A little Mornington Crescent - anyone care to join in?

[OverAndAbove]

I just fancy a change of focus.

I'll jump right in with Great Portland Street - I think I'm entitled to do that, with it being beyond the autumn equinox, but before Halloween?

Any takers?

That could cause a reverse boomerang effect. Last seen in 1976. That would mean the only permissible move was via Oxford Circus. A classic. I'm sure you agree?

Well, as it's an odd numbered day of an odd numbered month in an odd numbered year I believe I'm justified to swoop in here with:

Chalk Farm.

Make of that what you will.

Chalk Farm? Oh my days! How to retort?

Well I'll bring in the Davies-Charlesworth manoeuvre, and slide straight down to Leicester Square I think you'll agree that's warranted, at this stage...

Clever!

Well then, I believe the safest move from there, if we consider the Davis Amendment of 2002, would be Hainault. I think that's acceptable.

I don't support the Davis Amendment myself as I think dive of its assertions are unwarranted in the modern game. However each to their own. St James Park

*some!

I'm back! I've missed some outstanding play, I must say.

From St James's Park, on a Leeward day (which today is, I checked the almanack), and bearing in mind Minkington, I can only really say...

Osterley

And from me

Clapham North

Just me and you, Maud? Come on, everyone!

In the meantime, Liverpool Street (invoking Hart's Mechanism).

Hart's is my least favourite of all the mechnisms, give that the fourth and fifth sub-sections are totally irrational, when considered with Pykes Paradigm. For that reason, its got to be

Euston (Bank Branch)......

I shall use the wormhole manoeuvre from the Sci Fi edition.
London Bridge

That's more like it!

Warren Street (assuming nobody currently playing is left-handed or born on a Monday)

If that London Bridge move hadn't been made I'd be struggling, but it means I can declare Strim and, from there, EASILY play Park Royal. [pleased]

I've a bit of a soft spot for Hart's Mechanism myself.

However, on this occasion I will make use of the Treadmore- Davitt Treaty (Clause 32 para 2b i) and take a Diagonal Transect to Neasden.

Thank you, Inertia!

Neasden, eh? With the Central high? That's tricky.

It'll have to be Heathrow Terminal Four.

Surely playing Heathrow plays right into the hands of the Sci Fi edition and accesses a parallel universe. Sooo
Seven sisters...a nearby constellation.

I thought you might like that, Mini

Seven Sisters with the precedent set by that Oxford Circus move upthread can mean only one thing (well, it could mean a few but obviously Norvald's Exception is in play, negating some options that would otherwise be possible, nay delightful).

Oval, and MC in three.

Can I shunt?
I'll assume I can shunt as it's before cocktail hour but after tiffin so I'll shunt from Oval via Piccadilly - Russell Square.

Well I'm going to play Old Street.

Go on. Make of that what you will.

I see what you're thinking, Dolly!

This is my last move of the day so I'm feeling a little pressured to make it a good one...

Old St makes a lesser return impossible, clearly, but I can still use the Mafeking Ruling (2002) to play a similar if not quite so strong move:

Buckhurst Hill.

stand aside, please

Buckhurst Hill? But Piccadilly is wild!

While you two are deliberating about the Buckhurst Hill move - which seems fine to me, by the way, if you bear in mind the interplay of the Wadham Conjecture of 1947 and Conrad's Principle (as amended) - I shall play

Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois, come?

That's scuppered my plans to move to Grange Hill.

Hmm...

Ok, this may be controversial, but let's have Cockfosters.

Do please call me Maud.

Lord, some high stakes play here. I'm going to ease myself in gently by using the Clarence Flip to Star Lane.