*sigh* How many times have we said:

"British Railways can not overhaul any non-lateral line without the explicit intervention and preceeding 33-turn prevail (left) and joint assertation of a two-thirds majority of the remaining players, EXCEPT in the case where an inbound player might otherwise stipulate a Frompley-Slaat return to Holland."

floor9: "British Railways can not overhaul any non-lateral line without the explicit intervention and preceeding 33-turn prevail (left) and joint assertation of a two-thirds majority of the remaining players, EXCEPT in the case where an inbound player might otherwise stipulate a Frompley-Slaat return to Holland."

THIS

I mean, c'mon! Any idiot with 3 masters degrees could figure this out!

floor9: "British Railways can not overhaul any non-lateral line without the explicit intervention and preceeding 33-turn prevail (left) and joint assertation of a two-thirds majority of the remaining players, EXCEPT in the case where an inbound player might otherwise stipulate a Frompley-Slaat return to Holland."

That only applies to the summer timetable.

You fail.

40below: That only applies to the summer timetable.

You fail.

The Summer Timetable rules are deviously named, for they do not actually take place in Summer¹. While the southern hemisphere has taken the phrase literally, routes in the north are only applied to the Summer Timetable as a contingency every fourth year after the second election of ministers^†.

1. Lenoard Tstosky, Canon of MC, 4th ed.
† unless election dates are postponed via Forner's Clause. (See: Indexing Clauses)

Who the fark cares? It's Britain.

While "Mornington Crescent" isn't explicitly illegal as a first move, it's frowned upon.

What's with the tag? This is more if anything.

Didn't we fight a war against England so we didn't have to hear about their shiat.

/Watching the new John Adams thing on HBO

CtrlAltDelete: 1. Lenoard Tstosky, Canon of MC, 4th ed.

OK, I suppose you would like everyone to believe the 5th Edition didn't exist? It clearly covers the Timetable controversy and states that all timetables shall be based on real-time data.

Floor9, CtrlAltDelete, et. al., could you explain to those of us in the United States that have shunned public transportation what on God's green earth you're talking about?

TheCharmerUnderMe: OK, I suppose you would like everyone to believe the 5th Edition didn't exist? It clearly covers the Timetable controversy and states that all timetables shall be based on real-time data.

Well, not all of us can afford to keep updating the texts everytime Tstosky decides to change one or two minor details. I didn't even know 5th edition was approved by the board yet.

CtrlAltDelete: ell, not all of us can afford to keep updating the texts everytime Tstosky decides to change one or two minor details

I got a Google alert.

Pegasus_CAG: Floor9, CtrlAltDelete, et. al., could you explain to those of us in the United States that have shunned public transportation what on God's green earth you're talking about?

It's a game that takes minutes to learn but decades to master.

geekbikerskum: While "Mornington Crescent" isn't explicitly illegal as a first move, it's frowned upon.

Under summer rules, Mornington Crescent is actually Picadilly Circus.

Wow...starting on the Mornington Crescent on post 1. Some eager souls out there. Saves me defending TFA I suppose.

Pegasus_CAG: Floor9, CtrlAltDelete, et. al., could you explain to those of us in the United States that have shunned public transportation what on God's green earth you're talking about?


It's sort of like Calvinball for English people.

/The husband's really getting a kick out of this...

Pegasus_CAG: Floor9, CtrlAltDelete, et. al., could you explain to those of us in the United States that have shunned public transportation what on God's green earth you're talking about?

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue.

Now, are we playing with Bumpley-Horton rules? It's still Sunday here, so I'm going to slidearm Goodge Street.

sombreradoraloca: Now, are we playing with Bumpley-Horton rules? It's still Sunday here, so I'm going to slidearm Goodge Street.

Of course, given the latitude and the fact that it's Monday here in New Zealand, I'm allowed to play Threadneedle Street.

sombreradoraloca: Now, are we playing with Bumpley-Horton rules?

I most certainly hope not. We did that during the Winter MC '97 in Essex, I can not share any details, but I am glad they locked him up.

The Elephant & Castle Exclusion Principle would have delayed this overhaul at least through Yom Kippur.

But unfortunately elephants aren't kosher, are they? Drat.

Who even rides British Rail anymore?

I've heard it's the pits after being privati[s|z]ed.

Brits come here and marvel at the wonderful cleanliness and on-time performance of New York Metro's commuter rail systems. How sad is that?

thisispete: here in New Zealand

Sorry, but I always thought MC was something for sophisticated people.

That said, I think I'll start with an easy Charing Cross with an alternate to Picadilly Circus and a secondary pickup at Terminus.
I hope I can get some professional players in here.

goeniegoegoe: but I am glad they locked him up.

Didn't you hear? He escaped.

He diagonalized to Charing Cross, avoiding the block at Elverson Road and bisected the circle to Leytonstone, putting him in Spoon.

They never saw him again.

Er, seriously, what's going on? Are you two just making it up, or is there a movie you're quoting back and forth from?

dynomutt: Who even rides British Rail anymore?

I've heard it's the pits after being privati[s|z]ed.

Brits come here and marvel at the wonderful cleanliness and on-time performance of New York Metro's commuter rail systems. How sad is that?

Whining about the Tube system is an automatic switchlead, meaning the Hammersmith and City Line may only be played if a front end joinder with Paddington occurs on an adjudicated seventh-turn pause.

Honestly, am I the only person here who reads the rules?

geekbikerskum: While "Mornington Crescent" isn't explicitly illegal as a first move, it's frowned upon.

According to Buxley/Worthington (5551 para 5.a) it is. Submitter of this thread will be punished severely by the IMCS I hope.

kroonermanblack: Are you two just making it up

I am sorry, we didn't explain the rules

# Boxing out the F, J, O and W placings draws the partner into an elliptical progression north to south
# In weak positional play, it is vital to consolidate an already strong outer square, e.g., Pentonville Road
# In a straight rules game, it's inadmissible to transfer inversely, which is otherwise a powerful tactic
# Opening the triangle will block any of the three possible reverse draws and is usually played early in the game (before the Central Line has been quartered) so that the risk of a diagonal move is negligible, as is the possibility of quartering
# The lateral shift decisively breaks opponents' horizontal and vertical approaches.
# The A40 northbound used as a counter-play offers rear access to suburban bidding

Bugger, sorry I'm late!

/grabs popcorn
//gets comfy in comfy chair

TheCharmerUnderMe: He diagonalized to Charing Cross

Don't make me stick you in Dollis Hill via the Dooley-Wilson Exception to the Norton-Gornely revised halfback transfer determination of 1947, chap.

goeniegoegoe: with an alternate to Picadilly Circus

Is it still Sunday in the Netherlands? I really need to know if Bumpley-Horton applies, otherwise I'm going to have to call you on the secondary pickup.

Hawthorne/Crowley ring a bell?

thisispete: Pegasus_CAG: Floor9, CtrlAltDelete, et. al., could you explain to those of us in the United States that have shunned public transportation what on God's green earth you're talking about?

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue.

WIN

Newport and the TransPennine route between Huddersfield and Leeds will be affected.

Just when you think the Brits can't get any droller. Select the space below for a hint. (I don't know the exact shade of white Fark uses so SPOILERS SPOILERS DON'T LOOK CLOSELY if you don't want to spoil it.)

Normally if you're playing with an expanded set of lines and have Huddersfield and Leeds, you can go Huddersfield, Leytonstone, Paddington, Leeds, MC. Without one of them, you'd have to use at least two more steps including Chancery lane. Without BOTH of them you're forced into a Dollis Hill loop.

I wonder how many people read that and actually got the joke.

goeniegoegoe:
I hope I can get some professional players in here.

Rookie. I'm playing a Queens Passage into a Kings Entry (Bank Holiday Rule, 1948) and an Amersham Reversal into Goodge Road.

If you need help with the hard stuff, just ask.

TheCharmerUnderMe: I really need to know if Bumpley-Horton applies

Since when did that rule even apply? Didn't you read the board of directors memo 224342 para 4.a?

Hyde Park, +1 on future transfers to Acton Town.

40below: Rookie. I'm playing a Queens Passage into a Kings Entry (Bank Holiday Rule, 1948) and an Amersham Reversal into Goodge Road.

Holy sh*t, dude!

semiotix:
Normally if you're playing with an expanded set of lines and have Huddersfield and Leeds, you can go Huddersfield, Leytonstone, Paddington, Leeds, MC. Without one of them, you'd have to use at least two more steps including Chancery lane. Without BOTH of them you're forced into a Dollis Hill loop.

40below: I'm playing a Queens Passage into a Kings Entry (Bank Holiday Rule, 1948)

Right, and I suppose you two wouldn't hesitate to run a turnstyle +5 at Hammersmith for a dip of 20 tokens (slice), right? I don't mean to threadjack, and I don't want to turn this into a Haavt-Thurstwarbler / Baker-Frampton flamewar (like TF needs any more of THOSE), but I flat-out refuse to accept such trickery as a carriage swap and a no-fare roundabout past the Gibbon as "strategy".

semiotix: I wonder how many people read that and actually got the joke.

Great - give the WHOLE THING AWAY, why don'tcha? Criminy.

(Leeds isn't playable until July, pickle-brain - - "Queensway's too Soon, Leeds after June," remember?).

Hint for the confused (pops)

geekbikerskum: While "Mornington Crescent" isn't explicitly illegal as a first move, it's frowned upon.

So is it just automatically assumed any post on British transport is an invitation?

/pretty awesome to see international play like this //you guys are good!
/\/not subby
|| || tracks are now straight

40below: Amersham Reversal into Goodge Road.

There are many different reasons why this post makes no sense, but I'll just pick the most obvious one and let you know that you are bisecting TWO corners on your reversal, and while it conserves two moves, violates rule 26.43 subsection 3 that clearly restricts you to a one-corner reversal.

Putney bridge round the horn to Tooting Bec.

+2

TheCharmerUnderMe: violates rule 26.43 subsection 3 that clearly restricts you to a one-corner reversal.

Not only that but it's an astonishing abuse of Cornwerd/Floxley 44452 para 7.a.
I reported him to the IMCS (again).

That said, Chancery Lane.

goeniegoegoe: Right, and I suppose you two wouldn't hesitate to run a turnstyle +5 at Hammersmith for a dip of 20 tokens (slice), right? I don't mean to threadjack, and I don't want to turn this into a Haavt-Thurstwarbler / Baker-Frampton flamewar (like TF needs any more of THOSE), but I flat-out refuse to accept such trickery as a carriage swap and a no-fare roundabout past the Gibbon as "strategy".

And TF does not need any more amateur rules lawyers. Throckmorton clearly stated that playing Hammersmith calls for a two-turn out-of-service if not used with a transfer from either Sidley-Hocking or The Lakes District, and unless you're going to provide proof of passage from Bumbershire, there's a mind-the-gap that is immediately played and must be answered.

The number one rule of MC is dignity, and you are sadly going beyond the bounds. I remember when this used to be a brute's game played by gentlemen, rather than the reverse that it is today. I sometimes weep for what it has become.

I'm going to play the classic forward turnstile jump at Seven Sisters and corner off B and Y at Finchley & Frognal. I know it's gauche considering what happened at the 1977 games, but the recent memo from IMCS does imply that the station manager would rather turn a blind eye than risk another hysterical break.

Mornington Crescent is my local station, so I am getting a big kick out of these replies.

Here is a picture I took on the southbound platform last month. I believe this was left behind by a Mrs. Trellis of North Wales.

40below: Throckmorton clearly stated that playing Hammersmith calls for a two-turn out-of-service if not used with a transfer from either Sidley-Hocking or The Lakes District

And that will be your eternal weakness in these duels. You pay lipservice to the ideals of the Throckmorton Recital, when you ignore the Gobbins-Dexter Ruling, which clearly usurped it.

sombreradoraloca: I'm going to play the classic forward turnstile jump at Seven Sisters and corner off B and Y at Finchley & Frognal

Excellent move! Glad to see there still are pro players around here.

Covent Garden, +4 on future transfers to Mansion House.

goeniegoegoe: Chancery Lane.

Clever. I see what you are doing there, avoiding the gap at Finchley Central, and setting up a particularly nasty bottleneck at Hatten Cross, so I will have to put Kew Gardens into play.

Push.

goeniegoegoe: Right, and I suppose you two wouldn't hesitate to run a turnstyle +5 at Hammersmith for a dip of 20 tokens (slice), right? .

Now, if you're gonna run a turnstyle i'm gonna have to invoke the 'Brazilian' rule.

TheCharmerUnderMe: Kew Gardens into play.

Nice! Although you forgot one small detail, the Collins vs Norning exceptions were exempted by your own Graham vs. Humphries -- to wit, "This court finds that any rule invocation taking this precedent also grants full waiver to the Collins vs Norning exceptions, no other requirement withstanding." (Humphries, Findings, section 23, paragraph 42, op cit.)