Mornington Crescent

Pengi · June 25, 2012, 10:49:36 PM

This month marks the 105th anniversary of the opening of Mornington Crescent tube station. To celebrate this, how about partaking in a game of Mornington Crescent using the normal rules but with the Argyle Street Parabola Variation and all Main Stations are wild

So I am starting with Canary Wharf

(For those unfamiliar with the game the Argyle street parabola variation allows for a maximum of two nudges but only if the run of play is with the poke holder)

edwin_m · June 25, 2012, 10:55:01 PM

Are we allowing the DC lines variation?

If so I'll raise you Carpenders Park.

Trainfish · June 25, 2012, 11:01:24 PM

Anyone else not got a clue what this is all about?

SD35 · June 25, 2012, 11:14:05 PM

Quote from: edwin_m on June 25, 2012, 10:55:01 PM
Are we allowing the DC lines variation?

If so I'll raise you Carpenders Park.

That's savage

Goodge Street

OwL · June 25, 2012, 11:16:53 PM

Quote from: Trainfish on June 25, 2012, 11:01:24 PM
Anyone else not got a clue what this is all about?

Ditto

swisstony · June 25, 2012, 11:20:35 PM

Russell Square

scotsoft · June 25, 2012, 11:25:03 PM

Quote from: OwL729 on June 25, 2012, 11:16:53 PM
Quote from: Trainfish on June 25, 2012, 11:01:24 PM
Anyone else not got a clue what this is all about?

Ditto

Ditto

+1

dr deltic · June 25, 2012, 11:29:11 PM

Christie done it.

kiwi1941 · June 25, 2012, 11:40:42 PM

Quote from: swisstony on June 25, 2012, 11:20:35 PM
Russell Square

Tricky - but Belsize Park.

kiwi1941 · June 25, 2012, 11:48:19 PM

Quote from: Trainfish on June 25, 2012, 11:01:24 PM
Anyone else not got a clue what this is all about?

It's an age thing!!

Trainfish · June 26, 2012, 01:04:05 AM

Gotcha, Wembley Central!

Mustermark · June 26, 2012, 01:35:23 AM

I say old chap, that's taking it a bit too far for me. I should jolly well have to Piccadilly Circus.

Quote from: scotsoft on June 25, 2012, 11:25:03 PM
Quote from: OwL729 on June 25, 2012, 11:16:53 PM
Quote from: Trainfish on June 25, 2012, 11:01:24 PM
Anyone else not got a clue what this is all about?

Ditto

Ditto +1

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elmo · June 26, 2012, 04:17:03 AM

COCKFOSTERS - ha now you are in nip and I have cut off the diagonal!!

kaiwhara · June 26, 2012, 05:01:08 AM

Que

I is discombobulated!

Pengi · June 26, 2012, 06:37:48 AM

Quote from: elmo on June 26, 2012, 04:17:03 AM
COCKFOSTERS - ha now you are in nip and I have cut off the diagonal!!

Great move Elmo, but all main stations are wild so I have to go with PADDINGTON

P.S. this is not an age thing as the game is regularly played today. However, the game has been played in Tudor times with each move having to be officially sanctioned by the king who acted as umpire. Only a short extract from the original rule parchment survives:

"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, 'male chicken' (changed by forum) Fofters, or Feven Fifters."

(reference isihac.co.uk)