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A HTML5 realtime multiplayer game, where players fight to get all the treasures!

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A HTML5 realtime online multiplayer game, where players try to escape the island with all the treasures

This game uses Node.js and Grunt. You will need these packages in order to run the game. Then, download the code, open a console in the containing folder and execute the following commands:

Now, open your browser and go to http://localhost:8000 .

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A HTML5 realtime multiplayer game, where players fight to get all the treasures!

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We’ve all seen the movies where one-eyed, peg-leg pirates make off with great wooden chests full of gold, silver, and jewels. But this image isnt really accurate. Pirates only rarely got their hands on treasure like this, but they did still take plunder from their victims. Pirates and their Victims During the so-called Golden Age of piracy, which lasted roughly from 1700 to 1725, hundreds of pirate ships plagued the waters of the world. These pirates, while generally associated with the Caribbean, did not limit their activities to that region. They also struck off the coast of Africa and even made forays into the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They would attack and rob any non-Navy ship that crossed their paths: mostly merchant and slave vessels plying the Atlantic. The plunder the pirates took from these ships mainly were trade goods profitable at the time. Food and Drink Pirates often plundered food and drink from their victims: Alcoholic drinks, in particular, were rarely if ever allowed to continue on their way. Casks of rice and other foodstuffs were taken on board as needed, although the less cruel pirates would leave enough food for their victims to survive. Fishing ships were often robbed when merchants were scarce, and in addition to the fish, pirates would sometimes take tackle and nets. Ship Materials Pirates rarely had access to ports or shipyards where they could repair their vessels. Their ships were often put to hard use, meaning that they were in constant need of new sails, ropes, rigging tackle, anchors, and other things necessary for the day-to-day maintenance of a wooden sailing vessel. They stole candles, thimbles, frying pans, thread, soap, kettles, and other mundane items and would often also plunder wood, masts, or parts of the ship if they needed them. Of course, if their own ship were in really bad shape, the pirates would sometimes simply swap ships with their victims! Trade Goods Most of the loot gained by pirates was trade goods being shipped by merchants. Pirates never knew what they would find on the ships they robbed. Popular trade goods at the time included bolts of cloth, tanned animal skins, spices, sugar, dyes, cocoa, tobacco, cotton, wood, and more. Pirates had to be choosy about what to take, as some items were easier to sell than others. Many pirates had clandestine contacts with merchants willing to purchase such stolen goods for a fraction of their true worth and then resell them for a profit. Pirate-friendly towns such as Port Royal, Jamaica, or Nassau, Bahamas, had many unscrupulous merchants willing to make such deals. Slaves Buying and selling slaves was a very profitable business during the Golden Age of piracy, and slave ships often were raided by pirates. Pirates might keep the slaves to work on the ship or sell them themselves. Often, the pirates would loot the slave ships of food, weapons, rigging, or other valuables and let the merchants keep the slaves, who were not always easy to sell and had to be fed and cared for. Weapons, Tools, and Medicine Weapons were very valuable. They were the tools of the trade for pirates. A pirate ship without cannons and a crew without pistols and swords were ineffective, so it was the rare pirate victim that got away with his weapon stores unplundered. Cannons were moved to the pirate ship and the holds cleared of gunpowder, small arms, and bullets. Tools were as good as gold, whether they be carpenters tools, surgeons knives, or navigational gear (such as maps and astrolabes). Likewise, medicines were often looted: Pirates were often injured or ill, and medicines were hard to come by. When Blackbeard held Charleston, North Carolina, hostage in 1718, he demanded—and received—a chest of medicines in exchange for lifting his blockade. Gold, Silver, and Jewels Of course, just because most of their victims didnt have any gold doesnt mean that the pirates never got any at all. Most ships had a little gold, silver, jewels, or some coins aboard, and the crew and captains were often tortured to get them to reveal the location of any such stash. Sometimes, pirates got lucky: In 1694, Henry Avery and his crew sacked the Ganj-i-Sawai, the treasure ship of the Grand Moghul of India. They captured chests of gold, silver, jewels, and other precious cargo worth a fortune. Pirates with gold or silver tended to spend it quickly when in port. Buried Treasure? Thanks to the popularity of Treasure Island, the most famous novel about pirates, most people think that the bandits went around burying treasure on remote islands. In fact, pirates rarely buried treasure. Captain William Kidd buried his loot, but hes one of the few known to have done so. Considering that most of the pirate treasure to be had was delicate, such as food, sugar, wood, ropes, or cloth, its not surprising that idea is mostly a myth. Sources Cordingly, David. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 1996 Defoe, Daniel. A General History of the Pyrates. Dover Maritime, 60742nd edition, Dover Publications, January 26, 1999. Konstam, Angus. The World Atlas of Pirates. Guilford: The Lyons Press, 2009 Konstam, Angus. The Pirate Ship 1660-1730. New York: Osprey, 2003

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Modern Day Pirate Attacks By Country

Until recently, piracy has been relatively unheard of in contemporary news media. The practice, however, has garnered international prominence in recent years (especially the Somali piracy activities off of the coast of Africa). In response, an international coalition has been formed to fend off pirates along the Somali coast. The coalition has enjoyed high levels of success, and piracy there has been significantly assuaged. Nevertheless, the practice has since spread to other major sea routes around the world, from South East Asia and the Mediterranean, to West Africa and Central America. Such piracy poses real threats to maritime travel, and policing massive swaths of open ocean has proven quite difficult. Policing the high seas requires a considerable input of resources, both monetarily and in terms of equipment. In addition, such maritime security efforts cannot realize full success unless there is cooperation at the international level.

Modern pirates tend to attack cargo ships and fishing vessels, which have commodities readily sellable on the black market, and therefore rarely direct their attention towards cruise ships. Smaller pirate gangs, who do not have the resources to seize the cargo being transported, will instead often times board a ship to steal substantial amounts of the cash ships carry for payroll and port fees, and a recent trend has been more frequent kidnappings of crewmembers to be exchanged for ransom money.

Key Areas of Maritime Piracy

Indonesia

The general indication has been that piracy tends to thrive in what are known as ‘choke points’. For instance, in the water surrounding Indonesia, there has been an increase in pirate activity, giving it the reputation of the world’s most pirate infested water. The Strait of Malacca is the epicenter for much of the pirate activity in Indonesia. The high volume of valuable goods crossing through the strait makes it a position that is vulnerable to violent attacks.

Somalia

Piracy has been a problem in Somalia since at least the year 2000. Instability within the country rendered the existence of a national coast guard impossible, and large ships took advantage of the situation by entering Somali waters. In response to the invasion, the local fishing population formed a defensive group as a result. These groups hijacked the foreign ships who were entering illegally. As their hijackings became more and more profitable, it became a larger operation. This is how pirate activity in Somalia began.

Nigeria

Much like Somalia, piracy started to become a large problem in Nigeria in the early 2000s. The pirate activity surrounding the Nigerian coast is sophisticated and highly evolved, at a cost of around 2 billion USD annually. Unlike pirate activities in the Indian Ocean or Somali coast, piracy in the Gulf of Guinea near Nigeria not only seem to increasing, but seem to be getting more and more violent.

Combating Modern Pirates

International anti-piracy efforts have been effective in bringing the number of total piracy incidents down from a peak of nearly five hundred attacks in 2010 to around half of that by 2014. Hopefully, this trend will prove to be sustainable over the long-term. Piracy must be treated like any other crime and, like the efforts to decrease crime in general, ending piracy on the high seas will involve improving the socioeconomic situations of people globally, especially in coastal nations that are hotbeds for piracy. These efforts need to be particularly intensified in South East Asia, which has recorded almost three quarters of all pirate attacks. For countries on the west coast of Africa, establishing stable governments will likely be just as critical to combatting piracy as heavy policing of the coasts there.

Ships today are increasingly employing defensive mechanisms against piracy, such as razor wire, electric fences, high-pressure water hoses, and even such hi-tech creations as ‘sound guns’. This new technology is from BAE Systems, and is a non-lethal laser cannon that can be used against moving targets more than a mile away which will daze potential pirates.

Piracy poses an especially unique and serious threat to the global economy, as most international trade takes place via sea transport. As a result, there is a need for a solid international strategy to deal with this scourge. To do so, international cooperation needs to go beyond simply arresting and prosecuting pirates, and look into the underlying causes of poverty that may turn many individuals to a life of maritime crime. These include poor governance, corruption, and lack of education that perpetuates cyclical poverty. Unless these problems are solved, piracy is unlikely to be abated upon the high seas.

Modern Day Pirate Attacks By Country

Rank	Region	Number of Pirate Attacks
1	Indonesia	43
2	Somalia	31
3	Nigeria	22
4	Gulf of Aden	10
5	India	7
6	Bangladesh	7
7	Red Sea	7
8	Ivory Coast	6
9	Peru	4
10	Singapore Strait	4

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