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  • Mornington Crescent – Barry Cryer Memorial Edition
  • andrewh
    Free Member

    There’s been some muscular and dynamic plays in this game

    And with Arsnal now in play I can triple-park!
    Green Park, Regents Park, Hyde Park😁

    willard
    Full Member

    Keeping in the spirit of stuffing things, I’d be a fool not to play Neasden, especially with the weather we are having currently.

    Pyro
    Full Member

    Goodge Street.

    dexa
    Full Member

    Whippet crux left via Deptford Bridge avoiding the frost.

    grahamh
    Free Member

    mmmm, I’ll go south of the river, to the ‘Gateway to the South’
    Balham.

    oceanskipper
    Full Member

    I’ll attempt a blind skirting manoeuvre (no shunt mind)…

    So it’s – Heathrow, All Terminals.

    I believe that gets me not only a Blue Token by using the lesser known 5th runway amendment for crossing the river twice but also a bonus  “Doors to manual and cross check, therefore no infringements applied” free move, next turn but one.

    dexa
    Full Member

    Heathrow, All terminals. I cry foul play, please advise…..

    csb
    Full Member

    Cryer liked stations that straddle zones I think so I’m going to suggest we take this to Moor Park.

    Edit: I’m referring myself to adjudication as I dived in without allowing resolution of the previous challenge. Apologies.

    Cougar
    Full Member

    Heathrow, All terminals. I cry foul play, please advise…..

    Yeah, upheld. Your legs ain’t that long, sonny Jim. I believe all terminals are valid bar one here, so you’re gonna have to choose one. You can keep the token, that’s cool (and quite clever) but no free turns. Unless, of course, you want to cash the token in early for exactly that. Bit of a wild move but you’ve got the option.

    Actually, in the interests of keeping the game flowing, I’ll choose on skippy’s behalf. Play resumes from T2.

    andrewh
    Free Member

    So is CSB’s Moor Park OK then if we are going from T2? If so, I’ll have Elephant and Castle as that’s on the lateral from Hyde Park and Goodge Street is occupied so I can jump that.

    oceanskipper
    Full Member

    Actually, in the interests of keeping the game flowing, I’ll choose on skippy’s behalf. Play resumes from T2.

    Darn it, I thought it was a bit of a gamble tbh even though I specified no shunt. Fair enough then. I’ll keep the token for now thanks. I may be able to make use of it in the National Express edition 😉. T2 seems appropriate then under the circumstances.

    shermer75
    Free Member

    Lentz drive triple ockey: West Ruislip

    Pyro
    Full Member

    Hmmm. Andrewh skipped past me, so I’ll scamper my merry way to Russell Street. Hopefully it that’s valid!

    mrlebowski
    Free Member

    LHR T2 you say?

    Pffft easy – Uxrbridge via the Hillingdon Cloverleaf on a Super Saturday Saver Special!

    amodicumofgnar
    Full Member

    Double Swiss Cottage could create a dangerous feedback loop later in the game. Cutty Sark for Greenwich Maritime, it’s the safest way to diffuse the situation. Could have gone with Emeirates Greenwich Peninsula but as it’s a memorial edition it has to be Cutty Sark.

    grahamh
    Free Member

    Moorgate.

    mrlebowski
    Free Member

    Moorgate? Madness! It’ll be mayhem! A motley melange of the mighty & the malingering making their way in the most meandering & moribund manner!

    andrewh
    Free Member

    Kentish Town
    [EDIT] Bugger, meant Old Kent Road🙈 Kentish Town wouldn’t be very helpful at all, I’d just get boxed🤣

    csb
    Full Member

    At some risk of exposing my strategy to cries of ‘Nash equilibria!’ can we go to East Ham please?

    andrewh
    Free Member

    At some risk of exposing my strategy

    I’m calling BS on that, I reckon you’re bluffing

    csb
    Full Member

    Enough playing of the man @andrewh where are you going to punt the ball?

    andrewh
    Free Member

    Acton

    csb
    Full Member

    I can see why you’d want to hedge your bets but you’ll need to be specific – Town, North, East or West? Assuming we’re not playing the Silverlink special rules which gives you overland options too.

    andrewh
    Free Member

    Sorry, trying to do fifteen things at once and not concentrating properly. North

    csb
    Full Member

    Well that’s me stumped then

    theotherjonv
    Full Member

    If you’re stumped, surely it’s St John’s Wood?

    haakon_haakonsson
    Free Member

    Newbie player here, not entirely sure if this move is legal – Harrow-on-the-Hill

    Can one of the more experienced players confirm if this is a legit next move?

    shermer75
    Free Member

    not entirely sure if this move is legal

    Possession is 9/10s of the law and the law os an ass so: Mudchute

    whatgoesup
    Full Member

    Possession is 9/10s of the law and the law os an ass so: Mudchute Possession is 9/10s of the law and the law os an ass so: Mudchute

    Oh come on now, no need to call a fellow player that.
    Normally it’d be Nidd for you my lad, but seeing as it’s all for a good cause how about calling it quits at Island Garden

    andrewh
    Free Member

    Can one of the more experienced players confirm if this is a legit next move?

    I would have said yes, but then I’ve just fluffed a simple move kike Acton North so🤷‍♂️

    Cougar
    Full Member

    Can one of the more experienced players confirm if this is a legit next move?

    I’m not sure whether it’s naive or bold but it’s absolutely a valid move. It closes the Jubilee Line for two turns and if we were playing a more recent variant would’ve wiped out all Travelcards. But we aren’t so it doesn’t. I need a pen, hang on a minute.

    Cougar
    Full Member

    Christ, wow, right. I think… yeah, diagonals are no longer wild, standard rules now apply here. Which means Knipp is possible in three.

    The subsequent plays above are good (aside from Acton North being utter lunacy). Cart on, as you were.

    Oh, and H-H collects a bonus puce token for MCMC confusion.

    mrlebowski
    Free Member

    It closes the Jubilee Line for two turns

    Hmmmm & me at Uxbridge. What to do, what to do?…

    Diagonal to Piccadilly. Yes, I know it’s rush hour & the points at Oxford Circus don’t like the cold but it’s the only way I’m getting back into this game!

    csb
    Full Member

    Down to Waterloo, which brings those stranded on the Jubilee back into play.

    haakon_haakonsson
    Free Member

    I think from Waterloo I’d play Warren Street, given that the Jubilee Line is back in play, but does that violate Thorvald’s Inversion?

    grahamh
    Free Member

    In which case, it can only be a move to Cockfosters.

    haakon_haakonsson
    Free Member

    Sorry – I found a very old set of rules in my Grandfather’s belongings (he was a keen player back in the day), but it’s been water damaged and his dog has chewed the remaining pages, so I’m having difficulty working out my next move.

    As I’ve violated the inversion, I think I have to miss a go and can’t pick a station that’s within 100 yards of a church next time, have I understood that correctly?

    csb
    Full Member

    Church OR massage parlour.

    haakon_haakonsson
    Free Member

    Hmm, that really narrows my options, I’m going to have to play a proper safety shot at my next turn to avoid a double fault

    grahamh
    Free Member

    Family back plaque for Barry Cryer in Mornington Crescent

    I’m going to call it..
    Mornington Crescent.

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