strategy_ How to read a CS2 slate. Eight guides, free to read. Start at the top if you are new to the game, or skip to the section you need. FoundationsNew to CS2, or filling gaps01What is Counter-Strike?A 5v5 tactical shooter that has driven competitive esports for over 20 years. How a round works, why the economy matters more than aim, and what a kill total does and does not tell you.Read→02Counter-Strike GlossaryA lookup for the terms in CS2 analysis, from AWPer and IGL to map veto, pistol rounds and the economy, plus the pick’em and market terms that go with them.Read→03How CS2 Tournaments WorkFormat first: BO1 against BO3 and BO5 changes how much the better team wins. Then Swiss and brackets, how Major invites work in 2026, event tiers, and where in an event a game sits.Read→04CS2 Player RolesAWPer, IGL, entry fragger, support, anchor, lurker, star rifler. What each role does in a round, what its kill output looks like, and why the same kill number means something different by role.Read→05Who the CS2 Teams AreWhere the current rosters actually live, and how to read one before a pick: deep or top-heavy, what that does to a kill number, and the three things to check first.Read→DFS and Pick'emPlayer-level: higher or lower on a kill number06How to Play CS2 Pick'emA walkthrough of CS2 kill pick'em on Underdog, Sleeper and the other apps. How entries work, what each multiplier actually requires per pick, and the three habits that hold up over time.Read→07How to Evaluate CS2 Kill PropsWhere kill projections tend to be soft and what makes a number beatable. Role context, opponent strength, recent form, and shopping the number across apps.Read→Prediction MarketsOutcome-level: who wins the game or the event08How CS2 Prediction Markets WorkHow Kalshi and Polymarket let you trade CS2 game and event outcomes. Reading a price as a probability, where the margin hides, what you can trade on, and how an exchange works.Read→ More from Game of SkillThe guides explain the game; the tools apply it to every game on the slate.WIRELive prices and every moveCARNAGEPlayer and team ratingsMARKETFair value against the priceRANGESeries shapes and player rangesLINEUPSEvery roster, kept currentKALSHI CS2Every play we log, win or lose
