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waterFjool Posted Aug 10, 2005
Acton Town? Ok, but I'd always assumed that Hofphenheimlich's Surrender required a preceeding double-helix on the Bakerloo line.
/shrug
If you can do that, I'm sure nobody can object to my opening move of...
Stockwell
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bunnyfrog will never die Posted Aug 11, 2005
None of you have any imagination, even for a beginners game. For instance a perfectly legitmate beginners move would come straight out of the Ransons Ruleset so popular with newcomers in the 1980's. Such a move I now make with
South Kenton.
Sheesh, try harder people.
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Mag Ratte Posted Aug 11, 2005
Well the only if it's very nearly Friday exception clause means I can skip to Totteridge & Whetstone.
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Santragenius V Posted Aug 12, 2005
Well, Ransons Ruleset in a beginner's game does not allow Swedish Inversion, as I recall. So I'll keep it simple, obeying Rule 221b and go
East Putney
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Simetra Posted Aug 12, 2005
I thought 221b was only used in advanced play, well since you have invoked it I can run with Junkins doublet reponse to Rushton's mid-game gambit
Willesden Green
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Simetra Posted Aug 12, 2005
making a retrograde move to open up the game
Hammersmith
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RobT Posted Aug 15, 2005
Bank (Central Line)
I believe this puts the next player in spoon under the 1995 Helskini Convention rules.
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Big Steve Posted Aug 18, 2005
This will be one of those quiet passages of play.
Manor House
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