Mornington Crescent rides again

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Maida Vale. Just to make it difficult.

It's been decades since I visited Phuket.

And it will be decades before you dare go back, won't it? They have long memories there and they will not have forgotten the parrot, the can of purple emulsion, and the monochrome TV set.

And yes, I am well aware that mentioning that puts me in what those who play "chess" (presumably because they cannot grasp even the basics of MC) call Zugzwang so Corinth it is.

That was not me, Andrew!

Ah, Corinth, from whence a swift pas de deluxe takes me to Naples.

*pas de deux

A diagonal across to Balham thus avoiding nip.

Ah, the gateway to the south, from which we can easily reach

Coulsdon South

Forest Hill.

With the Winter Olympics on, and the prevailing wind from the eastern, a quick air-to-fakey takes us to Hainault, via Newbury Park

Another tricky manoeuvre required here, I think: Neasden.

Drat. That's stymied the transverse shunt I was planning to, well, you can guess. Instead,

Clapham Junction

I’m going to utilise the metropolitan via central to circle clause to land back at Liverpool street
Triple points for going via Stratford

Are we playing with the Indigo rule? If we are, Leicester Square.

We can't play with the Indigo rule on Shrove Tuesday! Unless you want a repeat of the incident with the zebra and all the lemons in 1982. Which l don't think you do. So I'll just triple-shuffle round to Sudbury Hill and we'll say no more about it.

Damm damm damm....,really bad phone reception here and been trying to post Sunbury Hill for last few minutes but been pipped to the post. So disappointed, so going to have make the obvious and predictable move of Morden (via Bank). Sorry it’s such a safe move.

Stop! stop everyone ForalltheSaints

did you actually play Pyongyang? Or did you mean Pyeongchang? I'm not sure if this violates the 38th parallel sub rules that are in play for a week around the lunar new year. So depending on your answer either you are in Nidd and the following mores are invalid or I am in Nidd for drawing this tot he attention of other players.

Nidd is suspended on Valentine’s Day in even numbered years by the Decretals of Pope Benedict XVII - known as the Irrepressible - but I fell the call of Winchester and the last one in the Cathedral is a sissy.

In which case I’m going to take advantage of ‘one hop’ rule decided at the Diet of Bath and play

Shawford.

Sassh, dear, you're also in nidd for making an intervention without actually playing a move.

We must return to the metropolis toot sweet:

Totteridge and Whetstone

Damn, can I get out of nidd by offering a slingback to Euston Square?

I do apologise profusely NotCornflakes!

You'll need someone better versed in the rules than me to advise you on that sashh. I'm off to Oval.

Which can only lead to Roundhey Park, can't it?

Very true Andrew. And a swift reverse swivel to High Barnet. Please tell me that doesn't send me to Nidd! 🙏

I will invoke the south bank variation and move us all swiftly on Westminster

Ah, then I can only go to Bank.

Hmm. Not quite sure how to deal with this conundrum, so I'll try

Herne Hill