# 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:** 3\ **Page:** 24
**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 22, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/461 "2010-10-22T16:37:05Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Dear God. It’s gotten into the RFCs now? I thought MC was one of the last bastions of the leisurely age. Unless you want to pay my therapy bills, I am Not. Going. There. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/462 "2010-10-22T20:56:49Z")
Hah! Splendid play, all. At least I chipped in enough moves for a share of the ranking points (trust an old fox like me for that, eh?) and the finish was a masterpiece. Would have fallen foul of Simpson’s Rule (1863, para 3 clause 2 subsection 1): _All endgame justifications shall be capable of being uttered with a single breath of air_, but naturally I know that’s not in effect here! 😃 'Bye and catch you next time. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794/463 "2010-10-23T14:58:36Z")
Excellent play all round , it was very entertaining to watch. The end game strategy is considered by some to be a bit of a parlour trick, but I think the format leds itself well to these more esoteric plays. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-question/554794.md?page=23)