This was fast-paced with good, enjoyable action scenes. I liked the idea; very evocative of what I'm going to call 'classic' space orc shenanigans. I did feel like the resolution was a little too pat - I can suspend my disbelief pretty far for the sake of a good story, but this was a little too much of a stretch for me, that Nith's ploy would be so comprehensively effective so quickly. My suggestion would be (and I'm not sure you could do this within the word count) to have Nith deep fake contradictory orders from Olragg to the orc lieutenants, causing the orc units to get snarled up trying to move through each other, which would lead to fights breaking out. End the story with Nith moving his team to safety under the cover of the chaos, because as it is, the climax is Nith winning a straight fight with conventional weapons, which undercuts the theme of the jam.

I did like the story overall, and I hope you'll continue to write and send in pieces for everyone to enjoy in future jams!

A sci-fi story of how the pen is mightier than the sword!  I enjoyed the setup of battle (specifically how the TAO were placed at a disadvantage), and the concept of the unconventional weapon is solid.  You clearly have a knack for writing battle scenes.  

I think the pacing of the battle was the story's biggest area of improvement.  The use of the unconventional weapon, and the resultant turnabout felt sudden to me.  Perhaps if Nith had been trying to research his opponent during the battle and slowly learning about him before deploying his plan, the foreshadowing would lead to a bigger payoff.

That critique aside, I enjoyed the way you characterized each TAO and Orcs, the setting, and the flow of combat in this story.  Thank you for writing this story for everyone to enjoy as part of the jam!

Good job with a tight storyline.