Mornington Crescent anyone?

[OllieC]

Anyone fancy starting a game on here? I'm open to suggestions for which set of rules to play...

[OllieC]

[betula]

 ???

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

I suggest Frostrupp's Gambit with St Pancras as the Watershed Diagonal

[sarah]

i think it would be only fitting in such circumstances to play the Littleton rules (including the 1989 ammendments). of course we would have to aviod the bayswater junction.

[keef]

i think it would be only fitting in such circumstances to play the Littleton rules (including the 1989 ammendments). of course we would have to aviod the bayswater junction.

I see where your going with that one, i would suggest we could all take advantage of the Wickelt synopsis and head for Hyde-park corner - avoiding a long re-route via Cockfosters.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

Can we have a ruling as to whether Reverse Shafting is allowed? Best to clear it up now, rather than cause any unpleasantness later on

[sarah]

i think yes to reverse shafting. i think its what humph would have wanted. 

definatley a good idea to use the wickelt synopsis keef and if we implememt the reverse shaft i think you will find that elliminates the cockfosters problem.

[katynewbie]

 ;D

Ok I'm game.

How about Neasden, but adopting the Ashmould Variation?

Totally agree about reverse shafting, Humph would be proud.

[greyhound]

Will we be using the Pogue Mahone Variation?  I wouldn't want to see a repeat of the Arsenal fiasco.

[Pootle]

Wish I was as witty as the rest of you and could come up a great move - but I'm already missing Humph  :'(

[keef]

Ok - unless anyone else can come up with a better idea, i would take heed from what i beleive to be the match deciding move of the 1945 world championship finale, between Ms Fanny Honeybone and Count Von-Hickleborn (the 2nd), and take a right angle over-brow move (taking into account reverse shafting of course) to Westminster. Although this does'nt take full advantage of the Wickelt synopsis, I see no better move at this stage - and it certainly done Fanny no harm.

[katynewbie]

 ::)

Crikey Me Keef! You have obviously studied hard, well done you!

[sarah]

think that would see us right up to blackfriars wouldnt it?

[keef]

::)

Crikey Me Keef! You have obviously studied hard, well done you!

Thanks - so far so good, although it is a Saturday and it easy to end up in a complete mess at Arsenal - however seeing as their playing away today, we should be safe and not have to take it into account,  I've been caught short there before  ???

[OllieC]

From Aresenal, I think I'm safe  with Piccadilly Circus, which if I'm not mistaken is pretty crafty...

[keef]

Potentially a good move, but no one's actually played a move to Arsenal yet... so your move would be illeagle - sorry. Shame really as Piccadilly Circus would have opened up so many options.

Mod - just to clarify were still at Blackfriars.

[OllieC]

Ah, my mistake. Well, I think we all know what's going to happen next...

[keef]

I do to  ;) - but seeing as i the game started east of Shoreditch, and there was no mention of a feltcher loop being played within the first 3 moves - it would not be right for Gentleman to play such a move.

[sarah]

i think you'll find you cant play the feltcher loop in conjunction with the wickelt synopsis; they kind of cancel each other out. ..still blackfriars - need to get moving guys...before you incur the ripvole time penalty.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

To a novice the obvious next move is either Elephant and Castle or Queensway, but either way they'd be laying themselves wide open to being Skewered by a Biggin's Pincer

I think there's no option but Turnham Green