[Closed] Mornington Crescent - Barry Cryer Memorial Edition

Sounds good to me, I'm in.
Barry always liked a nice open game so since diagonals are wild I'm to go for Cockfosters, get the third quadrant 0f the Picadilly line in play from the off

A tribute game - lovely *rubs hands*. Well, it's not original but I'll go Barons Court, I think it's what he would have wanted.

Edit: That's within Stovald '62, right? Not '68, I know, but think '62 allows for crosscheck and close?

Conjunction: Blackfriars

Edit: That’s within Stovald ’62, right? Not ’68, I know, but think ’62 allows for crosscheck and close?

No, I believe you're good. Certainly when the map is this empty.

(OK, I'm mostly busy)

Playing the Humphrey Littleton variant - Chigwell

Playing the Humphrey Littleton variant – Chigwell

Fine. Brondesbury.

Nooby error Shermer:
MORNINGTON CRESCENT!!
😃😃😃
But in the interests of continuing the tribute I will start a new game with the Kovolorov gambit and go Totteridge & Whetstone

Nooby error Shermer:
MORNINGTON CRESCENT!!

It's the only way I'm going to learn!

🤣

And don’t forget: It is Thursday.

Always read the intro Shermer!.
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Totteridge & Whetstone? I'll have Finsbury Park

Am playing my only double reverse ferret.
Earls court

Brave man Graham, not often we seen that done this early in a campaign.

Ooh, you’ve also slipped in a tinkerton backslide…? Not often played these days, but that leaves me with no option other than Swiss Cottage.

Shepperd's Bush Market

Time for a Vossaughts crossover to Abbey Wood.

Ooh I'm very rusty but I'll take a punt at Neasden.

Gah, cogglepin posted as I was typing and I think that move scuppers my attempt.

ah we have the old double crossover blind reverse, timing guys, trains are late these things happen, but lets play this by the traditional rules, not the Kings XIII, not the Luxembourg Retreat, so with that, we need coffee, so we go Brixton

@slowoldman I'm afraid it does, but you can still change your mind if you haven't taken your finger off the board. Unless someone else moves on before you can Mulligan, of course.

Pimlico.

The hard way.

I'd love to join in, but as with the guitar jam threads I lack confidence in my own ability and worry about making myself seem stupid.

So it might not be a sophisticated move but can I proffer a safe Barbican?

Pimlico.

The hard way.

nah nah nah nah nah YOU don't to wonder back in here, not without a gentleman's hello, not with that play, no, chance, skip a turn, you're back in play but not until we go through Seven Sisters like the old days !!

Seven Sisters, full diversion

I can't decide if I love Barry Cryer more than I despise Mornington Crescent.
P.S. it's the former - but only just.

Never a massive cryer fan. I did however drive home through Nidd to show my respects

I can see what you are doing dirtyrider! Kensington

Embankment.

No. I don't care.

I fancy this game has rarely been north of the border, and so I'm taking it there for a visit. Seeing as Glasgow is the only Scottish underground, it has to be Cowcaddens next.

Yes, I'm happy to break the mould.

Well that’s pretty damn radical Matt, so I’m afraid you won’t be too shocked to learn that you leave me absolutely no choice but to go with Novoslobodskaya.
That, I believe is a Touché, as they used to say in the Pravda editorial.

I’d love to join in, but as with the guitar jam threads I lack confidence in my own ability and worry about making myself seem stupid.

Dude, the best way to learn is to play.

<Point of order>

I fancy this game has rarely been north of the border, and so I’m taking it there for a visit. Seeing as Glasgow is the only Scottish underground, it has to be Cowcaddens next.

I have a whole raft of Regional Variation Supplementary Annex guidebooks here, I think it's a complete set for the UK at least? I might need an assist for most of the rest of the world if anyone has any localised rulesets (though I think I also have Chicago somewhere...?) but, shall we open this up?

I don't think I've ever seen a global game, let alone tried to MC-MC one. But it could be interesting. Or disastrous. Hm.

Tell you what, lets do this as a second game. Stick with the rules as per the OP rather than changing mid-game which is poor form, I'll dig out my books and collate some sort of plan out of them and then set up a megagame tomorrow.

Cowcaddens and subsequent plays cancelled out, play resumes with Pook at Embankment.

</point of order>

For Cryer's sake, can we bring it back to Beck's 31 originals (with a forgiveness)?

I remain at Embankment.

Thank you Cougar.

tugs forelock

I do apologise Cougar. In my Defense I was lying in a Hospital bed after some surgeon had cut a small hole in my skull behind the ear. I suspects the meds I am on meant that I wasn’t quite paying enough attention to the rules and was somewhat over-excited.

I remain at Embankment

Which implicates concordance with Totteridge & Whetstone (inverted). So: Warren Street

Swiss Cottage.

Ah curses @grahamh - I was about to play Balham but that's now occluded so I shall stay north of the river with Seven Sisters. I may be some time.

Doffs hat.

Misses train to Docklands.

Walks to Arsenal.

There's been some muscular and dynamic plays in this game. Impressive

Arsenal - that means I can use the taxidermy clause of 1958 to jump straight to Greenwich.

I wonder what time it is.

There’s been some muscular and dynamic plays in this game

And with Arsnal now in play I can triple-park!
Green Park, Regents Park, Hyde Park😁

Keeping in the spirit of stuffing things, I'd be a fool not to play Neasden, especially with the weather we are having currently.

Goodge Street.

Whippet crux left via Deptford Bridge avoiding the frost.

mmmm, I'll go south of the river, to the 'Gateway to the South'
Balham.

I'll attempt a blind skirting manoeuvre (no shunt mind)...

So it's - Heathrow, All Terminals.

I believe that gets me not only a Blue Token by using the lesser known 5th runway amendment for crossing the river twice but also a bonus  "Doors to manual and cross check, therefore no infringements applied" free move, next turn but one.

Heathrow, All terminals. I cry foul play, please advise.....

Cryer liked stations that straddle zones I think so I'm going to suggest we take this to Moor Park.

Edit: I'm referring myself to adjudication as I dived in without allowing resolution of the previous challenge. Apologies.

Heathrow, All terminals. I cry foul play, please advise…..

Yeah, upheld. Your legs ain't that long, sonny Jim. I believe all terminals are valid bar one here, so you're gonna have to choose one. You can keep the token, that's cool (and quite clever) but no free turns. Unless, of course, you want to cash the token in early for exactly that. Bit of a wild move but you've got the option.

Actually, in the interests of keeping the game flowing, I'll choose on skippy's behalf. Play resumes from T2.

So is CSB's Moor Park OK then if we are going from T2? If so, I'll have Elephant and Castle as that's on the lateral from Hyde Park and Goodge Street is occupied so I can jump that.

Actually, in the interests of keeping the game flowing, I’ll choose on skippy’s behalf. Play resumes from T2.

Darn it, I thought it was a bit of a gamble tbh even though I specified no shunt. Fair enough then. I’ll keep the token for now thanks. I may be able to make use of it in the National Express edition 😉. T2 seems appropriate then under the circumstances.

Lentz drive triple ockey: West Ruislip

Hmmm. Andrewh skipped past me, so I'll scamper my merry way to Russell Street. Hopefully it that's valid!

LHR T2 you say?

Pffft easy - Uxrbridge via the Hillingdon Cloverleaf on a Super Saturday Saver Special!

Double Swiss Cottage could create a dangerous feedback loop later in the game. Cutty Sark for Greenwich Maritime, it's the safest way to diffuse the situation. Could have gone with Emeirates Greenwich Peninsula but as it's a memorial edition it has to be Cutty Sark.

Moorgate.

Moorgate? Madness! It'll be mayhem! A motley melange of the mighty & the malingering making their way in the most meandering & moribund manner!

Kentish Town
[EDIT] Bugger, meant Old Kent Road🙈 Kentish Town wouldn't be very helpful at all, I'd just get boxed🤣

At some risk of exposing my strategy to cries of 'Nash equilibria!' can we go to East Ham please?

At some risk of exposing my strategy

I'm calling BS on that, I reckon you're bluffing

Enough playing of the man @andrewh where are you going to punt the ball?

Acton

I can see why you'd want to hedge your bets but you'll need to be specific - Town, North, East or West? Assuming we're not playing the Silverlink special rules which gives you overland options too.

Sorry, trying to do fifteen things at once and not concentrating properly. North

Well that's me stumped then

If you're stumped, surely it's St John's Wood?

Newbie player here, not entirely sure if this move is legal - Harrow-on-the-Hill

Can one of the more experienced players confirm if this is a legit next move?

not entirely sure if this move is legal

Possession is 9/10s of the law and the law os an ass so: Mudchute

Possession is 9/10s of the law and the law os an ass so: Mudchute Possession is 9/10s of the law and the law os an ass so: Mudchute

Oh come on now, no need to call a fellow player that.
Normally it’d be Nidd for you my lad, but seeing as it’s all for a good cause how about calling it quits at Island Garden

Can one of the more experienced players confirm if this is a legit next move?

I would have said yes, but then I've just fluffed a simple move kike Acton North so🤷‍♂️

Can one of the more experienced players confirm if this is a legit next move?

I'm not sure whether it's naive or bold but it's absolutely a valid move. It closes the Jubilee Line for two turns and if we were playing a more recent variant would've wiped out all Travelcards. But we aren't so it doesn't. I need a pen, hang on a minute.

Christ, wow, right. I think... yeah, diagonals are no longer wild, standard rules now apply here. Which means Knipp is possible in three.

The subsequent plays above are good (aside from Acton North being utter lunacy). Cart on, as you were.

Oh, and H-H collects a bonus puce token for MCMC confusion.

It closes the Jubilee Line for two turns

Hmmmm & me at Uxbridge. What to do, what to do?…

Diagonal to Piccadilly. Yes, I know it’s rush hour & the points at Oxford Circus don’t like the cold but it’s the only way I’m getting back into this game!

Down to Waterloo, which brings those stranded on the Jubilee back into play.

I think from Waterloo I'd play Warren Street, given that the Jubilee Line is back in play, but does that violate Thorvald's Inversion?

In which case, it can only be a move to Cockfosters.

Sorry - I found a very old set of rules in my Grandfather's belongings (he was a keen player back in the day), but it's been water damaged and his dog has chewed the remaining pages, so I'm having difficulty working out my next move.

As I've violated the inversion, I think I have to miss a go and can't pick a station that's within 100 yards of a church next time, have I understood that correctly?

Church OR massage parlour.

Hmm, that really narrows my options, I'm going to have to play a proper safety shot at my next turn to avoid a double fault

Family back plaque for Barry Cryer in Mornington Crescent

I'm going to call it..
Mornington Crescent.