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?

Of course I meant shit, who'd do a diagonal shift in that situation?...

Mooncup you warned us, but evidently KateSMumsnet is solely to blame here - passing comment but making no move, unless she is in Nidd that is completely inexcusible. Not even by Bristol Rules is that OK.

I'm obviously in Nidd too now.

Thanks

Albert, I was pretty sure you meant a shit. We've played together quite a lot by now and I hope I'm not being too presumptuous in saying I think I know a bit about your style.

If I say Stamford Brook your Nidd is resolved, AND it sets up quite a nice quadrant for someone to come in with a cheeky little move later on westbound, if you get my drift...

Cannock Thanks, sorry for snapping.

No no no, not a problem! This is a high-stakes high-stress game, we all know that.

Ta for the cake though.

OH YES -

Double corks East to block the DLR and plays

SLOANE SQUARE

((( nice )))

Oh, Mornington Crescent... I haven't played for ages. I love it!

And I've arrived at a good time...

Marble Arch

Yay!

Welcome, Grockle! Intriguing move! Have you been reading Christie's Compendium? She recommends something very similar. Anyway, it leads me to

Hainault

Maud, yes, that reminded me of Christie's too.

Hainault from there is a touch wild though, no? I can only really say Chiswick Park and hope for the best.

Chiswick Park from Hainault????

If you hadn't've been so nice to me Cannock words would have needed to have been had. I mean I've heard of taking Christie's to the nth degree, but that move would be one spin shy of a open declaration of Froth.

Needles to say I am now in disregard of Priaprims, and taking my cue from the Tudor Court rules

Euston Square

FROTH?!!?!! I would NEVER declare Froth on an obvious tri-ply like this one; how very dare you

If Froth was on the cards then I wouldn't be able to play Fulham Broadway, now would I?

OH NO - Your concentration on avoiding Froth has led to another Eddington... There have NEVER been an Eddington in play with a Grimmal wild. I literally have no move... other than the upward shunt to Cockfosters

Oh God. The situation is spiralling out of control. Stringent measures need to be taken or we'll all end up in Nidd (or WORSE... you know what I'm talking about).

OK. Breathe deeply. My 1941 copy of Mornington Crescent: Unusual and Difficult Situations (wartime economy edition) suggests that a traverse to Edgware offers a potential way out of this perilous position.

Stay calm - the Eddington is only local and not "at large" and will expire at 16:51. Until then (as per Frapp and Frapp) the whole board East of Cockfosters must be viewed horizontally.
Therefore:

Rayners Lane

Monty is quite right, and has a good calm head on her shoulders to boot.

Nothing could be easier now. I'm playing Snaresbrook without a care in the world.

Now that the Eddington has expired, I will declare the overground to be in play (subject to Harvey and Worth, 1964) and call

East Croydon

That's fair enough.

Counter-falq with an added (sub-level) bind to Cannon St.

Sorry, not the most elegant move but I'm nervous about the possible Rattlingsbury. I'm sure you understand.

Got stuck in a loop in the last game. So a breathless Hyde Park Corner, no speciality just organic pure and simple. Austerity rules.

Oh, I do love a good counter-falq.

I'll venture a swift tierce to Acton Town.

Oh no I haven't inadvertently created a Rattingsbury, have I?

Right. Under the restrictions engendered by the Rattingsbury, my only option now is

Pinner

Don't feel bad about it, minimammoth. Rattlingsburies are a hazard of play at this level.

Actually, because of Austerity Rules, the Rattingsbury allows a ful spinwards bind into balham, halving the Rattingsbury and removing potential for a half Eddington

all round

I think it's time for a Humphrey intervention. Ladbroke Grove.

Can't believe you all ignored Maud declaring that the overground was in play... (can't you see what she's up to)?
It allows her a loop double to Uxminster without pulling.

I refute the overground with an internally reduced insert pushing an alphabetical double flint from Hounslow to Hoxton

(But I'll need an ally for this) - someone PLEASE play a reverse into Holland Park !!!