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District 6
Team Members
• Ashley Captain
• Karen ⊰✿ Co-captain
• Eldarwen Co-captain
• Brittany
• Jean
• Laura Crumpets
• Nous
• Lisa
• Andy
• Brigia
• Keri
• Chava
• Cass
• Laurie B
• Steph
Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Status Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
District 5
Team Members
• Deanna Captain
• Prinzess Co-captain
• Snezana Co-captain
• Jaimee
• Michelle's Empty Nest
• Eunice
• Jill
• SassyBookJunkie
• amhren
• megan
• Annalisa
• Lavender
• Rachel Anne
• Amy
• Aiswrya
• Michelle
• Ann
Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Status Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
District 3
Team Members
• Vicky Captain
• Shelby Co-captain
• ari Co-captain
• Ashleigh
• Jax
• Heli
• Cats or Kylie
• Cindy
• Kaley
• Elisabeth
• Ashley
• Lucy
• Rosina
• Bee
• Snowtulip
• Susan A
• Carmen
Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Status Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
District 2
Team Members
• Tara Captain
• Ivelisse Co-captain
• Karolyn Co-captain
• Tru
• Raquel S
• Jhmingos
• Angela
• Donna
• Dale
• Alisha
• Bri
• Devann
• Joanna
• Sixty
Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Status Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
District 1
Team Members
• Jenny Captain
• Angie Co-captain
• Keli Co-captain
• Sammy
• RachelG.
• CB
• Maria Jo
• Namita
• Alison
• Eni
• Lorna
• Ariel
Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Status Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Breakdown posted!
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...To see if you signed up and how many books you've signed up for.
District 4
Team Members
• Tammie Captain
• Melissa W Co-captain
• Michael T Co-captain
• M
• Shan ~A~
• Jasmine
• Stacey IN
• Stephie
• Stacey OH
• Elen
• Rina
• Sharon
• Lucy
• Jammin Jenny
Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Status Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Welcome one and all! This is a space to chat with people and prepare for the Games to come.
Note: This is NOT the place to ask questions about the game. This is purely a social hangout. Questions about the game should be asked in the Captains group by the Captains and Co-Captains.
Administration
🏹 This challenge involves adding a special bookshelf to your personal GRs bookshelves other than "read." You may choose a preexisting one.
🏹 Those people who want to keep their Profiles Private, must be willing to "Friend" their Team Captain(s), the NBRC Mod account, or one of the Moderators, to allow page count verification and to assist you if you are having difficulty with your bookshelves.
🏹 Please wait to be told to which Team you are assigned. It might take awhile; however, you will be able to count the books you have read from the START date of the challenge.
🏹 Once you actually join, please check-in with your team discussion thread by posting the name of your bookshelf. Remember to add a HYPHEN between words for your bookshelf.
🏹 Helpful Tip: Knowing about Sticky Shelves may help you put your assigned bookshelf near the top of your dropdown box.
🏹 With MOBILE DEVICES there have been major problems when trying to add books. If that is all you have to access the Internet, or you don't know how to Cut & Paste on it, then this challenge probably is NOT the right fit for you.
🏹 Discussion threads will be in the regular NBRC group. (No secret groups allowed)
🏹 You do NOT have to join the discussion, if you don't want to; communicating via posting a book is good enough. Nevertheless, Your Team wants to know if you are still participating. We understand Real Life gets in the way. However, please plan to "check-in" in some manner at least once every week. If we don't hear from you for two weeks, you may be replaced with another team member and be prevented from joining future team challenges
Sign-Up Information
Challenge requirements
IMPORTANT: To be a part of this challenge you need to be able to:
🏹 Read at least one book per MONTH
🏹 Create a special shelf for the challenge for the books you are reading (for ease of captains' lives)
🏹 Check-in on your team's discussion thread at least once per week
🏹 Have fun!
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To join, we are using a Google Form to collect the below data.
Follow this link to complete the form:
https://forms.gle/6QiA8L7YotXn6WDW6
★Name
★Goodreads User ID Information (see under spoiler for how to find this)
(view spoiler)
★Approximate number of books read per MONTH! Be accurate - look at your Goodreads stats to work it out!)
★Your continent (so we can try and match time zones)
★Your shelf name (for books read during the challenge)
★How often you'll be checking in on the team thread (note that you are required to check-in at least ONCE a week
★If you are willing to be a team captain or co-captain (note that you are required to be active on your team thread)
About Team Captains
🏹 We need people to volunteer to be Team Captain(s) or Co-captains whose duties include:
- Keeping a Google Spreadsheet that all members can view (we will provide you with a template)
- checking team members books read and page counts
- checking that the books are posted within the right time frame and submit each round by posting to the captains group (Posts will be due at the end of each round by 14th of the month at 9PM, London UK Time)
- communicating with a NBRC Moderator
- communicating with all Team Members
- making sure Team Members are staying active
- notifying the NBRC Mod if someone drops out
- have effective and kind (this is a game, remember) on-line communication skills to help members having trouble
- making sure Team Members belong on your team
- posting weekly status updates/reminders
- dealing with minor issues that arise
🏹 Please let us know, when you make a request to sign-up, if you are interesting in being a Team Captain or Co-Captain.
Important:
Do not sign for captain/co-captain, if you're not comfortable with sharing the personal info below:
*Captains are required to befriend the mod account or one of the mods to be invited to the captains group
*Captains will have to share their email account to be able to edit google spreadsheets
Welcome to Book Games!
You have all been waiting and now it is time to volunteer to be a tribute in the latest Team Challenge from NBRC. May the odds be ever in your favor.
About this challenge
🏹 The arena is ready with challenges to complete as a team. If you want to survive then it is time to build up your supplies and get ready to battle.
🏹 This is for fun, however twists will occur to add an element of jeopardy to the points you are accruing - the spectators have to give their supplies somehow! Each team will have their fair share of these so the frustrations should be shared evenly.
🏹 As you read, your books should be allocated to one of 4 categories. These are: weapons, defense, food and shelter. While we have given suggestions to help with where to place each book, we encourage creativity. If a book isn’t allocated a category, then it won’t receive any points.
🏹 Starts on 15th May at 9am UTC and runs for 3 months.
🏹 Books must be at least 100 pages in length.
🏹 Only books started after the challenge start date can be used.
Category ideas
These are suggestions. Trust your gut and don’t overthink placement.
🏹 Weapons
weapon on cover
grey or metallic colour on cover
weapon named in the book
letters of weapon in title
author or main character initials in weapons
features a character who is a blacksmith
battle in book
🏹 Shelter
shelter on cover (i.e. a building)
red, purple or pink on cover
a character you'd like to shelter with
shelter letters in title
author or main character initials in shelter
features a character who works in construction
finding / making shelter critical element in book
🏹 Food
food on cover
yellow, orange or white on cover
food or drink named in the book
food letters in title
author or main character initials in food
features a character who is a cook
cover is a "feast for your eyes"
🏹 Defense
defense on cover (i.e. a wall, a mountain or a river)
green, blue or brown on cover
books can be heaped into a wall to form a defense
defense letters in title
author or main character initials in defense
features a character who is a soldier/police officer/public defender
siege in book
🏹Examples
Weapon: Hot Prof & his rock.
Shelter: set up camp, enhanced by the Magic Blanket of UnderAge Love.
Food: scarfing down on disease-risk dino steak and melons. All the globular melons.
Defense: Hot Prof puts up a strong defence against the lustful ladies' wanton ways.
Weapons: it is thick enough to throw at someone as a weapon.
Shelter: You can shelter in the sewers (a diversion in the book for several chapters).
Food: as a classic is thought of as food for the brain.
Defense: The barricades built during the book.
Rules
🏹 Audio books are allowed. For page numbers, use the "default" GR book page numbers. If the "default" is a Large Print version, use the next most popular edition for page numbers. If there is no print / ebook, then the audio book must be longer than 3 hours, and page numbers will be set at 100 pages, no matter how long the audio is.
🏹 Books with MPGs Childrens / Kids / Poetry / Play / Graphic Novel / Illustrated / Photography / Art (or which have "Illustrated" in the title or an "Illustrator" contributor in the metadata) must have at least 25,000 words (must be a verified count. sites that provide estimated word counts are not valid sources for verifying word count). ArBookFind is a great site to double check (there are .com, .co.uk and .com.au versions). If in doubt, ask your captain. Another rule of thumb is the audiobook version should be over 3 hours.
🏹 Any book in any language will count, as long as it meets the criteria.
🏹 "Re-reads" will be allowed, if it has been six months since you have read the book. This includes listening to the audio version, if you've already read the book.
🏹 Only books read during the specified round can be used (“read date” is what counts, not the day you start.) Books cannot be “banked” from previous rounds to use later in the challenge.
Point System
🏹 Books less than 100 pages = 0 points
🏹 Books between 100 and 1000 pages = 0.1 points/page
🏹 Books over 1000 pages = 100 points
(points will be rounded up/down from 0.5 as per standard maths)
For current BOM (Book of the Month) discussions
Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
Participating in a current BOM (participating in discussion) = 20 points
The first BOM for this challenge is the 16 May Adult/Nonfiction BOM.
NOTE: We will accept one team member per book per team for writing a days DQs. If, by three days prior to the BOM starting, we don't have enough volunteers to write all DQs, then we will let more than one team member per team write questions. If we have more people than days sign up (prior to 3 days before start date) we will randomise the volunteers to determine those who can write DQs.
Remember that you can collect your participation points from previous BOM (from January 2024) for an extra entry in the randomiser, on a basis of 3 participation points to 1 extra entry. Participation points from previous BOM that are already on the spreadsheet can be used. Your team will be allowed a maximum of 6 entries for each BOM.
Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm BOM April (Farm theme) 2024 (starts 6 April 2024)
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Apr 05, 2024 01:15AM
As there's just two volunteers, I've divided in two, and given each half 2 days. Feel free to further segment your section if you prefer.
March UpdateCongrats to those >25%
Everyone else you are on your way to a participation goal with the first quarter done 😂 Time to get a wriggle on!
Name % Progress to goal
Gwen|| Bookish Blondie 104%
Marla 70%
Karen ⊰✿ 67%
Sammy 61%
Melindam 58%
KelB 53%
MelanieJoy 53%
Cordelia 52%
Karen ♐ 52%
Gabby 52%
Janis 50%
♞ Pat 48%
Keely 48%
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨ 47%
Sophie (mod) 47%
Cindy 46%
Christina 46%
Keli 45%
Patty 43%
Kellie 43%
Jenny 43%
Jessica (Goldenfurpro) 38%
Angie ☯ 37%
Judy 36%
Tricia 35%
Pandamunky 33%
Jenner 33%
Jim 31%
Lexi 30%
Rocsana 30%
Sophie 30%
Elia 28%
Kamaria 28%
The other Sandy 27%
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LaurLa 23%
Insiyah 20%
Jessica 20%
Laurie B 20%
Jillypenny 19%
Vicki Willis 19%
Roe 18%
Eldarwen 18%
Elena 18%
Cat 17%
LittleRedRidingHood 17%
Carmen 13%
Linda C 13%
Yasmine 13%
Maritza 12%
Trisha 11%
Annalisa 10%
Heather 9%
Jenn 7%
Charlie 7%
Chrissie 7%
Kim 6%
Cass☀️ 5%
Amanda 5%
Beth (Jasonverlander) 4%
Sheri 4%
Melanie 3%
Sarah (addtomytbr) 2%
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