Who's heard of Mornington Crescent? (before now)

[Seagullsgonnagetya]

You can still get Stovold's Mornington Crescent Almanac on Amazon Stovolds Almanac

 

[DTES]

Right, that's it. I give up.

Found this site:

http://www.amazonsystems.co.uk/data/morn.htm

which has a mini-version to play against the computer. Apparently I won. I don't know how, but a completely confusing final move from Chancery Lane - Mornington Crescent won it for me. God knows how that's allowed. I couldn't even work out which moves were legal and which weren't.

I think FG would be proud of this wind-up. Probably the greatest wind-up in history, the number of people in on it, and still hasn't been given up.

 

[glosterseagull]

at least 75% havnt got a clue...and thats who admits not knowing wtf going on!

 

[DTES]

Me =

I'm going to shut up now.

 

[glosterseagull]

Ok - been playing all day...still ...and I nearly WON!!!!

 

[Dover]

Hampshire. No I gave it a go on the computer version. I am thick. I really haven't a clue of what was going on.

Glad to see you are going Ok on it Glouser....I'll stick to kareoke.

 

[Sorrel]

We play the Bakerloo rules in our house.

 

[Storer68]

But surely diaganols are not allowed when playing the Rushton Convention.

 

[Sorrel]

Not if you include the later versions, the ones that include the Jubilee Line Extensions.

Then it’s just dead straight from Westminster.

 

[DTES]

Jubilee Line Extensions? Jesus, you'll have to let me know those ones! The ones I've got are only up to date as far as the Metropolitan/Victoria Special Switch Extension.

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

I'd heard of it, but it was always one of those strange panel games where people like Sandy Toksvig make a living. So I understandably avoided it.

 

[glosterseagull]

Dover - I just named a place...then followed a discussion about wether or not it was legal. Over my head I'm afraid!

 

[fatbadger]

the best game in the history of ... er ... games.

the trick is to play it once, and once only - you'll always win first time - and afterwards only use it for entertainment.

 

[Brovion]

You should have played fatbadger! We had a classic. I just edged out Titanic. Only a few stupid rules got called.

 

[Sonic]

Mornington Crescent is an album by the band 'My Life Story'.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Mornington Crescent is an album by the band 'My Life Story'.

And not a bad album too.

 

[Titanic]

You should have played fatbadger! We had a classic. I just edged out Titanic. Only a few stupid rules got called.

It was a tenacious performance, Brovian - and the winning coup was a classic

 

[Sussex on Leith]

Classic to the point of being formulaic, I fear. I doubt Humph would be impressed.

 

[Titanic]

I thought is was very creative, with the Central Line flanged like that, it was far from obvious.

 

[Sussex on Leith]

Fair point Titanic, I'd forgotten about the flangeing. My apologies.