The Return Of... Mornington Crescent

[*End Is Forever*]

I'm bored.

Unless anyone has any strong objections, for the benefit of newcomers I think we should play straightforward vanilla Mornington Crescent, with the ampersand stations in knid. Sunday restrictions also apply.

Map here: http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/tubem...pocket_map.gif

Russell Square

[Stefu]

Waitwaitwait. You're saying that we're playing straightforward vanilla, but ampersand stations are in knid? Wasn't that only possible from the Roxbury variation onwards? Or do you perchance mean Roxbury variation or possibly the Russian Winters variation when you're talking about "straightforward vanilla"?

In any case, Ladbroke Grove.

[Az]

triple Lincoln's overpass.
Oxford Circus
All moves are doubled from now on, unless you want to make sunday restrictions valid in the watermills as well.

[Immortal Wombat]

Nah, *End*'s just sore that they all missed my ampersand station hoarding tactic on CGN. Completely kicked their collective asses. Holding them in knid means I won't be able to resort to that somewhat underhand tactic in this game. I believe this is a valid play option on "straightforward vanilla", whereas yes, you would indeed need the Roxbury variation or the Russian Winters variation to play that rule with "plain vanilla" as distinguished in the mid '80s.

Either way, I'm furtling, and taking Embankment as my opener.

[*End Is Forever*]

That looks like the Tattershall defence...

Kings Cross St Pancras

[Solly]

I think I'll pass, I never seem able to win.

[Makeo]

hows it work then?

[Az]

Boston Manor

Just in case.

[Stefu]

What's ironic is that the playing situation, combined with ampersand stations in the knid, would have allowed Boddington's to do the rarely-seen Mornington-Crescent-in-one trick. But Azazel's Boston Manor effectively changes that.

Anyway: Watford.

[Az]

no no no. Sunday restrictions are in place, remember?

How about 'To hell and back'? Becontree

[Provost Harrison]

I am going to go with a 'right out in the sticks' manoevre and play Amersham...I think it is quite a unique opener, see what it opens up...

[Chaunk]

Well the obvious opener was Epping, but with straightforward vanilla rules, it's got to be Upminster, in a new Jubilee line extension gambit. Lets see how that fairs against more established tactics...

[Immortal Wombat]

Not quite unique Rich, it was tried by a non-seeded entry in the 1978 Asian grandslam. (source) But it was fairly successful in throwing some of the strategies of the then-grand-masters right out the window.

I'll have to resort to the ever-reliable Canary Wharf, and see how the play flows around me.

[Az]

Urban Sprawl Tic-Tac-Toe: Buckhurst Hill

[*End Is Forever*]

Bollocks, Canary Wharf was one of my bankers.

I'll have to play Heron Quays as it might as well be the same station.