The "Name the Station" game

[Robinson]

Southampton Airport Parkway.

Oh for crying out loud

 

[Ivo]

Southampton Airport Parkway.

Oh for crying out loud

Too bad.

Tell you what - if it isn't SOA, I'll let you go first on Clue 5

 

[Robinson]

Too bad.

Tell you what - if it isn't SOA, I'll let you go first on Clue 5

I think it can only be SOA - the only other station served by all of XC, SWT and Southern is Guildford - which doesn't have direct trains to Southampton Central.

 

[clagmonster]

Bournemouth?

 

[gnolife]

Eastleigh?

 

[Ivo]

@ Robinson:

Tell you what - if it isn't SOA, I'll let you go first on Clue 5

Eastleigh?

Never mind. You do that and you'll be in for a Penalty!

If however it is neither SOA nor ESL, we have a problem - they are the only two stations that match both Clues 3 and 4 (never mind the others)...

 

[Temple Meads]

I had a feeling that clue would finish this leg - it is of course Southampton Airport Parkway!

Ivo's floor.

 

[Ivo]

I had a feeling that clue would finish this leg - it is of course Southampton Airport Parkway!

To be honest, how could it not do so? As I showed above, only two stations match both of Clues 3 and 4 - and one of those is not shown on maps. Interestingly, that was also the seventh consecutive game that was won either after four clues or by the Turn Player.

Anyhow, let's see what comes next:

Clue 1: I am somewhere south of Stoke-on-Trent.

 

[Temple Meads]

Sugar Loaf?

 

[andrew bell]

Newport

 

[Robinson]

Bilbrook.

 

[Ivo]

Clue 2: I am AC electrified.

 

[Temple Meads]

Redditch?

 

[andrew bell]

Northampton

 

[Robinson]

Atherstone.

 

[Ivo]

Clue 3: This station is not managed by London Midland. (Generated in response to the high number of LM guesses to date.)

 

[Temple Meads]

Hayes and Harlington?

 

[andrew bell]

Birmingham New Street

 

[clagmonster]

Ealing Broadway?
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To be honest, how could it not do so? As I showed above, only two stations match both of Clues 3 and 4 - and one of those is not shown on maps. Interestingly, that was also the seventh consecutive game that was won either after four clues or by the Turn Player.

How did Bournemouth fail? It clearly has a direct service to Saints, is there no South Central Division service there anymore? I assume another -1 for me then.

 

[dzug2]

Ealing Broadway?
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How did Bournemouth fail? It clearly has a direct service to Saints, is there no South Central Division service there anymore? I assume another -1 for me then.

The South Central service was cut back to Soton a few years back

 

[Ivo]

What he said.

Clue 4: This station's name has two words in it, both of which begin with a consonant that in Scrabble (thank you clagmonster ) is worth one point.

 

[Robinson]

South Tottenham.

 

[Ivo]

Clue 5: This station has a fairly common suffix.

 

[andrew bell]

Silver Street

 

[Robinson]

Tilbury Town.

 

[gnolife]

Dagenham dock!

 

[Robinson]

Dagenham dock!

Sorry; "D" doesn't score 1 in Scrabble (clue 4).

 

[gnolife]

Without a list of what they score, therres not a lot I can do from my mobile ;(

 

[Ivo]

Silver Street

That isn't really a suffix. "Street" in this sense is one entity with "Silver", because the use of Street reflects as part of a nearby road. The same applies with (almost?) all other such locations around the country; the myriad stations name "X Road" (e.g. Morchard Road) are the same. However, I won't penalise you for this. I might take a sterner approach next time though. (I can be very strict sometimes )

Dagenham dock!

Sorry; "D" doesn't score 1 in Scrabble (clue 4).

Without a list of what they score, therres not a lot I can do from my mobile ;(

I shall post a list of Scrabble scores in the same post as the Rules (Post #908). This should end that problem.

Tilbury Town.

Si Señor.

 

[Robinson]

So I've achieved a net score of -3 today, and Ivo has leapfrogged me in the meantime...

I shall have to do a pretty good job on this one...

Clue 1: This station is north of Birmingham.