The Little Book of Mornington Crescent: The Official History & Rules of the Game of Mornington Crescent

by Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, et al.

Book Overview

Mornington Crescent is a game whose rules and history are shrouded in myth and legend. This book is a history of the game and a study of the great players who have graced?it for nearly a century. It... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752818643
• ISBN13: 9780752818641
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Stalingrad Move

Whenever we play this game under the Trumpington Variation rule, my playing partners always insists on making the Stalingrad move. Thus rendering my next move a passive-attacking strategy play of offering 'Pimblico', which always results in the next vocalization of 'Mornington Crescent'. Little did I know, until reading this book, that my move of 'Pimblico' should not be utilised because that station does have staffing level of more than six on any weekday, other than the 3rd Tuesday after Whitsun-the abreached rule is the 24th Andrews Rule, which also allows the player to play out of bounds as long as the ball is square to the center of the station he/she is trying to traverse. I now stand enlightingly corrected and counter my playing partners call of 'Stalingrad' with the counter aggressive call of 'Baker Street'(see the Pollinger 3rd Movement). Which totally floors all my playing partners with its unachieveable brilliance-I can only think of two or three greater plays in the history of the game (Spitak v Tromlins 1925-of course was the true defining moment in the games history, as long as I live I will never forget the day Spitak called out 'Hillingdon' to Tromlins call of 'Aldgate'. Tromlins expression said it all and it was little surprise he was never the same player after that moment).