A Conversation for Mornington Crescent - the Game

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Post 1

Alex A (Keeper of 7)

A conventional start:

Embankment.


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svabhava

Edgeware Road


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Post 3

Alex A (Keeper of 7)

Assuming the DLR is in-play...

Mudchute


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Post 4

svabhava

ooooo
Bermondsey


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Post 5

Alex A (Keeper of 7)

(Hmmm, I think this game needs an injection of risk-taking...)

Bank


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Post 6

svabhava

using the 1974 ammendment-
Fulham broadway


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Post 7

Alex A (Keeper of 7)

In that case I'll employ the reverse-Luwenhoek (1901) variant...

Dalston Kingsway


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Post 8

mozandmarr

But I thought that on a tuesday the reverse-was void? I haven't got my annotated rules in front of me but I'm fairly certain you can only use the straight Luwenhoek (1901) variant at this juncture! May I suggest South Wimbledon as an alternative?


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Post 9

Alex A (Keeper of 7)

Dredging my memory, I believe the 1932 Quorum did apply the Tuesday limitation to the reverse Luwenhoek (1901) variant...

In which case I'll employ the Hurst (1966) attack:

WEMBLY


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Post 10

egon

I feel suitably qualified to call you all raving amateurs and ask you all to observe a Mornington Crescent master in action.

Using the Prince of Wales rules of 1913-14 and 13th October 1927 (3.14am) I must invoke the Berko-Gleason manoevure which allows me to immediately go to KENTISH TOWN, while not passing go but still collecting 200 pounds


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Post 11

Alex A (Keeper of 7)

Ha! If you insist on outdated manoueuvres from the last century, I have no choice but to drag this game into the 21st century:

Employing the Hawking quantum-shift (2001), I'll jump to...

Waterloo


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Post 12

egon

I was defeated you won the war.... Oh, sorry, got a bit carried away there. OK, if you want to play it like that, so will I. the Mandela overtaking left-turn-only (1994) dictates thet I would be perfectly justified in moving this game to...

Da-da-da....


BOND STREET.

HA! What've you got to say about that?


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Post 13

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

Is it too late to join in? If not, I place a pink token on Hounslow North, thus effectively placing Bond Street in Vorderman for the next two moves.

I twaddle to East Ham.


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Post 14

egon

Welll, if you're going to be like that, I will employ reverse triangulation to enable the Rimsky-Korsakoff progression to King's Cross.


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Post 15

adam

Well if we are using blue counters, as introduced in the 1932 game between Buckley and Finnigan- shortly after Finnigan had taken the world tiddlewinks title- I will employ a river 3 pronged move and take myself to Putney Bridge.


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Post 16

The Mole

Using the Frank Pick rules of 1927 I will counter that with

Gunnersbury


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Post 17

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/h2/h2.cgi?state=view&board=radio4.gamesmiley - ok


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Post 18

Felonious Monk - h2g2s very own Bogeyman

Was that a 'straddle'? Frank Pick's Rules don't allow straddling, only the Belutzoff-Zhabotinskii variant.

So I shall counter with:

Arnos Grove


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Post 19

The Mole

You are very bold making that move. It was last used in 1998 by Madonna with using her "Virgin" rule book. With the benefit of hindsight I will slash through your attempt with

Mudchute

Any more takers?


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Post 20

Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)

I'll straddle Heron Quays and perform the Heseltine manoeuver (1967 variant) to Bow Church.


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