Michelle's Empty Nest’s Comments (group member since Sep 26, 2022)

Michelle's Empty Nest’s comments from the Game Night group.

Emerald Odyssey Team's Completions & Guesses


Jane: Message 181
Jane: Message 182
Jane: Message 183


Guesses
Guess 1: H10
Guess 2: G10
Guess 3: C10



Sunk:
Time-Ticking Teacup (2)
Star-Stitched Schooner (4)


Hits:
H5
H7
J9


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Checked in again with 3 completions and 3 guesses.

Emerald Odyssey Team's Completions & Guesses


Jane: Message 174
Jane: Message 175
Michelle: Message 178


Guesses
Guess 1: H6 {H5, H7}
Guess 2: B8
Guess 3: H4 {H5, H7}



Sunk:
Time-Ticking Teacup (2)
Star-Stitched Schooner (4)


Hits:
H5
H7
J9


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Emerald Odyssey Team's Completions & Guesses


Jane: Message 174
Jane: Message 175
Michelle: Message 178


Guesses
Guess 1: H6 {H5, H7}
Guess 2: B8
Guess 3: H4 {H5, H7}



Sunk:
Time-Ticking Teacup (2)
Star-Stitched Schooner (4)


Hits:
H5
H7
J9


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston
3-25-2024
H7: multiple timelines
Has multiple timelines


Next Guess: H4 - has an epilogue

Emerald Odyssey Team's Completions & Guesses


Jane: Message 174
Jane: Message 175
Michelle: Message 178


Guesses
Guess 1: H6 {H5, H7}
Guess 2: B8
Guess 3: H4 {H5, H7}



Sunk:
Time-Ticking Teacup (2)
Star-Stitched Schooner (4)


Hits:
H5
H7
J9


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March 25, 2024 --- The Floor





The Floor is an American game show based on the Dutch game show of the same name. The series is hosted by Rob Lowe and premiered on January 2, 2024, on Fox. The game is based around a floor grid of 81 squares, each of which is occupied by a contestant with expertise in a different trivia category. Pairs of contestants face each other in head-to-head trivia "duels," with the winner taking over all territory controlled by the loser.


The game progresses over the course of a season with the grand prize awarded to the player who ultimately controls the entire floor, with secondary prizes awarded throughout the season to the player with the most territory at the end of each episode.


The season begins with 81 contestants standing in separate spaces of a 9-by-9 grid on the studio floor. Each contestant names a category in which they feel particularly knowledgeable.


One contestant is chosen at random and shown the categories of all opponents whose territories share at least one edge with their own, then chooses one of them to face in a head-to-head duel. The two contestants take turns identifying a series of images associated with the challenged opponent's category. They are given separate 45-second clocks, only one of which runs at any given time, starting with the challenger. The contestant in control must give a correct answer in order to stop their clock and turn control over to the opponent. Multiple guesses are allowed without penalty, and a contestant may pass whenever desired, but must wait three seconds for a new image to be shown. Some categories are text-based, requiring contestants to perform tasks such as filling in the missing word(s) of a book title or naming the movie from which a famous quote is taken.


The first contestant to run out of time is eliminated from the game and gives up all of their territory to the winner, who takes/retains the challenger's category. The winner may then either challenge another opponent or return to the grid; in the latter case, a new contestant is selected at random from those who have not yet played a duel.


The contestant with the most territory at the end of each episode wins $20,000; in the event of a tie, the leaders share the money equally. The last contestant standing at the end of the season wins the grand prize of $250,000.


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book that has been published in more than two countries.
2. Read a book with the author's first AND last initials found in ROB LOWE.
3. Read a book where there is a duel of some type {be creative}.
4. Read a book that has the word THE in the title.

Team Name: Emerald Odyssey


Week 10 Guesses
Guess 1:
Guess 2:
Guess 3: I4
Guess 4: H7 {H5}
Guess 5:


Sunk:
Time-Ticking Teacup (2)
Star-Stitched Schooner (4)


Hits:
H5
J9


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Emerald Odyssey Team's Week 9 Completions


Denise: Message 170
Emeli: Message 171
Annie: Message 167
Michelle: Message 165
Jane: Message 168


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hey team! Sorry for the delay...I'm just seeing the post Berit made with the changes. I've been on vacation and have only been on GR long enough to update the challenges I run. I'm home now and back to normal. I'll get up checked in right away. 😊

Completion Post: Week 9


Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
3-20-2024
C8: Two-word title
Has two-word title


Week 10 Guess: H7 - multiple timelines

Week 10 Guesses


Denise:
Emeli:
Annie: I4 - tagged adventure
Michelle: H7 - multiple timelines
Jane:


For Guess Thread


Team Name: Emerald Odyssey


Week 10 Guesses
Guess 1:
Guess 2:
Guess 3: I4
Guess 4: H7 {H5}
Guess 5:


Sunk:
Time-Ticking Teacup (2)
Star-Stitched Schooner (4)


Hits:
H5
J9


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Emerald Odyssey Team's Week 9 Completions


Denise: Message 170
Emeli: Message 171
Annie: Message 167
Michelle: Message 165
Jane: Message 168


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March 18, 2024 --- The $25,000 Pyramid





Pyramid is an American game show franchise that has aired several versions domestically and internationally. The show was developed by Bob Stewart. The original series, The $10,000 Pyramid, debuted on March 26, 1973, and spawned seven subsequent Pyramid series. Most later series featured a full title format matching the original series, with the title reflecting an increasing top prize. The game features two contestants, each paired with a celebrity. In the game, the contestants and celebrities attempt to identify words or phrases through clues given by their teammates. The title refers to the show's pyramid-shaped gameboard, featuring six categories arranged in a triangular fashion. The various Pyramid series have won a total of nine Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Game Show, second only to Jeopardy!, which has won 13.


Dick Clark is the host most commonly associated with the show, having hosted the network daytime version from 1973 to 1980 (which moved from CBS to ABC in 1974, and increased its namesake top prize from $10,000 to $20,000 in 1976) and The (New) $25,000 Pyramid from 1982 to 1988 on CBS. Clark also hosted two weeknight syndicated versions, The $50,000 Pyramid in 1981 and The $100,000 Pyramid from 1985 to 1988 (concurrent with the daytime show).

Bill Cullen hosted the first weekly nighttime version of The $25,000 Pyramid from 1974 to 1979. John Davidson hosted The $100,000 Pyramid in 1991, and Donny Osmond hosted a version simply titled Pyramid from 2002 to 2004; both aired five episodes per week. Game Show Network's The Pyramid, hosted by Mike Richards, who was an executive at format owner Sony Pictures Television, aired a single forty-episode season in 2012.

The current incarnation of The $100,000 Pyramid debuted June 26, 2016, on ABC with Michael Strahan as host. It has aired on Sunday nights during the summer months since, completing its fourth season in September 2019. On November 20, 2019, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on May 26, 2021. On January 6, 2022, The $100,000 Pyramid renewed for a sixth season and the show moved from New York to Los Angeles. The sixth season premiered on July 10, 2022.


The Pyramid's gameboards, both in the main game and in the Winners' Circle bonus round, feature six categories arranged in a triangle (referred to as a pyramid), with three on the bottom row, two on the middle row, and one on the top. Most variations of gameplay feature two teams, each composed of a contestant and a celebrity.


The winning team from the main game plays the Winner's Circle, in which one player must describe six categories of increasing difficulty to their partner within sixty seconds by giving a short and concise list of items relating to each category in play. (For instance, the category "things that clean" could be described with clues such as "soap", "a vacuum", or "a maid's broom".) Which ever team member receives the clues is given credit so long as the key word of the category ("clean") is given. Although it has not been stated in official rules, since Strahan has been hosting, the contestant gives the clues, and the celebrity must guess the category. In prior versions of the show, celebrities usually gave the clues.


The clue-giver may pass on a category and return to it after playing through all six if time remains on the clock. Giving an illegal clue removes the category from play. These include using gestures; using any part of a key word in the category, a definition, or a direct synonym of it; using a prepositional phrase; or listing an item that does not fit the category. If all six categories are guessed before time runs out, the contestant partner wins the top prize; if not, he/she wins money for each category that is correctly guessed.


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book with a number in the title.
2. Read a book a triangular shape on the cover.
3. Read a book that mentions a famous celebrity.
4. Read a book with a character named Bob, Dick, Bill, John, Donny, Mike, or Michael {or some variation of these}.

Made the change, Jane. Checked us in and posted our guesses.

Team Name: Emerald Odyssey
Week 9 Guesses


Guess 1: C3
Guess 2: J9
Guess 3: I7
Guess 4: C8
Guess 5: H5


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Emerald Odyssey Team's Week 8 Completions


Denise: missing this week's completion
Emeli: Message 159
Annie: Message 157
Michelle: Message 153
Jane: Message 155


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Denise, will you have a completion post for this week? If not, I'll get us checked in.

Completion Post: Week 8


Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
3-12-2024
F7: transportation in title
First name in title: Coaches in title


Week 9 Guess: C8 - two word title

Week 9 Guesses


Denise: C3 - adjective in title
Emeli: J9 - 250 - 299 pages
Annie: I7 - ship in text
Michelle: C8 - two word title
Jane: H5 - has a prologue


For Guess Thread


Team Name: Emerald Odyssey
Week 9 Guesses


Guess 1: C3
Guess 2: J9
Guess 3: I7
Guess 4: C8
Guess 5: H5


Link to thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...