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Have you seen the newest Google Easter egg?

Apr 27, 2012 5:08 PM

Google is giving us another reason to goof off on a Friday with an Easter egg related to the popular game StarCraft.

If you type “Zerg Rush” into Google, the “O’s” in Google take over the page. If you double click, your cursor turns into a plus sign. Click on the O’s and you wipe them out. Google then tabulates your score and, in a social media twist, lets you post your score on Google+.

For the uninitiated, Zergs are an alien race of insectoids in Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft. In the game you “rush” them by amassing your battle units and blitz them.

(source: Mashable.com)

unclefrog unclefrog

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I got 100, but got board. Yet again I used my apple device to beat google (android). If you scroll and keep your finger on the screen, it freezes the o so you can hit it with your other finger. Awesome game for iPad!

allhighruler allhighruler
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@zapp brannigan: That's it. Work computers only have IE7... Good call. Thanks!

dergage dergage
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@darkone01: oh man those two letters together, 'gg', take me way back...

jimli jimli
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Saw this earlier and LOVE it!

macoland macoland
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@dergage: Make sure you have a newish browser you will need HTML5, so no IE7 or lower

zapp brannigan zapp brannigan
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Very neat, thanks for the share!

bogie21 bogie21
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That is fun as heck, and I still suck against the zerg rush
if you let it go after you die the o's form into a GG :)

darkone01 darkone01
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@dergage: Just type "ZERG RUSH" into the search bar and hit enter. Probably best luck in Chrome :)

drchops drchops
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Maybe I'm just a n00b, but what? It isn't working anymore or I'm doing it wrong or something...

dergage dergage
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That's pretty sweet!

druke druke
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Is Heart of the Swarm finally going to be released?

Now I have a google game to keep me occupied today and now I remember why I hate zerglings.

theoneill555 theoneill555
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I suck at that almost as bad as I do at StarCraft. :(

ruger9mm ruger9mm
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Pretty Cool. Watch out when they come from the bottom of the page!

jako99 jako99
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That is fun and challenging.
Thanks!

wickedd365 wickedd365

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