Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Start with 200 points from “Go” square.

1) Rolled 3
Alleyway: The Redeemer Read 4/29/13 60 points

2) Rolled 6
Zombie fest: Stirred Read 5/4/13 120 points

3) Rolled 1
Quarantine/Just Visiting: City of Lost Souls Read 5/4/13

4) Rolled 1
Public Toilet: My Secret History (by Paul Theroux)Read 5/22/13 140 points

5) Rolled 1
Zombie Movie Studio: Double Dexter Read 4/17/13

6) Rolled 3
Marylebone Graveyard: The Apostle Read 4/19/13 180 points

7) Rolled 1
The Mall The Whisperer Read 5/16/13 180 points

8) Rolled 3
The Bank: (Library book(s) up to 5) – TBD - 220 points per book
1 - Thereby Hangs a Tail Read 4/14/13
2 - Into the Fire Read 4/7/13
3 - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Read 4/15/13
4 - Shadow of Night Read 4/14/13
5 - Wish You Well Read 4/6/13

9) Rolled 3
Chance: Roll is 3 + 1 = 4: Ask your fellow PAS (Sherri) who is participating in this challenge for a Task:

Amy's Task: Read a book with a word in the title made from the letters in your name, such as Amy, yam, may, am, or my In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer Read 6/3/13

Books read: 13
Points: 1980

I also need a task if anyone is feeling creative and charitable...

Amy wrote: "I also need a task if anyone is feeling creative and charitable..."

I would love to give you one, Amy!

Amy's Task: Read a book with a word in the title made from the letters in your name, such as Amy, yam, may, am, or my.

Sherri wrote: "Amy wrote: "I also need a task if anyone is feeling creative and charitable..."

I would love to give you one, Amy!

Amy's Task: Read a book with a word in the title made from the letters in your n..."

Thanks, Sherri!!!

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Dee wrote: "couldn't resist

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ROFL - Thanks for my Tuesday funny :)

I tried to post it but it wouldn't let me

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OMG! Poor Zombie Kitties!

I think GR was just having a hiccup earlier

Y'all are killing me. I seriously hate zombies, but love monopoly...sigh. :) But, I've decided to give this a shot, at least for the first cycle.

Cycle #1

Start- Go: 200 pts.

Rolled 1 - Graveyard (60 pts.)
Book: Gone Girl - Read 4/4

Rolled 1 - Community Chest
Rolled 3, 1- Need task from another player
Task: Choose one of the first 50 books on my TBR
Book:The Iron King (#27) - Read 4/6

Rolled 1- Alleyway (60 pts)
Book: The Gods of Gotham - Read 6/22

Rolled 2- Kings Cross Graveyard
Task: Read a book with an "x" in the author's name
Book: Brave New World By: Aldous Huxley - Read 4/12

Rolled 3- Zombie Street (100 pts)
Read a book from the Horror shelf.
Book: Neverwhere

Rolled 4- Zombie Movie Studio
Task: Read a book which has been adapted to screen
Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Rolled 3- Marylebone Graveyard
Task: Read a book about angels or with a sculpture on the cover.
Book: Clockwork Princess - Read 4/16

Rolled 4- The Bank
Book: The Battle of the Labyrinth - Read 5/28
Book: The Titan's Curse - Read 5/24
Book: The Last Olympian - Read 5/28
Book: The Tutor's Daughter - Read 5/22
Book: Michal - Read 5/22

Rolled 6- Fenchurch St. Graveyard
Task: Read a book with either:
a. The word ‘grave’ or ‘church’ in title; OR
b. Picture of grave or church or gravestone on cover; OR
c. ‘grave’ or ‘church’ found intact in author’s name
Book: None, taking penalty.
-200 points

Rolled 3- Scary Movie Cinemas
Task: Read a spoof or parody book.
Book: The Well of Lost Plots - Read 4/26

Rolled 5- Community Chest (rolled 6,2)
8- Read a book from the Shelf of the Month
Book:

Books Read: 11/14
Points: 1220/1520

I need a task if anyone feels like making one up for me :) pretty please!

And please let me know if I didn't add things up correctly!

Here's a task for you Cassie!

Read ONE of the first 50 books added to your TBR - to find this out, just sort your To Read shelf by Date Added Ascending and pick one among the first 50.

Oh, one I can put with my LOST list, yay! Thank you DG!

You're welcome, Cassie. :)

Hey Tien - I have this book I put in my Currently Reading shelf a couple of days ago but really I've probably only listened to the part that says "This is Audible." I'll be using it for my first task (medical supplies) but wanted to let you know just in case. :)

D.G. wrote: "Hey Tien - I have this book I put in my Currently Reading shelf a couple of days ago but really I've probably only listened to the part that says "This is Audible." I'll be using it for my first ta..."

LOL - that's fine, DG. I'm not really checking that - I'm trusting you guys & your consciences & fair play sense and all that ha ha ha :)

On another note, I had zombies in my dream the other night! I couldn't believe it, where did they come from!?! It started off as something normal (can't exactly remember what) but then it was suddenly a zombie war zone! *sigh* This game was getting to me even before I started reading for it!

Tien wrote: "LOL - that's fine, DG. I'm not really checking that - I'm trusting you guys & your consciences & fair play sense and all that ha ha ha :) "

LOL, I figured you wouldn't but thought to post here just in case. :)

Started my first book for Zombie Monopoly earlier today!

LynnB wrote: "Started my first book for Zombie Monopoly earlier today!"

Me, too!

Monopoly Zombie
April 1 - July 31, 2013

GO: 200 pts
Roll #1 (4) - #Medical Supplies
SKIP (-200)
Restart

GO: 200 pts.

✔ Roll #2 (4) - #Medical Supplies
Reached by Ally Condie (Xander is a Medical Professional) - 4/4/13 ★★★

Roll #3 (3) - Chance: Roll (6)
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple #8) by Agatha Christie (even number in the series)

Roll #4 (1) - *Zombie Street: 100 points
Task: I would not like to walk down this street! Read a Horror book
Anna Dressed in Blood, Darkhouse, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, Blindness, Aftertime, Dreams and Shadows, Hyperion, Fire Baptized

Roll #5 (2) - Just Visiting: Read a paranormal (non-Zombie) book.

Roll #6 (2) - #Zombie Movie Studio: 150 points
Task: Read a book which has been adapted to screen (ie. made into movies / series etc)

Roll #7 (4) - *The Mall: 180 points
Task: Who doesn’t love a bit of shopping therapy? Read a book you most recently purchased (or if you like, go buy a new book & read it straight away!)If you are planning ahead, then this task will have to be TBA until the point that you reach this task to determine your newest purchase

Roll #8 (3) - *The Bank: 220 points
Task: Read any book you got without spending a cent (ie. borrowed from library / friend / family or won through giveaway etc). You may repeat this task up to 5 times; that is you can read up to 5 ‘free’ books and earn up to 1,100 points however you will have to read them all prior to moving to your next square.

Roll #9 (5) - *Happy Forest: 240 points
Task: Read a book of fairy tales or a retelling of a fairy tale: Red

Roll #10 (5) - *Lonely House: 280 points
Task: Read a book with either:
a. The word ‘house’ in title; OR
b. ONE house on cover: A Place Called Home

Roll #11 (5) - *Escape Hatch: 320 points
Task: Read a book with either:
a. The word ‘escape’ in title; OR
b. door on cover

Roll #12 (1) - #Liverpool St Graveyard: 200 points
Task: Read a book from BBC Top 200: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top...
Kane And Abel, The Woman In White, A Tale Of Two Cities, Crime And Punishment, Rebecca, Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Brideshead Revisited

Roll #13 (4) - *Zombieland: 400 points
Task: Read a Apocalyptic OR Post Apocalyptic book

I read my first book, started my chance book and now I finished rolling. I didn't fall on any other Chance/Community Chest!

Question...I know we can read ahead so I have a question about The Mall and The Bank. For The Mall, it says I have to 'reach' this task to determine my newest purchase. Does this mean that I have to read all the books before that task before starting it? But even if I havne't read my Mall book, I can still read one for The Bank, right?

D.G. wrote: "I read my first book, started my chance book and now I finished rolling. I didn't fall on any other Chance/Community Chest!

Question...I know we can read ahead so I have a question about The Mall ..."

oh, wow... I didn't realise I've not been on GR pretty much most of the weekend! Been a bit sick and was out pretty must for most of it anyway, sorry, DG...

re: The Mall - read the books that were rolled prior to reaching The Mall. So you'd have to have read Zombie Street, Just Visiting, & Zombie Movie Studio before you'd actually 'reach' The Mall.

But yes, you can read The Bank but remember if you're reading more than one book, you'd have to finish all books prior to reading for another square.

Thanks, Tien. That's what I thought.

I'm still unclear on the Bank square. It says that "you will have to read them all prior to moving to your next square." By next, I thought you meant a square after the Bank (like Happy Forest).

Does that mean that you can't read for the Bank and a prior square simultaneously? For example, listen to an audiobook for Quarantine while reading a book for the Bank.

Amy wrote: "I'm still unclear on the Bank square. It says that "you will have to read them all prior to moving to your next square." By next, I thought you meant a square after the Bank (like Happy Forest).

D..."

Sorry, Amy, by "next" I meant prior to moving on to another square. However, if you've started reading for The Bank concurrently with another square, I'll leave that be for now :)

I'll amend the rules to be more clear, thanks!

Tien wrote: "Amy wrote: "I'm still unclear on the Bank square. It says that "you will have to read them all prior to moving to your next square." By next, I thought you meant a square after the Bank (like Happy..."

Tien wrote: "Amy wrote: "I'm still unclear on the Bank square. It says that "you will have to read them all prior to moving to your next square." By next, I thought you meant a square after the Bank (like Happy..."

Thanks for the quick reply! I'm heading to the library in the morning, so knowing how to proceed helps a lot.

Re the Medical Supplies square: it says the main character has to be a doctor. Would Samuel in the Mercy Thompson series qualify? He's not the title character but he is a main character.

Lauren wrote: "Re the Medical Supplies square: it says the main character has to be a doctor. Would Samuel in the Mercy Thompson series qualify? He's not the title character but he is a main character."

I'm not too familiar with the series but if it's like any other series, he might be a main character but he may not always be part of the story... I guess that would also depend on which book of the series you're reading for this task.

If he is in the story (for whichever book in the series you're reading) for at least 50%, we'll accept him as main character :)

Tien wrote: "Sorry, Amy, by "next" I meant prior to moving on to another square. However, if you've started reading for The Bank concurrently with another square, I'll leave that be for now :)

I'll amend the rules to be more clear, thanks! "

Ok. I didn't think I was confused, but now I am. I've read your change to the rules, and I'm still not clear.

I read my first two books, then one for the bank (my recovery task for the Fort). I know I won't go on to Paris and beyond. But by "moving on," do you mean I also can't read my mall, last supper, gore lane, lonely house, zombie, or Marleybone graveyard books either, until I decide I'm done with the Bank?

If that's the correct interpretation, what it sounds like is that I have to complete the bank "prior to reading from any other square." I think it might be the "moving on" phrase which confuses me, since to me it carries the connotation of moving forward.

Once I know, I'll be ok either way. I'll just have to rearrange the reading I'd planned. I'd thought of alternating zombie-game books with other books, which would count for the bank.

Sorry for the confusion, Susan. But yes, you are correct, you can't read for any other square until you've decided you have finished with The Bank.

Thanks Tien.
I'm reading . I'll only know if he's in it for more than 50% when I'm finished. If he is, I'll count it and if not I'll read something else.

My interpretation was the same as Susan. I thought that only applied to books going forward. So I'm reading one book from "Just Visiting" and I'm reading another book that I was going to assign to "The Bank" because it's an ARC.

Does that mean that now that I'm in "The Bank", I cannot read concurrently with another square?

D.G. wrote: "My interpretation was the same as Susan. I thought that only applied to books going forward. So I'm reading one book from "Just Visiting" and I'm reading another book that I was going to assign to ..."

Sorry, DG. If you've started concurrently then that's fine but when you finished your 'Just Visiting' book, finish The Bank books first before starting another square.

Sure, Tien. I'll do that.

Does anybody know a good book with a door in the cover? I don't have any books with 'escape' in the title so I'm going with the door...but there aren't that many! So far, the only one I don't have many options either! All I found so far is but there's a girl in front. Does it have to be ONLY the door?

I have this other one but it's more of a gate...not sure if it counts.

It doesn't have to be just a door, DG.

The Grand Sophy looks fine to me :)

The gate doesn't count though...

Ok, thanks! I have a book called 'Through the Door' and I was all excited...until I saw the cover and realized it only shows the keyhole!

ouch, that is annoying!

Would the picture on this cover be considered a sculpture?

Amy wrote: "Would the picture on this cover be considered a sculpture?

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I'll accept that as sculpture, Amy :)
Did you have a nice trip to the library? lol

D.G. wrote: "Does anybody know a good book with a door in the cover? I don't have any books with 'escape' in the title so I'm going with the door...but there aren't that many! So far, the only one I don't have ..."

I was thinking of reading for that square. It is the 3rd book in the series but it can probably be read as a standalone if you aren't obsessive about reading in order.

I don't know if this is good, but it is highly rated

Tien wrote: "Amy wrote: "Would the picture on this cover be considered a sculpture?

"

I'll accept that as sculpture, Amy :)
Did you have a nice trip to the library? lol"

Now that you have accepted the sculpture, my library trip turned out to be productive :-)

Amy wrote: "I don't know if this is good, but it is highly rated "

Thanks! I'll check it out!

It's amazing how many books with 'door' in the title don't have doors in the cover! But I found several that look promising:

OMG! The Kindle cover of this book actually has a door! It's in the tree and I didn't notice!!! HAHAHAHAHA!



Too bad I have to read it next...but it's an ARC so I can use it for the Bank. ;)

I'm excited to get started on this! What is the page requirements on the books we read for this?

First Go Round

Start at Go - 200 points

Rolled 5 - *Kings Cross Graveyard - 200 points
Task: The word ‘cross’ in title.
Book: Cross My Heart by Abigail Strom


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Task: Read a book that is an odd number in the series.
Book: (Book 3) At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost

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