Grimm Readers ~ How to Play, Help, & Discussion

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Katherine wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I want to start the game this week. :("

Not me. I still don't understand what I am doing. I need a guide to break it down.

*sighing*
I am NOT ..."

Well I am 37 and old age has set in. My mind is quite feeble at this point. I am still trying to figure out. I guess I will find me a youngin to lead me :D

[Jenne]

That one would get retelling points Katherine but not a name bonus since it's not in the title.

[Emma (M)]

So, books that are used for the task can also get points for pages, retellings, author names etc?

[Katherine]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I want to start the game this week. :("

Not me. I still don't understand what I am doing. I need a guide to break it down.

*sighing*
I am NOT smarter than a fifth grader"

When the time comes you have to read as mush as you can books. You have to pick a book that can give you the biggest points for your team. That's why I am trying to find the perfect book for the assignment. I am from team Red Riding Hood and I need a red book, maybe a re-tell, and so on. :D

[Jenne]

Yep Emma =}

[Jenne]

Yep Emma =}

[Emma (M)]

Nice.. So the choosing of books can be quite strategic... I Likey :D

[Jenne]

Yes ma'am :)
I'm gonna be in the hunt for some quadruple threat ones :P

[PepperP0t]

Katherine wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I want to start the game this week. :("

Not me. I still don't understand what I am doing. I need a guide to break it down.

*sighing*
I am NOT ..."

Teamie --

I have that book and never thought about it, Like Ezi, 5th graders and 4th graders are pointing at me too

[PepperP0t]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I want to start the game this week. :("

Not me. I still don't understand what I am doing. I need a guide to break it down.

*..."

watch it whippersnapper I have 10 years on you!

[Shy The WidowMaker]

Jenne I didn't see if can we do audios?

[Jenne]

For sure Shy!

[Katherine]

PepperP0t wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I want to start the game this week. :("

Not me. I still don't understand what I am doing. I need a guide to break it down.

*..."
Well In my free time I was watching Disney Chanel. And the trailer of the movie of this book was. And that how I thought about it :D

[LaurLa]

For the team name bonus, are we limited to earning the bonus only once? For instance, Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up... This has both Sleeping and Beauty in the title which works for teams Sleeping Beauty and Beauty & the Beast. So 50 or 100 bonus points?

If I planned this book for next week, my scoring would look like...


Main Task
--Has yellow = 100 (assuming team gets 10 books)
--480 pages = 35 points

Bonus scoring
--Retelling = 50
--Author Initials = 50
--Team Name (Sleeping Beauty) = 50
--Team Name (Beauty & Beast) = 50 ????

Total = 285 (or 335 if TN counts twice)

[Jenne]

LaurLa only once on the team name bonus, can't double dip =]

You won't get 100 for the book meeting the task. The team gets 100 for every set of 10.

So that book would have 185 points.

[Susan A]

1. Vassily the Beautiful

this is shelved as fairy tales and it seems to have a Cinderella-ish theme.

Does this work for re-telling?


2. Does any fairytale work for re-telling or just the team names/sub-names? Would Rapunzel or Goldilocks work?

[Jenne]

Yeah if it's shelved as a retelling or a fairy tale it'll work.

And yes any fairy tale is fair game for retellings.

[Heather]

So I just wanted to double check... any type of book can be read and get page points right? But if you want the most points you'll try to do all the other tasks? It doesn't have to be a fairytale retelling every time?

[Jenne]

That's correct =]
Just gotta meet the page minimum and not be a graphic novel or poetry book. And it has to be a book listed on GR.

[Susan A]

The team name bonus -- does that work for author names as well or just title/series?

[✿Claire✿]

Sorry to be a pain but.... is there any limit on time for re-reads? I.e., could I reread a story I'd read a few weeks ago if I'm rereading the entire series?

And if it's shelved as 'fairy-tale', will that count for retelling?

[~Melissa~]

Jenne the moon looks pink to me - is it "pink enough"?

[Susan A]

Does this count for green? The green is under the minimum, put the brown version is 217 pages.

149 pages
217 pages

[Jenne]

Yeah authors will work for the name bonus too.

Claire you can reread as long as you really reread it. No time limit but you can't reread one you already read during the course of the challenge.

[Jenne]

~Melissa~ wrote: "

Jenne the moon looks pink to me - is it "pink enough"?"

It works I can tell its pink :)

[Jenne]

Susan A wrote: "Does this count for green? The green is under the minimum, put the brown version is 217 pages.

149 pages
217 pages"



It works, just link the both covers when you post it's done. It drives me insane how editions vary so much! Cheesy IMO.

[Kayla]

Oh man I just missed :( if you are needing anyone to join in on a team jenne I'm up for it :) if not that's okay too.

[Jenne]

Claire missed one of your ?'s :)

If it's shelved or on a listopia as a retelling it'll work. In the event it's not and you know it's one that's fine just let me know.


Kayla I can probably find a place for you. I'm gonna wait a few days and see if we have any no shows.

[Berit☀️✨]

So anything that is shelled as a retelling of a fairytale is fair game, even if I don't think that is a fairytale???

[Jenne]

If you come across one you know is bogus I wouldn't count it.

[Berit☀️✨]

This is the book I'm referring to I don't really consider The Wizard of Oz A fairy tale , But the book is on the list, pretty high on it, and I'd like to read that book :-)

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Well, GR readers are not always known for their accurate shelving.

What IS the criteria for judging if something qualifies as "Fairy Tale"? Wizard of Oz is not a fairy tale that I know of (and I don't consider it to be one, either)-- it's a children's book of fiction with fantasy elements, I guess you could say. But not all fantasy is a fairy tale.

edit: Quick glance at Wikipedia gives this definition of 'fairy tale':
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features European folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarves, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, mermaids, trolls, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described)[1] and explicitly moral tales, including beast fables.

Okay, you could argue that Wizard has witches but it's not a short story and I just don't think of it when I think 'fairy tale'.

edit 2:
Awesome, there is a Classification System to help determine what qualifies as folk tale vs fairy tale vs legend vs whatever else.

[Berit☀️✨]

LOL! There are munchkins, yes? No I agree it is not a fairytale :-)

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Berit wrote: "LOL! There are munchkins, yes? No I agree it is not a fairytale :-)"

LOL!

I guess if anything, I'd say "modern American fairy tale" or something, IF I were pressed to say it counts as one. The Wizard of Oz itself has been shelved as "fairy tale" 118 times. I don't know. It has some fairy tale elements but ... shrug... lol.

[Paris]

Question...what are the minor fairy tales for again? I can't remember and I couldn't find it, but I'm a bit of a spaz. lol

We've got The Frog Prince and The Seven Ravens, how do those play into the challenge?

Thanks!

I also want to say how awesome you are Jenne. This is a massive undertaking and looks fun and amazing.

[Berit☀️✨]

Good question??? :-)

[Paris]

Another question while you're answering my first one... ;-)

Is the bar on this an acceptable shade of pink?

[Sam]

So, since ours is just "something white" on the cover, how much white counts? I was thinking about but I'm not sure if the building is enough.

[Paris]

Thanks Megan. I think once we get a week of this under our belts life will be a bit easier. Especially for Jenne. lol

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

But if it's shelved as a fairy tale regardless of accuracy, can we ride?

BTW, Jenne, this isn't easy man!!

[Paris]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "But if it's shelved as a fairy tale regardless of accuracy, can we ride?

BTW, Jenne, this isn't easy man!!"

I"m with you Ezi.

Is this going to be like SS/SSS where even if it's shelved wrong we can still use it? Also, can we use foreign covers, etc to get our tasks/minis done?

[Jenne]

Berit wrote: "This is the book I'm referring to I don't really consider The Wizard of Oz A fairy tale , But the book is on the list, pretty high on it, and I'd like to rea..."

I don't think of it as a fairy tale either. It is an awesome book though :)
Wikipedia has Alice and wonderland listed as a fairy tale. To me it's not but since Wikipedia has it listed I'll take Alice and wonderland retellings.

[Jenne]

Megan wrote: "So Jenne... I copied one of your templates in my Google Spreadsheets (I edited it a little to make it easier for me), but I've went ahead and posted a link to it on my teams thread. Is that ok?"

Yes perfectly fine! If you'd like me to link it up top on your team's thread I will.

[Jenne]

Megan wrote: "Also, when is the deadline to have all the totals posted on the thread and the spreadsheet each week and every other week? A certain time?"

There's not a deadline but I wouldn't wait too long to update your spreadsheet. Everyone will be surprised how many books a team can knock out some books.

Once you have a set of 10 complete task books submit those on the finished thread along with any additional books that didn't fit the task.

[Jenne]

Megan wrote: "Paris wrote: "Question...what are the minor fairy tales for again? I can't remember and I couldn't find it, but I'm a bit of a spaz. lol

We've got The Frog Prince and The Seven Ravens, how do thos..."

Yes that's right :)

[Jenne]

Paris wrote: "Another question while you're answering my first one... ;-)

Is the bar on this an acceptable shade of pink? "

Yep :)

[Jenne]

Sam wrote: "So, since ours is just "something white" on the cover, how much white counts? I was thinking about [bookcover:The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed Americ..."

Yes that's enough white. All I'm looking for on the color task is enough that it's visible. Doesn't have to be 50% like we do over on SS:)

[Paris]

Jenne...got another one for you...

For the initials...does it have to be first and last only? Examples: I have a book by Sara B. Larson...would that count for SL only or SB as well or SB only? Or I also have T.E. Sivec would that only be T.S. or would it be T.E. as well?

Thanks!

[Jenne]

Paris wrote: "Thanks Megan. I think once we get a week of this under our belts life will be a bit easier. Especially for Jenne. lol"

Lol too true! It's always a crash course when it's a round 1.

Ok I don't think I missed any ?'s if I did let me know :)

[Jenne]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "But if it's shelved as a fairy tale regardless of accuracy, can we ride?

BTW, Jenne, this isn't easy man!!"

It's a little gray. If it's obviously totally a bogus shelf no. If it's one that's kinda iffy after reading the blurb just ask me here and I'll make the call.