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?

We're getting very close now.

Russell Square

Mornington Crescent!

Ithangyew.

Congratulations, Wankwings! I knew I was setting you up for it but I just couldn't see how to get there directly from Northolt.

Well played all.

::joins in applause and general acclaim::

Well played! A reverse Boddingtob unless I'm very much mistaken, indicating play of the most advanced level. Well done again.

Maud has the answer to your question, Goddess. I'm glad I swotted up a bit over Christmas; wouldn't have remembered the ol' Rev. Boddingtob otherwise!

Thanks all. I'm basically just honoured to have such wonderful playmates

Who's starting the next round then?

May I be so bold?

Liverpool Lime St!

Thank you, Kate. I'll play one of my favourite moves to

Warren Street

Never had you down for Bodanjiddler ComeIntoTheGardenMaud! That was what you were doing right?

Are we turning a blind eye to Liverpool Lime St and assuming that the intention was Liverpool St?

I think that was an example of Bodanjiddler, KateS. Nicely done, Maud, and when the rest of us are barely out of the blocks too! I feel outclassed.

Right.

Turnham Green.

KateS terrible behaviour - causing confusion.

So I'm playin two moves.

Peckham Rye
and
Port Sunlight

Congrats on the Crescent FuckingCannock

Thanks for the congrats, Albert. But Port Sunlight?!? I'm ignoring that too.

I'll play a simple but elegant Radley's Backhand to Cannon Street.

Aha. A chance for me to play one of my favourite moves - a Chancellor's Fandangle to

Hangar Lane

Can I just add some late congratulations to WankWings - beautifully done I have to say. Since a wildcard has not yet been played I suggest a Triple Trellis Half Strile to Monument.

Just back to check on how play is going?
I'm amazed at the crafty moves that are going on here.

I struggled with this one but I'm going west " park royal"

Nice Olive, cultured moves there. I like it.

I'm going for a Lumington, in order to avoid Eddingtons, and end up in...

Ravenscourt Park

Some great moves here. Given that the Victoria line is wild it really has to be

Pimlico

Thank you, toaster! Always a pleasure playing with you lot, I must say but even better when I win

I LIKE that Lumington, Albert. I think it's set the scene very nicely for a Fotheringay's Hump to Angel (under the Crieff Clause from 2009's Maastricht Distinction).

Given the quality of the moves being played I feel the only choice is to use the Blackheath gambit (with bypass on the diagonal) to Barking.

Hmm. That narrows my options but I think I can manage a Snyrdle to

Temple

A hectoring pike to Oakwood.

Well I never, a Snyrdle followed by a pike of any description is risque, but a hectoring pike? Wow. Some reet serious play going on here.

I was reading the Monmouth Observations (1912) the other day and noticed that in the quarter-final of the All-Lancashire (Junior) Championships - a certain young CP Smith, was faced with a not too dissimilar board. I will take his lead and play a inverted spinal loop (turnwise) and schlimp to Bounds Green

WOW Albert. That's positively rococo play there. What a flourish.

I feel that I need to cleanse the collective palate, so I'm going to essay a straightforward (yet effective) Tump to Rayners Lane.

Hmm. So that's how the game is developing, is it? In that case

Sloane Square

Wow - tricky. To avoid the Dollis Hill trap I will invoke Hollingsworth's Rule of Laterals (established as legal at the 1909 World Mornington Crescent Convocation - before the unfortunate incident of which no-one speaks) and take us to Bounds Green

Bounds Green on a Tuesday. before the Chinese New Year is very dangerous, bordering on reckless play toaster your only saving grace is the avoidance of that of which we do not speak....

i humbly offer mudchute by way of finch's paradigm