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I just like being helpful to people who are confused and afraid. Sorry if that’s a problem to you, or anyone else.

Anyway. Aldgate East. Your move.

You know full well that you can't start play with any station on the Hammersmith & City line in a leap year February outside of sanctioned L4+ tournament play.

Well, ordinarily no, but as it happens I am qualified to use the Orthodox rules for the calculation of the date of Easter, which you will find bypasses the 40-day window entirely and renders the restriction moot. Have a pleasant pancake day, and remember you are dust; to dust you shall return.

I am so happy that at least a few people here knows how the game works, and it's made even funnier by the smattering of commenters who don't get it! :-D

Like I said, it's a great exercise for teaching kids about interpersonal communication. And apparently a couple of adults as well.

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