Mornington Crescent

[DarloRich]

oh not Stanmore! Anywhere but Stanmore - Swiss Cottage perhaps

 

[RyanB]

Dashing onward and upward over to Monument.

 

[Buttsy]

Dollis Hill

 

[RyanB]

Smart move there, and now for another hill. Buckhurst Hill

 

[OxtedL]

Blimey. Obscure Relatives time, I think, to rescue this.

Brockenhurst.

 

[Mvann]

Lymington

 

[OxtedL]

Sorry, you've played the Falletto badly there, you'd best try again before anyone realises you were in breach of safety regulations.

 

[Mvann]

Southampton then.

 

[dzug2]

If we are still on Mortimer's variation I'll throw in Bramley (BMY, not BLE)

 

[ollyrogers]

Not the BLE... In that case it's time to invoke a collateral and shift to Earl's Court, putting dzug2 in Nidd until page 25

 

[RyanB]

Sneaky one there, using the Kelvin clause of the 1985 Mortimer's variation I will move to Holborn.

 

[Eagle]

Holborn slides nicely into my Hippopotamus Defence with Fried Fox Variation leading me inexorably onto Hammersmith (District and Piccadilly).

And unless I'm much mistaken you'll need at least six moves to get to Mornington Crescent from there. Have fun.

 

[ollyrogers]

Quite correct Eagle, and we'll rack the number of pairs up by removing the tile of Marylebone

 

[RyanB]

Quick trip along the Bakerloo and we will come to..........Baker Street, at 221B we shall find a Mr. Sherlock Holmes.

 

[Mvann]

St johns wood

 

[Buttsy]

Dollis Hill

 

[Deerfold]

Dollis Hill

So soon? Is that allowed. I suppose that depends whcih variation we're playing - did we get an answer on that?

 

[DarloRich]

i m not convinced thta Dollis Hill should be allowed at ANY point regardless of the rules variaton in play ( unless of course the Schafernacker code is being followed)

 

[Deerfold]

i m not convinced thta Dollis Hill should be allowed at ANY point regardless of the rules variaton in play ( unless of course the Schafernacker code is being followed)

I thought the first visit was fine - it's just the return so soon that baffles me.

 

[DarloRich]

as far as i understand ( and i am no expert) the Schafernacker code does allow this, HOWEVER the code is more advisory in nature than hard and fast rules - i am minded to allow it - with the proviso that we do not return any time soon!

 

[Mvann]

Bethnal green

 

[me123]

Bank :razz:

 

[DarloRich]

shadwell

 

[Buttsy]

Dollis Hill - Methinks I am stuck in the loop under Trumpington's variation.

 

[DarloRich]

Dollis Hill - Methinks I am stuck in the loop under Trumpington's variation.

Sir, I refer you to the Schaffernacker code discussed above - Dolis Hill is invalid.

 

[Buttsy]

Sir, I refer you to the Schaffernacker code discussed above - Dolis Hill is invalid.

Only if the game started north of Piccadilly Circus, as we started at Victoria, it is a valid move. However, as I'm looped under Trumpington's, I cannot exit until there is an easing of the Chalfonts.

 

[DarloRich]

no i am afraid that you are incorrect. if you look at page 234. paragraph b of section E of apendix 7 of the Schaffernakcer code you will note that Trumpingtons can be overridden and looping escaped IF and ONLY IF the sequance is Dollis Hill - Bethnal Green-Bank-Shadwell-Dollis Hill.

Therefore you may make aopther turn and escape from your Dollis Hill pergatory!

 

[Buttsy]

no i am afraid that you are incorrect. if you look at page 234. paragraph b of section E of apendix 7 of the Schaffernakcer code you will note that Trumpingtons can be overridden and looping escaped IF and ONLY IF the sequance is Dollis Hill - Bethnal Green-Bank-Shadwell-Dollis Hill.

Therefore you may make aopther turn and escape from your Dollis Hill pergatory!

Of course! How could I have missed that!

Unfortunately, that only leaves me with terminus options, so I'll play ONGAR!!!

Bet you're impressed with that one...Bit of a gamble I know, but could just work...

 

[ralphchadkirk]

no i am afraid that you are incorrect. if you look at page 234. paragraph b of section E of apendix 7 of the Schaffernakcer code you will note that Trumpingtons can be overridden and looping escaped IF and ONLY IF the sequance is Dollis Hill - Bethnal Green-Bank-Shadwell-Dollis Hill.

Therefore you may make aopther turn and escape from your Dollis Hill pergatory!

I thought you said the Shaffernakcer code was more advisory in nature than hard and fast rules?

 

[DarloRich]

I thought you said the Shaffernakcer code was more advisory in nature than hard and fast rules?

Correct! But one should abide by the spirit of the code. After all poor Shaffernacker lost his mind trying to codify all of the versions into one volume ( he now eats purified foods through a straw in a tope room in a special facility - he thinks he is King George the IV - it is a cautionary tale!)

( A pirates of the Caribbean fan I see!) (But why has the rum gone?)

As for Ongar - FFS how many times NO NO NO!( unless using the 1943 LNER system!)