The Hangar Lane Gyratory conflict precludes the triple-crown of Oxford Circus, so it’ll have to be Lancaster Gate.
And I shall sing us happily on our way to Plaistow
Right then. Lets sum up - we are playing Marble Arch rules, with Royal Wedding additions (although this is a bit foggy) and we are in Plaistow (God help us).
That means that where ever the next move takes us - well you know the rest.
So reluctantly: Hyde Park Corner
Gentlemen you know what to do.
pulls down trousers and dances half-naked through thread to the cheers of admiring women
Oh no,the other thing I have to do? Ok then…ahemm…clears throat…Mornington Crescent!
cue music,lights,party
Does that mean the game is over, and a mod should close this thread?
Half-trousers are definitely forbidden under Rotal Wedding Rules. Half-Trousers (and even three-quarter trousers when green is the color going forward) are only acceptable as a defense against pre-emptive MC’ing under Royal Wedding. And even under Revised Royal Wedding, we don’t want to see you naked. Poor taste, really. Also, I feel confident that at least a plurality of the governing bodies won’t let a game go to a player who has been “ejected from the arena of play” (Guildford Square Finals decision, '78).
The Islington foreclosures have pushed me to the black black edge of despair – half-trousers being played invalidate your MC move, but because half-trousers are in play (despite Iceland_Blue’s untimely banning!) and we haven’t resolved Royal Wedding, I’m going with Edgware.
As for the Royal Wedding, remember that Charles is head of the Church of England, and the church “blessing” will effectively serve as the last event of the wedding – so that even though the majority of the wedding may take place outside the church, the leader of the church comes into a church to have it sealed before G-d. I should say that all of the Royal Wedding Rules are in effect except for those which hinge on the presence of an organist or choir.
- Phew * It took some finding, guys, but I finally managed to sort out the Royal Wedding issue! I appreciate it’s a bit late, but I thought I’d offer it here just for the record.
I was not able to find any relevant ruling or decision in the WMCF Tournament Play Concordance. I’ve checked the current edition, the previous two editions, and the relevant cross-referenced entries in Creuther & Jonak’s Annotated MC Rulings 1990-2002 (the most recent edition available). I did find many useful articles on the various applications of the Royal Wedding rules, of course, but none pertaining to the precise issue of the relevance (if any) of the location of the planned wedding, which arose in this thread.
However, I took a chance and consulted the Official Record of the 1986 European Championship (edited by Montaigne, Ryder & Ryder). This was the year of the Andrew / Fergie wedding, which as it happens did take place in Westminster Abbey, and luckily for us the precise issue under review was the subject of an official ruling by the WMCF Council. This ruling is 3 pages long, and was offered in response to a complex protest lodged by the Italian team after their 9-5 quarter final exit from the competition. The Belgians (led by the mighty Croisseu in what would sadly be his last professional match) had snatched victory with a blistering move from Acton Central to Southfields (a move which, I think I’m right in saying, has to this day never been repeated in official tournament play). Those who want the full ruling can refer to the book, but the essential point (and I hope the Mods will consider such a short quote okay) is here:
I guess that says all that needs to be said.
Hm. Well, then, however ill-advised it may be (I didn’t even think to check the Shropshire Appendices!) my move to Edgware stands, where an astute student of British Colonialism, mollusks, or graph theory should be able to deal me the harsh blow which I richly deserve.
Let me try graph theory:
Edgware to Bank via the Northern line
Bank to Wimbledon via the District line
Wimbledon to East Croydon via Croydon tramlink
East Croydon to Gatwick Airport via the Brighton line
Ha! Now I can catch a plane and get right out of the country!
Graph theory is only applicable when using a seven-dimensional map. As you are surely aware, these don’t yet incorporate the tram lines!! :smack:
Wanstead
But as we’re not using a seven dimensional map, the Cleese Accords of '01 remain in force, something none of you seem to have accounted for. This means, among other things, that it is acceptable for a Yank to jump in at any point in the game, provided he is eating something suitably British (like the plate of pig’s snout in parsley and onion sauce I have perched on my lap, which I will share with any players willing to come to Illinois and get some, as per the rules)
Let’s see…the Bank variants have been played, and one player has caught a plane off the island…
Ah, hell with it. Mornington Crescent!
Unbolded? You fool! You’ve not only squandered a winning move, but opened up the Victoria Line reversible entractivity!!
King’s Cross St Pancras
Though I live across the pond, I’m not actuallky a Yank. And having lived in both Leeds abd Leicester, I know that this opens up more options: the old Londen and North Eastern Railway from Kings Cross, and the old London Midland and Scottish Railway from St Pancras. OK, I’ll take the old LMS line to Leicester London Road, from which it’s a short walk for me to visit my aunt.
But prior to the Big Four, it was always customary that such bi-primary colour approaches would be withheld, wasn’t it? In any case, I’ll take a gentlemanly open move to South Kensington
And by the Market Option so generously provided by such a move, due to its placement and your insistent to go with a move achievable through a sinusoidal triple-back Gospel Oak Bounce, I shall now enter the game late, and declare my bewildering intention to move to Tower Gateway.
Let’s see what you do with that one, then!
Remote train-operated block positioning? Simple! Woodford
I’m a Yank. However, in the spirit of fair play, I was once hit on by a lovely local gal at Leicester Square on a summer evening in 2000, and over a pint we discussed her dress, my accent, and why Yanks can’t manage :dubious: to keep a straight 
face when 
using roundabout rules to play Cockfoster’s.
Since King’s Cross gets me closest to RAF Mildenhall (only a 2 hour train ride) I’m going to have to play my sympathy card – mind you, not my literal sympathy card, just a figure of speech, since we know what happened to sympathy cards in '01 – and go with Kentish Town and hope I can catch a train from there.
Oh, and for anyone who enjoys a subtle challenge, consult the North Country Annexed Memoranda of Understanding (volume XXI, annotated). If you don’t have that, Olsen’s Standard Book (expurgated) should do, as long as you ignore Chapter 3. Now, consider the stations I’ve mentioned carefully. There should only be two really “pure” moves, here – and in a moment there will be only one.
ahem
“Bob’s your Uncle.”
Mildenhall? Nice move - I can now claim Suffolk Military Installation Home Advantage. Tottenham Hale.
I’ve been thinking about this…
I can’t recall a single instance of a legitimate winning move being made by a player who is then immediately sent off. I had a look in the concise rulebook, which by definition isn’t going to have every possible outcome in it, and there was nothing.
So what I’m saying is that we may be actually setting a precedent here and perhaps someone should get in touch with the International MC Comission for a ruling - or at least to let them know what’s going on.
If you can get two people to agree on what has been going on in this thread, you’re a better person than me.
Meanwhile, I’ll take the River Lea (or Lee) water jump over to Blackhorse Road.