# Mornington Crescent question **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 23, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794 "2010-09-23T17:52:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/361 "2010-10-13T21:36:10Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > > [@Malacandra](#): > > > > You get a free brass token for the best username/post combo in the game, for a start! šŸ˜ƒ > > In what ruleset is that allowed??? > > šŸ˜‰ Quimby, 37.3.1 - but thatā€™s the optional section for play on computer networks which has long since been superseded by Palwick. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/362 "2010-10-13T22:06:13Z")
Damn, I was just joking. I should have figured that the Great Minds that have developed this game had thought of everything! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/363 "2010-10-13T22:26:00Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > > [@JohnT](#): > > > > In what ruleset is that allowed??? > > > > šŸ˜‰ > > Quimby, 37.3.1 - but thatā€™s the optional section for play on computer networks which has long since been superseded by Palwick. Palwick doesnā€™t hold in IP-based matchesā€“the network addressing is unspecified outside the old X.25 JANET domain. Instead, you need the _Revised_ Palwick which is IP-based and will be good until IPv6 becomes more widespread. The brass token _is_ allowed by Revised Palwick. šŸ™‚ **North Acton** on a zone boundary. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/364 "2010-10-14T12:42:30Z")
I havenā€™t looked it up, but Iā€™m not convinced that ā€œfor Maritime Greenwichā€ is actually part of the station name. Anyway, whether it is or not, Iā€™ll let it pass, because with fog lifted I can legally play twice in succession. This is not seen very often as it has a horrible tendency to lead to stirrups for the player in question, but Iā€™m so far behind that I have to take that chance. **Notting Hill Gate** followed by **Paddington**. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/365 "2010-10-14T13:09:27Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > > [@furryman](#): > > > > I just stopped at Paddington Station and picked up a bear. What do I do now? > > You get a free brass token for the best username/post combo in the game, for a start! šŸ˜ƒ Better than **Wargamer** and **Arsenal**? (Well, yes, itā€™s better, even I can admit thatā€¦) ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/366 "2010-10-14T13:50:42Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > > [@Malacandra](#): > > > > You get a free brass token for the best username/post combo in the game, for a start! šŸ˜ƒ > > In what ruleset is that allowed??? > > šŸ˜‰ _Michelsonā€™s Comprehensive Manual for Mornington Crescent_ (MCMMC, aka ā€œEleventy-eleventy-noughtsā€) recommends awarding a token ring in this type of situation. MCMMC holds that following a double move a one-zone change is required. As I think **Wargamer** was merely referring to a past move and not actually making a play, I go with **Maida Vale**. Spur stations are out. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/367 "2010-10-14T14:27:24Z")
**Acton Town** , although I fear what Bricker COULD do with this play, I feel Iā€™m in a position where Iā€™m forced to make the side-lateral shunt. Anyway, I will throw caution to the winds and see where it leads. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/368 "2010-10-14T14:57:56Z")
_ **Paddington** _ with a yellow flag. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/369 "2010-10-14T14:58:50Z")
\*\*Leicester Square \*\* Letā€™s rotate the board - Wait, thatā€™s Numberwang. Green tokens on stirrups. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/370 "2010-10-14T17:22:48Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > **Acton Town** , > > although I fear what Bricker COULD do with this play, I feel Iā€™m in a position where Iā€™m forced to make the side-lateral shunt. Anyway, I will throw caution to the winds and see where it leads. Well, I could have forced MC in 2, except for **Sunspace** ā€™s Tower Gateway play earlier, which created a zone imbalance that cuts against me untilā€¦ well, until itā€™s fixed. So I have to respond to Leicester Square with the incredibly protective and otherwise lame **Chalk Farm**. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/371 "2010-10-14T17:36:41Z")
Iā€™m trying to find a ruling that will let us play the Overground as well, but no such luck. One would think that if itā€™s on the Basic Tube map, itā€™s a legal play. But it looks like the rules havenā€™t caught up with the situation on the ground (which, considering the number of times Palwick is still references, isnā€™t surprising). So Iā€™m forced to **Mill Hill East**. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/372 "2010-10-14T18:00:10Z")
**Wood Green** There is now a real danger of getting stuck in a Piccadilly loop. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/373 "2010-10-14T19:09:29Z")
Me to the rescue: **Kingā€™s Cross St. Pancras** , blocking Piccadilly Circus via Green Park (eastbound traffic from Green Park stopped by rule). ---
**Author:** ![lynne-42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lynne-42/32/3138_2.png) [@lynne-42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynne-42)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/374 "2010-10-15T05:53:48Z")
**Paddington** , yellow flag burned. Fire alarms on. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/375 "2010-10-15T12:20:59Z")
Iā€™m going to play **Parsonā€™s Green** , and drop three red tokens to declare a false fire alarm. Traffic impeded only at Warick Ave, Edgware Road, and Bayswater. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/376 "2010-10-15T12:50:06Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > _ **Paddington** _ with a yellow flag. Curses! Butā€¦ > [@Bricker](#): > > Iā€™m going to play **Parsonā€™s Green** , and drop three red tokens to declare a false fire alarm. Traffic impeded only at Warick Ave, Edgware Road, and Bayswater. Aha! Impeded traffic at Edgware Road and Bayswater means I can play, redoubled, **Paddington**. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/377 "2010-10-15T12:56:54Z")
**Preston Road** which allows me to declare stirrups for the next 5 District Line moves. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/378 "2010-10-15T13:57:27Z")
**Goldhawk Road**. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/379 "2010-10-15T14:54:21Z")
**Barking** Stirrups on. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/380 "2010-10-15T15:50:56Z")
**Southwark**. Zone 1 to Zone 2 trips doubled. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794.md?page=20)