Blockade event
- See also: Blockade.
Event blockades are very similar to regular blockades, but do not contest the ownership of an island. They can be used for practice and preparation before a real blockade, or be held just for fun!
Unlike regular blockades that are a best-of-three-rounds format, event blockades may be configured to be 7 rounds or fewer. The victory condition is still having won a majority of rounds. In the event of a tie, the team that entered first is awarded the win.
During an event blockade, the island's league point changes to a symbol with a golden cup. Ships not participating in the blockade can port and deport from the island as usual.
Event blockades are listed on the normal notice board "Blockade" tab, but will have "(event)" listed next to the name of the island. Some blockade trophies are not awarded during event blockades. Players may be injured in sinking event blockades.
Declaring an event blockade
A governor may declare an event blockade on their own island at any time. If the governor who declares the blockade is not from the island-holding flag, then the event blockade will be announced as having been declared by the governor's flag. The defending faction in the event blockade will be the flag of the island's governor, rather than the controlling flag of the island.
Governors of islands can initiate an event blockade by clicking "Schedule Event Blockade" on the "Blockades" tab of the notice board.
Governors can specify many different options for the blockade:
- Time and date, from 60 minutes to one month in advance.
- Sinking, non-sinking, or non-sinking/no removal.
- Cannons or cannons ineffective (bumps still gives damage).
- Ignore alliances.
- Enable use of maneuvers.
- Number of rounds, from one to seven.
- Obstacle distribution on the board: Normal, Sparse, Dense, Rocky, Turbulent, Windy.
- Types of ships allowed on the board. (Ship types that are restricted from the event can't enter the blockade at all, and will be given a message if they try to enter (such as "Sloops are not allowed in that blockade.").
- Ship budget.
Notes on event blockade timing
- Only one blockade can be scheduled on an island at a time. Additional events can be scheduled immediately after one ends, so there can be a minimum of ten minutes between event blockades.
- Blockade events happening during the normal weekend blockade times must be set at least two weeks in advance. If a governor wishes to schedule an event blockade on the weekend and does not have two weeks notice (ie spontaneous events, out of town, etc) their blockade must end by 11:00 AM Pirate time (assuming a Saturday morning) or start after 8:00 PM Pirate time (for Sunday evening). The game mechanics include a one hour "reserved" window prior to the start of a blockade to allow factions to assemble their jobbers and calculates the longest possible blockade time before re-opening an island for event blockades. These time constraints are enforced by the game mechanics even if a blockade is not declared against the island by the close of the blockade bidding window.
- If a flag wishes to declare a blockade on an island with an event blockade already scheduled, the blockade must be timed not to overlap with the event blockade. A real blockade and an event blockade can happen during the same weekend, just not at the same time.
- Blockade events can be modified and cancelled up until one hour before it is set to start.
Joining an event blockade
Event blockades are listed on the normal notice board "Blockade" tab, but will have "(event)" listed next to the name of the island. In order for a ship to join an event blockade, a member of its flag's royalty must post a blockade job offer (using the "Offer blockade job" button underneath the blockade listing on the "Blockade" tab of the notice board). An officer with permission aboard the ship can then configure the voyage type to "Blockade" (set at the helm, via the "Configure Voyage" panel), and click the "Join Event" button on the vessel panel. The side a ship enters the event blockade from depends on whether the ship is ported or deported when the "Join Event" button is clicked. However, ships that exit event blockades will all be forced to the ocean-side.
Example of boards
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Event blockades on Ringer islands
You can schedule event blockades by request on any Ringer or Event owned island. In order to request this, you must petition at least 24 hours before your event is set to start and include a link to the YPPedia or Discord post detailing your event. If the event blockade will overlap the normal blockade period you will need an additional 2 weeks notice.
Scheduling:
- Blockades will be set in the order that they are petitioned, not posted. So just because you post does not automatically save the date for your blockade.
- Once an event is scheduled it will not be changed and no other events will be scheduled until after that event is complete. Please wait until the current event is over at an island before submitting your petition.
- Remember that event blockades cannot be scheduled more than a month in advance.
- Please note that official Ringer sponsored events will take precedence over any other event blockades that are planned or scheduled. We will try to ensure that Ringer events are posted and scheduled in advance to avoid conflicts.
Your event post should be made in the appropriate ocean events thread and include:
- Location
- Date
- Time
- Blockade settings
- Sinking: (Sinking/No Sinking/No Sinking No Removal)
- Cannons Ineffective: (yes/no)
- Ignore Alliances: (yes/no)
- Use Maneuvers: (yes/no)
- Rounds: (1-7)
- Obstacles: (Normal/Sparse/Dense/Rocky/Turbulent/Windy)
- Ship Types: (All/List of those allowed)
- Prizes, details or anything else relevant to your event.
Ringer Islands available for event blockades
| Cerulean | Emerald | Jade | Meridian | Obsidian | Opal |
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Trophies
Historical notes
Governor-initiated event blockades were added with release 2006-10-17. Prior to this, Ocean Masters maintained islands on each ocean that could be used for "old-style" event blockades. Those were real blockades against a Ringer-owned flag. Once a player flag won that event island Ocean Masters would revert ownership to the Ringer flag in the following week. This practice was discontinued on September 10th, 2007. Players can now request "new-style" event blockades on all Ringer islands.
