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Morris Minor Mornington Crescent
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:14 pm
by HarryandDoreen
Hello everybody
Many of you will know this game from Radio 4's 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue'. What is less well known is that the Morris engineers developed a version of this in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence in the late fifties as part of the cold war effort. I thought it might be fun to play.
We will play the simple version to start. The object here is to get to a Morris 1000 Saloon. BMC cars are wild, and the Morris Million can only be used as a rebuttal.
Feel free to join in. Here is a nice simple opening move...
Austin A30.
Good luck!
Harry & Doreen
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:01 pm
by simmitc
Austin Cambridge
I always use the Napoleon Loop (revised sidestep) in the third round - it throws the opponents concentration.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:43 pm
by RogerRust
Diamler Dart
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:42 pm
by paulk
As this is an MOD development i assume I can use the 'Lucknow Mutiny 'defense
So
Jowett Javelin
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:00 pm
by Dean
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Any chance of some rules? Sorry, I've never heard of the game....
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:05 pm
by linearaudio
Dean wrote:?
Any chance of some rules? Sorry, I've never heard of the game....
Think the rules are a bit elusive, but essentially, if you need to ask, you shouldn't be playing! It's more a state of mind than a game, and I for one, am of too nervous a temperament to participate!
Just think like the Goodies would have, to get an idea
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:46 am
by Kevin
I'm with Dean
Just think like the Goodies would have, to get an idea
Funky Gibbon, Black Pudding Bertha
Hmm
Riley Elf.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:46 am
by RogerRust
Morris Minor.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:45 am
by HarryandDoreen
Lovely move, Simmitc - I have not seen the Napoleon loop in years.
That was a fantastic piece of opportunism, Roger. The Jowett Javelin is not blind because of the Yorkshire exclusion. A good win!
Let's play the Munich variation this time, which allows German cars to be dismantled in the Home Counties...
BMW Isetta!
Harry & Doreen
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:28 am
by stuart_k
Aha! I believe the Munich variation allows the use of Ludwig's maneouvre so:
Fiat 500
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:29 pm
by nigelr2000
The more I read the less I understand
so if I am correct the eastern block rule comes into force now vis:-
Polski Fiat
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:37 pm
by HarryandDoreen
A brilliant move, Nigel. People usually forget that this rule only applies north of the Danube.
Harry & Doreen
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:24 pm
by Dean
Then can I use the Sir Francis Drake "Wait a minute squire I need to polish off my bowls" armadadoodah doo dah day!
Plymouth Fury?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:25 pm
by paulk
If using Eastern bloc rules Of course you can only come out through Berlin so
Trabant 600
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:47 pm
by limegreen
However that number is peculiarly close to the Italian variant of the letter E.
Fiat 600
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:37 pm
by ColinP
Ok,
It's a Thusday the date is an odd number - we've just had the Queen's Soeech, so I think I can have:
Austin Westminster
Colin
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:06 pm
by paulk
Also as its the 309th Anniversary of King Karl XII of Swedens win over the Russians at Narva
so
Saab Sonnet
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:57 pm
by dp
Hmm, Sweden over Russia, very sneaky and probably just within the rules hmmm - proceeding Austin Westminster I'd be a fool not to spot the opportunity Morris Mini 850
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:03 pm
by paulk
Ahh you can't catch me out that easily.
I am fully aware I can't use cars with any Whitworth bolts after 10 pm. Nice try though.
Ford Zodiac
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:02 pm
by d_harris
Can I use the offhand slide and suggest the Peugeot 104?