lizard, Fascist and Bird.

	==Race-Specific Advice==		==Race-Specific Advice==
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	'''[[The Evil Empire\|Evil Empire]]'''<br>		'''[[The Evil Empire\|Evil Empire]]'''<br>
	:~~Arguably~~ the weakest Blitz race. EE can do a quick rush since Dark Sense you tell you exactly where the enemy's homeworld is, and you will not waste any turns finding it. A quick [[SSD]] rush to do an Imperial Assault mission on your opponent's homeworld (use warp 9 and maybe Heavy Blasters) ~~can work against a player not expecting a rush. (Be sure to bring your starbase fighters along)~~. A [[Gorbie_Class_Battlecarrier\|Gorbie]] rush ~~can also~~ work,using Starbase Fighter Transfer to send some fighters forward to it later. The Gorbie could be towed by an LDSF or another ship. For defensive strategies, EE can build lots of starbases early to secure their position over key worlds, making themselves difficult to attack. This "turtling" strategy can work until you have enough resources to start building Gorbies. It's a good idea to build an LDSF on your first turn, and then load it with enough minerals and credits to build a new starbase right away. More starbases will increase your fighter production and defend your key worlds. Build your starbases at planets with either natives, tritanium or molybdenum. Once you have the three resources, you will be able to keep a continuous flow of resources to build fighters and Gorbies. Your opponent will have a difficult time attacking your starbases without taking losses. <br>		:EE used to be the weakest Blitz race, but now is powerful with the new [[short format]] rules which give them +15 fighters per turn instead of only +5. EE can do a quick rush since Dark Sense you tell you exactly where the enemy's homeworld is, and you will not waste any turns finding it. A quick [[SSD]] rush is possible to do an Imperial Assault mission on your opponent's homeworld (use warp 9 and maybe Heavy Blasters), but is risky. A [[Gorbie_Class_Battlecarrier\|Gorbie]] rush is more likely to work, using Starbase Fighter Transfer to send some fighters forward to it later. The Gorbie could be towed by an LDSF or another ship; otherwise warp 7 engines are OK. Sending a [[Super Star Carrier]] or [[Super Star Cruiser]] can be a good opening to keep your opponent off-balance; these ships are quite powerful against medium ships.<br>
			:For defensive strategies, EE can build lots of starbases early to secure their position over key worlds, making themselves difficult to attack. This "turtling" strategy can work until you have enough resources to start building Gorbies. It's a good idea to build an LDSF on your first turn, and then load it with enough minerals and credits to build a new starbase right away. More starbases will increase your fighter production and defend your key worlds. Build your starbases at planets with either natives, tritanium or molybdenum. Once you have the three resources, you will be able to keep a continuous flow of resources to build fighters and Gorbies. Your opponent will have a difficult time attacking your starbases without taking losses. <br>

	'''[[Robots]]'''<br>		'''[[Robots]]'''<br>

Psydev: changed short format description, added link

2021-12-16T23:58:36Z

changed short format description, added link

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	Blitz is a great way to learn the game for new players. Since Blitz games are so short, you get quick feedback for your decisions, instead of having to wait many turns (which could take weeks) before your learn if your game plan was good or bad. Because resources are limited, it also forces you to make the best use of resources that you can, which teaches you how to make ships in an efficient way. Blitz also lets you play more games, because the games are quite short. This gives you more opportunities to try different races and new strategies.		Blitz is a great way to learn the game for new players. Since Blitz games are so short, you get quick feedback for your decisions, instead of having to wait many turns (which could take weeks) before your learn if your game plan was good or bad. Because resources are limited, it also forces you to make the best use of resources that you can, which teaches you how to make ships in an efficient way. Blitz also lets you play more games, because the games are quite short. This gives you more opportunities to try different races and new strategies.

	~~As of 2021, there is a slightly different ruleset for "short format" games at Planets.nu. This includes~~ Blitz games ~~(1v1 and 2v2) and~~ [[~~Dogfight\|dogfights~~]]~~. The~~ rules ~~are intended to~~ balance ~~the races, specifically Lizard, Evil Empire and Cyborg. Changes are:~~		Blitz games use the [[Short Format]] rules, which alters the race balance slightly to better suit smaller games.
	~~:* Lizard mining bonus reduced~~ to ~~150% (from 200%)<br>~~
	~~:* Evil Empire get 15 free fighters per starbase per turn, instead of 5.<br>~~
	~~:* Cyborg native assimilation rate is increased, and the 20% tax cap is removed~~.~~<br>~~

	=Tips for Playing Blitz=		=Tips for Playing Blitz=

Psydev at 07:07, 15 February 2021

2021-02-15T07:07:09Z

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	Blitz is a great way to learn the game for new players. Since Blitz games are so short, you get quick feedback for your decisions, instead of having to wait many turns (which could take weeks) before your learn if your game plan was good or bad. Because resources are limited, it also forces you to make the best use of resources that you can, which teaches you how to make ships in an efficient way. Blitz also lets you play more games, because the games are quite short. This gives you more opportunities to try different races and new strategies.		Blitz is a great way to learn the game for new players. Since Blitz games are so short, you get quick feedback for your decisions, instead of having to wait many turns (which could take weeks) before your learn if your game plan was good or bad. Because resources are limited, it also forces you to make the best use of resources that you can, which teaches you how to make ships in an efficient way. Blitz also lets you play more games, because the games are quite short. This gives you more opportunities to try different races and new strategies.

	As of 2021, there is a slightly different ~~rules~~ for "short format" games at Planets.nu. This includes Blitz games (1v1 and 2v2) and [[Dogfight\|dogfights]]. The rules are intended to balance the races, specifically Lizard, Evil Empire and Cyborg. Changes are:		As of 2021, there is a slightly different ruleset for "short format" games at Planets.nu. This includes Blitz games (1v1 and 2v2) and [[Dogfight\|dogfights]]. The rules are intended to balance the races, specifically Lizard, Evil Empire and Cyborg. Changes are:
	:- Lizard mining bonus reduced to 150% (from 200%)<br>		:* Lizard mining bonus reduced to 150% (from 200%)<br>
	:- Evil Empire get 15 free fighters per starbase per turn, instead of 5.<br>		:* Evil Empire get 15 free fighters per starbase per turn, instead of 5.<br>
	:- Cyborg native assimilation rate is increased, and the 20% tax cap is removed.<br>		:* Cyborg native assimilation rate is increased, and the 20% tax cap is removed.<br>

	=Tips for Playing Blitz=		=Tips for Playing Blitz=
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	'''[[The Cyborg]]'''<br>		'''[[The Cyborg]]'''<br>
	:While considered very weak, the Cyborg are not totally hopeless in the hands of a skilled player. One strategy is to use your [[Firecloud_Class_Cruiser\|Fireclouds]] to rush the enemy. To rush, build 2 Fireclouds, then an [[Annihilation_Class_Battleship\|Annihilation]] (with cheap engines, plasmas and Mk.4 torps). Send your first FC forward without being seen (you may need to overdrive). To avoid your FC being spotted and killed, send the Anni up with [[chunnel]] after a couple turns. You can tow the rest of the way (use beam up fuel mission) or else try another chunnel. <br>		:While considered very weak, the Cyborg are not totally hopeless in the hands of a skilled player. One strategy is to use your [[Firecloud_Class_Cruiser\|Fireclouds]] to rush the enemy. To rush, build 2 Fireclouds, then an [[Annihilation_Class_Battleship\|Annihilation]] (with cheap engines, plasmas and Mk.4 torps). Send your first FC forward without being seen (you may need to overdrive). To avoid your FC being spotted and killed, send the Anni up with [[chunnel]] after a couple turns. You can tow the rest of the way (use beam up fuel mission) or else try another chunnel. <br>
	It is important to defend your large assimilated native planets, since if your colony is destroyed, your millions of colonists will be killed. It is possible to win the game with only 1 or 2 colonies (easier to defend), as long as those planets have the minerals you need. Dropping clans on your opponent's native planets can also assimilate his natives, thus ruining his income. Be careful chunneling from your homeworld, since any newly built ships will be chunneled away after being built. <br>		:It is important to defend your large assimilated native planets, since if your colony is destroyed, your millions of colonists will be killed. It is possible to win the game with only 1 or 2 colonies (easier to defend), as long as those planets have the minerals you need. Dropping clans on your opponent's native planets can also assimilate his natives, thus ruining his income. Be careful chunneling from your homeworld, since any newly built ships will be chunneled away after being built. <br>

	'''[[Crystals]]'''<br>		'''[[Crystals]]'''<br>

Psydev: mentioned 2021 League Rules changes for short format. Added indentation.

2021-02-04T04:10:43Z

mentioned 2021 League Rules changes for short format. Added indentation.

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Psydev at 10:56, 25 June 2019

2019-06-25T10:56:29Z

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	'''[[The Cyborg]]'''<br>		'''[[The Cyborg]]'''<br>
	While considered very weak, the Cyborg are not totally hopeless in the hands of a skilled player. One strategy is to use your [[Firecloud_Class_Cruiser\|Fireclouds]] to rush the enemy. To rush, build 2 Fireclouds, then an [[Annihilation_Class_Battleship\|Annihilation]] (with cheap engines, plasmas and Mk.4 torps). Send your first FC forward without being seen (you may need to overdrive). To avoid your FC being spotted and killed, send the Anni up with [[chunnel]] after a couple turns. You can tow the rest of the way (use beam up fuel mission) or else try another chunnel. It is important to defend your large assimilated native planets, since if your colony is destroyed, your millions of colonists will be killed. It is possible to win the game with only 1 or 2 colonies (easier to defend), as long as those planets have the minerals you need. Dropping clans on your opponent's native planets can also assimilate his natives, thus ruining his income. Be careful chunneling from your homeworld, since any newly built ships will be chunneled away after being built. <br>		While considered very weak, the Cyborg are not totally hopeless in the hands of a skilled player. One strategy is to use your [[Firecloud_Class_Cruiser\|Fireclouds]] to rush the enemy. To rush, build 2 Fireclouds, then an [[Annihilation_Class_Battleship\|Annihilation]] (with cheap engines, plasmas and Mk.4 torps). Send your first FC forward without being seen (you may need to overdrive). To avoid your FC being spotted and killed, send the Anni up with [[chunnel]] after a couple turns. You can tow the rest of the way (use beam up fuel mission) or else try another chunnel. <br>
			It is important to defend your large assimilated native planets, since if your colony is destroyed, your millions of colonists will be killed. It is possible to win the game with only 1 or 2 colonies (easier to defend), as long as those planets have the minerals you need. Dropping clans on your opponent's native planets can also assimilate his natives, thus ruining his income. Be careful chunneling from your homeworld, since any newly built ships will be chunneled away after being built. <br>

	'''[[Crystals]]'''<br>		'''[[Crystals]]'''<br>

Psydev at 11:20, 22 June 2019

2019-06-22T11:20:12Z

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	Blitz is a 1 on 1 short game (average 15-30 turns), with 16 planets instead of the usual 500. It can be played at [[Planets Nu]]. Blitz games will end when a player resigns, a player misses three turns in a row, or one player has 90% military score. Playing Blitz will not affect your [[tenacity]].		Blitz is a 1 on 1 short game (average 15-30 turns), with 16 planets instead of the usual 500. It can be played at [[Planets Nu]]. Blitz games will end when a player resigns, a player misses three turns in a row, or one player has 90% military score. Playing Blitz will not affect your [[tenacity]].

	It is a great way to learn the game for new players. ~~This is because~~ you get quick feedback for your decisions, instead of having to wait many turns (which ~~can~~ take weeks) before your learn if your ~~decisions were~~ good or bad. Because resources are limited, it also forces you to make the best use of resources that you can, which teaches you how to make ships in an efficient way. Blitz also lets you play more games, because the games are quite short. This gives you more opportunities to try different races and new strategies.		Blitz is a great way to learn the game for new players. Since Blitz games are so short, you get quick feedback for your decisions, instead of having to wait many turns (which could take weeks) before your learn if your game plan was good or bad. Because resources are limited, it also forces you to make the best use of resources that you can, which teaches you how to make ships in an efficient way. Blitz also lets you play more games, because the games are quite short. This gives you more opportunities to try different races and new strategies.

	=Tips for Playing Blitz=		=Tips for Playing Blitz=
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	* Avoid over-expanding and over-investing in planets. It is difficult to defend your planets in Blitz, so pick a couple planets that are important and defend them. You usually want to defend planets with good natives. To defend against ground combat races (Lizard & Fascist), defend your high-income native planets by putting a lot of clans on them or maintaining minefields. Expanding too far and building too many mines will cost you a lot of MC which could be used to build ships instead.		* Avoid over-expanding and over-investing in planets. It is difficult to defend your planets in Blitz, so pick a couple planets that are important and defend them. You usually want to defend planets with good natives. To defend against ground combat races (Lizard & Fascist), defend your high-income native planets by putting a lot of clans on them or maintaining minefields. Expanding too far and building too many mines will cost you a lot of MC which could be used to build ships instead.
	* Don't be surprised if an enemy tech 10 Warship arrives at your Homeworld by turn 7 and sometimes even earlier. Monitor the scoreboard to look at the military score of your opponent. This can inform you if your opponent has built a large ship that turn. (The [http://onebit.ca/cgi-bin/vgaplanets.py/Shipyard Military Score Calculator] can help you estimate what size of ship an enemy has built.)		* Don't be surprised if an enemy tech 10 Warship arrives at your Homeworld by turn 7 and sometimes even earlier. Monitor the scoreboard to look at the military score of your opponent. This can inform you if your opponent has built a large ship that turn. (The [http://onebit.ca/cgi-bin/vgaplanets.py/Shipyard Military Score Calculator] can help you estimate what size of ship an enemy has built.)
	* In general, you don't need a second [[Starbases\|starbase]]. There are exceptions to this rule, however~~. (E~~.g. Fascists can benefit from more starbases because this allows them to build many [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer\|D19b glory device ships]]). Evil Empire can use several starbases to produce more fighters and to defend important planets.		* In general, you don't need a second [[Starbases\|starbase]]. There are exceptions to this rule, however: e.g. Fascists can benefit from more starbases because this allows them to build many [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer\|D19b glory device ships]]; Evil Empire can use several starbases to produce more fighters and to defend important planets.
	* Every time a native planet is conquered, the native population is reduced by 25%. To avoid losing too many natives, avoid re-taking a native planet with ship combat. Instead, drop clans on it, which will not reduce the native population.		* Every time a native planet is conquered, the native population is reduced by 25%. To avoid losing too many natives, avoid re-taking a native planet with ship combat. Instead, drop clans on it, which will not reduce the native population.
	* Plan ahead to have resources to keep building a ship every turn. It's easy to run out of Duranium or Molybdenum (or Tri if you are a carrier race).		* Plan ahead to have resources to keep building a ship every turn. It's easy to run out of Duranium or Molybdenum (or Tri if you are a carrier race).

Psydev: added links to ships and tech. Removed tournament announcement at top.

2019-06-21T03:33:53Z

added links to ships and tech. Removed tournament announcement at top.

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Psydev: note about EE multi-starbase strat

2019-06-21T02:53:00Z

note about EE multi-starbase strat

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	* Avoid over-expanding and over-investing in planets. It is difficult to defend your planets in Blitz, so pick a couple planets that are important and defend them. You usually want to defend planets with good natives. To defend against ground combat races (Lizard & Fascist), defend your high-income native planets by putting a lot of clans on them or maintaining minefields. Expanding too far and building too many mines will cost you a lot of MC which could be used to build ships instead.		* Avoid over-expanding and over-investing in planets. It is difficult to defend your planets in Blitz, so pick a couple planets that are important and defend them. You usually want to defend planets with good natives. To defend against ground combat races (Lizard & Fascist), defend your high-income native planets by putting a lot of clans on them or maintaining minefields. Expanding too far and building too many mines will cost you a lot of MC which could be used to build ships instead.
	* Don't be surprised if an enemy tech 10 Warship arrives at your Homeworld by turn 7 and sometimes even earlier. Monitor the scoreboard to look at the military score of your opponent. This can inform you if your opponent has built a large ship that turn. (The [http://onebit.ca/cgi-bin/vgaplanets.py/Shipyard Military Score Calculator] can help you estimate what size of ship an enemy has built.)		* Don't be surprised if an enemy tech 10 Warship arrives at your Homeworld by turn 7 and sometimes even earlier. Monitor the scoreboard to look at the military score of your opponent. This can inform you if your opponent has built a large ship that turn. (The [http://onebit.ca/cgi-bin/vgaplanets.py/Shipyard Military Score Calculator] can help you estimate what size of ship an enemy has built.)
	* In general, you don't need a second starbase. There are exceptions to this rule, however. (E.g. Fascists can benefit from more starbases because this allows them to build many D19b glory device ships.)		* In general, you don't need a second starbase. There are exceptions to this rule, however. (E.g. Fascists can benefit from more starbases because this allows them to build many D19b glory device ships). Evil Empire can use several starbases to produce more fighters and to defend important planets.
	* Every time a native planet is conquered, the native population is reduced by 25%. To avoid losing too many natives, avoid re-taking a native planet with ship combat. Instead, drop clans on it, which will not reduce the native population.		* Every time a native planet is conquered, the native population is reduced by 25%. To avoid losing too many natives, avoid re-taking a native planet with ship combat. Instead, drop clans on it, which will not reduce the native population.
	* Plan ahead to have resources to keep building a ship every turn. It's easy to run out of Duranium or Molybdenum (or Tri if you are a carrier race).		* Plan ahead to have resources to keep building a ship every turn. It's easy to run out of Duranium or Molybdenum (or Tri if you are a carrier race).

Psydev: added to EE strategy

2018-11-07T21:42:15Z

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	'''Evil Empire'''<br>		'''Evil Empire'''<br>
	Arguably the weakest Blitz race. ~~Your best hope to win is to~~ rush~~. Since you have~~ Dark Sense, you ~~will know~~ exactly where the enemy's homeworld is, and not waste ~~time~~ finding it. ~~On your first turn, you can build an~~ [[SSD]] ~~with~~ warp 9 and Heavy Blasters ~~and try to~~ rush ~~his homeworld for an imperial assault mission~~ (bring ~~the 30~~ starbase fighters along). ~~Alternatively, you can try to tow a~~ [[Gorbie_Class_Battlecarrier\|Gorbie]] ~~to his homeworld~~, ~~and use~~ Starbase Fighter Transfer to send some fighters forward to it later. ~~Realistically~~, EE ~~doesn~~'t have ~~much chance against~~ a ~~skilled player~~. <br>		Arguably the weakest Blitz race. EE can do a quick rush since Dark Sense you tell you exactly where the enemy's homeworld is, and you will not waste any turns finding it. A quick [[SSD]] rush to do an Imperial Assault mission on your opponent's homeworld (use warp 9 and maybe Heavy Blasters) can work against a player not expecting a rush. (Be sure to bring your starbase fighters along). A [[Gorbie_Class_Battlecarrier\|Gorbie]] rush can also work,using Starbase Fighter Transfer to send some fighters forward to it later. The Gorbie could be towed by an LDSF or another ship. For defensive strategies, EE can build lots of starbases early to secure their position over key worlds, making themselves difficult to attack. This "turtling" strategy can work until you have enough resources to start building Gorbies. It's a good idea to build an LDSF on your first turn, and then load it with enough minerals and credits to build a new starbase right away. More starbases will increase your fighter production and defend your key worlds. Build your starbases at planets with either natives, tritanium or molybdenum. Once you have the three resources, you will be able to keep a continuous flow of resources to build fighters and Gorbies. Your opponent will have a difficult time attacking your starbases without taking losses. <br>

	'''Robots'''<br>		'''Robots'''<br>

Psydev: added link to Campaign Blitz article. Cleaned up visual layout for note at the top of the article.

2018-04-01T05:30:04Z

added link to Campaign Blitz article. Cleaned up visual layout for note at the top of the article.

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	''Note about [http://challonge.com/masterblitzGP 2018 Blitz Tournament] (Sudakan's [http://planets.nu/#/activity/3449617 Master of Blitz Grand Prix]):'' <br>		''Note about [http://challonge.com/masterblitzGP 2018 Blitz Tournament] (Sudakan's [http://planets.nu/#/activity/3449617 Master of Blitz Grand Prix]):'' <br>
	''The Blitz tournament currently underway is a different format than Blitz. It has twice as many planets (30) and is a bigger map. This gives it a much lower planet density (closeness together of planets). This means you need warp 9 engines because you must travel longer distances than in normal Blitz games. This tournament also has more ~~native planets~~ (~~set to 100~~% ~~in settings, but looks like 80~~% ~~in-game~~)~~. Native planets are between 2-3 million pop~~. This means you have more MC in this game to spend than normal.''		</div>
			''The Blitz tournament currently underway is a different format than Blitz. It has Campaign advantages enabled, which significantly changes the race balance (see [[Campaign Blitz\|Campaign Blitz guide]]). The tournament also has twice as many planets (30) and a bigger map. This gives it a much lower planet density (closeness together of planets). This means you need warp 9 engines because you must travel longer distances than in normal Blitz games. This tournament also has more natives (80% of planets have natives instead of 55%). This means you have more MC in this game to spend than normal.''<br>
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	Blitz is a 1 on 1 short game (average 15-30 turns), with 16 planets instead of the usual 500. It can be played at [[Planets Nu]]. Blitz games will end when a player resigns, a player misses three turns in a row, or one player has 90% military score. Playing Blitz will not affect your [[tenacity]].		Blitz is a 1 on 1 short game (average 15-30 turns), with 16 planets instead of the usual 500. It can be played at [[Planets Nu]]. Blitz games will end when a player resigns, a player misses three turns in a row, or one player has 90% military score. Playing Blitz will not affect your [[tenacity]].
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	=See Also=		=See Also=
			* [[Campaign Blitz\|Campaign Blitz guide]]
	* [http://planets.nu/#/leaderboard/blitz Blitz Leaderboard].		* [http://planets.nu/#/leaderboard/blitz Blitz Leaderboard].
	*[http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlIkgb1jJPu3dFFvNFRyZW54b0ZOaUU4cE4ydUhva0E&usp=drive_web#gid=2 Public Blitz Statistics]		*[http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlIkgb1jJPu3dFFvNFRyZW54b0ZOaUU4cE4ydUhva0E&usp=drive_web#gid=2 Public Blitz Statistics]