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Although of course MC is a game for all seasons, I do have especially fond memories of an October championships in Wales and extracurricular… fun amid the greenery of a National Trust garden.

If I've missed anyone I do apologise; do round up any players you happen to see or hear of.

And I'll start with a lovely little move that the Reverend taught me.
Finsbury Park

I believe that allows me to invoke the inverse square rule to proceed to wood green

<<Gasp>> On the wireless, they’re playing Strip MC. I do hope it doesn’t give the Contessa ideas. I shall move swiftly to

Kilburn High Road

I've given this an enormous amount of thought.

Great Portland Street.

I am concerned that those on the radio may have lost their way and some of their skills in the game of games.

Marylebone

It is true, LlynTegid, that the version played on the wireless is but a pale imitation of the game played here.

Pimlico

Very pale, if it's the Contessa we're talking about.

Gospel Oak

I don't often venture to the mild mild west, north London gel that I am.

Maybe I should expand my horizons.

West Acton

I venture west from time to time, in spite of the issue that occurred in the 1978 Ealing tournament even though it was my first encounter with the Major.

Perivale

I too used to be wary of going west, but those lovely boys at the pet shop exhorted me to do so and I’ve never looked back.

Osterley

Well if you're going west you might as well do it properly.

Ealing Broadway

Using the Elizabeth line rule I move to Paddington.

I think it would be a good idea to venture northwards so Watford!

Oh Watford, dear Watford. There’s a Tesco Extra there now I understand… the Contessa’s cousin-in-law informed me over abalone cordial and peacock vol-au-vents just the other night. She’s into the new Heston cookbook which is only available to those with an account at Coutts I understand.

Regardless, and with my usual TCTTW manoeuvres it’s a tactical marmalade slip for me to Cutty Sark*. Which is excellent rhyming slang if you think about it.

*Throw Caution To The Wind… anyone’s wind really.

Caution very clearly has been thrown to the wind! It leads me to posit a double Perkins to

Holland Park

Elegant little sequence of moves there, players. Leads nicely into a straight flush to Sudbury Hill

I think there are still some trains at Rayners Lane so move there to check.

That allows a Perkins eclipse to chesham

I had an account at Coutt's when I was 15. Fleet Street branch. It was marvellous. The card-holder and cheque-book-cover were a beautiful burgundy leather. When automatic cheque printing because a thing Coutt's cheques were too wide to fit through the printer. I once proffered my cheque guarantee card at Fortnum's only for it to be airily waved away with a 'no need'...

Happy days, before the overdraft. Before the entail.

I used to get off at Chancery Lane when going to see the manager...

Ah Coutts at Fleet Street they always held the door open for me when I did his Lordships banking, which leads me very nicely to Temple

I move via the closed line and walking rules via Aldwych to Holborn.

Farringdon. <taps nose> I wasn't here. Right?

You been watching the Traitors, @TragicMuse ?

Hainault

I can imagine the said show has quite an audience in Chigwell so I move to there.

In which case, I have no option but

Ongar

I can only go to Grange Hill