> it's just comedians listing off london tube stations I'd prefer to view it as comedians parodying games that do have complex rules. There's also a parallel

> it's just comedians listing off london tube stations I'd prefer to view it as comedians parodying games that do have complex rules. There's also a parallel to Zork's "Double Fanucci" [0] and the League of Gentlemen's sketch "Go Johnny Go Go Go Go" [1] which dwells on the uncomfortable feeling of playing a game you don't know with enthusiastic people who know it well, and insist you'll easily pick up the rules as you play. [0] https://zork.fandom.com/wiki/Double_Fanucci https://zork.fandom.com/wiki/Double_Fanucci [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtSvaSZ-xLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtSvaSZ-xLU