Anyone heard of "mornington crescent"?

[Slacker]

as a frequent visitor of www.pprune.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16&order=desc (PPRuNe's Jet Blast) I cmae across this thread (www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2302871#post2302871) called "Mornington Crescent".

I propose a Dublin City version of the strategy game, if anyone's arsed enough.

[SANTA REALITY MODE: ON]
We'll be playing under Irish Mornington Crescent Rulekeeping Association of Players (I.M.C.R.A.P) rules, and all creels and shunts are wild. As it's Dublin, Mornington Crescent isn't the target station. Any railed public transport service can be ensued, as long as it has a distinct station.

The traditional Irish "MC" station (i.e. the gamewinner) is Sutton.

Anyone willing to learn can look here (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_%28game%29)

[shellsuitedkevin]

Only Mornington crescent I know is in London.

[GuestSlacker]

I'll take it you're not arsed enough then.

Ah well.

[amz]

Sounds complicated ... I'm a nerd, I get startled by direct sunlight.

[spanko]

I get startled by the toaster!

[amz]

Happens to the best of us Spanko, it'll take time and some pretty strong medication to fully get over that one.

[shellsuitedkevin]

GuestSlacker said:

I'll take it you're not arsed enough then.

Ah well.

I have no idea what your on about?

[spanko]

i'm getting there, got my own back on our old toaster though. it shot the toast up and took me by surprise ......but i had the last laugh, i took a golf club to it and bate the crap outta it. HAHA, up yours toaster!!!!

[Slacker]

Right, I'll spell it out. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear before. Note the Link ot the Wikipedia article in the first post THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!

Mornington crescent is a game of unfathomable strategy, murky wit and undeniable stealth. The object of the original game is to get from the starting station to Mornington Crescent in as few moves as possible, and to prevent the other player from calling Mornington Crescent first. There are many rules to the game, but *hint* it *hint* is *hint* assumed *hint* that *hint* that *hint* most *hint* people *hint* know *hint* them *hint* already *hint* (refer to the wikipedia article!)

Now then, if anyone is willing to start a game, I invoke Barminess for a Sunday, as under the IMCRAP book chapter 35, paragraph 23a, Section C, Appendix 2a.

BLACKROCK

(look in the Wikipedia article. You will get the idea from there for "the next move"

[amz]

Eh to be fair though, it wouldn't really work as well in Ireland due to the small number of stations and train lines, i.e. the DART only goes in two directions unlike London where you have many different routes that might connect only in certain stations.

If it were to work better you'd need to include commuter routes like Maynooth/Dundalk line too.

[spanko]

Touche!

[shellsuitedkevin]

spanko said:

Touche!

Ive still no idea ;D

[Dan Jacobs]

amz said:

Sounds complicated ... I'm a nerd, I get startled by direct sunlight.

On a completely different note, you're the only female (if u really are one) i've ever known to be considered a "nerd". wow. that's cool. and u grace our forum with your preence

[shellsuitedkevin]

admin said:

amz said:

Sounds complicated ... I'm a nerd, I get startled by direct sunlight.

On a completely different note, you're the only female (if u really are one) i've ever known to be considered a "nerd". wow. that's cool. and u grace our forum with your preence

Lol I can comprehensively say she is a female.

[amz]

Aww shucks

Well, I'm a nerd when compared to the general population. Although when compared to gamers, or computer applications students I'm a relative n00b, but I'm learning.