Distractions can be used in many ways. You can lure their units to a part of the map, and attack with the bulk of your force on the other side of the map. Or you can spread your units throughout the map, creating a large lengthy front line.

Distractions can be used to enable you to set up drop attacks, secure map locations, and to confuse your opponent.

Placing pressure on their choke, while you set up a Siege Tank Drop to attack their Minerals, or Gas. You can also do a drop attack at this moment, or even a Nydus Canal. This can also be used, to enable you to do a 4 Barracks drop on their main base, while you apply pressure at their choke. Be sure they do not see your Barracks though.

The Protoss High Templar Mirage special ability can be used to lure their units to another part of the map. Another way to do this, is move a large group of empty Overlords across the map, making sure that they see them.

Another way to do this, is to attack somewhere in their base with a small group of units, luring them to stop that little force, then attack the other side of the base, with your main force. Maximizing damage to their base, and economy.

Tech Tree Tricks:

Tech tree tricks, are basically, letting the other player see your tech tree, then changing your strategy after they see it. Canceling the production of a building after it being scouted, and building something else, can throw a player off track. They will try to prevent something, while you have a different trick up your sleeve.

Hiding key tech buildings also works well, when you wish to pull a surprise out on them.

Splash Damage:

A good way to avoid splash damage, is to spread your units out. This is to minimize the amount of damage your units will take. Another way, is to send in one unit first, to take the damage, then send in your mass of units.

Sandwich:

One way to stop a few strong units, is to perform the good old "Sandwich" technique. This is done by out numbering the opponent, and attacking their force from all sides, creating a larger attack front for your forces.

Hills and Under Cover:
When units are hidden in a trees or on hills they are provided with a 30% chance of being missed by an attack. Use this to your advantage.

Offensive Money Collectors:

When being attacked in early games, or when being dropped, sometimes it is best to use your money collectors to their fullest. They all have an attack of 5, so use that to your advantage. Some way to do this is to, run a unit around your money collectors. Their units will chase your unit, while your money collectors kill them.

Another way to do this, is in the early game. When you scout for their base, and you find it, run your money collector around, attacking and killing their money collectors. If they chase you, run, slow their money collection process!!!

Hiding Units:

When being chased by overwhelming forces, it is a good idea to hide your units, until you have the stronger force. Run them around, and find a hiding spot, until you have more re-enforcements there.

Attack, Back Off, Attack - Melee vs. Melee - Ranged vs. Ranged - Melee vs. Ranged:

This is used with melee units, and ranged units. Right before, one unit is about to die, back it off, so it is no longer being attacked, then run it back in. This will maximize your fire power, for the full length of the attack. A good rule of thumb, is to look at each unit. If there is more than one unit attacking it at a time, you'll have to micro that unit sooner, than others. A skill full player can counter this as well. If you see your enemy do this as well, try to target the unit that is weakest.

Run In, Attack - Ranged vs. Melee:

This strategy works really well for this situation. Run your units, right up to, or even just past their units, and then attack them. That way you can attack them for a longer period of time, maximizing your attack.

Drop Ship/Shuttle Micro:

At the start of the game, telling your money collectors to mine is important. The best way to do this, is as soon as the game starts, quickly select your main building, and use the hot keys to start production of another worker.

Then select all of your workers, and group them to a number, while clicking a mineral spot. While they are on their way to the mineral spot, individually select each unit, to go to a different mineral spot around that spot.

Throughout the production of new workers, set Rally Points to a new mineral spot, and keep your next unit ready in the queue list.

Throughout the game, you want to keep producing workers, especially at the start. Do not slow your worker production for the sake of teching, or building other units, unless you have to.

Avoid Getting Rich:

If you find you are getting rich, then the simple way to put it, is your not spending it fast enough. Now that you know the problem, you must decide how to spend it.

For Terran, build more Barracks, Supply Depots, Factories, or Starports. Usually with Zerg, the main idea is to build more Hatcheries, or mass preparing for an attack. Protoss, you want more Gateways, or StarGates. Also, for all races, Expanding, is good too.

Unit Production:

The best way to utilize a unit producing building, is to keep it in use. If you build 2 barracks, be sure that they are constantly making units. If you find yourself not using them both for a while, then perhaps you should of spent money elsewhere. This goes the same for every building of this manner, Factory's, Gateway's, Hatchery's.

However, this is not always the case. Sometimes, many buildings are required in order for you to keep up with your enemy's production capacity. If you feel you can defend your base will a small number of units, based on your micro ability, it is a good idea to mass unit producing buildings. This will enable you to defend your base more effectively, attack more often, and counter attack at the right time.

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