Escape Artists
The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: Loz on November 20, 2007, 06:35:04 AM
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As Steve said he was coming on a visit over here I thought we might have a game of Mornington Crescent to celebrate the occasion. Most of the Founding Fathers of the United States were avid Mornington Crescent players, so we'll play by Franklin's Amendment, which will put British players at a disadvantage but what the hell.
East Putney.
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Earl's Court.
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I think that leaves Ravenscourt Park open, on a Stythian diagonal.
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Pentonville Road, as allowed by the Finsbury subrule-set.
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'Stythian'? Ouch! You're playing hard straight out of the gate aren't you?
And after sirana's little sleight-of-hand there, I have to go with
Farringdon.
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Astor Place, via Hamilton's second corollary to Franklin's amendment.
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Queensway on the cutback cross.
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Westminster via Charon's underground ferry (allowed in the orthodox Greek variation)
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Hmmm, Waterloo IMAX, via Harold Saxon's den.
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The orthodox greek variation? That's pushing it, why not go for the Tudor Court Rules while you're at it?
Back to Queensway via the W-tangent.
Slic, you're in Spoon. Let's see how you like it.
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I'm going to use Frankilin's own Kite, Key Maneuver, and go to Greenford.
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Hmmmm. The only way I know out of Spoon is a double U , so Uxbridge to Upminister, and I miss three turns.
Look out siriana, I'm coming after you next...
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St Pancras International! Boosh! He shoots, he scores!
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From St Pancras I'll risk crossing the river to London Bridge for a drink.
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And from Astor Place with a quick hop back across the pond, Heathrow.
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I petition for late entry to this match under the auspices of the Pope Pious VII rulings.
Accordingly my opening move will be restricted to the Hammersmith and City Line.
Paddington
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Well, anyone is welcome to join the game when they feel, but we'll have none of your Popish Mummery here, it's a well-known and documented fact that when Luther nailed his document to the door of the church it was next to a shocking and some might say sacrilegious dissertation on the German version of 'Mornington Crescent', people that couldn't see that document read his instead. If he'd nailed it a few more feet to the left Protestantism may never have started.
Kilburn Park.
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Kilburn Park.
K-Park?
Bloody hell, forget it. I'll pass and wait on the bench for a while.
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Well, anyone is welcome to join the game when they feel, but we'll have none of your Popish Mummery here, it's a well-known and documented fact that when Luther nailed his document to the door of the church it was next to a shocking and some might say sacrilegious dissertation on the German version of 'Mornington Crescent', people that couldn't see that document read his instead. If he'd nailed it a few more feet to the left Protestantism may never have started.
Kilburn Park.
Heresy, and I won't stand for it!
Finchley Road
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Aha! An antidisestablishmentarianist!
North Wembley!
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Aha! An antidisestablishmentarianist!
North Wembley!
The Laws of Double Negation having been brought in, I'll take advantage of it and go to Piccadilly Circus.
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Aha! An antidisestablishmentarianist!
North Wembley!
*harrumph* 11 syllable word used in the 11th month. Arron Burr used that trick whilst playing with Mr. Ghandi.
Very well, I shall be the honorable one and withdraw to Embankment.
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Using the Entropy Death of Thread Rule I move to Mornington Crescent And claim victory in the name of all things good.
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It's not my fault, someone got me Firefly DVDs for Christmas and they're so shiny, like little angels...
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I've just been over the game and have a few comments which I've intespersed in italics.
Loz - East Putney
Fairly pedestrian opening, a little uninspired.
Heradel - Earls Court
Roney - Ravenscourt Park
Siana - Pentonville Road
Loz - Farringdon
Loz, you missed an opportunity here. Note the Ravenscourt Park move, two turns before. That set you up for a line-slip, what were you thinking?
Heradel - Astor Place
TCoRN - Queensway
A nice opening, at first I thought you had been too conservative, perhaps playing turtle. ( How wrong I was! )
slic - Westminster
Another nice opening putting the threat on both Loz and TCoRN
Loz - Waterloo
Really just a defensive turn. Loz , I think your not playing at your best.
Sirana - Queensway
TCoRN - Greenford
Here you peaked my interest, I'd pegged you as defensive, but this showed some metal
slic - Unxbridge/Upminster
I had to check the rules on this, but it was both valid and a decent turn.
Loz - St Pancras
Bravo, excellent counter. At this point I realised you had been faking the other players out.
Roney - London Bridge
Heradol - Heathrow
Thaurisminths - Paddington
Your know what the say, "Play Paddington Play Safe"
Loz - Kilbrun Park
You had me nodding in agreement with this one.
Planish - PASS
You missed the opportunty for Finchley Road!
Thaurisminths - Finchley Road
Loz - North Wembley
Another strategicly good move, yet I bet you could see three turns ahead couldn't you.
Heradol - Piccadilly Circus
Nice :)
Thaurisminths - Embankment
TCoRN - Mornington Crescent
You caught me off guard what an astounding move. I think perhaps you played the "Entropy Death of Thread" move a little early, you could perhaps of improved your final position a little, but in the end it's the winning that counts not the playing.
All in all, a marvelous game, great fun to watch. Have you guys considered playing a game on Vidcast?
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Heradel - Earls Court
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Heradel - Astor Place , NYC, NY
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Heradol - Heathrow
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Heradol - Piccadilly Circus
Nice :)
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I think I got turned into some sort of medication or female halfway through. :o
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Heradel - Earls Court
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Heradel - Astor Place , NYC, NY
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Heradol - Heathrow
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Heradol - Piccadilly Circus
Nice :)
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I think I got turned into some sort of medication or female halfway through. :o
You know what they say: heradol, theradol, everywheradoldol...
Sorry. Please don't take this as the invention of the genre of Radio 4 mashups. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/imsorryihaventaclue/) vs Farming Today (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/farmingtoday/) just isn't a good idea.
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Sadly, the jazz band of time has reached the interminable drum solo of fate for Humphrey Lyttleton, who has finally arrived at Mornington Crescent (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7367385.stm). He will be missed.
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Sadly, the jazz band of time has reached the interminable drum solo of fate ...
No, that would be a rock drum solo, AKA "several minutes of pointless percussive wankery, during which everybody in the audience who isn't a drummer gets up to buy a soda or go for a piss." Most jazz drum solos are mercifully brief and much more engaging than their rock counterparts.
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Apparently people were laying wreaths and flowers at Mornington Crescent tube station over the weekend. Sadly I was too busy to check if this was true. There's a nice picture on Flickr though (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettwilde/2088977090/).
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Threadomancy to retroactively declare victory.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/4148095642_b50b6edd56.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/heradel/4148095642/)
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(http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/9680.gif)(http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/idiana.jpg)(http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/LIQ/LIQ114/man-ton-weight_~vl0008b014.jpg)
(http://www.planet-science.com/about_sy/news/ps_201-225/218/cress.jpg)(http://moviesmedia.ign.com/lotr/image/ent.jpg)
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I'm probably just being thick today because I've got a cold, but I cannot for the life of me decipher that.
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Morn - IN - Ton
Cress-Ent
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(http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/LIQ/LIQ114/man-ton-weight_~vl0008b014.jpg)
(http://www.rasamalaysia.com/uploaded_images/wonton.jpg)
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Damn, now I'm hungry!
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Damn, now I'm hungry!
How about a one-ton wonton? ;D