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@suzianne saidThe ambiguity of the game is its charm.
PM me a link to this.
According to Humphrey Lyttelton, Mornington Crescent was invented to vex a series producer who was unpopular with the panellists. One day, the team members were drinking, when they heard him coming. "Quick," said one, "let's invent a game with rules he'll never understand."
19 Dec 20
@cheesemaster saidHere's some possible twists.
Good idea.
Another version like yours is...
"Last one standing"
No points, just elimination.
Each player is represented by a chess piece of their choosing on a square of their choosing.
This info is sent to the game Master and only he/she knows this info.
Once this is complete you have each player post the shot they want to make.
The board only has 64 sq ...[text shortened]... nd reveals to the rest what square they were on.
A 10 player game would last about 5 or 6 rounds.
If you hit within one/two squares of a player's piece you get told who was within one/two squares.
Give every player two pieces. If you hit their first piece they must name four squares and their other piece must be on one of the four.
After each full round of shots players can move their pieces, but they only move successfully if the GM says the new square is free.
After each shot all players drink a shot and the winner is the one who still knows that they are playing.
19 Dec 20
@ghost-of-a-duke saidAh, I see.
The ambiguity of the game is its charm.
According to Humphrey Lyttelton, Mornington Crescent was invented to vex a series producer who was unpopular with the panellists. One day, the team members were drinking, when they heard him coming. "Quick," said one, "let's invent a game with rules he'll never understand."
19 Dec 20
@ghost-of-a-duke saidSo make sure the game is inclusive for all is what you're saying! 😛 😉
The ambiguity of the game is its charm.
According to Humphrey Lyttelton, Mornington Crescent was invented to vex a series producer who was unpopular with the panellists. One day, the team members were drinking, when they heard him coming. "Quick," said one, "let's invent a game with rules he'll never understand."
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@very-rusty saidNo, that is not what I am saying.
So make sure the game is inclusive for all is what you're saying! 😛 😉
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Mornington Crescent is a game that transcends rules.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI don't understand what you mean by that.
No, that is not what I am saying.
Mornington Crescent is a game that transcends rules.
Can't you find a game that everyone would know?
Appears you try and go out of your way to find games not everyone can play in, which isn't very nice.
Perhaps we need a Games Forum?
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@very-rusty saidAnyone with a modicum of creativity can play Mornington Crescent.
I don't understand what you mean by that.
Can't you find a game that everyone would know?
Appears you try and go out of your way to find games not everyone can play in, which isn't very nice.
Perhaps we need a Games Forum?
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidIn my homestead it's called Afternoonton Crescent. And crescent is pronounced croissant.
Anyone with a modicum of creativity can play Mornington Crescent.
Also no one's allowed to eat croissants, and as I'm eating a slice of toast I score three points.
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@neilarini saidI can see at once sir You would be a formidable opponent.
In my homestead it's called Afternoonton Crescent. And crescent is pronounced croissant.
Also no one's allowed to eat croissants, and as I'm eating a slice of toast I score three points.
Be warned though, In Mornington Crescent, I invariably deploy the Oxford Street gambit, befuddling most opponents with the requirement to wear a cardigan.
19 Dec 20
@neilarini saidPerhaps virtually you'll have quite a hard time stopping them! 😛 😉
In my homestead it's called Afternoonton Crescent. And crescent is pronounced croissant.
Also no one's allowed to eat croissants, and as I'm eating a slice of toast I score three points.
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidOooh! A cardigan foul.
I can see at once sir You would be a formidable opponent.
Be warned though, In Mornington Crescent, I invariably deploy the Oxford Street gambit, befuddling most opponents with the requirement to wear a cardigan.
Another five points to me!
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@neilarini saidBut here is where the gambit pays off sir. I take the 5 point hit, but you are forced onto the District Line and have to contend with Bromley-by-Bow.
Oooh! A cardigan foul.
Another five points to me!
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidBy playing my Bromley-by-bow by the way card, sir, I shall alight at Barking none the worst.
But here is where the gambit pays off sir. I take the 5 point hit, but you are forced onto the District Line and have to contend with Bromley-by-Bow.
