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Anyone up for a memorial game of Mornington Crescent?

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Cuck00soup · 28/01/2022 20:02

In honour of the great BC I'm starting at Monument and I've got the genius edition out. Doing the Lambeth walk to the tune of agadoo.

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LynnThese4reSEXPEOPLE · 28/01/2022 21:12

Triangulating against the previous entry. High Barnet

NetballHoop · 28/01/2022 21:16

Ravenscourt Park which rules out any shunting West of Putney.

FriNightBlues · 28/01/2022 21:21

Can I say Kew? I know, I know, but what’s a girl to do when Hammersmith bridge is still closed? Anyway, Samantha is training the gardeners there on how to handle their equipment, so I can kill two birds with one stone.

RIP Monsieur Cryer

Bloatstoat · 28/01/2022 21:23

Whether the loop has been vectored from either diagonal or not, I think that could still be considered understruck? Still, I suppose since the cheese gambit of '84 wasn't ruled illegal it could stand. Pressing on then, I'll go Mill Hill East.

He will be greatly missed, RIP.

MyCatHatesEverybody · 28/01/2022 21:40

Kentish Town (like a town in Kent, but not quite)

Minedoes · 28/01/2022 22:11

Out to Wimbledon for new balls

Nextquestionplease · 28/01/2022 22:16

If I can make use of Stannard's variation of 1981, I'll go to the foot of our stairs and then Hainault.

SoMuchToBits · 28/01/2022 22:21

Southfields (which may or may not exist according to ds)...

LynnThese4reSEXPEOPLE · 28/01/2022 22:24

Always makes me laugh, because I am eternally 13. Cockfosters.

jerometheturnipking · 28/01/2022 22:27

I can’t believe we’ve already had Stannard’s 1981 invoked. I’ll double back to Elephant and Castle then.

SoMuchToBits · 28/01/2022 22:28

Waterloo.

AgathaMystery · 28/01/2022 22:47

Bit bolshy but Holborn

FrangipaniBlue · 28/01/2022 22:49

Happy to play a Yorkshire variant; think I shall settle in Settle.

titchy · 28/01/2022 22:56

Yikes that's difficult to follow, as indeed is dear old Barry. I believe Samantha has something special planned though which I'm sure we'll all be looking g forward to.

Has to be Kings Cross.

Helenluvsrob · 28/01/2022 23:03

Has anyone played the bojo variant where the rules apply to you but not meeeee.

If not I will and ….. though it may not be entirely legal , go with Crystal Palace and the extra point for the dinosaur clause ( also available at south Ken )

merrymouse · 28/01/2022 23:05

Turnham Green

Helenluvsrob · 28/01/2022 23:08

@merrymouse

Turnham Green
Oh no. The nausea rule. That’s nasty.
FreiasBathtub · 28/01/2022 23:11

I'll go with Dalston Junction which I think is allowed, given the current phase of the moon and the aforementioned cheese gambit (updated early 2010s to take account of the Orange Line).

R.I.P.

Heathcliff27 · 28/01/2022 23:18

To doff cap to BC I can only make my way to Brent Cross

HazelBite · 29/01/2022 00:03

Well I'll put the cat amonst the pigeons and say Moor Park!

So there!

Cuck00soup · 29/01/2022 08:18

Sneaky. It’s going to have to be a Battersea now.

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WiseUpJanetWeiss · 29/01/2022 08:25

Ooh I like the cut of your jib Cuck00soup. From Battersea, and assuming the Yorkshire variant is still in play, I think Baker Street would be permissible.

jerometheturnipking · 29/01/2022 09:05

Christ. Well, we may as well get this next one over with then. Osterley.

WiseUpJanetWeiss · 29/01/2022 09:31

Careful now or we'll end up in you-know-where. Unless you were playing the Fifth Saturday amendment (section 4.5), which might be disputed, I believe a rapid progression to Heathrow Terminal 5 is advisable at this point.

northumberlandavenue · 29/01/2022 10:04

There is no Battersea station. It is Battersea Power Station station.

So we go back to Moor Park under the reversion rule. Which was a clever move I think. Using the aborted extensions rule I can move to Watford Junction and then on to Headstone Lane.

RIP Barry Cryer and also Tim Brooke-Taylor. I am sorry I haven't a clue of all the people who played the game of games with them.

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