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

Not for the first time, the game of games takes a poetic turn.

Let’s keep things lyrical with Temple

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I’m playing Morton’s Manoeuvre
To Waterloo

Waterloo? You couldn't escape if you wanted to! So it must be Tower Hill

The DLR rule I need to play yet again, to get me to West Ham.

I am actually at Ravenscourt Park RIGHT NOW!

Ealing Broadway.

Feeling frisky,
Feeling fleet,
I move us now to
Cannon Street

The walking rule (only across the road) gets us to the new entrance at Bank, from which the Northern line takes us to Angel.

Ah, an opportunity for a Northern Line ABC!

Borough!

I'm in! I'm going for a double letter score with Charing Cross.

I’m such a sheep

Deptford Bridge

From there, the only way is Upney.

Somethingonce ah, sorry! Are we playing by the 1936 rules? If so surely we can only make a Hendon's diagonal from Deptford?

Mothering Sunday rules though Wolves? So 'mother' stations are wild. I think I've read that right, though my main copy of Stovold's is the one with the misprints. But not for that particular page, as far as I recall.

If we are playing mother stations then I'm afraid I have no option but Finchley Road and Frognal. Anything else would require an illegal move and I'm simply not prepared - or dressed - for that.

Gosh things have moved apace since I last posted, some interesting moves, I'm going out on a limb here White City

Blackfriars

Thameslink rule to the rescue, getting us to Kentish Town.

If what you seek is bails removal,
your destination must surely be

OVAL

Ooh, I had forgotten the mothering day amendments. Those were dark days indeed for the game before these were agreed. Few of us are left who remember, or can bear to. In honour of the fallen, can I play Otter's Gambit to shift us to South Kensington?

Well if thats the way this is going, I'm going to play a wild card Bounds Green!!

That is an excellent use of the Piccadilly line @HazelBite. Leaves me few options and so a safe Southgate it is. Hope the cafe near the station is still open.

Hmm. This is all becoming rather tame and complacent (although well done HazelBite on your bold move), so I’ll try to shake things up with

Shepherds Bush

If it's excitement you want Maud...

Sloane Square

Ooh.That’s more like it, TragicMuse. Thrilling in itself and sets me up nicely for a vertical splice to

Russell Square

Fantastic! Now I can make a Reverse Prince Albert to Regents Park

Tame was the game in 1977 until the Major made an audacious move to East Acton.

Marylebone