August Mods' Challenge - Posting Thread

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Magenta Mix-Up's August Challenge

LINK: Magenta Mix-Up Spreadsheet (View Only)

The challenge runs from 1st August to 31st August. As a team, our goal is to read 75 books fitting any of the following seven categories.

1. Cover Option: Covers with Anti-Rainbow colors
- Colors: White, Black, Grey

2. Behind Enemy Lines: Read books shelved as READ by members of other teams.
- The book can have been read any time.

3. Spell-It-Out: MAGENTA MIX UP
- We can use Book Title, Author First/Last Name, Character Name to spell out.

4. Around The World: Read books set in different continents
- Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America

5. Short is Sweet: Read books less than 350 pages

6. Series Mania: Read a book from any series that you have already started
- The Book should be #2 onwards

7. Connect Four Game: Form a Chain of 4 books using any one of the following ways:

A. Link using the last letter OR any Word in the title OR the Author OR Series Name
Ex: Gone Girl -> The Lovely Bones -> Sophie's Choice -> Ender's Game

B. Connect Four Books using the Genres on the Book's Main Page:
- Each genre can only be used once
Example: The Duke and I (Romance) -> Acheron (Fantasy) -> The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Horror) -> Feed (Thriller)
The Chain Formed is: Romance -> Fantasy -> Horror -> Thriller

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Rules:

1. Each book should fit the Tower Teams Requirement (>160 pages)

2. The challenge is optional. Participation is not mandatory.

3. The Captains can use the books belonging to non-participating members to reach the team goal.

4. Captains reserve the right to move around books to complete the challenge if necessary.

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Connect Four - Genre Chain Explanation

Example Chain: Acheron (Fantasy) -> The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Horror) -> Feed (Thriller)

Spoilers have screenshot of the book page.

1. For Book 1, you can choose any book. From the Genres on the book's main page, select ANY genre.(view spoiler)[
(hide spoiler)] In this case, it is Romance

2. The next book MUST have Romance on it's main page. The next genre can be any from the Genre section.(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]. In this example, I have chose Fantasy

3. The third book in the chain need not have Romance but it MUST have Fantasy. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]. I have chosen Horror as the Genre next.

And so on.

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The thread is OPEN.

Please reserve a post here.

Thank you!

[Blakely]

Reserved :)

[Jess]

Reserved!

Metatropolis by a bunch of different people :P
Works for
1. Cover option
3. Spell-it-out "M"
4. Around the world (I think all but one of the short stories was set in North America)

Sunstorm by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
Works for
3. Spell it out - A (Arthur)
4. Set in Europe (and the moon :P)
6. Series mania - book #2 of A Time Odyssey

The Secret of Abdu El Yezdi by Mark Hodder
Works for
3. Spell it out - "M" in Mark
4. Set in England
6. Series mania - book #4 of Burton & Swinburne

[Marchioness of Magenta]

And we're off to a great start! I'll do an update by next week.

[Deedee]

Carnival of Saints by George Herman
3. G
4. Europe (Italy)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
2. Atomic Tangerine member: Cathie
3. G
4. Europe (England)
5. 181 pages

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Allison wrote: "CHAIN:
The Color of Magic -> Confined -> Dark Places -> The Spirit Catches You and you Fall Down "

Allison, how do you form the chain? Letters or Genre?

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Allison wrote: "Letters."

Duh! Once you point it out, it's very obvious. Thanks, Allison.