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> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>
> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West End of
> London
>.....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>entertainment venues
>.....Green Park
>.....Canada [Water]
>....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....

I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying to
work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of course, be
McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible double-cross
at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the result?

Chris wrote:
> [Irrelevant ramblings and inconsequential detail snipped]
> 
>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>
>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West End of
>> London
>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>> entertainment venues
>> .....Green Park
>> .....Canada [Water]
>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
> 
> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying to
> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of course, be
> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible double-cross
> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the result?
> 
> 
> 

Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that it 
was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In fact, 
due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it is still 
ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're interested, mine was 
the second Green Park, which has thus left me in spoon, however I plan 
to use Bacon's Reverse to play

Baker Street.

"Pies"  wrote in message 
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> Chris wrote:
>> [Irrelevant ramblings and inconsequential detail snipped]
>>
>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>
>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West End 
>>> of
>>> London
>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>> entertainment venues
>>> .....Green Park
>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>
>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying to
>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of course, 
>> be
>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>> double-cross
>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the result?
>>
> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that it was 
> a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In fact, due to 
> the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it is still ongoing, 
> and I am pondering my next move. If you're interested, mine was the second 
> Green Park, which has thus left me in spoon, however I plan to use Bacon's 
> Reverse to play
>
> Baker Street.

The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you. Using 
Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives to me, but in 
this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given the proximity of the 
Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal strikes as I'm looking 
forward to MI5's next play.

Chris wrote:
> "Pies"  wrote in message 
> news:GKJZi.4276$pg.3470@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
>> Chris wrote:
>>> [Irrelevant ramblings and inconsequential detail snipped]
>>>
>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>>
>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West End 
>>>> of
>>>> London
>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>>> entertainment venues
>>>> .....Green Park
>>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying to
>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of course, 
>>> be
>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>>> double-cross
>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the result?
>>>
>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that it was 
>> a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In fact, due to 
>> the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it is still ongoing, 
>> and I am pondering my next move. If you're interested, mine was the second 
>> Green Park, which has thus left me in spoon, however I plan to use Bacon's 
>> Reverse to play
>>
>> Baker Street.
> 
> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you. Using 
> Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives to me, but in 
> this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given the proximity of the 
> Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal strikes as I'm looking 
> forward to MI5's next play. 
> 
> 

Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if 
you'd like to take over his play, perhaps?

I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and 
associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.

"Pies"  wrote in message 
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>>>> [Irrelevant ramblings and inconsequential detail snipped]
>>>>
>>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>>>
>>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West 
>>>>> End of
>>>>> London
>>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>>>> entertainment venues
>>>>> .....Green Park
>>>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying 
>>>> to
>>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of course, 
>>>> be
>>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>>>> double-cross
>>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the result?
>>>>
>>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that it 
>>> was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In fact, 
>>> due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it is still 
>>> ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're interested, mine was 
>>> the second Green Park, which has thus left me in spoon, however I plan 
>>> to use Bacon's Reverse to play
>>>
>>> Baker Street.
>>
>> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you. Using 
>> Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives to me, but 
>> in this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given the proximity 
>> of the Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal strikes as I'm 
>> looking forward to MI5's next play.
> Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if you'd 
> like to take over his play, perhaps?
>
> I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and 
> associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.

Waterloo Bridge (something of a stab in the dark, but I believe this is 
allowed under the umbrella dispensation of the Litvinenko Protocol, even 
when diagonals are wild.)

Chris wrote:
> "Pies"  wrote in message 
> news:EF1_i.6629$Ew3.5650@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>> [Irrelevant ramblings and inconsequential detail snipped]
>>>>>
>>>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West 
>>>>>> End of
>>>>>> London
>>>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>>>>> entertainment venues
>>>>>> .....Green Park
>>>>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying 
>>>>> to
>>>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of course, 
>>>>> be
>>>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>>>>> double-cross
>>>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the result?
>>>>>
>>>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that it 
>>>> was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In fact, 
>>>> due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it is still 
>>>> ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're interested, mine was 
>>>> the second Green Park, which has thus left me in spoon, however I plan 
>>>> to use Bacon's Reverse to play
>>>>
>>>> Baker Street.
>>> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you. Using 
>>> Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives to me, but 
>>> in this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given the proximity 
>>> of the Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal strikes as I'm 
>>> looking forward to MI5's next play.
>> Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if you'd 
>> like to take over his play, perhaps?
>>
>> I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and 
>> associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.
> 
> Waterloo Bridge (something of a stab in the dark, but I believe this is 
> allowed under the umbrella dispensation of the Litvinenko Protocol, even 
> when diagonals are wild.) 
> 
> 

Damn you to hell.

You leave me no choice, but to play Anderson's Reverse:

Southwark

"Pies"  wrote in message 
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>>>>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West 
>>>>>>> End of
>>>>>>> London
>>>>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>>>>>> entertainment venues
>>>>>>> .....Green Park
>>>>>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>>>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>>>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of 
>>>>>> course, be
>>>>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>>>>>> double-cross
>>>>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the 
>>>>>> result?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that it 
>>>>> was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In 
>>>>> fact, due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it is 
>>>>> still ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're interested, 
>>>>> mine was the second Green Park, which has thus left me in spoon, 
>>>>> however I plan to use Bacon's Reverse to play
>>>>>
>>>>> Baker Street.
>>>> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you. 
>>>> Using Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives to 
>>>> me, but in this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given the 
>>>> proximity of the Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal 
>>>> strikes as I'm looking forward to MI5's next play.
>>> Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if 
>>> you'd like to take over his play, perhaps?
>>>
>>> I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and 
>>> associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.
>>
>> Waterloo Bridge (something of a stab in the dark, but I believe this is 
>> allowed under the umbrella dispensation of the Litvinenko Protocol, even 
>> when diagonals are wild.)
> Damn you to hell.
>
> You leave me no choice, but to play Anderson's Reverse:
>
> Southwark
[snigger]
Bond Street

Chris wrote:
> "Pies"  wrote in message 
> news:h94%i.37613$uH.35747@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West 
>>>>>>>> End of
>>>>>>>> London
>>>>>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>>>>>>> entertainment venues
>>>>>>>> .....Green Park
>>>>>>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>>>>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>>>>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying 
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of 
>>>>>>> course, be
>>>>>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>>>>>>> double-cross
>>>>>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the 
>>>>>>> result?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that it 
>>>>>> was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In 
>>>>>> fact, due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it is 
>>>>>> still ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're interested, 
>>>>>> mine was the second Green Park, which has thus left me in spoon, 
>>>>>> however I plan to use Bacon's Reverse to play
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Baker Street.
>>>>> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you. 
>>>>> Using Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives to 
>>>>> me, but in this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given the 
>>>>> proximity of the Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal 
>>>>> strikes as I'm looking forward to MI5's next play.
>>>> Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if 
>>>> you'd like to take over his play, perhaps?
>>>>
>>>> I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and 
>>>> associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.
>>> Waterloo Bridge (something of a stab in the dark, but I believe this is 
>>> allowed under the umbrella dispensation of the Litvinenko Protocol, even 
>>> when diagonals are wild.)
>> Damn you to hell.
>>
>> You leave me no choice, but to play Anderson's Reverse:
>>
>> Southwark
> [snigger]
> Bond Street 
> 
> 

You do realise that by laughing before that play, you've condemned 
yourself (as per Boscombe '90) to

Dollis Hill

"Pies"  wrote in message 
news:Jao%i.14479$7k5.8299@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>>>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the 
>>>>>>>>> West End of
>>>>>>>>> London
>>>>>>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>>>>>>>> entertainment venues
>>>>>>>>> .....Green Park
>>>>>>>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>>>>>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>>>>>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was 
>>>>>>>> trying to
>>>>>>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of 
>>>>>>>> course, be
>>>>>>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>>>>>>>> double-cross
>>>>>>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the 
>>>>>>>> result?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that 
>>>>>>> it was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In 
>>>>>>> fact, due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it 
>>>>>>> is still ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're 
>>>>>>> interested, mine was the second Green Park, which has thus left me 
>>>>>>> in spoon, however I plan to use Bacon's Reverse to play
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Baker Street.
>>>>>> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you. 
>>>>>> Using Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives 
>>>>>> to me, but in this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given 
>>>>>> the proximity of the Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal 
>>>>>> strikes as I'm looking forward to MI5's next play.
>>>>> Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if 
>>>>> you'd like to take over his play, perhaps?
>>>>>
>>>>> I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and 
>>>>> associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.
>>>> Waterloo Bridge (something of a stab in the dark, but I believe this is 
>>>> allowed under the umbrella dispensation of the Litvinenko Protocol, 
>>>> even when diagonals are wild.)
>>> Damn you to hell.
>>>
>>> You leave me no choice, but to play Anderson's Reverse:
>>>
>>> Southwark
>> [snigger]
>> Bond Street
> You do realise that by laughing before that play, you've condemned 
> yourself (as per Boscombe '90) to
>
> Dollis Hill
Ealing Br...
Hanger La...
Boston Ma...
Uxbr...
Amersh...
...
...
Dollis Hill (it's no laughing matter)

Chris wrote:
> "Pies"  wrote in message 
> news:Jao%i.14479$7k5.8299@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>>>>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the 
>>>>>>>>>> West End of
>>>>>>>>>> London
>>>>>>>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>>>>>>>>> entertainment venues
>>>>>>>>>> .....Green Park
>>>>>>>>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>>>>>>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>>>>>>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was 
>>>>>>>>> trying to
>>>>>>>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of 
>>>>>>>>> course, be
>>>>>>>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>>>>>>>>> double-cross
>>>>>>>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the 
>>>>>>>>> result?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that 
>>>>>>>> it was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In 
>>>>>>>> fact, due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it 
>>>>>>>> is still ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're 
>>>>>>>> interested, mine was the second Green Park, which has thus left me 
>>>>>>>> in spoon, however I plan to use Bacon's Reverse to play
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Baker Street.
>>>>>>> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you. 
>>>>>>> Using Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives 
>>>>>>> to me, but in this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given 
>>>>>>> the proximity of the Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal 
>>>>>>> strikes as I'm looking forward to MI5's next play.
>>>>>> Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if 
>>>>>> you'd like to take over his play, perhaps?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and 
>>>>>> associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.
>>>>> Waterloo Bridge (something of a stab in the dark, but I believe this is 
>>>>> allowed under the umbrella dispensation of the Litvinenko Protocol, 
>>>>> even when diagonals are wild.)
>>>> Damn you to hell.
>>>>
>>>> You leave me no choice, but to play Anderson's Reverse:
>>>>
>>>> Southwark
>>> [snigger]
>>> Bond Street
>> You do realise that by laughing before that play, you've condemned 
>> yourself (as per Boscombe '90) to
>>
>> Dollis Hill
> Ealing Br...
> Hanger La...
> Boston Ma...
> Uxbr...
> Amersh...
> ...
> ...
> Dollis Hill (it's no laughing matter) 
> 
> 
D-d-d-d-d-d-Dollis Hill...

On 17 Nov, 22:04, Pies  wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> > "Pies"  wrote in message
> >news:Jao%i.14479$7k5.8299@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> >>>>>>>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>
> >>>>>>>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the
> >>>>>>>>>> West End of
> >>>>>>>>>> London
> >>>>>>>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
> >>>>>>>>>> entertainment venues
> >>>>>>>>>> .....Green Park
> >>>>>>>>>> .....Canada [Water]
> >>>>>>>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
> >>>>>>>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was
> >>>>>>>>> trying to
> >>>>>>>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of
> >>>>>>>>> course, be
> >>>>>>>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible
> >>>>>>>>> double-cross
> >>>>>>>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the
> >>>>>>>>> result?
>
> >>>>>>>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that
> >>>>>>>> it was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In
> >>>>>>>> fact, due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it
> >>>>>>>> is still ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're
> >>>>>>>> interested, mine was the second Green Park, which has thus left me
> >>>>>>>> in spoon, however I plan to use Bacon's Reverse to play
>
> >>>>>>>> Baker Street.
> >>>>>>> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you.
> >>>>>>> Using Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives
> >>>>>>> to me, but in this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given
> >>>>>>> the proximity of the Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal
> >>>>>>> strikes as I'm looking forward to MI5's next play.
> >>>>>> Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if
> >>>>>> you'd like to take over his play, perhaps?
>
> >>>>>> I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and
> >>>>>> associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.
> >>>>> Waterloo Bridge (something of a stab in the dark, but I believe this is
> >>>>> allowed under the umbrella dispensation of the Litvinenko Protocol,
> >>>>> even when diagonals are wild.)
> >>>> Damn you to hell.
>
> >>>> You leave me no choice, but to play Anderson's Reverse:
>
> >>>> Southwark
> >>> [snigger]
> >>> Bond Street
> >> You do realise that by laughing before that play, you've condemned
> >> yourself (as per Boscombe '90) to
>
> >> Dollis Hill
> > Ealing Br...
> > Hanger La...
> > Boston Ma...
> > Uxbr...
> > Amersh...
> > ...
> > ...
> > Dollis Hill (it's no laughing matter)
>
> D-d-d-d-d-d-Dollis Hill...

Dollis H-h-h-h-h-h-Hill...

solar penguin wrote:
> On 17 Nov, 22:04, Pies  wrote:
>> Chris wrote:
>>> "Pies"  wrote in message
>>> news:Jao%i.14479$7k5.8299@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>>>>>>>>> Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>>>>>>>>>>>> In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the
>>>>>>>>>>>> West End of
>>>>>>>>>>>> London
>>>>>>>>>>>> .....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment venues
>>>>>>>>>>>> .....Green Park
>>>>>>>>>>>> .....Canada [Water]
>>>>>>>>>>>> ....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>>>>>>>>>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was
>>>>>>>>>>> trying to
>>>>>>>>>>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of
>>>>>>>>>>> course, be
>>>>>>>>>>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible
>>>>>>>>>>> double-cross
>>>>>>>>>>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the
>>>>>>>>>>> result?
>>>>>>>>>> Actually, the reason you cannot find a record of this game is that
>>>>>>>>>> it was a postal variant, played before Usenet became commonplace. In
>>>>>>>>>> fact, due to the general decline in standards of the Royal Mail, it
>>>>>>>>>> is still ongoing, and I am pondering my next move. If you're
>>>>>>>>>> interested, mine was the second Green Park, which has thus left me
>>>>>>>>>> in spoon, however I plan to use Bacon's Reverse to play
>>>>>>>>>> Baker Street.
>>>>>>>>> The reference to the Trocadero now becomes explicable - thank you.
>>>>>>>>> Using Bacon's Reverse has always seemed rasher than the alternatives
>>>>>>>>> to me, but in this case Baker Street should serve well enough, given
>>>>>>>>> the proximity of the Planetarium. Fingers crossed for no more postal
>>>>>>>>> strikes as I'm looking forward to MI5's next play.
>>>>>>>> Sadly, I think you may find that he is temporarily indisposed... if
>>>>>>>> you'd like to take over his play, perhaps?
>>>>>>>> I should warn you that due to his being absent, Paddington Green and
>>>>>>>> associated diagonals (under Bateman's 1998) are wild.
>>>>>>> Waterloo Bridge (something of a stab in the dark, but I believe this is
>>>>>>> allowed under the umbrella dispensation of the Litvinenko Protocol,
>>>>>>> even when diagonals are wild.)
>>>>>> Damn you to hell.
>>>>>> You leave me no choice, but to play Anderson's Reverse:
>>>>>> Southwark
>>>>> [snigger]
>>>>> Bond Street
>>>> You do realise that by laughing before that play, you've condemned
>>>> yourself (as per Boscombe '90) to
>>>> Dollis Hill
>>> Ealing Br...
>>> Hanger La...
>>> Boston Ma...
>>> Uxbr...
>>> Amersh...
>>> ...
>>> ...
>>> Dollis Hill (it's no laughing matter)
>> D-d-d-d-d-d-Dollis Hill...
> 
> Dollis H-h-h-h-h-h-Hill...

GIVE ME A D! D!
GIVE ME AN O! O!
GIVE ME AN L! L!
GIVE ME AN L! L!
GIVE ME AN I! I!
GIVE ME AN S! S!

Hill...

In article , Chris wrote:
> [Irrelevant ramblings and inconsequential detail snipped]
> 
> > Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
> >
> > In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West End of
> > London
> >.....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
> >entertainment venues
> >.....Green Park
> >.....Canada [Water]
> >....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
> 
> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying to
> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of course, be
> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible double-cross
> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the result?
>
       Sorry, Chris, but you've swallowed it, hook, line and sinker. This is 
actually a spoof of Mornington Crescent which doesn't actually have any rules. 
The author hides it well (sometimes I think he's actually using a code of some 
sort, but I only have a suspicion about that).
       If you think back to Chapters 7 through 12 of Humph's masterly 
12-volume introduction to McFadden's, you'd notice that while Canada [Water] 
appears a good move, it leaves one open to going off in Huff 4 moves down the 
line. 
       BUT, if you were to move to Canada by AIR, your shorter transit time 
via Keflavik would give you the extra move needed to execute a fine fork 
entrapment. 
       And your poor opponent would see it coming with the ponderous 
inevitability of a new Harry Potter book. 
       
       I suspect that Humph didn't cover this variant in the McFadden's 
introduction because he likes playing it himself so much, and you can't expect 
him to actually teach you how to play in a player's guide, and you?
       
-- 
 Aidan Karley, 
 Aberdeen, Scotland
 Written at Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:20 GMT, but posted later.
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

"Aidan Karley" <name1_name2@email.provider.invalid> wrote in message 
news:VA.000014b5.013e48c1@email.provider.invalid...
> In article , Chris wrote:
>> [Irrelevant ramblings and inconsequential detail snipped]
>>
>> > Leicester Square - 9/Feb/1998
>> >
>> > In February 1998 I spent some time in Leicester Square, in the West End 
>> > of
>> > London
>> >.....the Trocadero is nearby, and the place is full of cinemas and
>> >entertainment venues
>> >.....Green Park
>> >.....Canada [Water]
>> >....Victoria line tube train leaving Green Park station....
>>
>> I can't find any record of this game, which is a pity as I was trying to
>> work out which rule set was being played. The obvious would, of course, 
>> be
>> McFadden's Subterfuge, were it not for the seemingly impossible 
>> double-cross
>> at Green Park. Can anyone shed some light on this? What was the result?
>>
>       Sorry, Chris, but you've swallowed it, hook, line and sinker. This 
> is
> actually a spoof of Mornington Crescent which doesn't actually have any 
> rules.
> The author hides it well (sometimes I think he's actually using a code of 
> some
> sort, but I only have a suspicion about that).

I feel such a fool. Suddenly hundreds of other posts here take on a new and 
rational light. Thank you.

Chris

PS: Who is Harry Potter and what books has he written?