Any DUers want to play Mornington Crescent?

[TheMightyFavog]

I'll Start with a move that's now allowed due to the 1982 Vauxhall Confrence which states that this opening move, known as the Lister-Burns gambit is legal during times of partail or complete strike actions during the month of September.

Camden Town, Bank Branch


Don't know what I'm talking about? Follow the link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_%28game%29

[billyskank]

1. Embankment.

[TheMightyFavog]

2. Amersham.

Shades of Martens v. Laitinen's 1986 match, which lasted for two days.

[billyskank]

3. South Kensington.

[TheMightyFavog]

4. Damn...

Normally, the right move is to play the diagonal shift at Baker Street, which boxes out the Z sector, however that move is illegal when all lines but the Jubille Line are shut down at Baker Street.

However, this situation means that all DLR Stations are fair game, according to the Batterseas Convention of 1988.

King George V.

[billyskank]

5. Damn, the Docklands Light Railway manouvre has totally buggered up my plans.

Erm, (grasping at straws here) Covent Garden!

[TheMightyFavog]

6. Ouch... Quadruple switchback! Nice move!

This puts me in Spoon!

Damn, Now I can't do Lateral Shifts to and from the East London Line!

Great Portland Street.

[billyskank]

7. Tottenham Court Road.

[TheMightyFavog]

8. Earl's Court.

[billyskank]

9. You're a slippery one.

Whitechapel.

[TheMightyFavog]

10. Shoreditch

Technically, It's no longer part of the East London Line, so I can laterally shift to it. Also, I'm no longer in spoon per the 2004 Brooke-Taylor Decision

However, Playing this station means that I can't bisect The Charing Cross Branch Of the Northern Line on my next turn.

Yes, I know they never got around to taking care of the Shoreditch anomaly. I'm told there's supposed to be a change on this at the Camden Lock Confrence in December.

[billyskank]

11. Ah but you left an opening to be thoroughly Mertoned.

Shepherd's Bush.

[TheMightyFavog]

12. Tower Gateway

[billyskank]

13. Moorgate.

Interesting.

[TheMightyFavog]

14. Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3

It's all I can do, really. Strike Action has completley eliminated the obvious move.

[billyskank]

15. Whereas Terminal 4 has been operating a replacement bus service for many months now

meaning I can do nothing except North Ealing.

[TheMightyFavog]

16. Semi-Lateral shift to Lambeth North via Piccadilly Circus

This should tighten up the game a bit.

[billyskank]

17. Edgware Road

I'll nip that nonsense in the bud.

[TheMightyFavog]

18. Euston, Charing Cross Branch.

This effectivley partitions the Northern Line.

[billyskank]

19. Sloane Square.

I have to go now. We need another Mornington Jedi to keep up the fight.

[TheMightyFavog]

20. You opened up the triple diagonal shift anyways. Mornington Crescent.

Good Game.