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Anybody up for a game?

I believe that the rules here are the same as in Blighty, although there may be some deviations. Bearing that in mind I'll start of with one of the old stalwarts.

Baker Street.

Let's stick with the 221B rules

Tottenham Court Road

how do you play? is it london streets?

Oooh. Good comeback.

All I can think of now is:

Epping.

Euston Square

Cockfosters

Ohhhhh a strong Repost

East Acton

That is very unsporting of you Dave and you know it. You are well aware that there are those here who are not familiar with the rules and yet you have to respond with "East Acton". How very big of you.

Anyway, to get things back on track, I'll go with:

Oxford Street.

East Acton is an illegal move under the Jubilee convention ammendments section 4.b. Try again

edit: OK BR has allowed it. Tut.

Queensway (closed until March 2006)

Go hard or go home

Marble Arch

There's always one that goes against the spirit of the game. For all we know, Dave will next come out with "Waterloo" or something.

I am going to go for Poplar though.

The sneaky Poplar tactic eh? I can only counter that by invoking Law 27a of the Victoria Ammendments:

Bethnal Green.

I echo these words. How do you play?

Oh Alright

Chancery Lane

There, a nice easy one

Poplar is a poor one BR I thougt you might raise the ante.

Ickenham unless we are playing 1952 rules in which case I would go for Hillingdon.

You know whats next...its pretty obvious.....

Has to be our recent favourite. Putney Bridge

That's more like it Dave, is that a Gordon Phelps manouvre? Either way it should help those unfamiliar with the game to understand easier.

I will counter your Chancery lane with: Putney Bridge

**Edit. Paul D beat me to it, the sly fox.

Oh no, two at once. What a faux-pas

Doubles!

After a case of Doubles, 82 rules indicate that we must next go with

Balham

I see your Balham, and I raise you an Ealing Broadway

A srtong comeback but its not........

Vauxhall

No NIDs

Ohhhhh thats a tricky one.

All i can come up with is Edgeware Road, but I'm not sure it's good enough

South Wimbledon.

Got me out of the mire with that one.

Very sporting Ardiles

If it's South Wimbledon, then were else but Paddington (or Marylebone - if using the Kirov amendment of '36)?

You could have gone with Beckton Donkey, but a good answer nonetheless.

Mansion House

Turn it hardcore....

Plaistow

Too obvious.

Leyton Midland Road

A very shrewd move wiggy, very shrewd. But for my liking it takes us too close to the end and I am enjoying this game and would like it to last longer.

Therefore I am going to wind it back a bit and go with

Great Portland Street

Aha, more to this than one meets the eye, methinks. Canning Town

Surely breaking the early accord on multiple jumps.

Elephant & Castle

Surely closed stations are invalid, according to the Distric treaty of '77?

Sorry, can I go Ongar instead?

And now for everyone's favourite night out, Seven Sisters.

Nice, always good to work a gag in there.

Arnos Grove

Not if you are using the well know 1952 rules.

I go for Green Park.

There has been a great deal of debate on Arnos Grove to Green Park JJ, but if you are going to play that way then so am I:

Kenton.

I need to be leaving soon, so........

Dollis Hill

Get out of that if you can

Amersham

HAWHAW

I hit back with the daddy...

KILBURN!

That leaves it wide open, I like what you did there JJ.

Tower Hill

i don't understand

Are laterals open? If they are Kensal Rise. If not, i'm screwed.

Well, as Batch said previously we should stick with  221B rules. In which case yeah, Kensal Rise is acceptable-ish (It's a bit in the grey)

I think that Woodside Park is the appropriate retort.

Laterals are fine, what about revision 2a.

If revisions are allowed I will chuck in the tangent of

Buckingham Palace....thats put the cat amongst the pigeons, if revision 2a is not allowed then I will go for a safe bet of Paddington.

I am not familiar with revision 2a.

Is this a new amendment? Could somebody please enlighten me?

2a is the inclusion of midweek laterals.

It means that laterals are only allowed after three forward moves and cross step.  Therefore, Buck House is fine.

Oh, THAT revision 2a.

In which case JJ's "Buckingham Palace" really does put the cat amongst the pigeons"

Snaresbrook

Ace I am glad about the confirmation as it opens up a whole can of badgers.

Moooooooooorgate....mind the gap.

He he he, I'm going to take advantage of the Leeds match to sneak in and play a slightly questionable move of: Bank

Which if we're permitting the Helsinki variations gives the opportunity for multiple laterals and frees up moves right along to Gallions Reach or Cutty Sark (if we're prepared to go South of the river after dark).

You bitch.

I am going for the old fave....

Victoria!

I'm glad I got here just in time to initiate a favoured manouevre... Caledonian Road.

Ah, that classic strooood.

Goodge street.

Sloane Square.

Oh yes.

Then it must be South Kensington.

Due to the atlantic convention of 1968, I say Angel.

can someone explain what this is about?

Is it foolhardy or brave at this juncture to throw out 'West Hampstead'.?

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

"West Hampstead". Brilliant stuff, that has made my day already.

eat dirt

new malden

I'm amazed you've all missed what was staring you in the face. The Ealing Triumvirate.
I give you... Ealing Common.

Ealing Common, pah thats a cheap cheap shot....

Hammersmith would be the obvious next play IMO

im guesing as i dont know how to play

latimer road

Oh dear Tans.

Have you really never heard of the Newcastle monnington convention amendment of 87?

No, no, Latimer Road is allowable under the Watford Convention and in this position may open up whole sections into play. Beginners luck tans or do we have a hustler on our hands here?

Apparently not, don't worry though, I'll get us back on track with Elephant and Castle, which I think means that you skip a go BR.

Never played, dont know the rules.

Beginners luck, ill give up

one for the Aussies among us, bred for bar work!

ʇɹnoɔ sןɹɐǝ

Got to be back to cockfosters then.  Thats under hogans rule from 1984.

south coulsdon, i know its risk but fuck it

Well, that's me blocked then. Cheers, you git

Oh come on Paul, it's so obviously Tooting Bec

Damn you're right. I'm going to have that made into a T-shirt - "It's so obviously Tooting Bec".

Tooting Bec

Controversial!  Thats the biggest outburst of foul language in MC since Tim brooke taylor called Barry Cryer a nob gobbling cunt bucket chutney ferret in the 1982 final.

Yet who among us would gainsay him?

Really didnt go far enough I thought.

And who would forget the punishment on that occasion- poor Brooke Taylor had to sing the words of Oops I did it Again to the tune of Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger. I demand something similar for the heathen Davis!

Singing Three Lions on a shirt to the tune of Minnie Ripperton's "Loving you" would surely be a fitting punishment.

Eat my Actown Town.

I will see that and raise you Canada Water. Stuff that one in your pipe and smoke it.

I am contrite and have confiscated my own kazoo and swanee whistle as punishment. Is the Jubilee line in play?

i can only guess what this is all about but having read the thread without a clue how to play i have still found it quite entertaining :)

It bloody well is, so I'm going ....

Stanmore.

Touche. I will fittingly respond with Finsbury Park, and hope i'm not breaking the 1998 Amendment to Wagners Theorem of Parrallel Switching.

From what I understand, that amendment is only applicable when Hendon Central has been played and so I think that you are OK there.

Warren Street

I'll whip that with a fine

Liverpool Street

Take that 4 in 1!

Upney

And they complain about my language!

There's always someone who has to spoil it for everyone else, isn't there.
I guess that means we have to go back to Tooting Bec?

Mornington Crescent!

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!

Thank you, thank you.  Shall I start another one?

Well played gk, that was a great piece of opportunism to snatch the victory

Why not, I did enjoy this one so let's have another.

I never saw that coming. I'm a tad rusty...

Foul I cry.

Mr GK Nash claimed a second Cockfosters under Hogans.

Only one repeat allowed per game and surely that went to Nemo's Elephant and Castle.

We need a convention to cover the difficulty of the multi-page forum format.

I propose the Turnips on Tour accord 2010 - but should it allow repeats of forever condemn thosw with poor memories to ignominy?

Ahah, my sneaky early repeat had the desired effect of luring an unsuspecting player!

North Finchley?

Damn you and your vigilance wiggster.  I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you pesky etc etc.  

Thats back to tooting bec and 3 goes missed for me whilst I make up amusing titles of films for the residents of the townend.com.  Ladies and gentleman  I give you bring me the head of alfredo garjfwcia.

We need to have a game of that, so badly it's not true.

The Prince and the PaulDper

Go West, my son

Ickenham

Tv programme / book but the reading red riding trilogy

Surrey Quays

(Didn't see that coming did ya?)

Bling me the head of Alfredo Garcia?

Well. if you are going down that line...

Rotherhithe

In honour of last night's most nationally overrated player - "The Beckford Files"

Ha Ha

or The Beiderbeckford Tapes

"You only Shoot Twice" (and then only once on target)

Calm down! I'll bring it back down to earth with Embankment

Look I know its really late in the day to be mentioning this, although thinking back I don't remember it being an issue in the play so far, but are we playing Nautical Rules, (crossing the river only following the playing of a bridge, dock, or other water based name) or traditional? 

I know it narrows play a bit west of London Bridge (Waterloo isn't a crossing point and I don't care what Humph used to allow), but it is more challenging.

Bastard.

I thought we were playing by the 1957 ammendment which alllowed multiple crossings under the guidance of a supervisory superior?

Look he's dead get over it.

Mind you talking of Humph can I take a moment to bore everyone with my one last remembered peice of Humph trivia.

There's some really famous black and white footage of people celebrating in Trafalger Square on VE day. Drunks jumping in the fountains people grabbing each other dancing like nuts ...and throughout it all there's some nutter blowing a trumpet for all he's worth...

...that's Humph

and while I'm here


Mansion House.....

stick that up your pipe

Does the DLR count??

Ahh, that old chestnut!

I thought that variant was outlawed after the trouble at the 1962 Swiss open?

I'm with Paxman "If it's on the Map it Fucking Counts!" Straight talking that Paxo even if he is a cheating cunt.

Chancery lane.

Going by the 4 minute rule, I feel quite restricted so I'm going for a pretty lame effort: Hammersmith

Ooh - lots of possibilities from there. But spring will soon be in the air, and I claim the classic horticultural exemption.

Kew gardens

I would like a train Fuckew

I will bow to greater knowledge than mine, but I believe the the three quarter quick step of Kinshasa allows one move to Theydon Bois.

A controversial move, but allowed under the Geneva Ammendment, despite the calls of numerous parties for a decision to the contrary.

I'm feeling adventurous, so I'll go for Hillingdon

arsenal

totteridge & whetstone
see what I did there?

Hey!

Cockfosters!

Earls Court

High Holborn

Russell Square

Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3

HA! Work your way out of that one!

Unfortunatley you leave me no choice but to go to Stamford Brook, which I am loathed to do.

West Brompton

^loath^. You may well be loathed, but that is a different matter

Mornington Crescent.

Dang you BR, well played. I was quietly lurking awaiting the opportunity and missed that one. As did PD it seems. Good game, good game.

Indeed. Well played sir. I was too busy loathing Si Pie, a very distracting pastime

I've just been educated by a Scouser and not in burglary. The shame.

Can't you also use 'loth' ?

A fine game, BR.  I feel you played in the spirit throughout (Budapest amendment spirit, of course), and deserved it.

Did you know that Heathrow Terminal Four, is one of only 3 tube stations whose name contains all 5 vowels? The others being South Ealing and Mansion House...

Interesting, although isn't it technically "Heathrow Terminal 4", thus removing the "u"?

I was reliably informed it appears as four at the station...never been there so can't confirm.

For those of you unfamiliar with the game from the antedote to panel games, here's a reminder..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w7EvDRBERg

My Steevey Weevey :)

To continue...

Wembley Park.

The end.

How can you end at Wembley Park?

Because I'm implementing the Fitton directive, with Wilson variant.