The Snail

The snail is one of the three paths to victory.

To win a snail victory, a team must ride the snail all the way into the goal on their side of the screen. The goal will be on the same side of the screen as a team's hive.

The snail can only be ridden by a drone (worker).

A worker may use a speed maiden (gate) before riding the snail, and it will creep at an increased speed. This strategy is known as "speed snailing".

Victories involving the snail can be seen as particularly shameful.

As the distance to be ridden is shorter, a snail victory may be more viable on Night map than it is on Day.

Under certain conditions, the snail can be pushed, or even killed. "Glitches" involving the snail can be frequent in tight spaces of high contention.

Snail comeback at Killer Queen IV - http://youtu.be/vxMFjEYpFn4?t=13m20s

Snail glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR16X2x8On8