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When nothing else will do - Mornington Crescent anyone?

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NicolaMarlowsMerlin · 15/10/2020 13:25

Feels like we could all do with a robust tournament round about now. May I start?

I know this is cheeky, but I’ll begin with...

...Osterley

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PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle · 15/10/2020 14:35

ooohhhh!!! An intriguing start.
Given the current rule of 6 I'm going to play it safe with a sideways move to

Goldhawk Rd

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Laska2Meryls · 15/10/2020 14:38

Great Idea!

Blackfriars (it needs to be visited )

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Auto · 15/10/2020 14:47

In that case, it will have to be Edgware Road.

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anuffername · 15/10/2020 14:51

Pimlico - unless we are using the Mancunian strategy?
In which case...Parsons Green.

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Gettingthrough2020 · 15/10/2020 15:08

Edgware.

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IrenetheQuaint · 15/10/2020 15:10

Given the circumstances, I am going to take advantage of the Exceptional Protocol and go for

Aldwych

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Figsandcream · 15/10/2020 15:25

A little known clause in the Mancunian strategy (which can only be used under the Exceptional Protocol) allows play to jump up to the Tyne and Wear Metro, so I'm going for Pelaw.

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JellicleCat · 15/10/2020 15:56

Loving the Tyne and Wear Metro version with the tricky junction move, but to continue - Manors.

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FairlyOddmother · 15/10/2020 16:59

Steering things back to a more conventional footing with the Rumsfeldt manouevre - Elephant and Castle.

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NicolaMarlowsMerlin · 15/10/2020 17:39

Ah you’ve played Rumsfeldt before I got in there. I think the appropriate response is the Franklin folly - I’m playing Stonebridge Park.

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nosswith · 15/10/2020 18:36

I see the northern end of the Bakerloo line being used in the evening peak, the only time it is permitted under the 1972 rules. I shall make use of the London Overground rule and end up at West Hampstead.

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PercyKirke · 15/10/2020 19:49

I see your West Hampstead and raise you to Harrow-on-the-Hill.

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Prokupatuscrakedatus · 15/10/2020 19:52

Settling in to watch, like always!

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GeorgeMichaelsEspadrille · 15/10/2020 19:53

Clearly the fact that London is about to be tier 2 has been missed from some people's strategies.

Bank.

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TheAugury · 15/10/2020 20:02

Following the Budd strategy guide: Fairlop

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Mycatismadeofstringcheese · 15/10/2020 20:05

A potentially controversial move to Parsons Green

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Laiste · 15/10/2020 20:06

I'm usurping Parsons Green and swerving to Loughton.

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Pelleas · 15/10/2020 20:12

I'm deploying a little-known finesse to slide to Bayswater.

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Quillink · 15/10/2020 20:18

I'm invoking the McMullan Perogative: Green Park.

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ErrolTheDragon · 15/10/2020 20:22

Hmfff.... Lancaster Gate

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PsychoSyd · 15/10/2020 20:31

The Exceptional Protocol also calls for a double bluff with the jump to the Tyne & Wear Metro with a calling at Monument.

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MrsLlewelynBowen · 15/10/2020 20:49

It's been a long time since I've played Mornington Crescent! So forgive me if I am a little rusty, I suspect there have been many a rule upgrade in recent months I've not quite been privy to!

If I may play by the old rules of 2010 with the Billingtons Bluff heading to Camden Town and then diverting very quickly with the Wellington Weasling to end up at Southwark via Temple.

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DuckonaBike · 15/10/2020 20:50

Kensal Green. A daring strategy, I know, but I’m hoping it will pay off.

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Pelleas · 15/10/2020 20:55

A predictable, but, I hope, solid move to Morden.

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tararabumdeay · 15/10/2020 21:13

Well, if eight minutes is a long time, then the trek required for the official interchange between Euston and King’s Cross is even longer.
With respect for the map: Tooting Bec.

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