Mornington Crescent rides again

[ComeIntoTheGardenMaud]

To nobody’s surprise, the frantic pace of this latest game means that the last thread is full and (as far as I can see) <polishes lorgnette> we don’t yet have a successor. So, off we go with a Brunswick Lateral to

Russell Square

Well, I'm returning from a hiatus and moving straight along the Piccadilly Line to Hyde Park Corner.

Smartly done! I’m sure the other devotees of the game of games will be here soon, but I’ll use this quiet moment to attempt a quadrilateral shift to

Walthamstow Central

Going northern.

St Enoch.

Euston Square

Well, St Enoch was a most creative and innovative mood, VeniVidiWeeWee. I cannot hope to match it, but humbly proffer

St John’s Wood

Keeping to the saintly theme

St James’s Park

Engorged with a snifter, I'm emboldened to smoothly proceed apace using Portcullis House Rules to

Westminster

Good to see you back, DuckOnABike. In search of divine inspiration, for my next move

St Paul’s

Phew! I've been looking for you!

Might i proffer...Peckham Rye

Hmmmm. Tricky. But I think an Ockman's Twist should get me to Barbican with breathing room.

I’m skidaddling onto Paddington as that’s all I have time for

Splendid to see so many new and old players joining the new thread.

A simple traverse to Ealing Broadway

Yes, it is thrilling to see that the new thread and the arrival of new players (or possibly old players in new guises? Who remembers the Salzburg scandal of ‘97?) has brought new energy to this already exhilarating game. I shall attempt a Morton’s Parallel to

Stepney Green

So obviously I'm going to nudge along to Upminster. A classic foil

Surely a nudge to Upminster must lead to an automatic shunt to Elephant and Castle?

Nice. If it’s double acts you’re seeking, how about

Totteridge and Whetstone?

Oh, that enables one of my most favourite moves!

Double to treble...Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3

God, I have an unreasonable passion for playing that!! It was a favourite of the Contessa's. I feel very close to her with that move...

Ah, the Contessa. One of the legendary figures of the game of games. I shall forever remember her triumph in Naples in ‘83, when her playing Kings Cross on the downward trajectory left half the players in Nidd and the rest in traction.

City Thameslink

I think a move to Blackfriars, and thank you to @ComeIntoTheGardenMaud for starting a new game.

Naples in ‘83, Maud? I remember the celebrations afterwards. Happy memories of the archdeacon standing on a table in a the bar, swigging from a bottle of limoncello while the contessa ran off down the street wearing only his gaiters. What it is to be young.

London Fields

You’re most welcome, LlynTegid, although as nobody had reached the illustrious station after which this noble game is named, I feel this is a continuation rather than a new game. And you are right, DuckOnABike. The contessa was always, shall we say, most vivacious, especially after a glass or three of limoncello.

I’m feeling adventurous, so

Guildford

I wondered why my day had felt so empty, I was missing the game of games, so with great relish I'm going with Queensway

You are right, HazelBite. It is an eternal verity that no day is complete if one has not participated, however briefly, in the game of games. As proof of which

Leytonstone High Road

Ah the London Overground rule. I wondered how long before it would be played, so let's use it to move to Barking.

It’s been a trying day. Because I’m worth it, I shall buy myself a trinket or two in

Bond Street