Mornington Crescent

[Dusk Eagle]

You guys all became too distracted by my announced plan to notice what I was truly doing! I actually used a stop-and-go transfer ticket combined with the en-passant move topazg pulled earlier to hop on the Metropolitan Line down to Hammersmith. As you can plainly tell, I will soon be able to pull a μ down to Barons Court, where I will acquire so much pq. as to be nigh unstoppable.

[Suji]

But, Dusk Eagle, you have forgotten that I hold Waterloo, the key element to your plan. I will collect Fwiffo's bounty that he left at Elephant and Castle, and immediately use another stop and go ticket like Dusk Eagle to take control over Lancaster Gate AND Baker Street.

This is due to an anomaly in the 2008 modified rules that allows a player who sacrificed his first turn AND collected some bounty in any of the next two turns to take 2 stations for the next three turns.

This strategy allows me to gain back the points that I lost in my first turn with a lot of interest.

[fwiffo]

Suji seems to have stumbled haplessly into Reichman's Folly. Occupying Elephant and Castle in this turn places you in nidd, delaying your next move by three turns. I'll take advantage by strolling over to Mark Lane, and one move closer to victory.

[sumiyaka]

In fact, no particular map is explicitly required by the rules at all (arguably a loophole). We could use a map of the DC Metro, though the game would lack a win condition, unless we renamed it Dupont Circle.

I thought the winning condition was Metro Center? In any event, playing the DC Metro is kinda like playing Go on a 13x13 board.

(Again, returns to simply observing. Still afraid of Elves)

[willemien]

Extra rules this weekend (and the comming days)

In agreenment with the 1996 revised 2nd amended failure and other little inconviniences regulations for the next 3 or 4 days (saturday till monday or tuesday) the following rules are added


http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/track.aspx?offset=weekend

[Tooveli]

Extra rules this weekend (and the comming days)

In agreenment with the 1996 revised 2nd amended failure and other little inconviniences regulations for the next 3 or 4 days (saturday till monday or tuesday) the following rules are added


http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/track.aspx?offset=weekend

Hahahaha, should have seen that coming, good luck fwiffo.

[Stable]

Well, at least that keeps anyone from winning outright for the next few days. That being the case I'm going to dig in for a long game with manor house.

[palapiku]

Belsize Park.

(Yes I know it's not operational due to the strike, but this is my first move.)

Spoiler - for spectators only:

Well, I haven't made any moves yet and already got a 4.5 point penalty, so I was not even going to play, but this extraordinary situation with the strike gives me a great opportunity. I think I have a good chance now that everyone's plans are ruined.

I will start with Belsize Park and develop southward with the goal of completely controlling the Northern line. Normally this is suicidal so early in the game, but the strike gives me an opportunity (tomorrow is still strike day). All the other players are busy with long-range plans, e.g. the trumpet. The only players with a chance of victory in the near future are fwiffo (after the strike, Addison Road - Baker Street - Mornington Crescent is one possible winning sequence), and Stable if he gets active help from hyperpape (Stable takes Eastcote, the bishop is moved to Golders Green, then hyperpape takes Turnpike Lane moving the bishop right back. Then Holloway Road - Mornington Crescent corkscrew works for Stable. But I don't see why they would collude - there's no advantage to hyperpape in doing this.)

Possible development from this point:

fwiffo - Addison Road (standard continuation), or
Suji - Southfields (or Trafalgar Square)
then Warren Street is a natural move for me, keeping up the pace.

CSamurai - Needs to take Kenton or Burnt Oak, which I could ignore, or just go straight to Kennington. Of course I may be missing some possibility - I am not fully familiar with the new rules. I don't think he's a danger to me at this point.

daal - Dollis Hill - one can dream, right? Then I can immediately take Mornington Crescent by the counterspoon rule. Of course I trust he's a good player and would not commit such a glaring error.

Spoiler - for everyone except fwiffo:

fwiffo is getting very close to victory, someone needs to stop him. I can't play Addison Road at the moment but if it matches someone else's strategy, take it in the near future before he does.

[fwiffo]

Baron's Court. Of course, Addison Road, etc. is the standard continuation, but Baker Street would place me in nidd, queued up behind Suji.

[willemien]

yesterday i did the westpush eastpush strategy, o Fiffo you are so lucky yust a bit earlier and you would now be at Margravine Cemetery.

Still nobody has visited THe most famous go related station (I myself will stay far away of it)...

To give a hint where it is. (I was closesed to it when i was at Green Park)

[Stable]

An opportunity! I play the Johnson Objection to take High Street Kensington.

[Zwergesel]

It's a little late to join, but since the 2008 rule changes allow me to start on green without a penalty I'm going to choose Wimbledon Park.

For spectators:

Did anyone notice that Tottenham Court Road is now an almost certain win? I think I can get there in two moves unless someone realizes it earlier: Wimbledon Park -> Holland Park (via Bayswater swap) -> Tottenham Court Road

[Horibe]

It's a little late to join, but since the 2008 rule changes allow me to start on green without a penalty I'm going to choose Wimbledon Park.

For spectators:

Did anyone notice that Tottenham Court Road is now an almost certain win? I think I can get there in two moves unless someone realizes it earlier: Wimbledon Park -> Holland Park (via Bayswater swap) -> Tottenham Court Road

Looks like someone forgot that the Queen is in residence...

[willemien]

Ill restart at East ham and then slowly make my way to the most famous go station in London.

I expect to arrive there on te 28th of december.
so i only have to go slow.

[Stable]

Mornington Crescent!

Willemien couold have blocked me at the last second there with a reverse hang over the river to one of the McCulloch Group of stations, but I guess he didn't spot that.

Thanks for the game everyone, well played. Thanks to Fwiffo for kicking it off. Any more for any more?