[ZoomDog]

Just started playing on ladder, and there have been a few occasions where I've fallen early game to a build I didn't have much experience against. Even if I scouted it, I was unsure what the best way to counter it was.
Googling for Starcraft strategies can be a bit painful, but rather than create a new 'How do I counter this build?!' thread each time, do you think it could be useful to have a 'build counter' chart? A list of what common builds there are, and what good counters each race has against it? Eg:

Build: 14 Hatch/14 Pool
Zerg: Early Ling Speed and mass Lings
Protoss: 4 Warp Gate
Terran: Quick tech to Blue Flame Hellions

Build: Mass Marines
Zerg: Double gas, banelings
Protoss: Quick sentries
Terran: Planetary Fortress rush

(Note, above counters are likely incorrect )

Or are there too many variables to be able to write down a definitive list like this, such as map, spawn locations, starting build order, skill level etc?

Interested in opinions.

[sunsetkid]

Ok, this is what I've learnt from others. It seems to be correct in practice. Apparently some units are ARMORED and others are LIGHT.

So, if a zerg goes banelings, you should aim to get out some roaches/marauders rather than mass zerglings and hydras/marines because they are ARMORED and banelings do extra damage to LIGHT but not ARMORED units.