Famous Players and Tournaments
This team is the only North American team to ever win a Counter-Strike major
Cloud9
Deriving its name from a Cold War expression, this game mode revolves around gaining superior weaponry as you rake in more kills
Arms Race
The original Counter-Strike, commonly known as Counter-Strike 1.6, was released on November 9th of this year
2000
There are fourteen maps currently in the competitive map pool. This map is from a bygone era of Counter-Strike is the only one to include snow
Office
The Dragon Lore, considered one of the rarest and most sought-after skins of all time, comes from this talus collection
Cobblestone Collection
This player has a permanent graffiti on Mirage B site, it has an AWP with wings and four skulls above the rifle
ColdZera
This non-ranked game mode begins with the bomb being planted as one team attempts to defuse before time expires
Retakes
Counter-Strike is primarily known for its online multiplayer and skill-based matchmaking experience. This game, released in 2004, is the only entry in the franchise that includes a designated single-player campaign
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
This was the first community map to ever be introduced into the Active Duty map pool, coinciding with the launch of Operation Breakout
Cache
Known for sporting a sleek black, orange, and white design, the AK-47 Asiimov is a rifle skin found in this hazardous case
Danger Zone Case
This up-and-coming prodigy is currently the youngest player to win a tournament, winning the Shanghai major in 2024
Donk
This competitive rank is unique within Counter-Strike as being the only rank to picture a CT defuse kit on the rank symbol
Supreme Master First Class
Counter-Strike started out as a MOD for the game Half-Life and was created by only two modders. Name one of the two modders
Jess Cliffe or Minh Le (nickname Gooseman)
Located on Overpass, this callout is distinguished by its elevated position and colorful balloons
Party
The Armory Update fundamentally changed how skins are acquired in Counter-Strike 2 and launched with three distinct collections. Name the three collections found in this update
1.) The Sport and Field Collection
2.) The Graphic Design Collection
3.) The Overpass 2024 Collection
During the iBUYPOWER gambling scandal in 2014, seven team members were indefinitely banned from competing in tournaments, except for this AWP player
Skadoodle
If a player's ELO in a Premier match is 25,999, then their rank number will appear in this color
Red
This was the first game in the Counter-Strike series to be released on consoles, allowing gamers to play the latest installment worldwide on 7th-generation hardware
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
One of the most popular maps in Counter-Strike, created by Michael "BubkeZ" Hüll, originally went by the name de_cpl_strike
Mirage
This celebratory case is the only case where a player has the chance to unbox a Classic Knife
CS20 Case
Broadcast in Atlanta's Fox Theater, this was the first CSGO tournament to be televised in 2016 on TBS
ELEAGUE
This gamemode is played on the only map within Counter-Strike to be named after a country
Hostage Rescue
In this relatively uneventful year for the game, Valve released music kits, allowing gamers to replace the in-game soundtrack with music from different artists
October 2014
Located on Vertigo, this callout near mid is known for its stack of metal tubes and is located under the wall number 51
Iron
The fictional company Castle Shipping appears on trade-up contracts as the shipping service used. Their logo also appears on this knife blade
Shaddow Daggers