The inevitable return of Mornington Crescent

[ComeIntoTheGardenMaud]

As winter approaches and the nights draw in, one’s thoughts naturally turn to wholesome, homely entertainment. Instead, though, I invite experienced players and novices alike to join me in a game of Mornington Crescent.

To keep the pace gentle, I’ll begin with an inverse Lepton to

Seven Sisters

Perhaps some of you were here (pseudonymously) for the game held in memory of the late and very great TBT? We were a little hampered by Covid rules but did our best.

Kew Gardens

I am going to rely on the post war horticultural annexe to perform a diagonal to

Burnt Oak

Was the Horticultural Annexe a comedic tribute the wonderful Graeme Garden? He's still with us, you know ... <looks around>

I'm playing it for the sheer fun of it to take us to

Green Park

Oh lawks. That's a crafty one.

In honour of our new Prime Minister then:

Putney Bridge.

I think there's a risk of a number 14 shuttle here. Two of the possible moves are hazardous, involving a risk of nidd or 1948-fust. This one will only work if the next player can keep at least 2 miles away from a well-known eel emporium...

Stockwell

Wow, beautiful move! At this point I can think of no better option than a reverse segue to

Hammersmith

East Grinstead

Comventional, I know, but it's got me out of bother many a time.

Ooh! What a creative solution to a thorny problem, with the added bonus that it nicely paves the way for

Edinburgh Waverley

Ooooh risky move Maud.....

I think I'll play a bilateral hop skip jump to Glasgow Central

Risky? I’d prefer to think of it as bold and decisive. As is my Auld Alliance Lunge to

Paris Gare du Nord

Guano de chauves-souris, Maud!

Ashford (Kent)

Mais non! Pas du tout!

Charing Cross

You renegades you. I wasn't aware we were playing the International Rules of 1963. One thinks that these things need to be addressed at the beginning of each game.

I prefer to keep things civilised...
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” – Samuel Johnson

Tower Hill

playing the rarely seen International Rules Joker gives a legal hop skip jump to

Alexanderplatz

Bit of a gamble but I'm playing Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich.

That should invoke the Five-Bar Gate rule and put all locations NNE of Waverley as potential nidd. Play them at your peril!!

Playing the DLR rule to move to Lewisham

A Widow's Double to Chesham

I've only got one response to that
Watford (Metropolitan not Junction!!!!)

Goodness, how audacious.

With apologies to the MC Cartographers it will have to be a triple loop to South Kensington

As DLR is in play:

Pudding Mill Lane

I'm going safe with Holborn

I say safe but that might change if someone beats me to it with a double diagonal shunt first.

Very stylish.

A truncated filibuster to Canning Town, permissible under the revised guidance of 1997, I believe.

I think (correct me if I’m wrong here)
my only permissible move is

Grange Hill

Bugger, that’s pigged me.

Have to be Dagenham Heathway.

MC in four, if you lovely lot are as good as I suspect.

Ho hum. Not sure it’ll get us to MC in four but, having conferred with the Colonel, I’m willing to take a punt on

Theydon Bois