Here's to Humph

[duke o' york]

The wonderful and fascinating game of Mornington Crescent. I've been studying it for a couple of years, since first seeing it on the forum, and plan to dive in as soon as I have an adequate grasp of the rules, which is the surest sign possible that I have no grasp of the rules. It does appear to my untrained eye, though, that Cort has left himself open to a lateral shunt from Bounds Green, unless he wants to part with several blue tokens.

An astute assessment of the situation.

Fortunately, no-one seems too bothered by your bolding of Mornington Crescent, and so the game continues....

...with Green Park, inducing a north-south bond and rendering all dark tokens invalid outside the Central Line for the next three turns.

[Solomwi]

An astute assessment of the situation.

Fortunately, no-one seems too bothered by your bolding of Mornington Crescent, and so the game continues....

...with Green Park, inducing a north-south bond and rendering all dark tokens invalid outside the Central Line for the next three turns.

I was wondering if anyone would call me on that. Since you did, I invoke the Herefordshire Corollary and renounce any official direct impact I may have had on the game thus far, just in case we have any MC rules lawyers lying in wait.

[duke o' york]

There can be no better time to dive in, although Schnapp's Legus does not allow a player to enter the game with Mornington Crescent, so your bolding would have been bogus according to the Hitchin Reserve ruleset, which is of course in effect in this game.

[Krill]

Damn. Would Mall Square be acceptable, d'you think?

[Solomwi]

Ah, did not realize Hitchin Reserve was in effect. Good show, then.

Given Krill's new position, I'll attempt to cut him off by opening a Kingstone-Blakely gambit with Tewkesbury Avenue.

[duke o' york]

An excellent opening.

By invoking the ghost station of British Museum, I can avoid the very great danger of finding myself nurdled, and place Krill firmly in Nid. Be sure to examine the Egyptology rooms.

[Solomwi]

Now there's a move born of extensive experience and skill if ever I saw one. With Krill in Nid, I guess it falls back to me.

Bayswater

[Krill]

I'd only be in Nid if I didn't have any yellow tokens. So my three yellow tokens will relegate my three turns of Nid down to zero turns. That said, I'm not sure if that is a wise move atm, as no one can easily get to MC from here...

[duke o' york]

Thank you for recognition of my Hawes gambit, but will you choose to unleash your yellow tokens at this relatively early stage of the game?

[Krill]

I think I'll release them, and pay the price by alighting to Charing Cross. Might as well try to get this back asap if I'm out of Nid, after all...

[Solomwi]

Hmm...

I'll let my Bayswater move stand, since it means collecting a mauve token to boot now that Krill's out of Nid and sitting in the Four-Way.

[duke o' york]

Horrible, I know, but this is nothing if not a competitive sport: Dollis Hill.

[Krill]

Playing the long game, eh, Duke? Well, let's make it longer still: Bowburn

[Solomwi]

Well, if you two wish to play that way, then I'll follow suit with Cockfosters.

[duke o' york]

Damn you, damn you both to Hanger Lane!