Gnoll Wood added the WCG Map Pool

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The official game rules, settings and maps have been released for WCG 2007, which will be held in Seattle during October. We see Gnoll Wood being added.

The WCG administrators have decided to add Gnoll Wood to the map pool, otherwise the maps are the same as last year.
- Lost Temple is missing, the map that's known for being the most imbalanced map in a regular map pool, says our WarCraft expert Genie. He says that now the map pool is balanced.
- There will be no huge advantages map-wise for any race, he ends.

The map pool was largely affected after receiving lots of pointers in the WCG rule feedback programme, says ownitsch, WCG organizer to MeetYourMakers.

Game Settings
Speed	Fastest
Race	Any*
Match Length	Until the winner is determined
Lock teams	Yes
Teams together	No
Shared unit control	No
Random race	No
Random hero	No
Observers	Full
Visibility	Default

* As in previous years, any race may be used, or random may be used, however the player must tell the referee before the game starts.

As always members of the GosuCrew will be in attendance in Seattle this year to cover the event as official press, bringing you the latest updates as and when they happen.

Links
WorldCyberGames.com - Offical News
WorldCyberGames.com - Warcraft III Rules V1.0 (PDF)
MeetYourMakers.com - Statement by ownitsch