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Code Breakers' Crescent
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We will play standard rules on a map where the names have been replaced with random english words. (eg. Goodge Street is now Hedge). To make things easy we will use the example map on page 23 of the 1957 MC annual.
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Avoiding any unpleasantness by going to Bolt and closing all stable doors.
I think Oats would be good here.
Bifurcating shamelessly to Oats / Chekhov, and wondering how many stations we've named so far, as I have no map...
[Tuj] The problem is that we've spilled over into street names and I'm fairly certain "Marge" is in Reading. Slept/Aaaaaaaargh!
Lard / Wet Wipes - could this be the start of the end?
Boatswain/puppy - let all just hope its not the end of the start!
Moist/Laser Display Board - I think I've lost the map, can anyone remember what Mornington Crescent was renamed to?
Sven / Samantha [all] I'm sorry, I haven't a clue.
Ronnie/Barker I think we need to reunify before we end this.
Ronnie/Corbett No need. This game can go on forever.
Reunifying at The Two Ronnies.
A rather self-referential move to Code Breakers' Crescent.
That leaves an opening to Porridge on a diagonal.
*shouts, screams, generally goes wild for all*
I thought Porridge was Kentish Town, clearly I don't use the tube often enough. Which one was Kentish Town?
[all] According to my copy of the map, it was Dripping, easily confused with Porridge. However it was still a valid (and worthy) winning move. Congrats!

Exercise for the Reader
If you have a spare evening or two, why not try drawing the map we used to play this game? Fun for all the family! (I, the task-setter, would do this myself, but I can't be bothered.)

[Darren] is it OK if I just copy it out of the 1957 annual? [all] Good win.
[Gusset Login] Yes, but you must post it here.
Darren] Ye gods, I am that sad and lonely and twisted, I may just summon up my non-existent artistic talents to combine with my boundless enthusiasm to do that. Just as vengeance for someone winning while I was abroad, you understand.
Want to play? Online Crescenteering lives on at Discord