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R7: Team Scavenger Hunt Rules, Discussion and Sign-ups
Participants:1. Dawn (Kat N Hat)
2. ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥
3. Dyllan, The Brazuca Ekaterina
4. Katya
5. Dusty
6. ~Leslie~
7. Angie ~aka Reading Machine~
8. Sam
9. ~Melissa~
10.JenniferJ
11.Turtlecollector
12.Steph Ann
13.Jenne
14.Megan
15. Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔
16.★¸. • * ° * Kathy,Ahmazing Book Faerie*°°*•.¸. ♥★
17.Rosina
18.Nikita
19.Lauren
20.Suzanne
21.~♥ Kat ♥~
22.Heather ~ Marceline
23.Abbie
24.Amber
25.Danielle Cause I'm the Book Boss
26.Laura
Back Ups:Tia
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Yay! Sign me up full time. Can't wait!
Please include me as a full time player....But....if you end up with an odd man out I don't mind being a back-up player.
Im in again! I never actually got a notification about this! Just came looking 'cause I figured it was getting close to time things started moving along.
I didn't realize this would be Fairy Tale Version :/ After looking through the first ten items I see I will have too much trouble finding the items in my usual reading material, so I will sit this round out.
I have a question....I know Anthologies don't count but what about serials? If we read the entire serial (that is out) which is by definition one entire book broken up into several parts...can that count as our book for the week? I know I asked last time but we could not include them because we had started already....just curious.
Gea, Just because its based on fairy tales I dont think we have to read fairy tales to find them! At least I hope not, or Im out too!*Dawn?*
★¸. • * ° * Kathy,Ahmazing Book Faerie*°°*•.¸. ♥★ wrote: "Gea, Just because its based on fairy tales I dont think we have to read fairy tales to find them! At least I hope not, or Im out too!*Dawn?*"
True, but I looked at the list of the items and there are some items on it that I don't usually see in my books. I really like my reading material and I think there would be weeks I would have big problems trying to find some items so I will rather wait for another round
I want to join this round but I'm also nervous about the items. Could we get more clarification on them Dawn?
LOL! You'd be surprised what turns up! This challenge has been a real eye opener for me, as far as just what is written in some books. Look forward to seeing you next round!
Nikita wrote: "I want to join this round but I'm also nervous about the items. Could we get more clarification on them Dawn?"The rules etc are posted above, what has been posted will only be some of the items we will search for. Usually it's 4-5 a week per book that need to be found. Some items can be really scary!
Dawn must be busy as she hasnt posted for a couple of days
★¸. • * ° * Kathy,Ahmazing Book Faerie*°°*•.¸. ♥★ wrote: "Nikita wrote: "I want to join this round but I'm also nervous about the items. Could we get more clarification on them Dawn?"The rules etc are posted above, what has been posted will only be some..."
Certain items in the previous round were sometimes harder to find but they were never, as far as I can remember, restricted to any specific genre. Some of the items in this round and from this rounds theme look like items that may be only found in a paranormal book so I'm hoping Dawn can clarify that the rest of the items won't be so restricted and we won't be having to read mostly paranormal books.
Since this is my first time doing this I think I will sign up as a backup .
★¸. • * ° * Kathy,Ahmazing Book Faerie*°°*•.¸. ♥★ wrote: "Gea, Just because its based on fairy tales I dont think we have to read fairy tales to find them! At least I hope not, or Im out too!*Dawn?*"
Kathy you are correct you do not need to read the fairy tale.
I do believe, Dawn has had some technical difficulties.
Phew!! lol Thanks Jen. I figured something must be up, its not like her to be gone this long without good reason.
Sorry all my computer got a nasty virus that made posting to GR almost impossible. Every time I hit enter it took to me to some creepy search engine. Anyway I am here and will start with all the questions.
Gea wrote: "I didn't realize this would be Fairy Tale Version :/ After looking through the first ten items I see I will have too much trouble finding the items in my usual reading material, so I will sit this ..."If you are not up for it that is fine. I do try to make sure the items are something that would come up in every genre. I'll take you off the list for now, feel free to change your mind before Monday.
Katya wrote: "I have a question....I know Anthologies don't count but what about serials? If we read the entire serial (that is out) which is by definition one entire book broken up into several parts...can tha..."If there is a single link to it in GR, I would count it. But if it would have to be listed as several books then I am going with no.
★¸. • * ° * Kathy,Ahmazing Book Faerie*°°*•.¸. ♥★ wrote: "Gea, Just because its based on fairy tales I dont think we have to read fairy tales to find them! At least I hope not, or Im out too!*Dawn?*"
No it doesn't have to be a fairy tale that you read. I picked items from fairy tales, but honestly most of the items have been used in past rounds. I listed links to the fairy tale just in case someone wasn't familiar with the fairy tale they could read it.
Nikita wrote: "I want to join this round but I'm also nervous about the items. Could we get more clarification on them Dawn?"I am going to work on getting the full list posted tonight and hopefully the detailed help list posted this weekend.
Nikita wrote: "Some of the items in this round and from this rounds theme look like items that may be only found in a paranormal book so I'm hoping Dawn can clarify that the rest of the items won't be so restricted and we won't be having to read mostly paranormal books. "I'll get better clarification up this weekend but I am guessing you are referring to fairy and elf. And either could be found in any genre. It wouldn't have to be an actual real life fairy, it could be a little girl dressed as a fairy, or elves would include gnomes as in a lawn gnome. It could be a statue or a picture... or maybe just referring to some one as "Tinkerbell".
Ok, if i missed someone let me know. I am off to update the item lists. I'll open it up for discussion when I am done tonight.
Thanks Dawn! Sorry to hear about your computer! Damn bugs!
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Katya wrote: "I have a question....I know Anthologies don't count but what about serials? If we read the entire serial (that is out) which is by definition one entire book broken up into several p..."So this would be acceptable...as an example:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
"This omni edition contains the three novellas of Sequence One. It runs about 330 pages of print, or 95K words.
"
Hi Dawn, I noticed that my name isn't on the list even though I signed up in msg 13
Please add me ;0)
Katya wrote: "Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Katya wrote: "I have a question....I know Anthologies don't count but what about serials? If we read the entire serial (that is out) which is by definition one entire book..."That would be a perfect example of what I was talking about.
Lauren wrote: "Hi Dawn, I noticed that my name isn't on the list even though I signed up in msg 13
Please add me ;0)"
Gotcha now.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Hi Dawn, I noticed that my name isn't on the list even though I signed up in msg 13
Please add me ;0)"
Gotcha now."
Thanks!
Sign me up please, I need a good team challenge to help get me out of my reading funk :)
Oh you got one of them going on too Kat!
Round 7 Team Scavenger Hunt is coming!
Sign-ups are open until January 20th 10am MST . Members will not be verified this round. Teams will be posted January 20th and the first item drawn on January 24th. The challenge will last about 12 weeks with the last item potentially being called on April 11th and final points tallied by April 25th. The challenge may be shorter depending on the luck of the draw but will be at least 10 weeks. You will be expected by your teammates to read a book a week that fits into this challenge.
General Rules:
◈ A new item will be called every Friday morning, Mountain Standard Time. (I am going to aim to get it posted before I take my daughter to school at 8am.) You can use the time zone converter to determine the time difference between Colorado and your time zone.
◈ Each team member must choose a book to read with the item in the story, on the cover or in the title. All team members pick their own book, it can be the same as other teammates or different. Once all team members have read the book and posted a short review (review must be posted in the thread not a link) the team will receive a point for the item. (Your review must include the weekly item you are reading for, a link to the book, the date you read the book, a 1-5 star level and at least a 2 sentences review then any other items you are claiming) You must start reading the book after the item is called.
◈ Only one book may be claimed for each week of the challenge but up to 4 items may be claimed from a book, (one of which must be the item of the week). Each item must be from a separate category. If a team reads their books right it is possible to get all 40 items in 10 weeks and complete the challenge.
*If an item is called that a player already has claimed a point for, the player must still read the item again to be able to claim extra points for their team. The item can only be counted once by each player, so the previous earned item will be nullified.
* You do not have to finish your book with in the week, but your team will not get the point until you do finish. Your team will not get bonus points if you do not finish in the week.
◈The items are separated into 4 groups: TBA soon. While you can claim 4 items a week you can only claim 1 item per list, per weekly book claimed.
◈ Books must be at least 180 pages or equivalent. Anthologies do count but the review must include each short in the book. Audiobooks & e-books are acceptable.
◈ Team size will depend on the amount of people who sign up. All team members are expected to post updates multiple times a week. An acknowledgement of the posted item and a book review should be done each week, as well as conversing with your team. If you can’t commit to reading a book a week that applies to this challenge please don’t sign up.
*If a player fails to post after 5 days (with exception to pre-arranged absences), the remaining team players can vote to bring in a sub and remove the
non-participating player. Any player falling 2 weeks behind in their reading may also be replaced by the team. Substitute players will be allowed to claim any items not yet read by the removed player, in books they have read since unfound items were called. (Sub players will have 7 days after their induction to the game to claim any bonus items)
◈ The item list will be posted soon, you can start looking for books to read for the challenge as soon as it is up, but no reading until the challenge starts.
◈ Bonus Items are back! Along with the item from the 4 main categories a bonus word will be called each week. While the main item can be claimed any time after it is called, the bonus item must be claimed before the next week’s item is called to get points. If only half the team claim the item (ie 2 of 4 or 3 of 5) the team will get .5 points. If the whole team gets the bonus item then the team will get 1 point. There are a total 40 regular items and up to 12 bonus items (depending on game length). The bonus Items will be randomly chosen from previous rounds words.
◈ Winning will be determined by the fist team to 50 points. You do not necessarily have to have all 40 items to get to 50 points as there are 12 bonus points available through the course of the game.
◈Super Bonus~ Through random selection at one point through the game between week 5 and 10 a SUPER-BONUS will be drawn. The SUPER-BONUS will allow each player to claim an extra item that week. Each player can decide from which category they want their extra item to be in. The whole team does not have to be the same.
◈ Non-player thread- New for this round there will be a non-player thread. For those that can't commit to a team for the whole challenge for whatever reason, there will be a thread where you can post and keep track and play along on an individual basis. Please sign up in that thread when it is open if you want to do that option. Don't sign up here.
Please sign up as a full time player or back up here. Feel free to ask any questions too.