Kakraphoon Island (Emerald)

"Kakraphoon Island" redirects here. For other uses, see Kakraphoon Island (disambiguation).

Kakraphoon Island
Kakraphoon Island on the Emerald Ocean
Outpost island in the Dodo Archipelago
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Information
Controlled by	Major Key Alert
Governed by	Shigby
Navy color	Tan
Pets
Information about this island's pets is unknown.
Location
Ancoraggio Island Fluke Island Kakraphoon Island Blackthorpe Island (Pelican Archipelago)
Outpost Medium Large Colonized Uncolonized Purchaseable chart Unpurchaseable chart

Kakraphoon Island is an outpost island located in the Dodo Archipelago. There are three known routes from this island: Ancoraggio Island, Fluke Island, and an inter-archipelago route to Blackthorpe Island in the Pelican Archipelago.

Natural resources

This island spawns masuyite.

Buildings

Fort 

Forty-Two

Shipyard 

Marvin's Woe Boats

Dusted buildings

Balls of Steel (iron monger)

Dirk Gently (iron monger)

So Long and Thanks for All the Clothes (tailor)

Zaphod's Baghlahs (shipyard)

IM At The End Of Sage (iron monger)

Don't Forget your Dhow (shipyard)

History

Kakraphoon Island was originally located on the Sage Ocean. A rock that can be found near a masuyite/cactus cluster directly southeast of the docks bears an inscription that reads, "This island were fashioned by Sophocles".

Kakraphoon is most likely named after Kakrafoon, a fictional location in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

The first shoppe to be built on the island was an ironmonger named Dirk Gently. Around September 12, 2007 it was dusted to make room for a shipyard shoppe named The Bistromast. This one dusted under the control of Barnabas the Pale on October 21, 2007. After this a shipyard by the name of Zaphod's Baghlahs was built which dusted in January 2009.

Blockades

Kakraphoon I 2007-04-21: Hell's Wrath colonized the island in a four round sinking blockade against Candy Coated Chaos and Passive Aggression.

Kakraphoon II 2007-06-30: The island was successfully defended against the attack of Admiral Finius' Fleet of his Imperial Scaled Highness

Kakraphoon III 2007-07-07: The island was successfully defended against Shadows Of Sage in a five round non-sinking blockade

Kakraphoon IV 2007-08-12: Hell's Wrath successfully defended the island from the attack of Raving Notion in a four round non-sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon V 2007-08-19: Hell's Wrath successfully defended the island once again from the attack of Raving Notion in a five round non-sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon VI 2007-09-22: Barnabas the Pale took control of the island in a three round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon VII 2007-09-29: Barnabas the Pale successfully defended the island from the attack of Raving Notion in a three round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon VIII 2007-10-20: Barnabas the Pale successfully defended the island once more from the attack of Ghostly Intentions in a three round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon IX 2007-10-27: Fearless Privateers took control of the island in a five round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon X 2007-11-18: The island was successfully defended from the attack of Good Grief in a three round non-sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XI 2008-03-01: Good Grief took control of the island in a five round non-sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XII 2008-04-19: Shadows Of Sage attacked and gained control of the island in a four round non-sinking blockade. Blackhearted also dropped a chest, but did not win any rounds.

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The blockade of Kakraphoon Island on April 19th, 2008, involved three active main flags. Shadows Of Sage and Good Grief competed fully, while Blackhearted didn’t compete much, only racking up a few points per round. The three flags involved in the blockade agreed to use only war brigs and smaller ships. This agreement was featured in Shadows Of Sage's intent post, as well as Good Grief's. The theme was the flags having "lost" the frigs, or having them filled to the rim with damage/bilge. Blackhearted did not post an intent.

Good Grief used the crew Charlie’s Bananas of the flag Pirates Inc., as they usually do for blockades. Shadows Of Sage used the crew Avengers of Me Wrath, also Johanson's crew, while Blackhearted jobbed out of Black Out, Jelleblackie's crew. Crazee and the Good Grief leadership decided to use this blockade as a training blockade for their officers. Some pirates, such as Lupeloca, Scurvycrab, Crazee and Bullseyebud were not permitted to take part in anything other than pre-blockade activities and preparation. Good Grief used the jobbing contacts JobGG and Opsat, and Shadows Of Sage used JobSoS to this capacity. Blackhearted jobbed off the pillage notice board, a move that was mostly ignored politically.

Burninator was the admiral for Good Grief and Johanson admiral/navigated for Shadows of Sage. Admiral for Blackhearted was most likely Jelleblackie, their monarch. The blockade did not feature such usual rock stars like Wazzy, and Kneiss, but used in flag talent. The moments leading to the blockade were very tense, with the flags scrambling to fill ships and get ready, but finally, at twelve noon, the blockade began.

Round one began with the three flags looking pretty strong. Shadows Of Sage began by fielding two brigs and a baghlah. Good Grief brought in two brigs and dhow, while Brokenhearted took in a brig and a dhow. The points in round one were scattered, but there was one "main" cluster worth eight points, and the board had medium amounts of obstacles. The flags brought many more ships in when their ships sank or more jobbers arrived, like Good Grief quickly bringing in a baghlah. Brokenhearted never had more than two ships on the board, most notably a sloop that lasted almost the entire round, and racked up most of Brokenhearted’s points. Soon SoS fielded another brig and the round reached its peak about twenty minutes in. Good Grief sunk a brig to dominate the eight-point cluster. SoS quickly lost two brigs, and Good Grief took a substantial lead. Most of the three flags' forces were centered on the eight-point cluster, with some minor battles being fought in other, smaller, clusters.

With twenty minutes left in the blockade, SoS' allies, League of Light, fielded a fifty-seven-man war frig, breaking the no-frig rule. It took control of the main cluster, sinking many Grief brigs. However, in an outside four-point cluster a Brokenhearted brig helped a Good Grief baghlah kill off two Shadows of Sage war brigs to take control of that cluster. Shadows of Sage, mainly using the frig, dominated the big point cluster at the end of round one, but Good Grief still managed to sneak away with the win.

The beginning of round two started off quite differently to round one. Good Grief got angry at SoS for breaking the no-frig rule, so Good Grief filled up a frig of their own with forty-three and went in. They also fielded a war brig. Shadows brought in a baghlah and a war brig, with more to come later. Brokenhearted did not compete this round, save for a bit towards the end. The points were very scattered this round, with the biggest cluster a four-pointer. Good Grief used the frig’s massive might ring to grab two two-pointers, and took an early lead. Ten minutes later, Brokenhearted brought in a brig and started harassing the Shadows of Sage ships.

The frig that GG had brought in was running out of jobbers fast, and was soon sunk by the LoL war frig, which took a bit of time to reload jobbers. Good Grief quickly fielded another brig to cover the four pointer, but the brig was sunk very quickly, and Shadows of Sage took the lead about thirty minutes in. Good Grief had become out jobbed, but put in a baghlah, which was very ineffective. Seemingly done with the blockade, the LoL war frig departed the board.

Midway through the round, Good Grief had a baghlah and a brig on the board, which were being slightly out-navigated. SoS had two brigs and a baghlah on the board, which were covering most points. Brokenhearted had a sloop sitting on a one-pointer. Towards the end of the round Victorious Secret brought in a fifty-man war frig, which harassed the Good Grief ships to no end. Undeclared brought in a sloop, and spent a few turns battling with the frig when the frig moved on. Near the end of the round, the Victorious Secret frig dominated, sinking two Good Grief ships, while not touching anything else. Good Grief brought in a brig and a baghlah but mostly focused on regrouping for round three.

Round three marked the decline of Good Grief’s chances for the blockade. Brokenhearted brought in a sloop and a dhow. Good Grief filled a brig, two dhows and baghlah, and SoS managed two brigs and a dhow. Victorious Secret brought in the same frig from round three. The Victorious Secret ship attacked Good Grief's dhows, chasing one clear across the board before sinking it. The board was a frig-style board, with one main point cluster of eleven points near each other. There was no other big cluster outside of that.

Two Good Grief brigs and two SoS brigs battled it out at the main point cluster, with neither side giving for a while. There were many small ships on the board. The total count was three sloops, two dhows, a baghlah and a brig halfway through the round. SoS had taken an early lead. Soon after, Good Grief representatives contacted Jelleblackie and arranged a peace treaty between Good Grief and Blackhearted, in both flags' best interests. Grief could target their "real" enemy, Shadows Of Sage, and Blackhearted's sloops would not have to worry about Good Grief.

Midround, the ship count was as follows: SoS had three brigs, Good Grief had two brigs, and Blackhearted had two sloops. Victorious Secret's frig was still at large and was beating up on Good Grief badly. SoS had taken complete control of the round, and with Good Grief's hopes small, they decided to work with SoS to take down Victorious Secret. At one point six brigs were focused on the sole war frigate, but it still evaded them all. With fourteen ships on the board, the twenty-minute mark of round three had the most ships on board the entire blockade. Almost all of them were focused on the main cluster. Victorious Secret was being swarmed by ships from both sides, but the frigate was navigating very well and was able to sink a few ships and escape much harm. Finally, as the round was coming to a close, two Good Grief ships and two Shadow ships cornered the lone frig outside of a whirlpool and sunk it. Shadows of Sage had taken the round in a rout.

The last round was a lot like a flag-sit, without there being any major competition. Shadows of Sage brought in two brigs and a baghlah, while Good Grief fielded two brigs to begin the round. Blackhearted did not contend. Victorious Secret had another frigate, which they used again to target Good Grief ships. Good Grief was very much out-jobbed, and were only in it to provide Shadows some competition. The board did not have a main cluster, and instead one brig from each side at a time fought it out in different clusters. Good Grief pulled out about halfway in, a Shadows of Sage took the round and the victory.

The blockade was pretty good-natured, and there was not much drama afterward. Good Grief put a war declaration on League of Light, but it was redacted after Johanson issued a public apology saying that is was a communication error. The blockade was helpful to both sides, in that Good Grief could train officers, and Shadows could do that and they got an island, so there was not much complaining from either blockade team.

Kakraphoon XIII 2008-06-14: Chuck Norris took control of the island in a three round non-sinking blockade.

2008-07-28: Kakraphoon Island was transferred to Unseen University

Kakraphoon XIV 2008-09-27: The island was successfully defended from the attack of Vargas the Mad and his flag The Enlightened in a five round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XV 2009-01-10: A Few Good Men took control of the island in a three round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XVI 2009-01-31: Wild Twisted Fun took control of the island in a four round non-sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XVII 2009-02-15: The island was successfully defended from the attack of Skull n Crossbones and Shadows Of Sage in a four round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XVIII 2009-02-22: Gretchen Goldfang and her flag Jinx took control of the island in a three round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XIX 2009-03-01: Wild Twisted Fun regained control of the island in a four round sinking blockade.

2009-04-06: The island was transferred to Off The Deep End

Kakraphoon XX 2009-06-20: Unwanted Attention attacked and gained control of the island in a five round blockade. Tea and Strumpets also dropped a chest, but did only managed to win 2 rounds.

Kakraphoon XXI 2009-11-01: Vertically Challenged attacked and gained control of the island in a three round blockade where Unwanted Attention did not defend. Both Wild Twisted Fun and League of Light also dropped a chest, but did not win any rounds.

Kakraphoon XXII 2010-01-16: Eternal Glory attacked and gained control of the island in a three round blockade.

Kakraphoon XXIII 2010-07-04: Pyx Lax Dax attacked and gained control of the island in a four round blockade from League of Light. Fruity Lexia also dropped a chest, but only managed to win one round.

Kakraphoon XXIV 2010-07-10: The island was successfully defended from the attack of Fruity Lexia in a three round blockade.

Kakraphoon XXV 2010-07-31: The island was successfully defended from the attack of The Enlightened in a four round blockade.

Kakraphoon XXVI 2010-10-09: The Enlightened attacked and gain control of the island when Pyx Lax Dax did not defend.

Kakraphoon XXVII 2010-10-16: The island was successfully defended from the attack of Notorious in a three round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XXVIII 2010-10-23: Notorious attacked and gained control of the island in a four round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XXIX 2010-12-11: Black Veil attacked and gained control of the island in a three round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XXX 2010-12-18: Notorious attacked and gained control of the island in a three round sinking blockade.

Kakraphoon XXX 2024-9-28: Bladewind attacked and gained control of the island in a three round sinking blockade.