Baker vs Looney 2020

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Jonathan Baker vs Andrew Looney
Medal challenge game (read about Andy's Deal here)
June 30, 2020 (3:00 PM to 4:44 PM EDT if you really want to know)
This game was played over Zoom during Gen Con Online. Observers included Homeworlds inventor John Cooper.
Baker won the coin toss for first move.

Baker
Looney
1.
homeworld r1 b2 g3
(named Babamots)
1...
homeworld y3 b1 g3
(named Andy)
2.
build g1 Babamots
2...
build g1 Andy
3.
trade g1 b1 Babamots
3...
trade g1 b1 Andy
4.
build b2 Babamots
4...
build b2 Andy
5.
trade b2 y2 Babamots
5...
discover b2 Andy g2 A
6.
discover b1 Babamots g3 B
6...
build g1 Andy
7.
build y1 Babamots
7...
trade g1 y1 Andy
8.
move y1 Babamots B
8...
move y1 Andy A
9.
build g1 Babamots
9...
build g1 Andy
10.
build y1 Babamots
10...
build y2 A
11.
build y2 B
11...
discover y2 A b3 C
12.
trade y1 r1 B
12...
trade g1 r1 Andy
13.
discover y2 Babamots b3 D
13...
discover b2 A y3 E
14.
sacrifice g3 Babamots
build y1 D
build y3 Babamots
build b2 B
14...
trade b2 g2 E
15.
sacrifice b2 B
trade y1 g1 Babamots
trade y2 g2 D
15...
build r2 Andy
16.
build r2 B
16...
discover r2 Andy y2 F
17.
move g1 Babamots E
17...
move r2 F E
18.
move r2 B A
18...
discover y1 A g3 G
19.
sacrifice g2 D
build r2 A
build r3 B
19...
sacrifice g2 E
build r3 Andy
build r3 E
20.
trade r3 b3 B
20...
sacrifice r1 Andy
attack g1 E
21.
move b3 B A
21...
discover r3 Andy y2 H
22.
build b2 A
22...
discover b1 Andy g2 I
23.
move y1 D A
23...
move r3 H B
24.
sacrifice y2 B
move b1 B A
move b1 A Andy
24...
sacrifice r2 E
attack r1 B
attack b1 Andy
25.
move b3 A Andy
25...
sacrifice r1 B
attack b3 Andy
26.
move b2 A Andy
catastrophe Andy b
26...
build g1 Andy
27.
build y1 A
27...
build y2 G
28.
move y1 A Andy
28...
sacrifice r3 E
attack y1 Andy
29.
move y3 Babamots Andy
29...
sacrifice y2 C
move g1 Andy Babamots
move g1 E Babamots
30.
sacrifice r2 A
attack g3 Andy
attack y1 Andy
1-0

The end of the game

The medal