# Mornington Crescent Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 30, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832 "2004-09-30T13:08:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/1 "2004-09-30T13:08:35Z")
Gather for the tournament. I shall take on any competitors who feel they can beat me at this most noble of games. Crabbett’s rule will be invoked, so any bilateral shifts south of the River will be wild and the Jubilee Line extension is out of bounds. Let the game begin… My move: Baker Street ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/2 "2004-09-30T14:55:26Z")
With the Jubilee extension line out of bounds are you allowing lateral-node crossing on the DLR as compensation for East End moves? I’m a bit too busy to participate right now, and Crabbett’s rule cramps my style a bit since I’m keen on play South of the river (much neglected IMHO). But _Baker Street_: Solid first move. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/3 "2004-09-30T15:26:06Z")
Well, this is pretty much a standard opening, and I’m wary of playing into your hands, but… Shepherd’s Bush. ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/4 "2004-09-30T15:27:55Z")
OK…using the standard reply to that under these conditions Goldhawk Road ---
**Author:** ![Kymodoce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8797f3/32.png) [@Kymodoce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kymodoce)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/5 "2004-09-30T16:13:54Z")
I am not sure you are really taking it seriously… let’s see… Bank. ---
**Author:** ![Ithaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Ithaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ithaka)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/6 "2004-09-30T16:17:29Z")
Some fairly amateur play so far, I’d say, though I do seem to be blocked for the Northern Line. That being so I’d have to go Fulham B’way. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/7 "2004-09-30T16:18:15Z")
Usually the Central Line gambit is denied! This is real good old school stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/8 "2004-09-30T16:19:59Z")
> [@Ithaka](#): > > Some fairly amateur play so far. . . Well that’s harsh, a little _old fashioned_ maybe. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/9 "2004-09-30T16:22:32Z")
I have no idea what’s going on so I’ll say… Miss Peacock in the Conservatory with a candlestick. ---
**Author:** ![Ithaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Ithaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ithaka)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/10 "2004-09-30T16:23:37Z")
Sorry, that was a bit rude. Still, noone yet has trumped my move. ---
**Author:** ![Kymodoce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8797f3/32.png) [@Kymodoce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kymodoce)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/11 "2004-09-30T16:25:15Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I have no idea what’s going on so I’ll say… > > Miss Peacock in the Conservatory with a candlestick. Note the nationality of all the participants so far… and see if you can find the plot 😃 ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/12 "2004-09-30T16:27:32Z")
Elephant and Castle. HA! ---
**Author:** ![Ithaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Ithaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ithaka)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/13 "2004-09-30T16:31:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Elephant and Castle. HA! Good move, my son! And it invokes the south of the river shift. I shall need to think. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/14 "2004-09-30T16:40:55Z")
> [@Ithaka](#): > > I shall need to think. I should say. Remember those bi-laterals, now you’re SotR how about the DLR. I’m guessing that **Iceland-B** is uncomfortable SotR (since he invoked Crabbett). Keep it clean guys, and see if you get play out of zones 1 & 2. ---
**Author:** ![Ithaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Ithaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ithaka)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/15 "2004-09-30T16:42:58Z")
Hmmm … the lower zones. Always a challenge. How about Tooting Bec? ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/16 "2004-09-30T17:42:25Z")
Very foolish, Ithaca. You’ve left Brixton wide open. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/17 "2004-09-30T17:50:03Z")
_flies in again_ Regent’s Park! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/18 "2004-09-30T17:53:42Z")
I’m always up for a shuffle off to Buffalo. Or, in this case, Boston Manor. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/19 "2004-09-30T19:37:56Z")
Assuming the DLR is in play, my favorite: Mudchute. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832/20 "2004-09-30T19:58:12Z")
Yes, the Docklands makes things much more interesting. Stratford. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mornington-crescent-thread/266832.md?page=2)