Cnossos Island

Cnossos Island is a large island located in the Diamond archipelago. There are four known routes from the island: Winter Solstice, Alpha Island, Turtle Island, and an inter-archipelago route to Guava Island in the Emerald archipelago.

Natural Resources
The island spawns stone, tellurium, and serandite. These resources can be bid on at the market.

Buildings

 * Apothecary : The Madderinth (bazaar)
 * Contracting Iris (upgraded)
 * Oh, Dye? See Us! (upgraded)
 * Repaint And Thin No More


 * Bank : Moneytaur (upgraded)


 * Commodities market : Chu Chu Market (upgraded)


 * Distillery : Marathon Rum (bazaar)
 * Fearless Liters (upgraded)
 * Glub Glub Glub (upgraded)
 * Hera and Baccae Again
 * Stillin' the Maize (upgraded)


 * Estate agent : Revolutionary Realtors (upgraded)


 * Fort : Phoenix


 * Inn : Icarus on the Rocks
 * The Rub-A-Dub Pub
 * Scallywag Syndicate Memorial


 * Iron monger : Ares Armory (bazaar)
 * Bull Cannon (upgraded)
 * Cretan Cannons (upgraded)
 * Crete Balls of Fire
 * Troy Swords (upgraded)


 * Shipyard : A Thousand Ships Ahoy (bazaar)
 * Anchor Management (upgraded)
 * Charon's Ferries
 * Cheaper Buy the Galleon (upgraded)
 * Styx and Stones (under construction)
 * The Trojan Oar


 * Tailor : Aphrodite's Secret (bazaar)
 * Crazy Oeddie's Toga Emporium (upgraded)
 * House of Black
 * Keep Your Pantheon
 * Oedipus Racks (upgraded)


 * Weavery : Midas Well Weave (bazaar)
 * Achilles Wheel (upgraded)
 * Argoknot (upgraded)
 * Counted Cross Styx (upgraded)
 * Golden Fleece
 * Hercuweaves (upgraded)
 * Pandora's Knots (upgraded)

Government
Cnossos is currently ruled by Sexi Stars Flag.

History
Cnossos I — 2004-5-21, Black Sails wins the first blockade of Cnossos in ten rounds, besting contender Equinox.

Cnossos II — 2004-10-29, upset about the destruction of commodities and excessive shoppe placement with Dolzar as governor, Scallywag Syndicate blockades Cnossos, but loses in seven rounds. The blockade was sinking.

Cnossos III — 2004-11-06, Scallywag Syndicate tries a second time to take Cnossos; they succeed in eight rounds. It is the first time a large island has been lost by a defender.

Cnossos IV — 2005-03-19, Harbingers declares a blockade on Cnossos, but loses in three rounds.

Scallywag Syndicate announces a raffle of Cnossos — 2005-03-21.

Scuppering Seven Seas wins the raffle and takes control of Cnossos — 2005-03-29.

Cnossos V — 2005-04-09, upset by extreme taxation imposed by Scupperer as governor, Raptus Regaliter blockades Cnossos. Aided by Scallywag Syndicate and Notorious Fandango, Cnossos is defended in four rounds.

After a month without tax payment, the Cnossos palace crumbles; the island reverts to uncolonized status — 2005-06-02.

Vilya takes control of Cnossos — 2005-06-03.

Cnossos VI — 2005-06-10, BRC takes control of Cnossos in four rounds, facing only a small defense force from Vilya. The blockade is sinking.

BRC cedes the island to Sexi Stars Flag — 2005-07-13.