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61. Scientific accident kills millions, damages the environment, and destroys critical infrastructure. You blame your new neighbors.

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Umm.......... (bite them on the ankle) should read "kill two fleets, glass many planets and ruin a ring world construction project."

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RING world? Ruin a SPHERE world construction project! Even more economic disruption!

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Xi-Chung start jumping at your ships from within storms.

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62.

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63. You make contact with an alien ship, activate the universal translator - and suddenly remember, with that unmistakable sinking feeling, that it was made by the lowest bidder.

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64. Youre sitting at your computer with 3 and a half empty beer bottles, your wife is commenting on TV programs from the other side of the house at the top of her lungs cuz she thinks you should be in there with her (the passive-aggressive little wench...), your most powerful enemy has a score 300% of yours and 2 partnerships, and your side of the galaxy is completely AI-controlled except yourself cuz everyone else just friggin quit one at a time over the last month.... So... what the hell, right?

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65. Your passive-aggressive little wench decides that your addiction to doomed PBW games needs adjusting and deletes your hard drive after you've downed your sixth beer and passed out at the key board.

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66. If your out target shooting asteroids with your shiny new Glock Rail Gun and accidently shoot a Phong diplomatic envoy ship with the Son of the Phong Empire on board thus destroying it.

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67. When the son of your emperor runs away with the daughter of the leader of the enemy empire, taking her to your empire. Troy anyone?