Block time

Block time is the time from when a zone is taken until another player can take zone. New turfers block a zone for five minutes. At most, a zone can be blocked for 30 minutes. The higher the ranks, the higher the block time.

Bonanza

In a bonanza event, special rules are in effect regarding the block time.

History

Block time was modified on 2012-04-01, and unlike now it used to be your rank multiplied by two.
It was, like today, until rank 30. The maximum block time was therefore 60 minutes. The minimum block time was even then 5 minutes.