Random 15 Championship 2011/12

[The Raven]

what about the Z2/3 challenge excluding Z1? The only station in Z1 is the first one we start from, thereafter you have to leave Z1 and cannot re-enter Z1 until the challenge is complete. Also include the 4 hour limit and if a bastard set of stations come out you attempt to visit as many as possible within the 4 hour window.

Would you include the DLR and Overground?

[Going Underground]

I think that for any twist that includes Zone 3 then the 4 hour window should not be applied or at least say an extension to 5 hours... It would be pointless having 15 stations if time constraints don't make it possible to visit some of them....

[The Raven]

Hang on, what about buses?

Would you be able to use a bus through zone 1?

And would you be allowed to visit stations on the border of Zone 1? (Earl's Court etc.)

[RichieG]

Will have to call out of this one I'm afraid as its the day I move into uni...

[Soup Dragon]

what about the Z2/3 challenge excluding Z1? The only station in Z1 is the first one we start from, thereafter you have to leave Z1 and cannot re-enter Z1 until the challenge is complete. Also include the 4 hour limit and if a bastard set of stations come out you attempt to visit as many as possible within the 4 hour window.

Would you include the DLR and Overground?

No that would normally be a seperate twist for another round.

Hang on, what about buses?
Would you be able to use a bus through zone 1?
And would you be allowed to visit stations on the border of Zone 1? (Earl's Court etc.)

I can't imagine a bus back into Z1 would be of much use, but for the sake of arguement I will say it's allowed.
The rule is that you can't use any form of rail within Z1 after you have entered Z2. Stations which are in Z1/2 are okay, so yes you could visit Earls Court.

[Going Underground]

Doesn't appear to as much of the newtork closed compared to recent R15's

[The Raven]

Remember, remember the 5th November?

Just don't take any gunpowder to Westminster or you might end up at the Tower Hill!

[Going Underground]

Remember, remember the 5th November?

Just don't take any gunpowder to Westminster or you might end up at the Tower Hill!

I believe that the date will have a factor on an aspect of this round

[The Raven]

Remember, remember the 5th November?

Just don't take any gunpowder to Westminster or you might end up at the Tower Hill!

I believe that the date will have a factor on an aspect of this round

I'm up for that, so long as we don't do any "Re-Creations" of the famous, prevented event.

[Going Underground]

Ha Ha don't get too excited it's nothing that interesting.....

[RichieG]

The Fawkes round where all selected stations are junctions?

[hopeful traveller]

Someone is patrolling Westminster and if they spot any challenger then they must escort him/her/them to Tower Hill, whereupon they are held for 15 minutes.

[The Raven]

Someone is patrolling Westminster and if they spot any challenger then they must escort him/her/them to Tower Hill, whereupon they are held for 15 minutes.

You would be held there a lot longer than 15 mins since there's no Circle or District from Embankment to Aldgate East this Saturday!

It is this Saturday?

[hopeful traveller]

Someone is patrolling Westminster and if they spot any challenger then they must escort him/her/them to Tower Hill, whereupon they are held for 15 minutes.

You would be held there a lot longer than 15 mins since there's no Circle or District from Embankment to Aldgate East this Saturday!

It is this Saturday?

In that case, one must be escorted along the following route to Aldgate (assuming that none of these stations come out)

Westminster Green Park Piccadilly Circus Oxford Circus Tottenham Court Road Holborn Russell Square King's Cross St. Pancras Farringdon Barbican Moorgate Liverpool Street Aldgate.

I'm so mean by diverting you via Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus AND King's Cross aren't I?

Why Aldgate? Well, that's the closest open station!

[Root]

You would be held there a lot longer than 15 mins since there's no Circle or District from Embankment to Aldgate East this Saturday!

This got me thinking - has there ever been a Random 15 where closed stations still have to be visited? Not by tube train, obviously, but by visiting the outside of the station. I think it'd be a fun and completely different challenge to have to visit Mansion House, for example, when there is no service between Embankment and Aldgate East. It would benefit those who have a good knowledge of London above ground as well as below it, and obviously those know the bus services well. It might take a while though!