October Scattergories

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Scattergories is one of my favorite games to play, and reading one of my favorite pastimes, so I’ve combined the two.

The general rules of Scattergories are you are given a list of categories and a time limit. Then the letter dice is rolled and you have to come up with something that matches your letter and the category.

This “Challenge” works in conjunction with the other challenges you may participate in this month. You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you don't have to read 12 books this month...don't worry!) While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items (they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book):

The Challenge: I will post a list of 12 categories, 6 general relating to any book, and 6 specific to that month. On the last day of the month before, I will post the letter of the month. You can start reading on the 1st. The goal is to get as many points as possible by the end of the month.

Duration: October 1 to October 31
Rules:
1.Any genre of books will work
2.Ebooks and audio count
3.You can read in any order
4.Rereads are ok but if you really reread the book

Points: You get one point for each category you can tie to a book, where the first letter begins with the letter of the month. You get double points for each time the letter of the month is used to begin a word (ex. for author if the letter was C, Cassandra Claire would be 2 points). We will not be deducting points for duplicate answers like the original game version does.

…..Note….. if you have already earned 1 point for an item and come across another item worth more points you can replace it. Please only list the one book that you are currently using for points.

Special categories are open for interpretation. As long as it is mentioned in the book and you can justify how it fits, it will work.

When you find one of the items list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, and specify where the item is found within the book. (i.e. page number, e-reader location, audio chapter)

Just like the regular game we will not use the letters Q, U, V, X, Y and Z. Or K.

Let me know if you have any questions.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Items:
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:

October Specials
October is the first full month of Fall. October holidays include halloween, where kids dress in costume, and Oktoberfest where lots of drinking occurs. October 28th 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. October is home to lots of great birthdays, I share mine with Annette Funicello who is famous for her role in beach movies. October's birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal.

7. Fall
8. Costume
9. Drinking
10. Statue
11. Beach
12. Pink

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Letter of the month: H

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

...

[PepperP0t]

i'm in -- I thought scattergories was forgotten for Oct!

Items: 17/12 -- Letter of the month "H"
Biting Bad (completed 10/4 - 4.5stars); Corralled (completed 10/2- 3.75stars); Mark of the Demon (completed 10/3- 3.25stars)
General
1. Book Title: Hunted
2. Author: Kevin Hearne
3. Main Character: Hank Lawson - one of the male leads -- Corralled
4. Secondary Character: Harold Monmouth - villain-- Biting Bad
5. Place: Hallway - meeting place; sex; decorated, busy place in book -- Corralled
6. Cover: Hips -- Corralled
October Specials
7. Fall (Autumn): The interior of the house was painted in unexciting colors, a palette of browns and dark maroons that might have been called “autumnal” a decade ago but now merely made the house feel dark and depressing. (Mark of the Demon -- pg 143)
8. Costume: > Cocker spaniel wearing many awkward Halloween costumes,” my grandfather said with obvious amusement. (Biting Bad -- pg 125)
9. Drinking: How did a woman who seemed otherwise healthy just stop eating and drinking? (Biting Bad -- pg 203)
10. Statue: A metal handrail circled the statue. (Corralled -- pg 258)
11. Beach: Maybe she’d head up into the mountains, see if her buddy Mara could snag time off and hop a flight to Vegas or visit the beach. (Corralled -- pg 43)
12. Pink: Red and pink flowers in hanging pots dangled from the eaves, and the property thrived with burgeoning hedgerows and cultured gardens. (Hunted -- pg 47)

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Pat wrote: "i'm in -- I thought scattergories was forgotten for Oct!"

Just a high maintenance family day... I've been working on that newsletter all day.

[Turtlefrog]

Letter of the month: H

Total Points: 34
Items:
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Henry Ryan from Beautiful Bastard / 1 point
5. Place: Hotel (Grand Plaza Hotel) from Staged Fright / 1 point
6. Cover: Hair and Hands - Breaking Nova/ 2 points

October Specials
October is the first full month of Fall. October holidays include halloween, where kids dress in costume, and Oktoberfest where lots of drinking occurs. October 28th 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. October is home to lots of great birthdays, I share mine with Annette Funicello who is famous for her role in beach movies. October's birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal.

7. Fall - Breaking Nova -I don't know what to say to him, so I keep my lips fastened, watching him as he tucks his head down and wisps of his hair fall into his eyes. /9 points
8. Costume
9. Drinking - Breaking Nova -He has on a suit and tie, and he's drinking grapefruit juice and eating dry toast. /4 points
10. Statue - Breaking Nova -I hold my breath as I wait for him to say or do something, speak, or move, but he's still as a statue, staring at the screen, like he's trying to decipher me instead of me deciphering him. /6 points
11. Beach - Cake - I know someone who has a house on a beach, and it's not even an hour flight from here, and then, also I know someone else who has a plane. / 6 points
12. Pink -Breaking Nova -Standing at the top of the stairs, he cups his hands around the end of the cigarette, lighting it while Nikki slips off one of her fluorescent pink stilettos. / 5 points

10/5 10/7 10/10 10/23

[Missyb]

Letter H

1. Book Title: Hybrid Misfit
2. Author: Felicity Heaton (Vampire For Christmas)
3. Main Character: Dr. Chin (vampire with the dragon tattoo)
4. Secondary Character: Master Han (Vampire with the dragon tattoo)
5. Place: China (p.10, 1 pt, Vampire with the dragon tattoo)
6. Cover: hair (Dark Lycan)
7. Fall: Plenty of mortals were still in the facility but that tended to happen in the fall and winter months, when the sun set early. (1pt, p.85, The vampire with the dragon tattoo)
8. Costume: Her coat was read and had a fleece-lined hood "where in the world did you hear the story Little Red Riding Hood?" (5pts, P. 39, Dark Lycan)
9. Drinking: He didn't sound quite as drunk as he had been earlier. (3pts, P. 42, Dark Lycan)
10. Statue: Dougal's gaze wandered to the tiger statue he'd broken wiht his prstheses. (2pts, p.242, The vampire with the dragon tattoo)
11. Beach: Waves crashing on a beach of golden sand, warm beneath her bare feet. (1pt, p.240, The vampire with the dragon tattoo)
12. Pink: The display of lights given off by the stalactites above their heads changed colors, throwing lavender and pale pinks, with bursts of soft greens and blues. (1pt, P.197, Dark Lycan)



19 points

[PepperP0t]

Dawn -- I need clarification on Fall please na'am

1) Fall or Autumn acceptable
2) Fall as in lose balance or drop
3) Any kind of fall.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Im in ;)
Letter H
Completed 14/10/13 - 22 points

Items:
General
1. Book Title: Heartstrings
2. Author: Coleen Hoover ~ Hopeless
3. Main Character: Horse Reaper's Property
4. Secondary Character:Holder Dean
5. Place:Hawaii Falling For The Ghost of You
6. Cover: Head ~ Hopeless

October Specials

7. Fall ~ Heartstrings : Afraid he’d fall out of bed, Seth held onto him, instantly worsening the situation. Pg 88 (4 points)
8. Costume ~ Falling For The Ghost of You :I can't go to the dance if I don't get at least a B. And I have a super cute costume, too! Pg 203 (2 points)
9. Drinking ~ Heartstrings : “I usually don’t choose that kind of beer drinking, tongue-in-cheek song, but I liked it when I heard the demo.” Pg 80 (2 points)
10. Statue ~ Falling For The Ghost of You :He’s going to think the
statue is stupid. Pg 376 (2 points)
11. Beach ~ Heartstrings : The past slammed into him with blazing force, transporting him back to the manmade beach of the McAllister Reservoir. Pg 14 (3 points)
12. Pink ~ Heartstrings : Abby pulled the crazy flamingo-themed lab jacket over her hot pink scrubs Pg 78 (3 points)

[Barbara ★]

Letter of the month: H

17 POINTS

Items:
General
1. Book Title: Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Faith Hunter - Raven Cursed 10/12 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Hu Chang - What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Henry - R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Hong Kong - - What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen (1 POINT)
6. Cover: hair - Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5 (1 POINT)

October Specials
7. Fall: (we can take no chance that she falls into the wrong hands) p176 nook (1 POINT)
Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5

8. Costume: (half a block up the street a man hunkered down in a leafy costume that made him look like a bush) p103 (3 POINTS)
Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10

9. Drinking:(he downed half the whiskey in his glass) p67 (3 POINTS)
R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4

10. Statue: (vampires, unlike humans, could stand perfectly still and just now he looked like a carved statue) p9 nook (2 POINTS)
Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5

11. Beach: (tell him to meet us at the east beach parking lot) p330 (1 POINT)
R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4

12. Pink: (just as the streaks in the sky were turning from salmon to hot pink) p130 (1 POINT)
R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4

[Penni]

I'm In:

Letter H

I believe I am at 24 points.....

Items:
General
1. Book Title: Hunter
2. Author: Kim Harrison Dead Witch Walking
3. Main Character: Hunter (Hunter of course)
4. Secondary Character: Raphael (Holly, Cyn's sister)
5. Place: Jabril (Houston, where Jabril lives)
6. Cover: Hunter (Hunter's on the cover :-) )

October Specials

7. Fall - Hunter - Frost coated the hardened ground; every step he took crunching into dormant grasses and autumn's discarded leaves as he moved deeper into the woodlands.
8. Costume - Steel's Edge - They adopted costumes and personas, tryin to make themselves larger-than-life and hoping to inspire fear.
9. Drinking - Steel's Edge - Kissing him was like drinking spiced wine - the heat of him dashed through her, burning through her body.
10. Statue - The Opportunist - It's just a statue, Duchess," he said, smiling at my expression.
11. Beach Hunter - Her hair , the warm blond of beach sand, was coiffed to perfection once more, all but a few soft curls near her ears.
12. Pink - Hunter - He felt her gaze on him like a warm weight and he found himself looking back up into her boldly appraising eyes and an encore of the peeking pink tongue.

[Lindy]

count me in and a letter early

[Lindy]

are there any places that start with an H besides Hell?

[PepperP0t]

hotel, Hawaii, hallway -- limits are your imagination Lindy

[PepperP0t]

Dawn -- I need a response as #9

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Pat wrote: "Dawn -- I need clarification on Fall please na'am

1) Fall or Autumn acceptable
2) Fall as in lose balance or drop
3) Any kind of fall."


Fall as in Autumn. The Season not the verb.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Lindy wrote: "are there any places that start with an H besides Hell?"

Home... Harry's house... Hollywood... Holland...

[PepperP0t]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Pat wrote: "Dawn -- I need clarification on Fall please na'am

1) Fall or Autumn acceptable
2) Fall as in lose balance or drop
3) Any kind of fall."


Fall as in Autumn. The Season not the verb."

thanks and I'm presuming autumn works as a substitute word

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Pat wrote: "Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Pat wrote: "Dawn -- I need clarification on Fall please na'am

1) Fall or Autumn acceptable
2) Fall as in lose balance or drop
3) Any kind of fall."


Fall as in Autumn. Th..."

Definitely.

[Lindy]

I looked at my library books and have Bungelow 2, by Danielle Steel about Hollywood

[Lindy]

I looked at my library books and have Bungelow 2, by Danielle Steel about Hollywood

[Lindy]

I looked at my library books and have Bungelow 2, by Danielle Steel about Hollywood

[Lindy]

I looked at my library books and have Bungelow 2, by Danielle Steel about Hollywood

[~Leslie~]

Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/31/13

Letter H Points:

Items:
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:

October Specials
October is the first full month of Fall. October holidays include halloween, where kids dress in costume, and Oktoberfest where lots of drinking occurs. October 28th 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. October is home to lots of great birthdays, I share mine with Annette Funicello who is famous for her role in beach movies. October's birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal.

7. Fall
8. Costume
9. Drinking
10. Statue
11. Beach
12. Pink

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
October Scattergories
Duration: 10/1/2013 - 10/31/2013

Progress: 12 out of 12

Letter: H

Items:
General

1. Book Title: Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman - ***** - 10/31/2013
2. Author: The Coolest Race on Earth: Mud, Madmen, Glaciers, and Grannies at the Antarctica Marathon by John Hanc - ***** - 10/24/2013
3. Main Character: The Coolest Race on Earth: Mud, Madmen, Glaciers, and Grannies at the Antarctica Marathon by John Hanc - ***** - 10/24/2013
4. Secondary Character: Gabe Hamilton: Rush by Maya Banks - *** - 10/3/2013
5. Place: Hotel: Face the Fire by Nora Roberts - *** - 10/8/2013
6. Cover: Hills: Face the Fire by Nora Roberts - *** - 10/8/2013

October Specials
October is the first full month of Fall. October holidays include halloween, where kids dress in costume, and Oktoberfest where lots of drinking occurs. October 28th 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. October is home to lots of great birthdays, I share mine with Annette Funicello who is famous for her role in beach movies. October's birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal.

7. Fall: "They were no longer dancing on the sand, but wrapped together in the shadows of the high school gym while a crisp fall breeze blew the scents of aging leaves and blooming mums around them." Page 256
Face the Fire by Nora Roberts - *** - 10/8/2013
8. Costume: "Kitty Sue was always a bundle of energy, the kind of Mom who held down a full-time job, made dinner every night, had home-baked cookies in the cookie jar and, every year, sewed all her kids' Halloween costumes from scratch." Page 46
Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 10/20/2013
9. Drinking: "I had every intention of visiting the barber but then decided I’d rather spend the afternoon drinking in the hotel bar with some tourists from Germany."
Uncharted by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 10/2/2013
10. Statue: "His lips quirked as he saw that other shelves held ritual candles, Tarot cards, runes, statues of fairies, wizards, dragons." Page 8
11. Beach: "After James finished eating, he, Calia, and I made several trips from the beach to the house."
Uncharted by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 10/2/2013
12. Pink: "She was wearing a pair of shorts and a hot-pink T-shirt, and her hair was down."
Uncharted by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 10/2/2013

[Penni]

Hey, I'm new at this. Can someone take a look at entry #12 and tell me if I'm on the right track? And how to count the points? Is it ok to use he/her/him, etc.? And does the word you are looking for (such as pink) count as a point, or only those words that start with H? Thanks!

[~Leslie~]

Only the words that start with H count as a point. And I'm sure you can count he/him/her if it relates to the item you are searching for.
Ex: He wore pink.

[Penni]

~Leslie~ wrote: "Only the words that start with H count as a point. And I'm sure you can count he/him/her if it relates to the item you are searching for.
Ex: He wore pink."

Thank you! So, I think if I count right, I'm at 20. I'm sure as the month goes on it'll become clearer.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Penni wrote: "Hey, I'm new at this. Can someone take a look at entry #12 and tell me if I'm on the right track? And how to count the points? Is it ok to use he/her/him, etc.? And does the word you are lookin..."


Looks like you've already updated, but it looks fine.

I thought H would be hard, but I wasn't counting on the pronouns.

[Penni]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Penni wrote: "Hey, I'm new at this. Can someone take a look at entry #12 and tell me if I'm on the right track? And how to count the points? Is it ok to use he/her/him, etc.? And does the word ..."

Good. Yea, I was feeling a little guilty with using the pronouns :-)

[Missyb]

We can only use a book for 4 items, correct?

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Missyb wrote: "We can only use a book for 4 items, correct?"


There is no limit for this one, with the right book you could get them all in one book.

[~Leslie~]

Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/31/13

Letter H Points: 7

Items:
General
1. Book Title:Highland Scoundrel
2. Author: (Elizabeth Hunter)Shifting Dreams10/4/13 **** stars1 POINT
3. Main Character:(Adam Hauptman)Silver Borne10/5/13 *****stars1 POINT
4. Secondary Character:(Helena Henry)Trouble in Mudbug10/4/13 ***1/2 stars2 POINTS
5. Place:(Harmony)Deception Cove
6. Cover: (Hot drink)Holly Lane


October Specials
7. Fall
8. Costume
9. Drinking "...head injury headaches were much, much worse than the drinking kind." p.174Trouble in Mudbugsee above2 POINTS
10. Statue"It (statue of a lark)was no bigger than the palm of my hand ..." p.341Silver Bornesee above1 POINT
11. Beach
12. Pink

[Missyb]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Missyb wrote: "We can only use a book for 4 items, correct?"


There is no limit for this one, with the right book you could get them all in one book."

Gotcha. So far I've not read the right book for any of this month's categories.

[PepperP0t]

Pat complete at message 5

[PepperP0t]

Looks like you picked some real winners Turtlecollector!

[Missyb]

message 8

19 points

Done

[Missyb]

Suzanne wrote: "The Lost Challenges
October Scattergories
Duration: 10/1/2013 - 10/31/2013

Progress: 7 out of 12

Letter: H

Items:
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Gab..."

you have 11 points not 7, if I'm counting right. Which I hope I am because if not then I counted my own wrong.

[~Leslie~]

Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/31/13

Letter H Points: 17

Items:
General
1. Book Title:Highland Scoundrel10/26/13 **** stars 1POINT
2. Author: (Elizabeth Hunter)Shifting Dreams10/4/13 **** stars1 POINT
3. Main Character:(Adam Hauptman)Silver Borne10/5/13 *****stars1 POINT
4. Secondary Character:(Helena Henry)Trouble in Mudbug10/4/13 ***1/2 stars2 POINTS
5. Place:(Harmony)Deception Cove10/15/13 **** stars1 POINT
6. Cover: (Hand)Sin Undone10/29/13 **** stars 1POINT


October Specials
7. Fall " I expect he thought our girl would fall right into his hands then ..." p.142 The Clayborne Brides: One Pink Rose, One White Rose, One Red Rose10/31/13 *** stars 3 POINTS
8. Costume"...long before humans made a costume and candy holiday out of it." p.37One Grave at a Time10/10/13 **** stars2 POINTS
9. Drinking "...head injury headaches were much, much worse than the drinking kind." p.174Trouble in Mudbugsee above2 POINTS
10. Statue"It (statue of a lark)was no bigger than the palm of my hand ..." p.341Silver Bornesee above1 POINT
11. Beach"...she ran across the street, heading for the beach." p. 60Seeing Red10/12/13 **** stars1 POINT
12. Pink"...painted the same hot pink shade ..."p.10 Against the Law10/7/13 **** stars1 POINT

[Penni]

Penni wrote: "I'm In:

Letter H

I believe I am at 24 points.....

Items:
General
1. Book Title: Hunter
2. Author: Kim Harrison Dead Witch Walking
3. Main Character: Hunter (Hunter of course)
4. Secondary Chara..."

So, if I counted right, I think I'm done with the month with 24 points...

Is there going to be one for November? I really enjoyed this one.

[Penni]

Penni wrote: "I'm In:

Letter H

I believe I am at 24 points.....

Items:
General
1. Book Title: Hunter
2. Author: Kim Harrison Dead Witch Walking
3. Main Character: Hunter (Hunter of course)
4. Secondary Chara..."

So, if I counted right, I think I'm done with the month with 24 points...

Is there going to be one for November? I really enjoyed this one.

[Missyb]

Did I miss November's letter & categories?

[PepperP0t]

why the Scattergories hate? Its missing again.

[PepperP0t]

Also can we have a clarification on counting up the points each month so that we are all counting the same way. Thanks!

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Sorry all, I'm a bit late but November is up.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Pat wrote: "Also can we have a clarification on counting up the points each month so that we are all counting the same way. Thanks!"

It's kind of become a self policing, challenge.

You SHOULD only count the words that relate to the theme. But some people count every word in the sentence. It isn't a clear cut always one way. Every thing in the sentence could relate to the theme, or only part of the sentence could.

I'll take some time now to look through this months.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

If I were claiming items this is how I would have claimed points.

If you are playing the real game you have a noun and adjectives. That is how I look at it when I judge. But in this version you could use other parts of speach.

One other thing about the real game is you can argue your point with the other players, so feel free to question my judgement.


Pat- 10 (7,9,& 12 arn't really all realated to the theme)

Turtlefrog- 8 (cover is 2 seperate items Hairy hands would be 2 points, and a lot of your sentences run on with different subjects, and fall was wrong form)

Missyb-7 ( I missed some of your H words in there)

Jade aka MrsTosh- 11 (I didn't get the drinking and hearing bit, and fall was wrong form)


Barbara ★ - 16 (wrong fall)


Penni- 11 (You claimed the same words a few times in each sentence, and I'm not sure about the pink)

Suzanne- 10

Leslie- 12

[PepperP0t]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "If I were claiming items this is how I would have claimed points.

If you are playing the real game you have a noun and adjectives. That is how I look at it when I judge. But in this version you c..."

I kinda get why you might want a change at #7 but I don't get why #9 & #12 would be an issue, could you please explain (msg #10)

[Lindy]

Done: 23 points

eneral H
1. Book Title: Spencer, Robert B. High Profile
2. Author: Howard, Linda Lethal Attraction
3. Main Character: Jo Ellen Hathaway Roberts, Nora Sanctuary
4. Sec Character: Roger Hammond Parker, Robert B. A Savage Place.
5. Place: Hollywood, Steel, Danielle Bungalow 2
6. Cover: Horse: Lindsey, Johanna Let Love Find YOu
7 60 . Fall/autumn
3 McKissack, Patricia C Run Away Home With elections coming up in the fall, the Knights had ridden through the country side, weargn hoods over theri heads, burning barns and houses of anyone who tried to register to vote.
8. Costume/uniform
3 170 Staub, Wendy Corsi Shadow Killers She owned plenty of costume peices, even a few that could pass for the real thing--but there was no way she woudl give the creep her diamond tennis bracelet she had inherited from her stepmother, or her emerald earrings, which she'd had
been wearing right now if tiffany had loanded her the green Dior to wear tonight.
9. Drinking
3 29 Parker, Robert B. A Savage Place At Hamburger Hamlet I had a large hamburger and a big beer.
10. Statue
2 Sparks Nicholas The Longest Ride His ear twitched, but otherwise he remained as immobile as a statue.
11. Beach
3 Sparks, Nicholas The Longest Ride She heard a metallic chunk as he finally reappeared beside her with the chair, the kind that most people brought to the beach.
12. Pink
3 28 Meier, Leslie Christmas Carol Murder Phyllis wrapped her fuzzy purple sweater lightly across her ample bosom, and blinked behnd her pink and purple harlequin glasses