Time for another game of Mornington Crescent

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I'm going to start with High Street Kensington. A classic start, if I do say so myself.

Hmm. Tricky. I don't have much room for manoeuvre here, but think this should do it

Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Bruxelles Midi.

Rod El Farag

Remember the 2003 Convention of Mornington Crescent Invigilators agreed that stations on Cairo's Line 2 were playable following an under-shunt.

It's almost time for us all to hop aboard the Brexit Express so I'm taking a punt on Amsterdam Centraal.

We;; I'm just going to have to take us out of Europe, and the dangers of Mornington Croissant.

大手町駅 , in the romanji Otemachi of course

I feel like I missed out on the development of the Minato City Rules almost entirely, so I'm going to play it safe and go with Yushima.

Minato? Right. OK And we've just gone from Amsterdam to Otemachi to Yushima, and somebody mentioned Brexit, and it's Monday in Japan now so that's backwards.... so yes, this ought to work....

MORNINGTON CRESCENT.

Play or a move in a country or territory with a severe weather warning in force is prohibited under the 1976 Convention, addendum 12a. So we are back in Amsterdam Centraal it seems, the last three moves being invalid.

A move to Leiden Centraal is therefore the logical next step as the first move back towards the UK.

Hmm. I was going to go for Bruxelles-Midi, but I'm not sure if it can be played twice in one weekend. There was some controversy about that, I seem to remember. Anyway, I shall play it safe for now with Rotterdam Centraal.

And I think I can get us back into the UK via the Newcastle Metro. In at the coast, with

Whitley Bay, pet

Oh no, Empress, so close!

Saints, I see you're going with the Brownsbury interpretation of addendum 12a - I've always felt that was a very loose way to view the Severe Weather Prohibition as the situation of the metro in question physically falls in an advisory weather zone rather than a warning. But I accept that some favour your approach on this.

Assuming we're going with Brownsbury (and that the subsequent moves are therefore valid) then I'll take us to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Play or a move in a country or territory with a severe weather warning in force is prohibited under the 1976 Convention, addendum 12a. So we are back in Amsterdam Centraal it seems, the last three moves being invalid.

Oh. And I thought I'd won then, too.

OK. From Whitley Bay to Salford Quays.

Sorry Longines, cross-post. Make that Liverpool Lime Street.

Manchester Oxford Rd

I'll come close to home for me, and jump to Cambridge with Addenbrooke's

Is that a hospital pass?

(I know you guys don't need me to spell it out, but the wartime contingencies for Oxbridge-related alternatives were never revoked, as confirmed by the Norwich Protocol in 1965)

I play the renaming rule and move as it were to Cambridge North

Excellent. Just what I need for a longitudinal splice to

Edinburgh Waverley

Maud!

I was about to bring us back on to dear Harry Beck's original design with Highgate, still I'll give it a go with Epping

Erm, not that this is a game for pedants but if we've been to Cambridge North we need perform a dynamic risk assessment due to the proximity of the NHS Burger King at Addenbrooke's .

Therefore I propose I trip to Thedon Bois.

Well, yes clearly a pedant would know the correct spelling of Theydon.

As the Smith-Lopez condition is now biting, I can't do any better than creep one stop to Debden.

A risk assessment is only required under the 2007 rules which were quickly abandoned as being just not in the spirit of MC.

Likewise I can only make a short journey and stop at Woodford.

Dad the shame.

A second move is allowed after 24 hours if no other move is made.

South Woodford

You know it makes sense

East Croydon

Oh, very well, West Croydon