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	Dvorak Card Game - The Mornington Crescent II Deck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A different interpretation of Mornington Crescent, this one having an actual board - a Tube map - and counters which are moved around on it.
		Mornington Crescent is considered to be Blocked until a card is played to unblock it.
		The rules of regular Mornington Crescent can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/mc1.html This Deck version is helpful as a travel game (eg for playing on trains and vacations), but it really doesn't compare with the original game, and would require many more cards to be anything like the traditional board game.
	www.dvorakgame.co.uk /cardlist.cgi?mornington2 (1116 words)

	Mornington Crescent (game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mornington Crescent is a game created by Geoffrey Perkins and popularized by the BBC Radio 4 programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (ISIHAC).
		In the late 1980s, Roger Heyworth, a director of Gibson's Games, mooted the idea of publishing a Mornington Crescent game consisting of an empty box containing a flyer promoting a club for aficionados.
		In Sweden the game is sometimes played by science fiction fans and uses the Stockholm Metro map and Stora Mossen as the target.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mornington_Crescent_(game) (3088 words)

	Mornington Crescent - Uncyclopedia
		Mornington Crescent is a game which is named after a tube station on the London Underground.
		This is an extraordinary and hilarious coincidence as the object of the game is to navigate through the London Underground to that same said station.
		Mornington Crescent was banned in France during much of 1962 by General Charles De Gaulle to suppress rioting.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Mornington_Crescent (412 words)

	Random Works of the Web » Blog Archive » Mornington Crescent (game) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The game’s secretive, complex-sounding rules and dramatic manner of play are intended to parody strategy games and the deep analysis in which their players engage.
		However, the game is far from a mere prank; aficionados legitimately play the game against one another for recreation even when not in the presence of the uninitiated.
		A point at which Clique differs from Mornington Crescent is that it is not taboo to explain the rules to novices; in fact, it is encouraged.
	random.dragonslife.org /mornington-crescent-game/1338 (2266 words)

	The York Encyclopaedia Morningtonia
		Crescent '31 was also the first ruleset to be used uniformly across the grand-slam tournaments, and was finally recognised as the World-Standard in 1934, when the "All-England Mornington Crescent Club" was amalgamated from the central London clubs.
		The game of Mornington Crescent has also seen the attempted application of handicapping systems, although, due to the somewhat factional nature of the governance of the international game, to this day there is no single system that has gained universal acceptance.
		Among the new features in the game are a new concept of how LV and positioning works in the realms of quantum physics, which has led to several important discoveries in the field of stable pickerings.
	nomic.net /deadgames/mornington/jim/mc_em.html (18691 words)

	Mornington Crescent Illustrated with Expert Play
		Mornington Crescent is limited only by one's creativity and imagination, and it is herein that the game has such appeal.
		Mornington Crescent enthusiasts are united in their conviction that this game is unmatched by any other classic strategy game, and affords a life-time of enjoyment for any serious player.
		Although Mornington Crescent is traditionally a male-dominated sport, the latter part of the twentieth century saw the emergence of some excellent female players, especially from the United Kingdom.
	www.geocities.com /verdrahciretop/mc1.html (2406 words)

	Mornington Crescent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		No, it is perhaps the cunning simplicity of Mornington Crescent's rules that have led to such confrontation, merely because as simple as they are they leave much open to interpretation.
		Mornington Crescent is perhaps the game that best fits the well-used advertising phrase `A game that is simple to learn but takes years to master'.
		The rules are passed down from generation to generation, usually by elderly professors at Oxbridge to an ever-welcoming student populace, although it is not unheard of for academics of common or garden colleges and comprehensives to partake of a quick round of `MC' during their dinner break.
	www.galactic-guide.com /articles/6S8.html (438 words)

	Encyclopaedia Morningtonia: Mornington Crescent, A Short History Of
		Mornington Crescent was first brought to Britain with the Romans where it masqueraded under the name of Manidoleum Lunatus.
		This is the fastest win in the history of the game, though thanks to Chalk Farm '84 it is now illegal to perform this back-pass trump manoeuvre.
		For those that take the game more seriously, there are several tournaments at Master, International Master and Grandmaster level each year, including the IMCS World Mornington Crescent Championships.
	kevan.org /morningtonia.pl?Mornington_Crescent,_A_Short_History_Of (578 words)

	Mornington Crescent
		The London Underground (LU)'s Mornington Crescent station is one of its most famous, built in 1907 and located on the Northern line (Charing Cross branch), between the Euston and Camden Town stations.
		Unfortunately, the LU Mornington Crescent station had to be closed down for six years in the 1990's because its passenger lifts were beyond repair.
		The unusual popularity of the game may help to explain why so many pilgrims to the LU Mornington Crescent station can be found down on the platforms calling out 'Mornington Crescent!' to any newly arriving train and to its startled passengers.
	www.jwelford.demon.co.uk /brainwaremap/morncrt.html (506 words)

	Mornington Crescent Page
		The game of Mornington Crescent was invented in the late nineteenth century by the drivers of Hackney carriages as a serious attempt to design a one-way system around the increasingly busy area of Euston in London.
		Fraser McFurtive (37) managed to include Mornington Crescent in a journey between Drumsheugh Gardens and Milton Road West (both in Edinburgh), on the excuse that he was avoiding congestion in Princes Street (without mentioning that there is also a Princes Street in London).
		Beginners will discover that Mornington Crescent is a little like golf, a little like shove-ha'penny, quite a lot like watching your laundry in the tumble-drier, and most closely resembles feeling around in the dark for a pocketful of loose change dropped in an unlit, damp alleyway on a Saturday night after a few beers.
	www.amazonsystems.co.uk /data/morn.htm (823 words)

	Notes from the Underground: Camden's comic icon Independent on Sunday, The - Find Articles
		This is appropriate because although the game was not conceived as a satire on the strangeness of Mornington Crescent Underground station, I often think it might have been.
		Mornington Crescent is situated on a triangular road junction, and so, on opening in 1907, it could reasonably have been called Hampstead Road, Camden High Street or Eversholt Road.
		But it was decided to call it after the Crescent, which is, at least, quite near, does have the most beautiful name of any London street, and is the very epitome, in its current state, of shabby chic.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_200307/ai_n12742871 (638 words)

	Mornington Crescent Rules Contributions Section
		This was the inspiration for Mornington Crescent and may, consciously or not, have influenced the naming of the programme.
		In fact the number of possible games of Mornington Crescent far exceeds the number of possible chess games (if you discount repetitive stalemate moves) which probably explains why Stovold is so long.
		His game is said to have lasted throughout his internment and he was rather peeved when, about to play the winning move, he was released.
	www.mornington-crescent-rule.fsnet.co.uk /mornington-crescent-rule.htm (1532 words)

	Mornington Crescent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mornington Crescent is a strategy game played on the London Underground map, the aim being to move to Mornington Crescent.
		Having pointed out these truths about Mornington Crescent, you will I am sure understand me when I say that I cannot explain the Game - steeped in theory though it is, you must play MC to understand it.
		Mornington Nomic - an ongoing effort to construct an alternate ruleset for Mornington Crescent using Nomic mechanics as a framework
	www.dunx.org /mc (261 words)

	Perplex City Card - 1/140 - Mornington Crescent
		i wont insult anyones intelligence but explaining the rules here but needless to say the game is played exactly the same way as the classic game based on the london underground.
		The killer blow came on her 6th turn, which guaranteed her safe passage to mornington crescent on the very next move.
		the annual academy games are run from games plaza and though most games take place elsewhere, the final 16 competitions are always held at the plaza.
	perplexcitycardcatalog.com /1/140 (239 words)

	Mornington Crescent Game
		Before you play Mornington Crescent it is assumed that because it was Friday yesterday you will know that the short rules only apply and from the 2nd turn in reverse order during October.
		Mornington Crescent is a game for all ages but to really appreciate the nuances and some areas of complex game play, adult guidance may be necessary.
		Mornington Crescent game play is for those beyond Primary school age only.
	www.metta.org.uk /light/crescent (215 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Little Book of Mornington Crescent: Books: Tim Brooke-Taylor,Graeme Garden,Barry Cryer,Humphrey ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mornington Crescent is a game which has baffled fans of the Radio 4 show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue for years.
		Among their frequently asked questions are "What are the rules of Mornington Crescent?", "Does Mornington Crescent have rules, and if so what are they?" and "Mornington Crescent: rules, please?".
		There are detailed discussions of key games and potted biographies of some of Mornington Crescent's most celebrated players, ranging from Mother Anna of Widdicombe to Lord Nelson.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Little-Book-Mornington-Crescent/dp/0752818643 (908 words)

	Mornington Crescent Card Games
		Since whichever of its semi-apocryphal geneses you favour, the game has been playable on an infinite number of levels, from knockabout playground Baker Street to the prestigious and strictly-regulated World Championships.
		Two years ago, Mornington Nomic explored murkier waters by attempting to create a completely fresh ruleset for the game; a ruleset which allowed Mornington Crescent to be played over the Internet, under a relatively concise and - more importantly - freely available ruleset.
		It's been generally decided that a card game is the best way to capture the style of MC's endless rules without actually having a book of endless rules; this page serves as a repository for any documents and sketchy rulesets which have been written on the subject.
	www.stormloader.com /kevan/mccg (350 words)

	Dvorak Card Game - The Mornington Crescent Deck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		You may play Mornington Crescent if your current Station is not a Terminus.
		While this card is visible, any player - whose turn it is not - may say "Finchley Central" and have the right to play Mornington Crescent when it is next their turn.
		The Mornington Crescent deck remains the intellectual property of Kevan and Raven -
	www.dvorakgame.co.uk /cardlist.cgi?mornington (914 words)

	ciphergoth.org: There are no rules to Mornington Crescent
		It's all improvised as the players go along, and has been since the game was invented for the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game "I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue" many decades ago.
		Lacking the comic talent of a Willie Rushton or Graeme Garden, for them the main appeal of the game becomes the feeling of superiority over those who are seeing the game played for the first time, and the warm feeling of being in the clique that knows the secret.
		For them, Mornington Crescent is no more than a socially acceptable form of trolling.
	www.ciphergoth.org /writing/mornington.html (621 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Mornington Crescent - the Game
		The aim is to be the first player to reach Mornington Crescent.
		The rules are far too numerous to list here, and really the only way to learn them is to observe at length a game played by experienced players.
		The Mornington Crescent Appreciation Society is at A769395.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A617744 (262 words)

	MC:CG Ruleset
		Mornington Crescent: The Card Game is a strategy game for two or more players, taking place on a London Underground map.
		In Mornington Crescent: The Card Game, rather than playing with the same pile of cards every game, each Player has their own separate deck.
		Through some random means, the first Player is decided; they may select any Station on the board (other than Mornington Crescent) to start from, placing their Piece appropriately.
	www.stormloader.com /kevan/mccg/rules.html (1355 words)

	Mrs Ivy Trellis \| Mornington Crescent Reverse Welsh Rules Only Please
		The great game of Mornington Crescent was first played in Newtown, mid Wales between the half-unknown half-brother of Jules Ceaser (Dai Ceaser) and Jack Jones the Butcher on Market Street in the year AD43.
		The unfortunate end result of this has been that until Mornington Crescent is moved from its current position, the game in mid Wales started in AD43 continues to this day.
		Mrs Ivy Trellis has kindly agreed to allow her website to be used in a continuation of this game which is now reaching its pinnacle of conflict.
	www.mrs-trellis.co.uk /mornington_crescent.html (221 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Mornington Crescent - the legend is reborn
		But the station has lived on over the airwaves, thanks to a game played on the Radio Four cult comedy I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
		"Mornington Crescent" - the game - is considered by its fans to be one of the world's most complex pastimes.
		Few fans can match the professional grasp of the game held by the show's stars, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/79273.stm (419 words)

	Flickr: London
		That is a cunning move, that had me thumbing Oppenheimer's "Mornington Crescent Middle Plays, a survey of retrograde and reverse shunt strategies according to the Stockholm-Helsinki convention of 1878, with parallel variables and diverse notes" (Vienna, Kempinski Verlag, 1927) with great interest and -indeed- despair.
		Well I see the game hasn't ended yet, and in fact seems to be developing along similar lines to the 1923 Great Eastern Regional Finals in which the team from the Women's Auxilliary Balloon Corps got stuck in a rather unpleasant contretemps at Hornchurch.
		You cannot be serious, ref!Double Transatlantic in one game and no reference to the Special Russian Zar 1533 rules, you can only play one the moscow underground after 3:30pm unless there has been movement on the LA underground.
	www.flickr.com /groups/londinium/discuss/72057594096890036 (2451 words)

	Barbelith Underground > Creation > Mornington Crescent - New Game, Beginners Welcome
		And no, Xoc, I think that "mainline stations wild" is a bit confusing to be playing in what may be an early game for people such as Feliciablahblahfishcakes.
		Okay, as it's a beginners game I'm not going to challenge the flagrant misuse of the BA, but you just try that in a professional game and you'll be laughed out of the Groucho Club...
		The Bethlehem Rules are ferocious and would challenge Felicia's precocious skill in the game because they limit you to Nativity-connected stops on the way to MC: perhaps one of the most restrictive rulesets in the history of the game.
	www.barbelith.com /topic/10362 (709 words)

	Mornington Crescent
		MorningtonCrescent ("a lifetime to learn, a minute to master") is a strategy game played on "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue", a quiz program on BBC Radio 4, in the UnitedKingdom.
		The winner is the first to reach Mornington Crescent (a station on the Northern Line).
		The game is to have a round of drinks as the train passed each station with a name starting with a W (Waterloo, Wimbledon, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, West Byfleet, Woking and Worplesdon).
	c2.com /cgi/wiki?MorningtonCrescent (593 words)

	Phorum :: Nomic Bulletin Board :: Mornington (Crescent) Nomic
		It seems to be a combination of Nomic and the game of Mornington Crescent.
		Another game along the same lines as Mornington Nomic can befound at http://aurora.york.ac.uk/cgi-bin/morningplay?Game196.
		This game is currently active, so please feel free to jump in and show these fellows how to really play the game.
	www.nomic.net /~board/phorum/read.php?1,91 (128 words)

	Mornington Crescent
		"Mornington Crescent" is a disused station on the Northern Line of the London Underground.
		It's also the name of an obscure British game (but let's not get into that).
		The sign on the wall, however, says "Stockwell", which is a Victoria Line station, and nowhere near Mornington Crescent.
	www.raingod.com /angus/OtherWorlds/Fantasy/notes/CircleLine01.html (302 words)

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