Mornington Crescent
After yesterday's pyramids, today I have to show you the Egyptian inspired Art Deco building that is Greater London House in Hampstead Road(it used to be called "Black Cat House", where Black Cat cigarettes were manufactured). It is one of the finest deco buildings but far enough from the normal track to be missed by many.
The observant among you will notice that it is also just by Mornington Crescent, which has to be the cue for a game in the comments box. We will be playing be the Eton rules, and stations without Oyster readers are wild. Those that don't know the rules will have to research them for themselves or just pick them up as it goes along.
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post a commentI'll start the game here. Nice and easy, no controversy, the Tunbridge Gambit: Ealing Broadway.
Goodge Street, Earl's Court.
Nice building by the way.
Sorry, Ham, have to declare you offside here. That was going to be my move and you pinched it. Never mind, I'll go for Paddington.
Chris, you will find if you check that there were two stations between me and the northboud line, so no offside.
So I don't get caught in the one way trap, Westminster
I'm afraid i don't go in for any of these clever tactics (Turnham Green indeed!), I'll just stick to my usual obvious moves (which means avoing anything central or indeed Central whilst never going South of the river this time of the morning)... thus Turnpike Lane. Hah!
Due to snow on the line. today, the Fosbridge addedum applies:
Chiswick Park
Ah, surely that's a double huff, Paul, but i will not be fooled. Instead i shall employ the E-T rule of 1963 and go to Fenchurch Street.
Cunning, cunning. Last time I saw that move was in the Oslo final in 1994. Well, the Williams Convention (as amended) clearly states that I have to declare any dogleg siding or loose the shuttle. So: dogleg siding arriving - Epping!
Pick the bones out of that, then.
It's got to be Arnos Grove then. I was wondering about Collier's Wood but I think this is a little more elegant.
For all this talk of the Oslo final, the Williams and Fosbridge (ammended) Conventions this looks to me very much like the classic 1914 Christmas Truce match (though presumably without the Maginot Line)... hence I'll have to go for Gunnersbury.
On Ides, Nones and Pridie Nones "en passant" is allowed, so Osterley looks safe to me.
(If anyone is having problems following the gameplay, the tube map can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/downloads/tube_map.gif)
Normally this would be a shoe-in for a play of the Twittersley-Konnisberg strategy outlined in McHuffington's '42 edition, but I will take a gamble and pursue a more avant-gardist line. Hnece: Pudding Mill Lane
Though it appears the obvious move at first, when used in the vein of Thompson-Kemble's classic win of 78, I'm going for Sloane Square. I'm confident the rest of you will then lead me to win.
Not if I call New Cross Gate as a straddle, so here goes
"I'm straddling New Cross Gate."
Nice try Pete, but you have fallen in to the trap, I think you will find that is a wasted move - you have forgotten that stations without Oyster readers are wild, so, the perfect counter: Manor Park (Counts for a triple, too)
Triple only counts, Ham, unless it's followed up by the Parks Position which must be made within ten minutes. Thereby negating your triples. Since i am within that time, i qualify and therefore play -
Green Park.
Except, since it's just before sunset, your RoyalParks Position allows me access to South Kensington.... get out of that if you can!
... and with a leap onto the DLR, I say "Canary Wharf"!!!
Damn, Nic i so forgot the sunset thing! I'm going to risk something here then, eek, and go for Marble Arch. Think i'm safe with that (do you have the latest edition of Etiquette at Mornington Crescent, Nic? I could lend it to you if you'd like...)
There's always ONE who knows all the rules, isn't there? I'm a bit concerned that there has been one straddle already in this round, but I'm sure I can still deploy the tartan dosey-doe I was holding in reserve, so with the conjunction of East London Line and Jubilee (as long as the moon is still in Orion) I'm going to play..... Rotherhithe!!
Have I read the latest edition of MC Etiquette?
No, but as my old grandma (Ladies (do you remember when it was a game divided by sex, no neither do I) All England Mornington Crescent Coach 1910-1915) used to say "You can't do Mornie (she used to call it Mornie) from that book-learnin' stuff.... it has to come from the soul, deep within the very heart of you!"
Still, maybe a copy might be of use... I'm getting a little lost here today. Even so, I'm going to hazard a guess that Pete's "safe" Pimlico is actually an attempt at a bog-standard Slamdunk.. thus I'll block it with Dollis Hill ("...you can never go far wrong with Dollis Hill said my Old grandma....."
Rats..took so long thinking about that move Ham beat me with a better one.... so much for playing from the heart!
Perivale!
Coming in a bit late here so Kings Cross/St Pancras it was the wrong kind of snow on the line.
...just when I thought I was in for the kill too. So another tack.
And another track to boot....Mansion House!
Ok I've been waiting to be able to play this one, as i was born there (well not on the track, clearly, but..) Now that Mansion House has been played, it is the only time that High Barnet can be played, as you all know, so i'm sneaking in quickly with it - HIGH BARNET. Phew!
Peter.. are you sure it's a triple? What about Nic's previous double huff. Doesn't that negate it?
Lynn, unless it was a Kitten Huff (which should never be done in public) it still counts.
I think High Barnet was Roman Blackwood, and suggests to me that you are probably holding Oakwood and Colindale which makes any Suburban Gambit dangerous.
Getting very tense here, relatively few options open. I'll have to choose the least worst option..... Baker Street.
Alright then Ham, i bow to your superior knowledge. In that case, you leave me little choice but to go for ...
Warren Street. Shaking in your shoes now, Ham, i bet.
Ah yes, a worthy winner, kudos. Well played, everybody.
Oh Peter you crept in there, i really didn't see that coming. Well done. What a fun game that was, thoroughly enjoyed it and there were some stiff opponents weren't there.
Thanks for that Ham. Let us know if Peter reached any sort of record will you, when you tot it up?
Rats... I couldn't stay up late enough :(
But congratulations to Peter, well played sir. Well played to all others too, a thoroughly enjoying and challenging game of Mornie... thanks Ham :)
WTH? Geeeeeeeez, thanks Lynn...never felt more ostracized in my entire LIFE! LOL! ;)
Ame, did you find the game rules confusing?
The gameplay standard was very high indeed - impressive safety play, Nic obviously has a great tradition in his family. (although it does sound as he may be related to Dame Edna)
I have put the scores into the standard assessment spreadsheet, and as I have registered LDP with Mornington Central, the score will count to your ranking.
1st - Peter - 73 Imp. Pts.
Joint 2nd - Lynn & Nic - 43 Imp. Pts.
3rd - Bloggerazzi - 30 Imp. Pts.
All other players - 29 Imp Pts and a hearty well done.
Heck, yes! eMail me your address and it shall be thine
This is not what I pay my license fee for, and three pounds of potatoes please. I particularly liked the tartan jock strap.
Yey Nic we did quite well! How exciting.
Ame; it does take a little while to master the rules, etc., but once in it's a great game. Strategy based, it's a real mind stretcher. Glad you popped in to see anyway. Perhaps join in next time. You just have to find another pic excuse, Ham, for another round.
Indeed we did Lynn. 43 points would have won us most games these days....just our luck to be up against a Grand Master (5th Dan?) such as Peter. Dame Edna? Well maybe.. there is an antipodean branch to the family not fully explored (and obviously they'd play inverted Ozzie rules MC down there anyway)
Ame, don't feel intimidated by all our pschycological bluffing talk... the basics are pretty straightforward really. Do join in next time. :)
ame, it's a nice little time- filler - like decades - til the next win in the cricket.
Have you played Wikington Crescent? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikington_Crescent
Round Pond to MC (the game) in 6 moves