HAH!! I have committed many of those mistakes
In my first PBW game I didin't research mines for I wasn't aware that I could launch them from planet directly without minelayers. My empire got concuered in 2 turns once my opponent discovered that. You only need 1 troop transport above every planet. Needless to say I didin't have troops either...
Once I sent a strict demand to one empire to abandon colonies in one particular system. Unfortunately it was the wrong empire. Fortunately it did not cause any consequences.
Once I sent my whole fleet (all available ships, about 50 of them) to meet a surprise attack of one another empire in other side of the galaxy. Once my fleet was there fighting, other opponent opened a warp point drectly into my home system. Once my production dropped severely, I managed to send my remaining fleet (30 ships) to defend my home system. Unfortunately, when my fleet was back, there I had about hals dozen ships left because all of them scrapped for lack of maintenance... Guess if there was any planet alive in my home system by then?
Heh, this is quite a fun thread indeed
