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Pro team maps for the T and CT sides, AWP positions, utility positions, key areas, and lineups for winning on Cache.

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Strategy

How to Play Hide and Seek

Official Pool

The most balanced map in Counter-Strike history, rebuilt for CS2. Garage and mid are everything, and how well the AWP performs often decides the match.

Very balanced. Mid control and the AWP make more of a difference than the side.
1
The defect

Two players head toward Garage and mid, one heads toward A Main via Squeaky's outside route, and two head toward the B lobbies.

2
Prendre Garage

Smoke sur White Box, flash from Garage et prise du mid. Ensuite on choisit A par Highway ou B par les Vents selon la réaction CT.

3
Version A

Smokes Highway and Truck, Molotovs at the Squeaky exit and on Quad, then enter via Main and Squeaky at the same time.

4
Performance B with the Winds

We strike B Main while players head down through Les Vents into Checkers to form a pincer movement around the anchor.

5
Rush B

A flurry of flashes on the drive and a Smoke Heaven. It gets past a defense that hasn't yet set up Checkers and Heaven.

Positions AWP

White BoxCT · The AWP's historic headquarters in the mid
SandbagsCT · The Alternative to Mid
HighwayCT · the long side of A
HeavenCT · dominates B and opens up the retakes

Key Utilities

  • Smoke White Box for taking the mid lane
  • Smokes Highway and Truck for A
  • Smokes Heaven and CT for B
  • Molotov on Quad and Squeaky's Release
  • Flash from Heaven sur les retakes

Where to Plant

A · DefaultThe insurance companies make retakes expensive.
A · ForkliftThe cart is blocking the view; you have to go around it to defuse the bomb.
B · New BoxesThe retake must land on the site instead of missing it from a distance.

Mistakes to Avoid

  • Walk through Squeaky's door without a Molotov cocktail or a flashbang, facing a loaded rifle
  • Descend alone through Les Vents without a B attack at the same time
  • Leave B without Heaven's support

As a pro

Recréée par FMPONE, Cache est entrée dans CS2 en avril 2026 et a remplacé Overpass dans le pool officiel le 8 juillet 2026, à la saison 5.

Key areasto know before playing

A
Site AAttacked through A Main, with Quad and Truck to control. Highway is used for CT rotations.
B
Site BTaken through B Main, with Heaven and Checkers on defense. Heaven smokes are the basics.
M
MidWhite Box and Boost open the map. Mid gives access to Z and both sites.
Sq
Squeaky and VentsThe quiet passages to A and B, perfect for splitting the defense.

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Maps created by FANAL based on analyses of pro matches and gameplay data (csdb.gg, map guides, MetaBot, side statistics, tradeit.gg, official pool history).