A pre-festivities sharpener of Mornington Crescent?

[MarkWithaC]

Unfortunately I was absent for the thrilling climax to the game yesterday, and offer belated congratulations to LlynTegid. It's not often you see that move deployed with such laser-like accuracy.
A last hurrah before we all disperse for our traditional mid-winter break? (I'm for the Canaries this year with the curate and his new-ish special friend, a dear young man).
I'll start us off with a good invigorating Hudson's Cast: Goodge Street.

Nice move, Itisall. I sense that you’re going to liven up the game. It’s easy to get set in one’s ways, in the game of games as in life.

I’m going to push the boat out with Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich

@Itisallgoingtobeok welcome!
Right, as a veteran (in many respects) I feel I have to exercise your abilities at this point so I am going for Embankment (I'm confident you will be able to deal with that move as you seem to have a very competent grasp of how things work round here!!)

Interesting moves including from the newest player of this game.

Charing Cross, one of the shortest moves available.

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I fear I may be outclassed by quite some distance... so, I shall go for a safe play of Oxford Circus.

Safe perhaps, but also very sophisticated; reminiscent of the exhibition match at Hunstanton 2013 involving that particularly keen team from, I think, Galashiels?

I'll essay a right-angled Kint to Burnt Oak.

I remember them well, Mark. They were very keen indeed.

Archway

Time to be bold, I think.

Birmingham New Street

Maud, there's bold and then there's downright reckless!!
What are you thinking of?, right I must bring this game back to some semblance of order and I'm taking this back very firmly to Westminster

Essays, indeed books, have been written about the relationship between Westminster shenanigans and any semblance of order (the Permanent Secretary contributed a chapter to one of them). Let me transport you to the tranquil grounds of

Kew Gardens

Outrageous, Maud. I can only gasp and, simultaneously, applaud.

Baker Street (vertical shunt)

I have a horrible cold and so will make a Lemsip induced hop to Epping.

Outrage is my middle name.

Hangar Lane

in that case Maud I feel impelled to go straight toRuislip Manor

You daredevil, Hazel!

A classic oxbow to Dollis Hill

Oh, I love the oxbow! Unfortunately I can't use it at the moment; too many Nix penalties built up.
Instead, I'm taking us to Putney Bridge with a Shanghai Twist.

Time, I think, for a longitudinal Waldegrave to

Bermondsey

I've been considering the best option here, due to some very astute moves made I feel my best option is Great Portland Street

Ah, I was hoping we might find ourselves up the Hindward Side so I could use Mertham's Exception, but no.

I'll say Neasden instead.

I think sidings are now in play, so I’m heading to Royal Oak.

Goldhawk Road which may be near some sidings.

It’s Friday night, the sun is truly over the yard arm and so I am heading for

Maida Vale

New here, NRTFT but you all seem like civilised people and as such I'm assuming you're playing following the Kingsbury convention, and as such with laterals being wild I will go pimlico

Welcome, Useyourname. We are indeed very civilised although I cannot vouch for the Colonel once he’s had one too many crèmes de menthe. Personally, I’ve never been convinced by Kingsbury but it does at least enable a downward pentangle to

Brixton

Welcome @Useyourname, I too am a newcomer and have been much impressed by the level of play here. It is very much akin to that classic 1923 game in Weston-Super-Mare.

I'm going to try a McDonald application to Bank.

Ah, Weston-super-Mare in 1923. What a year that was. What a tournament that was. A hundred years ago and yet so fresh in the memory. <<misty eyed>>

Mile End