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A blockade is the most common means by which a flag takes control of an island. A blockade is a large multi-ship sea battle in which factions vie for control of flagged buoys. Unlike regular sea battles, blockades do not involve grappling or swordfighting.
Blockades often involve multiple flags, and can be quite large, depending on the circumstances of the blockade. Blockades offer an entirely different combat dynamic from ordinary sea battles, and jobbers are frequently recruited by all sides involved, with payments on a per-round basis.
Blockades may be either sinking or non-sinking. In a sinking blockade, sunken ships disappear beneath the waves; the ship and all goods aboard are lost forever. In a non-sinking blockade, sunken ships fade out and reappear at the island where they were last in port, supplies intact. These ships may not reenter the blockade, but their supplies may be transferred to other ships in port.
