Whilst sat in my office at work yesterday afternoon, the internal telephone rang for the first time in many months. It's such a rare occurrence for the phone to ring that it somewhat startled me. Normally, I wouldn't bother to answer a call that I wasn't expecting or recognised, but out of sheer curiosity I decided up pick up the handset. Initially all I heard was the crackle of the line, and suspected someone had rung the correct number, but after a short while a quite voice could be heard down the line; below I have supplied a transcript of the call.
The document contained a set of rules for a special Advent variation of a game called Mornington Crescent. I'd never heard of the game before, and it sounded utterly bizarre, but I wanted to try it out. I couldn't remove the sheet as it was behind a pane of glass but I took a photo on my phone. It stated that play shall commence the day following Saint Andrews Day, and must continue in a clockwise manner following the eastern star until we reach Bethlehem. Moves diagonally involving the holly and ivy are forbidden but you may move at double speed whilst in possession of the Camel card.
Needless to say I was left very confused by the call. I finished work a couple of hours later and decided to walk home. The walk takes me past a local church; whilst passing the noticeboard at the entrance to the church grounds, a document caught my eye. There wasn't anything striking about its design that made it stand out, but I did notice the title: Mornington Crescent: Adventūs Nātīvitās.
The document contained a set of rules for a special Advent variation of a game called Mornington Crescent. I'd never heard of the game before, and it sounded utterly bizarre, but I wanted to try it out. I couldn't remove the sheet as it was behind a pane of glass but I took a photo on my phone. It stated that play shall commence the day following Saint Andrews Day, and must continue in a clockwise manner following the eastern star until we reach Bethlehem. Moves diagonally involving the holly and ivy are forbidden but you may move at double speed whilst in possession of the Camel card.
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