Comments | wzdd: Finchley Central

wzdd

Finchley Central

Oct 01, 2008 12:27

Finchley Central is a non-game described by Anatole Beck and David Fowler in Manifold:

Two players alternate naming the stations on the London Underground. The first to say 'Finchley Central' wins. It is clear that the 'best' time to say 'Finchley Central' is exactly before your opponent does. Failing that, it is good that he should be considering ( Read more... )

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unknownblogger October 1 2008, 03:34:39 UTC

As someone in the journal Manifold remarked, this game is not dissimilar to the game World War III. The first person to drop the Bomb `wins', but it might be better to wait a little before doing this...

unknownblogger October 1 2008, 03:35:49 UTC

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wzdd October 1 2008, 05:08:40 UTC

I like "Come to Dinner" on that page.

benno37 October 1 2008, 05:42:17 UTC

wow, geocities still exists!

roslyn October 1 2008, 11:56:32 UTC

Unplayable games are fun! I'm a fan of unfilmable screenplays, too.

Though neither, in truth, captures the pathos of unreachable dreams. Oh, sigh.

wzdd October 1 2008, 12:12:46 UTC

*stares wistfully up into a cloudless, starry sky*

*listens to The Cure*

Ooh, I wanna play! jorgesum October 4 2008, 01:06:51 UTC

Marble Arch!

Re: Ooh, I wanna play! wzdd October 4 2008, 01:47:05 UTC

Highgate!

Re: Ooh, I wanna play! jorgesum October 4 2008, 02:01:07 UTC

Cockfosters!

Re: Ooh, I wanna play! wzdd October 4 2008, 02:05:39 UTC

Elephant & Castle!

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