I was an avid player of Mornington Crescent for about ten years, and it has been an important part of my life even since I stopped playing regularly. The community around the game was terrific, and it's fair to say that I would not be who or where I am without this game and its players.

Having said that, I am not playing with any consistency at the moment and I even considered removing this section of the site. But, this is still a significant part of my life story and I don't want to elide that. I mean, I am still naming computers after London Underground stations - that tells me I need to continue to embrace MC.

This section, then, is stale but I present it as a slice of history which could easily come alive again in the right circumstances.

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But then, not every game has a 125 volume rulebook; few games have (literally) warring standards bodies; and no other game has an oral tradition stretching back to pre-Pharaonic Egypt.

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.

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• Web MC - there is a thriving community of players on the web
• I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - the Radio 4 panel game, vitally important in popularising the Game amongst the general public in recent years
• Pilgrims - for those Players fortunate enough to live near to London (or who happen to be in the vicinity) there are opportunities to pay homage at the Station itself. These are records of some of those Pilgrimages
• Mornington Nomic - an ongoing effort to construct an alternate ruleset for Mornington Crescent using Nomic mechanics as a framework
• Maps - popular as blind MC is, playing Mornington Crescent well often requires a map
• Links - information and resources about MC, the London Underground, and transportation networks in general.
• Data - the opportunities for naked stats-mongering are legion in Crescent!

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