With all the top dogs away looking through amber coloured glasses tonight, this is a great opportunity to bring back that great tactical game.
MORNINGTON CRESCENT
This is in response to someone who should know better so don’t blame me.
As it’s a while since we’ve played the game I’ll keep it simple by using the Ratsputine Variyation which as you all know allows Splurging on every alternate third turn. (but never on Wednesdays)
Also due to industrial action Circle Line calls are void.
Given the tone of the previous posting, I can only respond with a Double Monday Manouevre…which after careful bypassing of the aforementioned Circle Line brings us out at…Chalk Farm.
Blimey I nip out for a few days and a couple of skilled and expert players appear
It looks like I’m going to have my work cut out and I can’t even Splurge as this is the forth go
And there was no DLR when I were a lad
OK Aldgate East with happy memories of the Red Lion
If you need an explanation, tune in to BBC Radio 4 on mondays at 1830, and repeats on Sundays at 1200. They play a game called “Mornington Crescent” on the show, and it is a game whose full rules are lost in the mists of time. Unless of course, you happen to be a member of the MMCC (Marlborough Mornington Crescent Club).
I must say that the game played by the members of I.S.I.H.A.C. on Monday night was a classic example of how the game should be played.
Even though they did the gentlemanly thing and let the girlie win.
Let’s start another!
This time, using the new “PFI rules” where people are allowed to place vast quantites of cash on the lines and block other people’s moves. Standard rules on diagonals.
For those who are confused, I’ve just posted a link to the Useful Links forum where you can listen to the latest ISIHAC show. It’ll be working until next Monday, when it’ll be replaced by the next show.
Anyway, these “PFI rules” - never heard of them.
You say “Standard” rules on diagonals. Is that New Standard, or Old Standard (or even New Central Standard)?
Just thought we’d better get the rules clear before we start…
New standard of course.
I can see you’ve entered into the spirit of the PFI rules by jumping in to stop things with pointless quibling and pedantic arguing over minor points.
Of course, your next move should be to throw huge amounts of other people’s money away while you argue every move in sight, but that’s not to tell you how to play the game dear boy.
Good show sir!
(PFI = Private Finance Initiative - for those who don’t keep up with the news)
Aldgate.
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