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.

Weston-Super-Mare! I have found my people. A defining moment, especially for the parley-by-proxy strategy. It's now sadly unfashionable but I feel it retains a certain sophistication all too often lacking in the modern game.

Thus inspired: Chancery Lane

It’s good to hear that, Useyourname. Sadly I find the young people nowadays often have rather a casual attitude, and one doesn’t see the game played with the panache that one would like.

I’m trying to avoid lumpings on the Central Line - we all know what that can lead to - so I’m taking us to Tottenham Hale

Lump away Maud!!
Thus I'm going for Bounds Green

Mind you as I'm being a little reckless and as Maud went to Tottenham Hale, I believe Arsenal is on the Central Line!

Rumours of my lumping are greatly exaggerated. It wasn’t I who took you to Tottenham Hale. <<shudders>>

Oxford Circus

I wouldn't play this ordinarily, but on a Sunday during British Summer Time I feel the Abingdon amendment would encourage it, so I doff my cap and offer:

Shepherd's Bush

Welcome, Useyourname!
Some excellent play all round over the weekend (I was forced to miss the action as I had to spend most of it at a series of a certain person's wedding dress fitting. Again. (some of you know all about this saga; I shall spare the rest of you the details).

Now.
Arsenal is on the Piccadilly, not Central, but I had a quick look at Barkham's (2014 updated edition) and am confident that, as it was followed by a squared Kumar (thank you, Maud), we can proceed untroubled.

Aldgate (Western Cross Rule).

You do over-complicate things, Mark. All that’s needed here is an upward splice to

Wanstead

Well, you say that, but those little details can make or break. Just ask the village hall Chair about last summer and the Brixton 'issue'.

Gunnersbury (reverse)

@MarkWithaC - I heard rumour of the "Brixton issue", and thought it an urban myth. It enough to make me clutch at my pearls.

I'll try a double quad to Elm Park.

Sadly, it is absolutely true. The Chair's relationship with the Treasurer has never really recovered.

An Urpington's Reach should get us safely to East Acton.

Ah, well, I never trouble myself with <<shudders>> local, parochial matters. All my time is devoted to great affairs of state, as many late night tête-a-têtes with the ambassador will bear witness.

Euston Square

Come, Maud, you know yourself about your friendship with the dear retired curate and the WI president, among others. and is tête-a-têtes what they call it these days

Turkey Street on a latitudinal.

Rather dashing, Mark, if I may say so. I’m going to keep it parochial (despite Maud’s misgivings, parochial affairs can be highly entertaining) with Totteridge & Whetstone.

Thank you, Duck. One does one's best to keep up with new thinking and innovations. It's a delicate balance sometimes, though, retaining the spirit of the Game of Games as well.

Speaking of spirit, I'm going to take the opportunity to use a Glissade d'Armagnac and take us to Kilburn Park.

Zut alors. Mark’s mention of Armagnac reminds me of that unfortunate business in Nice in ‘76, when monsieur le duc played Montparnasse-Bienvenue on the diagonal. The entente cordiale took a hammering that night, to be sure.

Green Park

For obvious reasons

Westminster

It's one of three stations I have run at speed through, and judging by the impeccable standard of play here I shall involve them all before the game is through

Oh I think that taking a longitudinal Nelson would take us to Queensway

Maud, it wasn't just the entente cordiale that took a hammering in Nice, if the tournament under-secretary is to be believed. And yes, Armagnac was involved.

I like that Westminster move. It allows me to invoke Lubich and take us to Kensal Rise.

A tentative Kilburn High Road

Hmm. Very crafty, Useyour. I’m going to hit back with a tangential hitch to Dollis Hill

You're too kind, Duck . I'm blushing

Now, bear with me here, but I feel I must to avoid a state of Nim over the bank holiday weekend - alternative schedules may be in place for maintenance, as I'm sure I need not remind such experienced players of the game we love so well:

Pudding Mill Lane

Deftly done, Use. You’ve blocked off some of my options but, with a prevailing wind, I can still manage a double Henchard to

Canada Water

Rushing back north of the river to Bond Street

Some interesting moves, I think I will stay north of the river, its risky but I'm going with St John's Wood