Midnight blockade history

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  This is a brief history of blockades in the Midnight Ocean.

Blockade winners are indicated in bold. All blockades without defenders (uncolonized) are sinking. All blockades with defenders (colonized) are non-sinking unless noted otherwise. All dates represent the day (in PST/PDT timezone) that the first round began. Only official contenders and defenders are listed. Contenders' allies are not listed, nor are unallied defenders.

Before 2004-12-11, blockades ran a maximum of 12 rounds. A contender needed 7 rounds to win the island. Once it became mathematically impossible for any contender to win, the blockade ended. For example, if the defender won 6 rounds, the blockade was over.

Starting 2004-12-11, blockades run for a maximum of 5 rounds. A contender needs 3 rounds to win the island.

Contents 1 April 2004 2 May 2004 3 June 2004 4 July 2004 5 August 2004 6 September 2004 7 October 2004 8 November 2004 9 December 2004 10 January 2005 11 February 2005 12 March 2005 13 April 2005 14 May 2005 15 June 2005 16 July 2005

[edit] April 2004

April 29

• Emperor I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - The Jolly Company
  • First island to be blockaded.

• Byrne I
  • 1 - Defender - none
  • 7- Contender - Tyr's Own

[edit] May 2004

May 1

• All blockades started on this day were completed in two parts due to server problems.
• Wrasse was blockaded by of doom and Innuendo, but the blockade was aborted after the server crashed.
• Guava I
  • 6 - Defender - Vilya
  • 2 - Contender - Hell's Outcasts
  • First blockade of a colonized island.
  • First successful defense.

• Jorvik I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Looterati

• Oyster I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender -Eccezionale

• Spring I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Imperio

• Tinga I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - of doom

May 5

• Papaya I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 6 - Contender - Rudder Hell
  • 6 - Contender - Bloody Seas
  • First blockade to go the full 12 rounds.
  • First blockade to have two contenders.

May 7

• Papaya II
  • ? - Defender - none
  • ? - Contender - Ayliv
  • ? - Contender - Rudder Hell
  • First island to be blockaded twice.
  • Papaya was closed for blockades for six months after this.

May 8

• Wrasse I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Cold Steel

• Winter I
  • 1 - Defender - Vilya
  • 7 - Contender - Midnight Armada
  • First successful blockade of a colonized island.

May 15

• Turtle I
  • 0 - Defender - Vilya
  • 7 - Contender - Crimson Tide
  • 1 - Contender - Nyx's Scions

May 21

• Cnossos I
  • 0 - Defender - Vilya
  • 3 - Contender - Equinox
  • 7 - Contender - Black Sails

May 28

• Jorvik II
  • 6 - Defender - Looterati
  • 0 - Contender - Tyr's Own
  • First blockade of a player-controlled island.

[edit] June 2004

June 3

• Winter II - Artemis' Revenge
  • ? - Defender - Midnight Armada
  • ? - Contender - Brew Works
  • Sinking blockade.
  • Blockade ended after three rounds.

June 25

• Gaea I
  • 6 - Defender - Vilya
  • 0 - Contender - Mercenaries

• Guava II
  • 0 - Defender - Vilya
  • 7 - Contender - Equinox

[edit] July 2004

July 17

• Heph's Forge I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Rogues' Pact

July 23

• Byrne II
  • 6 - Defender - Tyr's Own
  • 1 - Contender - DOOFIS

• Jorvik III
  • 6 - Defender - Looterati
  • 0 - Contender - Tyr's Own
  • First island to be blockaded three times.

• Wrasse II
  • 6 - Defender - Cold Steel
  • 1 - Contender - Pirates of Roundtable
  • Sinking blockade.

July 24

• Eta I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Silver Dawn

July 31

• Epsilon I - Fun Blockade
  • ? - Defender - Vilya
  • War chest was only one PoE.
  • Regardless of scoring, Vilya was guaranteed to win.
  • Due to technical difficultes, the blockade was finished at Gaea.

[edit] August 2004

August 7

• Orca I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Widows and Orphans
  • First outpost island colonized.

August 8

• Ostreum I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Ragnarok

August 13

• Turtle ceded to Vilya by Crimson Tide. Vilya ceded it to Death's Gate.

August 14

• Xi I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Crimson Tide

August 15

• Turtle II
  • 6 - Defender - Death's Gate
  • 3 - Contender - Free Turtle

August 21

• Oyster II
  • 6 - Defender - Eccezionale
  • 0 - Contender - Ship for Brains

• Park I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Midnight Armada
  • First time that one flag has owned two islands simultaneously.

• Turtle III
  • 0 - Defender - Death's Gate
  • 7 - Contender - Turtle's Own

August 23

• Oyster ceded to Nidiata Dei Draghi by Eccezionale.

August 28

• Remora I
  • 6 - Defender - none
  • 2 - Contender - Widows and Orphans

August 29

• Chaparral I
  • 6 - Defender - none
  • 3 - Contender - Royale Fortune

[edit] September 2004

September 3

• Endurance assigned to Goths.

September 4

• Endurance I - Tedv's Grudge Match event
  • 0 - Defender - Goths
  • 7 - Contender - The White Tree

September 11

• Cranberry I
  • 5 - Defender - none
  • 1 - Contender - Tyr's Own
  • 1 - Contender - Trans-Atlantic Empire

September 15

• Remora II
  • 5 - Defender - none
  • 0 - Contender - Heros of Midnight
  • 7 - Contender - Blood Eagles
  • First island to be won in the twelfth round.

September 17

• Park II, Winter III, and Oyster III were timed to run simultaneously.
• Park II
  • 6 - Defender - Midnight Armada
  • 0 - Contender - Buri Armada

• Winter III
  • 6 - Defender - Midnight Armada
  • 0 - Contender - Buri Armada

• Oyster III
  • 6 - Defender - Nidiata Dei Draghi
  • 1 - Contender - Nidiata Dei Buri

September 18

• Zeta I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - of doom
  • 0 - Contender - Midnight Horizon
  • First time that a flag has controlled two previously uncolonized islands.

• Cranberry II
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Trans-Atlantic Empire
  • 0 - Contender - Tyr's Own
  • Tyr's Own dropped a war chest moments before round four began.

September 23

• Chaparral II
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Lunar Bin

September 25

• Nu I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Epic
  • 0 - Contender - The Pirate Mafia

[edit] October 2004

October 2

• Nu II, Cranberry III, and Luthien I were timed to run simultaneously.
• Luthien I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 0 - Contender - No Homers
  • 1 - Contender - Ruby Phoenix
  • 7 - Contender - Carpe Noctem
  • First blockade with three contenders (excluding Epsilon I).

• Nu II
  • 6 - Defender - Epic
  • 2 - Contender Saga

• Cranberry III
  • 6 - Defender - Trans-Atlantic Empire
  • 3 - Contender - Trans-Pacific Empire

October 9

• Cranberry IV
  • 6 - Defender - Trans-Atlantic Empire
  • 0 - Contender - Sea The Constellation
  • First island to be blockaded four times.

• Beta I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 2 - Contender - Allied Foundation
  • 7 - Contender - Water Sleeps

October 16

• Angelfish I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 0 - Contender - The High Seas Bounty
  • 0 - Contender - Chaotic Crimelords
  • 7 - Contender - Fear and Loathing

October 21

• Imperio changed its name to Avalon, retaining control of Spring.

October 22

• Cranberry V
  • 6 - Defender - Trans-Atlantic Empire
  • 0 - Contender - DOOFIS
  • First island to be blockaded five times.

October 23

• Cleo I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 7 - Contender - Boochin Katfish
  • 3 - Contender - Skulls and Sticks

October 24

• Remora III
  • 0 - Defender - Blood Eagles
  • 7 - Contender - Allied Foundation
  • First island to be taken from another player-controlled flag via blockade.

October 29

• Cnossos II
  • 6 - Defender - Black Sails
  • 1 - Contender - Scallywag Syndicate
  • Sinking blockade.

[edit] November 2004

November 6

• Papaya III
  • 2 - Defender - none
  • 0 - Contender - Technicolor Armada
  • 7 - Contender - Don't Panic

• Cnossos III
  • 1 - Defender - Black Sails
  • 7 - Contender - Scallywag Syndicate
  • Sinking blockade
  • First large island to be taken from another player-controlled flag via blockade.

• Angelfish II
  • 0 - Defender - Fear and Loathing
  • 7 - Contender - Dream Reapers

November 9

• Eta II
  • 0 - Defender - Silver Dawn
  • 0 - Contender - Silver Dusk
  • 7 - Contender - Merciless Exploit of War
  • Sinking blockade.
  • Silver Dawn reciprocated only Merciless Exploit of War's declaration of war.

November 13

• Tinga ceded to The Jolly Company by of doom.
• Gaea II
  • 2 - Defender - Vilya
  • 7 - Contender - No Homers
  • 0 - Contender - Warriors of the World
  • First time that all available islands have been under player control (excluding when only Emperor and Byrne were available). Gaea was available for twenty-nine weeks.

November 20

• Alpha I - Fun Blockade
  • 6 - Defender - Vilya
  • 0 - Contender - Cereal Killers
  • Regardless of scoring, Vilya was guaranteed to win.

November 21

• Emperor II and Tinga II were timed to run simultaneously.
• Emperor II
  • 6 - Defender - The Jolly Company
  • 1 - Contender - Ayliv

• Tinga II
  • 6 - Defender - The Jolly Company
  • 0 - Contender - Free Tinga

[edit] December 2004

December 11

• Spring II
  • 3 - Defender - Avalon
  • 0 - Contender - Put Up or Shut Up
  • Sinking blockade.
  • First blockade with a maximum of five rounds instead of twelve.

December 19

• Zeta II
  • 3 - Defender - of doom
  • 0 - Contender - Scallywag Syndicate

December 20

• Rogues' Pact disbanded. Seraph's Nightmare took control of Heph's Forge.

[edit] January 2005

January 4

• Tinga ceded to Of Convenience by The Jolly Company.

January 8

• Tinga III
  • 3 - Defender - Of Convenience
  • 1 - Contender - Running with Scissors

January 9

• Zeta III
  • 3 - Defender - of doom
  • 2 - Contender - Scallywag Syndicate

January 15

• Endurance ceded to Final Stand by The White Tree.
• Tinga IV
  • 1 - Defender - Of Convenience
  • 3 - Contender - Running with Scissors

January 17

• Tinga ceded to Playing with Matches by Running with Scissors.

January 22

• Orca II
  • 3 - Defender - Widows and Orphans
  • 0 - Contender - The Midnight Sun

January 26

• Orca ceded to Deathdrakkar by Widows and Orphans.

January 27

• Zeta ceded to Bloodmoon Immortals by of doom.

January 29

• Nu III
  • 3 - Defender - Epic
  • 0 - Contender - Notorious Fandango

January 30

• Guava ceded to Rudder Revolution by Equinox. (Date is approximate.)

[edit] February 2005

February 6

• Remora IV
  • 3 - Defender - Allied Foundation
  • 0 - Contender - Notorious Fandango

• Endurance II
  • 0 - Defender - Final Stand
  • 3 - Contender - The Midnight Sun
  • Final Stand disbanded after the war chest was dropped, but before the blockade started.

February 12

• Zeta IV
  • 0 - Defender - Bloodmoon Immortals
  • 3 - Contender - Lost Legacy

February 19

• Orca III
  • 3 - Defender - Deathdrakkar
  • 0 - Contender - Fusion

February 26

• Emperor III
  • 3 - Defender - The Jolly Company
  • 2 - Contender - Avalon
  • Sinking blockade.

• Ostreum II
  • 2 - Defender - Ragnarok
  • 1 - Contender - Black Sheep Brigade
  • 2 - Contender - Notorious Fandango

February 27

• Gaea III
  • 3 - Defender - No Homers
  • 0 - Contender - Carpe Nox
  • Sinking blockade.

[edit] March 2005

March 13

• Endurance III, Jorvik IV, Luthien II, and Zeta V were timed to run simultaneously.
• Endurance III
  • 0 - Defender - The Midnight Sun
  • 3 - Contender - No Homers
  • 2 - Contender - Notorious Fandango
  • Sinking blockade.
  • The Midnight Sun reciprocated only No Homers' declaration of war.

• Jorvik IV
  • 3 - Defender - Looterati
  • 0 - Contender - Scallywag Syndycate
  • Sinking blockade.

• Luthien II
  • 3 - Defender - Carpe Noctem
  • 0 - Contender - Scallywag Syndycate
  • Sinking blockade.

• Zeta V
  • 0 - Defender - Lost Legacy
  • 3 - Contender - Carpe Noctem

March 14

• Angelfish ceded to Elysian Fields by Dream Reapers.

March 19

• Cnossos IV
  • 3 - Defender - Scallywag Syndicate
  • 0 - Contender - Harbingers

March 29

• Cnossos ceded to Scuppering Seven Seas by Scallywag Syndicate.

[edit] April 2005

April 2

• Heph's Forge II
  • 3 - Defender - Seraph's Nightmare
  • 0 - Contender - The Uprising

April 7

• Orca ceded to Epic by Deathdrakkar.

April 9

• Angelfish III
  • 3 - Defender - Elysian Fields
  • 0 - Contender - Blockade Practice

• Cnossos V
  • 3 - Defender - Scuppering Seven Seas
  • 1 - Contender - Raptus Regaliter

April 10

• Jorvik V
  • 1 - Defender - Looterati
  • 3 - Contender - Scallywag Syndicate

• Guava III
  • 1 - Defender - Rudder Revolution
  • 0 - Contender - Booty Grabberss
  • 3 - Contender - Booty Grabbers
  • Sinking blockade.
  • Rudder Revolution reciprocated both declarations of war.

• Cleo II
  • 3 - Defender - Boochin Katfish
  • 0 - Contender - Dark Judgement

April 16

• Remora V
  • 0 - Defender - Allied Foundation
  • 3 - Contender - Death Before Dishonor
  • Sinking blockade.

• Jorvik VI
  • 0 - Defender - Scallywag Syndicate
  • 0 - Contender - Saga
  • 3 - Contender - Looterati
  • First island to be blockaded six times.
  • Scallywag Syndicate reciprocated Looterati's delaration of war shortly before the third round, making it a sinking blockade.

April 17

• Spring III
  • 3 - Defender - Avalon
  • 0 - Contender - Notorious Fandango
  • 0 - Contender - Excalibur
  • Excalibur dropped a war chest before the third round, and Avalon reciprocated the declaration of war, making it a sinking blockade.

April 23

• Byrne III
  • 3 - Defender - Tyr's Own
  • 0 - Contender - Midnight Armada

• Gaea IV - Event Blockade
  • 3 - Defender - No Homers
  • 0 - Contender - Yes Homers
  • Yes Homers was disbanded immediately after the war chest was dropped.

April 30

• Spring IV
  • 3 - Defender - Avalon
  • 0 - Contender - Imperio
  • Sinking blockade.

• Guava IV
  • 0 - Defender - Booty Grabbers
  • 3 - Contender - Unholy

[edit] May 2005

May 1

• Eta III
  • 0 - Defender - Merciless Exploit of War
  • 3 - Contender - Scallywag Syndycate
  • Sinking blockade.

May 3

• Angelfish ceded to The Uprising by Elysian Fields.

May 8

• Eta IV and Jorvik VII were timed to run simultaneously.
• Eta IV
  • 1 - Defender - Scallywag Syndycate
  • 3 - Contender - Silver Dawn
  • Sinking blockade.

• Jorvik VII
  • 3 - Defender - Looterati
  • 1 - Contender - Notorious Fandango
  • First island to be blockaded seven times.

May 16

• Death Before Dishonor changed its name to Disturbing the Peace, retaining control of Remora. (Date is approximate.)

May 23

• Disturbing the Peace disbanded. Dark Judgement took control of Remora.

May 26

• No Homers changed its name to Lost Legion, retaining control of Endurance and Gaea.
• Turtle ceded to Fools' Paradise by Turtle's Own.

May 28

• Meke I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 3 - Contender - Avalon

• Jorvik VIII
  • 1 - Defender - Looterati
  • 0 - Contender - Water's Edge
  • First island to be blockaded eight times.
  • Sinking blockade.
  • Blockade was terminated after one round by mutual agreement of the flag monarchs.

[edit] June 2005

June 2

• The palace at Cnossos crumbled due to non-payment of taxes. The island became uncolonized.

June 3

• Vilya took control of Cnossos.

June 4

• Delta I
  • 0 - Defender - none
  • 3 - Contender - Raptus Regaliter
  • 1 - Contender - Dead Parrots Society

• Guava V
  • 1 - Defender - Unholy
  • 3 - Contender - Notorious Fandango

• Jorvik IX
  • 1 - Defender - Looterati
  • 3 - Contender - M A D
  • First island to be blockaded nine times.
  • Sinking blockade.

June 10

• Cnossos VI
  • 1 - Defender - Vilya
  • 3 - Contender - BRC
  • Sinking blockade.

June 15

• Jorvik ceded to Looterati by M A D.

June 18

• Papaya IV
  • 3 - Defender - Don't Panic
  • 0 - Contender - Unity

June 24

• Orca ceded to DeathDrakkar by Epic.

June 25

• Wrasse III
  • 3 - Defender - Cold Steel
  • 0 - Contender - Notorious Fandango
• Jorvik X
  • 0 - Defender - Looterati
  • 3 - Contender - Shattered Faith
  • First island to be blockaded ten times.

[edit] July 2005

July 2

• Ostreum III
  • 0 - Defender - Ragnarok
  • 3 - Contender - Phoenix Reborn
  • 0 - Contender - Blades N' Roses
  • Blades N' Roses paid the war chest after the first round started.
• Heph's Forge III
  • 3 - Defender - Seraph's Nightmare
  • 0 - Contender - Crimson Tide
  • Sinking blockade.
• Delta II
  • 3 - Defender - Raptus Regaliter
  • 0 - Contender - Dead Parrots Society

July 3

• Guava VI
  • 0 - Defender - Notorious Fandango
  • 3 - Contender - Avalon
  • Sinking blockade.
  • First time one flag has owned three islands simultaneously.

July 9

• Papaya V
  • 3 - Defender - Don't Panic
  • 2 - Contender - Unity
  • Sinking blockade.

July 13

• Cnossos was ceded to Sexi Stars Flag by BRC.

July 16

• Papaya VI
  • 3 - Defender - Don't Panic
  • 0 - Contender - Faminto por Sangue

July 17

• Ostreum IV
  • 0 - Defender - Phoenix Reborn
  • 3 - Contender - Superlemon Krakatoa