1) Using something insanely agile as the becon carrier which means you could just loldodge for 5 mins and get to the destination.
2) Rules not being stated clearly.
This event could've been way easier if only vhf's ,battleships and gunboats where allowed. A group of VHF's are effective in taking down a battleship in a reasonable amount of time and well battleships suck at moving and could've made the tug of war a bit harder.
A test bed for events like this would've made things smoother. Event ended up being Not good because the stakes between the two houses are high and theres alot of personal emotions running between players. Good idea nonetheless, a little slack in the execution but easily solvable next time.