Mornington Crescent

[gothwalk]

You know, it just occured to me that LJ is the perfect forum for games of Mornington Crescent. This was mainly caused by olethros starting one on fibbers, mind. So while I'm playing in that one, anyone who's interested can join in here.


olethros is using the rather liberal West London ruleset, so I'm actually going - in honour on Connie Willis, who writes books about time travel - to use the Blitz 1943 rules. This tends to cut down on the slides, but allows a good deal more emergnecy transport, and has an Ambience Rating of twelve and two-thirds.

So, with all of that in mind, we'll start at Willesden Junction. Red token for me...

Comments

Re: Fandango Line

[mytholder.livejournal.com]

Damn. I was vaguely hoping you'd forget about the game, letting me win by Slacking Churchill Rule. Fine.

Goods train from Liverpool to the nearest circle line station, then head north, closing the river crossings and calling you a Rickety Chinaman as I head for Holborn, two stops, mind the gappe.

Re: Fandango Line

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

No forgetting here, as I move to Euston on a Quixotic Charge. I think I'm safe on the gappe, and unless you can come up with a move I just haven't seen, I'll win after your next move.

Re: Fandango Line

[mytholder.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Overland move to Morninging High Street, and (Half-Bosworthly) windmilling my arms. Tilt that!

I can think of at least one way for you to get around that, but if you don't spot in, I'll be nipping down the steps to sweet Crescent-shaped victory next move...

Re: Fandango Line

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

And indeed, there is at least one way to get around it: A quaternary wicket, at least in the '43 set, will bring me, albeit via a Blitz costing me all my remaining tokens, to:

Mornington Crescent.

Jolly good game, chaps.