author: Nicole J. LeBoeuf

It's Saturday and have I got some Nus for you... GET IT?! GET IT?!

I did not come up with that. DON'T BLAME ME. Blame Majorjr on the Cerulean Ocean, announcing that Babylon has scuttled and will be defending against Admiral Finius at Nu Island. (GET IT?!) Also there will be improv comedy:

Once per segment per ship, at any time, a jobber can /shout Infomercial!*. When they do this, the navigator of the ship must do the most comical move they can think of.

BIG IMPORTANT SEMI-ANNUAL REMINDER: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME In the Pirate Time Zone, we set our clocks ahead by one hour tomorrow morning at 2:00 AM. The times listed here for any blockade scheduled for Sunday may be off by 1 hour. I don't think they are - the majority of them are showing a noon start time, which is about right. But I'll check in tomorrow morning and see if anything needs correcting.

Update: Yes, all the Sunday blockades had been reported as starting an hour earlier than they were actually to start. The times should now be correct as stated.

What else? Hmm. Well, I'm amused that the big multi-island grudge match on Emerald appears to be between flags named Keep the Peace and This Means War. Also, there is no ocean that's absent from the blockade schedule this time around. How often does that happen?

So while I was scouring the forum for blockade intent posts and flag gossip, I found a couple events to tell you about:

• From now until they run out of prize boxes: Forage for gold! Job with Divergent! Win a prize!
• March 17: Lucky Dip Ocean Masters will be prowling the ocean, ready to 1v1 you and wager a PRESENT on the outcome!

Do not poke the boxes. Do not taunt the OMs. Do have fun.

Standard reminders: Schedule is given in Pirate Time, or U.S. Pacific. Player flags link to Yoweb information pages; Brigand King Flags link to Yppedia Brigand King pages. BK amassed power given in parenthetical numbers, like so: (14). For more info about jobbing contacts, jobber pay, and Event Blockade battle board configuration, check the Blockade tab of your ocean's Notice Board. To get hired, apply under the Voyages tab.

Doubloon Ocean Blockades

*** Saturday, March 12 ***

11:04 a.m. - Accompong-Insel, Opal Ocean
Brigand King attack!
Defender: Glare
Attacker: Die Erleuchteten (1)

11:04 a.m. - Paihia-Insel, Opal Ocean
Defender: Glare
Attacker: Ursa Major
Attacker: Schatten-Reich

12:00 p.m. - Marlowe Island, Emerald Ocean
Brigand King attack!
Defender: Coming In Hot
Attacker: Black Veil (5)

12:00 p.m. - Isla Ventress, Jade Ocean
Brigand King attack!
Defender: CORSARIOS DE POSEIDÓN
Attacker: Sortilegio (1)

1:05 p.m. - Ix Chel, Emerald Ocean
Brigand King holds the island!
Defender: Fleet of his Imperial Scaled Highness (6)
Attacker: The Crazy Department
Attacker: Black Flag

2:00 p.m. - Stormy Fell, Meridian Ocean
Brigand King holds the island!
Defender: Chthonic Horde (7)
Attacker: Malicious Intent

*** Sunday, March 13 ***

10:00 a.m. - Windward Vale, Meridian Ocean
Brigand King attack!
Defender: Knockout
Attacker: Jinx (6)

10:00 a.m. - Napi Peak, Meridian Ocean
Brigand King attack!
Defender: Knockout
Attacker: Fleet of his Imperial Scaled Highness (11)

1:00 p.m. - Aimuari Island, Emerald Ocean
Defender: Keep the Peace
Attacker: This Means War

1:00 p.m. - Alkaid Island, Emerald Ocean
Defender: Keep the Peace
Attacker: This Means War

1:00 p.m. - Admiral Island, Emerald Ocean
Defender: Bite the Pillow
Attacker: This Means War

1:00 p.m. - Arakoua Island, Emerald Ocean
Defender: Keep the Peace
Attacker: This Means War

Subscription Ocean Blockades

*** Saturday, March 12 ***

12:00 p.m. - Nu Island, Cerulean Ocean
Brigand King attack!
Defender: Babylon
Attacker: Fleet of his Imperial Scaled Highness (4)

*** Sunday, March 13 ***

12:04 p.m. - Tigerleaf Mountain, Cerulean Ocean
Defender: The Coalition
Attacker: The Insane Asylum