Mornington Crescent 2017

[rockershovel]

This is really getting complicated, and I've got to be careful not to wind up in nip.

 

So I will venture a Hamersmith and City Hustle to

 

LADBROKE GROVE

This could be a long one... you'll have had your tea?

[Andy Y]

I know I have been no ANGEL 

 

As long as you keep your Arnose Grove clean you should be OK now.

[letterspider]

I'll admit I wasn't expecting that!

[letterspider]

Congratulations to William and Kate - is the LADYWELL?

[Jamiel]

A historic move, as the new addition will be good company for

King William Street

(1990, Northern)

[letterspider]

Obviously not a straight line but it is possible, due to the right of ascension, on to

Mornington Crescent

[letterspider]

Has anyone got a cigarette while I think this over?

[37409]

Unfortunately it's a valid move under the 1964 re-write of the Sandringham Shuffle (more a clarification than a re-write, but who are we to argue?)

 

The next question is;

 

Is a Sandringham Shuffle allowed given we're playing extended laterals?

[letterspider]

No idea either way - is this a Balmoral Dilemma ?

 

As you took it back a few decades I suggest we start a new round at Kingsway (old Holborn)

[MarcD]

I'm feeling religious this morning so St Pauls 

 

Marc

[45156]

Hmmm difficult, but with the Central fully in play and also extended laterals in play, I can exercise the wild card that Barry granted me years ago when I met him, I'll do a District Turn to

 

TURNHAM GREEN

 

Now get out of that - and don't forget that it puts the entire Piccadilly in nip.

[letterspider]

That move completely baffled me. However I got some inspiration from watching Uma THURMAN films and eurekaa! I think I can play a Moebius transform, double entendre tangential to PALMERS GREEN

and I believe that is forcing play Soutbound only for at least the next move

[45156]

Oi Letterspider, you have baffled us for a month now, so I'll just have to revive the game with

 

Brixton

[letterspider]

All trains to Brixton are Terminators so I suppose the best place to be on Judgement Day would be to take a train to TEMPLE

[letterspider]

...EMBANKMENT...

[Jamiel]

A cheeky reverse alphabetical move......

Elm Park

Just hoping no-one uses any dastardly Dutch insect moves to undermine that move.
 

Edited November 13, 2017 by Jamiel

[rovex]

only one thing you can do with Pesky critters and thats

 

BURNT OAK

[Jamiel]

Looks like we might have been in 'nip' for a week, so to restore some of those trees.

COLLIERS WOOD

[eastwestdivide]

Combining the colliers' wood with the coal they dug up, we probably end up at

 

BURNT OAK

[rovex]

Goodness, we seem to be going round in circles,

 

So with "Circles" [line] in mind and whilst maintaining our woody theme

 

​ROYAL OAK

[Jamiel]

What rules are we playing? Three Oaks in four moves, including one reverse!

 

I think I must invoke 'Rule 8'

If ye wilt come unto Mornington Crefent
Stray not within the bounds of the mighty Thames.
Nor can Tyburne be reached without sacrifice of
Ruffels Square, Cock Fofters, or Feven Fifters.

Diagonals must be locked until a loop is played in the Central Zone.

 

[eastwestdivide]

Goodness, we seem to be going round in circles,

...

I think a "doh" is in order on my part.

Edited November 24, 2017 by eastwestdivide

[letterspider]

I don't know what Jamiel has been drinking but chances are its

 

MAIDA VALE

[37409]

Drat, bother and F*c?**£/*/!

 

No option but to head for......

 

DOLLIS HILL

[45156]

Ouch, but I won't use the wild card that Barry Cryer gave me when I met him a few years back (lovely bloke), but that move only has one answer,

 

RAVENSCOURT PARK.

 

An obscure move, I know, but it conforms to Stovold's third convention which allows a wild DIstrict move with locked loop diagonals, and it unlocks them again, but also puts the Northern into spoon so a move to MC cannot be stolen from here.  HA HA HA.