Although I dislike sniping, I can snipe... not like people who only take 1 role. Learning to take multiple roles can wreak havoc on the battlefield and your opponent will keep guessing what you're up to next. This guide won't be narrow minded but will look at both side of the picture... Both the anti sniper and the sniper.

We all know what a sniper does so lets skip to what the anti sniper can do shall we? There are 3 ways literally to kill a sniper and it's quite simple actually. 1st, rush and attack at him and take him out with a light weapon. 2nd, Go around the map and backstab the little prick. 3rd, Counter snipe with an AWP back at him.

Light weapon refers to handguns, shotguns and the sub machine guns category.

Rush and Attack is by far the simplest tactic and often the most suicidal. Bet your friends are going to watch you and the sniper slug it out if you ever make it. To implement this tactic, you need to learn how to strafe left and right in the area where the sniper can shoot you. Zigzag left and right like a drunkard while still facing your target and hope that sniper rifle isn't a G3/SG1! This tactic is often good against 1 or 2 snipers. If you know you are going to do this, grab a smoke grenade and a HE just in case. Chuck the Smoke and you can get a team through sniper ally and greet him with lots of heavy gunfire. For the sniper's case, if the clown is getting close and you are using an AWP, switch to handgun for goodness sake. You'll have a much better chance than that 1 shot you are trying so hard to aim for. And if more are coming, retreat to the rest of your team.

Backstabbing is my favorite hobby. This requires little skill other than knowing the map and keep an eye open for any guards. This tactic is simple and straightforward. Go into the map and sneak around. You might need to follow a rush team then split up afterwards. When you get to your target, check if he notices or not. If not, kill him anyway you like. Preferably many like to use the knife so to shame the player which is funny. If he notices you, KILL that fool! Silenced weapons here are a plus because you can circle strafe him while he don't know where he's being hit. Snipers in this case should also pull out that handgun and retreat. Oh, this tactic can kill a group of snipers unlike the above.

Counter Snipe is by far the hardest tactic to do. Why, the guy is already in position waiting for anybody challenging his distance supremacy. What this tactic is get into position quick and snipe him before he snipe you. This is very hard and only works if the sniper is looking elsewhere then where you will pop out and greet him. It also takes out only 1 sniper and if there are multiple snipers, your out of luck. Unfortunately, this is the only tactic a guy with a sniper rifle can do. If you think this won't work, stick with the rush team and try some backstabbing with your handgun or the rifle at a distance. Sniper should watch the camper while every now and then check his back.

Leadership:

Since Beta 4 there has been no re-embarkation into team leadership.  Preceding that, team leaders were privilaged to certain radio menu commands and specialties such as starting with the Sig228 instead of the USP as Counter-terrorists.  Some commands still remain from that menu, and some do not. The only apparent figure of leadership in counter-strike now, is the man that notifies people of "Downed Hostages." This strategy is for teams that have simple organization, or clans that need advice.  Here i will tell you how to effectively set up a ranking operation, and different ways of pulling it off.

Stadegies - if you are clever, you can come up with your own, but technically they would all be different versions of these. I will give them names for simplicities sake.

• Flood - his is relatively simple and can be pulled off easily.  The basic concept is that you order your men to sit at choke-points and wait.  It is easy to set a specific amount of players that should be killed before enterance.  The only catch is that this strategy requires CONSTANT COMMUNICATION between teamates. So here are the steps

1. Order your team to guard certain enterances and wait, when the enemy comes out shoot them and try not to enter into a war of attrition.  Most new players will feel the urge to run in with guns blazing, which will lead your strategy waining.
2. Use the "report in team" command frequently, if you get most of your players answering with a ready signal, give the go code
3. It is useful, but not necessary, to throw in a concussion grenade to blind your enemies, if your grenade fails however, it acts more as a beacon than a offensive measure.
4. When you run in, make sure your teamates are safe, if the enemy are prepared, it can be very noisy and very nasty, very quickly.

• The sudden rush of your teamates is a rare sight in CS since most of it usually is one on one combat.  This means it will certainly surprise the enemy if they see 6 or 7 of your men flying at them, and since most teams have no organization, they will be unable to concentrate on all targets and likely will die.  This strategy is especially effective for CT's on maps like CS_Seige and CS_Assault.  Both of those maps involve cornered terrorists and a minimum of 2 enterances for CT's to attack through

• Camping- This should be a last ditch effort, used only if your strategy suffers heavy casualties and/or wounded, or if your team is just plain bad at that map, they may have to find a spot that they can sit and hold  for long periods of time with relative ease.  This can be achieved well on maps like Dust  or Militia, which involve rooms with very easily defended enterances.  Bomb maps and bomb sites usually have several cut-off rooms that can be held with no problems and newbies can hold off all but the best of counter-strike players.
  • You and your teamates must agree that all is lost
  • You then must decide on where you must hold and where the majority of enemy traffic is located.  If the enemy is rushing a bomb site, than you must find a way to flank/attack from behind, or a way to get there before they do.
  • If cash is your main problem, than buy nothing for a few rounds and pick guns off the dead.  After a minimum of 2 rounds, your cash supply should be consistant enough to provide you with adequate armnaments.  The Mp5 is the perfect weapon for low cash flows, and even high ones.  Its a very strong weapon, able to conquer any foe.
  • Once you have enough weaponry, you and your teamates should have already decided upon a spot to hold, and also how to deal with threats.  This is important, because once you defend the spot, being able to respond to other things (I.e. Bomb planted at other site) than you must use flood tactics to escape and get to other area quickly.
• Platoon Style -This involve practically the most difficult steps in order for you to pull off, with basic steps.  The Platoon style is relatively simple in theory but requires much communication.  In fact, this is typically the normal of style of play for most teams, seeing as their are limited ways on each mission to attack, so teams will bottleneck in small groups and devide up as the body count rises, the team will be split up and luckily gather together.  The only thing that usually lacks in normal play is COMMUNICATION.  Platoon style is a important factor on maps that have several enterances and only a couple of bottlenecks, such as De_Prodigy and CS_Iraq.  These maps involve a lot of strategy over a wide amount of spaces, and if you move in flood style, the enemy can always find ways around you to get on both sides and smash you like a bad peanut and butter sandwich.  That's why deviding your force into several small forces is an effective way of wiping out your foes.  This will prevent your teamates from being smashed individually and still maintain a wide area of cover.  This requires EVERYBODY to listen however, so this should only be used with people you trust.
  • You must have a roger from everybody on your team and an understanding of who goes where.
  • Locate your team to those positions as soon as possible or whenever you deem them nessesary to be there.
  • Have those groups cover their teamates and move in turtle style (pointman forward, stops to cover, rear forward, etc...)
  • If one teamate comes under fire, than the other's should cover him and try to prevent his death.  If he is hit beyond fighting capability than he should retreat to rear of pack and remain there. 
  • The multiple members of a team have a great advantage on the enemy even with pistols the enemy can only point his gun on one man at a time.
  • Sweep the map front to back therefor no enemies can get by you and attack other groups from behind.  This might be difficult but do your best, a single leak can cause great trouble.
  • If a group suffers 2 or more casualties than the remaining men should combine with other teamates if they can find them. (Off topic: The radar can be used for this but most people neglect it and the friendly fire it was supposed to prevent remains rampant)
• This style very rarely goes bad but if it is not pulled off correctly or the enemy team outnumbers or outguns you, or both, you should consider another strategy.  This should only be attempted by experienced CS players.  Particularly ones who get along.

Teamwork:

Counter-Strike is different from regular death-match in one essential area—team play. Unlike ordinary death-match games, CS is all about teams; counter-terrorists vs. terrorists. Before I go too far, I'd like to stress the importance of individual skill! Just because CS is a team-based game, doesn't mean that your individual skill is not important—in fact it is VITAL—most other tactics/guides will teach these skills. I could start to list all those lovable acronyms of "team" (T.E.A.M—Together Everyone Achieves More etc but for the sake of everyone's sanity I will refrain. However, keep in mind this phrase—"The ability of a good team is greater than the sum of its individual parts."

Basically, this means that a group of people working together will perform better than if they had worked alone. Note: I'm afraid that if you have a group of pathetic players—working together is still not going to make a great team! Again, individual technique is a key factor—before a team can work well, the players in it have to have to be reasonably good players by themselves. It must be stressed that a team of lesser skilled players can beat more experienced players with some simple teamwork. Unlike other CS strategies, teamwork isn't necessarily going to improve your stats. Oh, yes, time for Mr bond's pet complaint. GET OVER THE STATS, PEOPLE! This isn't death match. If you want to show off your incredible kill-to-death ratio to all your buddies, go play Quake. Ahem, as I was saying, teamwork might not necessarily improve your stats but it will provide a more rewarding game experience.

So how do you work together as a team? There are two different areas that need to be considered for team play to work effectively—planning and implementation. I will discuss planning only in brief terms as in most CS games, it is usually only applicable if you play regularly in a clan or with others you know.