Mornington Crescent

[imagination]

YOU might have been at London Bridge but I wasn't.

 

[OxtedL]

So hang on... where are we now?

Since it's a bit blurry (damn Eyjafjallajökull and its ash cloud), I invoke the Double Play convention (after the great Polvski), and move to Shadwell.

 

[Hydro]

A quick bounce across to Ruislip Gardens it is then.

 

[imagination]

I guess I'm OOOAA until the OOAAA convention is invoked then.

 

[OxtedL]

That won't be long, because...

Stanmore.

 

[DarloRich]

kingsbury?

 

[imagination]

kingsbury?

Brilliant move. Are you sure you've not played before?

Royal Oak

 

[DarloRich]

Queensway?

 

[Hydro]

Lancaster Gate

 

[OxtedL]

I'm sure you can all see where I'm going with this...

Mansion House

 

[Hydro]

Good strategy, Chiswick Park

 

[DarloRich]

Westminster?

 

[OxtedL]

Are you sure? That means I can play Hyde Park Corner.

 

[imagination]

West Ham

 

[DarloRich]

East Ham

 

[OxtedL]

Now that is a shocking turn of events!

Watford Junction

 

[DarloRich]

Wembley Central

 

[OxtedL]

Now I'm afraid that that one is a step too far. I was prepared to overlook Westinster, but that is just something else.

 

[imagination]

Euston

 

[OxtedL]

Do you see now?! Dear oh dear...

 

[Hydro]

Bond Street!

 

[imagination]

Camden Town.

Blast - must have got on the wrong train.

 

[DarloRich]

Now I'm afraid that that one is a step too far. I was prepared to overlook Westinster, but that is just something else.

but does the smythe principle not apply?

 

[OxtedL]

Smythe only works coming off deep level lines. Sorry.

 

[clagmonster]

Royal Oak.

 

[OxtedL]

Tottenham Court Road

 

[DarloRich]

Smythe only works coming off deep level lines. Sorry.

after further research I believe I should have referred to the Ponsonby - Smythe co-efficient (an elementary mistake!) - However in the interests of good sportsmanship I shall let it pass!

 

[Flamingo]

Yes. I'm quite exhausted after all that mental effort.

But I will look out my old set of rules later tonight; the ageing cat permitting. One day, I might even tell you the story about how I got a hold of them in the first place - its enough to say for now that it wasn't entirely legitimate and involved a much loved and sadly missed trumpeter leaving his trumpet case open in a dressing room late one night.

They are not rules, they are laws. Get it right. Snakes and ladders has rules, the glorious game has laws. Oh dear (shakes head)...

Anyway, as Darlo has not learned how to leave his laterals protected when making a transverse approach, I shall make the obvious move a return to

Royal Oak

(Careful Darlo, you were very close to Nidd there)

 

[DarloRich]

Barbican?

 

[OxtedL]

Did you listen to what he said?! :roll: