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SPRING CHALLENGE 2014
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Spring Challenge 2014: Task Ideas
In order of Boardwalk and Park place, read a book where the main character has money: banker, millionaire, heiress, doctor, royalty
hmmm, so many ideas ;)first a plea - I love seeing tasks ppl come up, but as someone who finishes - the tasks that "complete a task you didn't finish the season (or two) before" bother me, because it feels like the finishers are just relegated to a read a book on your TBR type task and it isn't as fair - just a gripe ;)
now on to ideas:
- the longest monopoly game in history lasted 70 days - read a book with 7 and 0 in the page count
- read a book set in a hotel, or where a hotel (counting BnB type places) plays a role
- read a book where a crime is committed (go to jail)
- take a chance - use random.org - number the books on your TBR and read the book that corresponds to the position number rolled
- monopoly has been released in 43 langages - read a book that was first written in a language other than your native language/ or language you primarily speak now
- every few years there is a world championship - read a book set in a country where one of the winners is from (United States, Ireland, Singapore, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan and Spain)
- frp, 1940's to 1960's - it was America's #1 game - read a book that was popular during that time (NTY lists or something to that extent)
- Chumbawumba has a song based on Monopoly (Don't Pass Go) - read a book that has one of the words in the song in the title
- there are multiple versions of monopoly - read a book that has more than 10 versions (idea) in the GR database (i.e. print/ebook/translations etc)
read a book that place on a train. or has a train on the cover
Plants vs ZombiesI was playing one of my favorite games to beat the winter blahs and realized that with coming spring, it will truly be a case of plants (returning green) versus zombies (those of us coming out of the bleak gray of winter). Read a book with green plants on the cover or a book about zombies.
--> Read a book where a character falls in love with a millionaire/billionaire/king/wealthy man--> Read a book with any of the monopoly tokens on the cover
-->Read a book with any of the monopoly addresses in the title OR a book set in any of the addresses/States (ex. Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania)
Do not pass go! Read a book that does NOT include the letters G or O in either the title or author.
Jail/Goal - both mean the same thing but spelt differently depending on where you are in the world - read a book with a world spelt different from how you would normally spell it in the title (I don't know how do-able it is) - but its intriguing
I haven't put any ideas into task form, but this is a great link I found to start me thinking!http://www.scoutingny.com/what-the-mo...
that's cool KarenI did notice that a lot of street names are also states - read a book set in one of the states that is on the game board
According to Karen's site, the game is based on Atlantic City. Read a book set in New Jersey.or
Atlantic City was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Read a book from this list: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Monopoly was first invented in 1907 and later officially created by Parker brothers in the 1930's. Read a book originally written from 1900-1910 or 1930-40.///
The history of Monopoly can be traced back to 1903,[2] when an American woman named Elizabeth (Lizzie) J. Magie Phillips created a game through which she hoped to be able to explain the single tax theory of Henry George (it was intended as an educational tool to illustrate the negative aspects of concentrating land in private monopolies). Her game, The Landlord's Game, was self-published, beginning in 1906.[3] A series of variant board games based on her concept were developed from 1906 through the 1930s that involved the buying and selling of land and the development of that land. Source: Wikipedia.
Read a self-published book.
Get out of Jail Free- Read a book where the main character either was/ is in jail, narrowly escaped jail or works in a jail.
I really like the Monopoly tokens on the cover and the jail setting ideas. In honor of the Monopoly addresses, read a book that contains a type of street in the title. For example: road, way, place, court, avenue, circle, etc...
Here's a more thorough list: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...
April showers - Read a book with an umbrella on the cover. Here's a Listopia list with some ideas:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Spring HolidaysSt Patrick's Day:
Read a book set in Ireland, with a drink on the cover or that is primarily green
Memorial day:
Read a book with the genre military
Mother's & Father's Day:
Read a book in which one of the MC is a parent
April Fool's day
read a book with the genre humor or
F O O L can be found in the title
Monopoly
Chance Cards -- ask a SRC friend to pick a book from your TBR
Monopoly--GO!Read a book with a form of transportation on the cover (i.e. Swapping Lives, The Lincoln Lawyer, Toys)
What's Your Name?
Read a book with a proper name in the title/subtitle (i.e. We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, The Book of Ruth)
Hey Baby!
Read a book with a baby or small child on cover (i.e. The Accidental Mother, Me & Emma, Whistling In the Dark)
water works-- read a tear-jerker (EX. Not So Happily-Ever-After )community chest-- Read a book where a Heist is involved
luxury tax-- Read a book with the genre "Fairytale" on its main page
income tax-- Read a book set during the depression Era
Chance-- Using your TBR randomly select a number and read that book on your list
March is National Woman's history month: Read a book with a female lead.March was named for the roman god "mars" read a book about greek/roman gods/or takes place in space.
The second week of March is bubble week. Pick a book with a bubble on the cover.
March 11 is Johny Appleseed day: Read a book with an apple (or fruit)on the cover.
March 31 is National Bunsen burner day. Pick a book with scientific equipment on the cover.
April is National poetry month. Read a book of poetry.
April is Records and information month. Read a book with numbers in the title.
The last week of April is National Karaoke Week. Read a book that has song lyrics in the title or in the book or is about a singer.
April 10 is national siblings day. Read a book about a family with more then one kid.
April 26 is Hug and Australian Day. Read a book set in Australia.
May is National Photograph month. Read a book with a photograph on the cover or included in the book.
May is national Bike Month. Read a book where someone rides a bike or has a bike on the cover.
The second week of May is Wildflower week. Read a book with flowers on the cover.
May 11 is Twilight Zone day. Read a book with a twist.
May 16 is National Sea Monkey Day. Read a book with a sea animal on the cover or a monkey.
Muppets most wanted comes out on March 21, Read a book with a bright muppet color on the cover.
Captain America: the winter Solider is coming out on April 4, Read a book about a person with powers or a solider.
A Million Ways to die in the old West opens May 30, read a book about the old west.
Local city versions of Monopoly can be found everywhere. Read a book that takes place with in 50 miles of your home town.
Monopoly utilities are water and power. Read a book with water or power (light) on the cover.
The object for Monopoly in our house was always to build a hotel so read a book that takes place at least part of the time in a hotel.
Monopoly has inspired many other board and video games. Read a book that was inspired by an other book or series or is a spin off.
BoardGameGeek community lists Monopoly as the 20th worst game out of over 10,000 they have ranked. Read a book that has less the 2 stars on the reviews. State if you would agree or disagree with the rating.
Spring is in the air. Read a book with a pastel cover.
Easter is around the corner. Read a book with an egg, basket, bunny, or bonnet on the cover.
St. Patrick's Day is in March. Read a book about a saint or includes Saint or St. in the title.
Memorial Day is the beginning of summer. Read a book that reminds you of summer. State how.
Spring is the time for love. Read a book with the genre of romance.
Read a book set in the Northern Hemisphere.
Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth.Read a book with a pregnant character.
In honor of Muppets most wanted opening in March (I love them what can I say?) Read a book about twins or doppelgangers. The second doesn't necessarily need to be evil but it would be more fun.
"Just Visiting" - If you land on the jail square but you aren't actually in jail, you are "just visiting." Read a book involving a tourist who is "just visiting" a foreign place."Greed" - Monopoly is a game where you try to bankrupt your opponents. Read a book about greed.
"Variances" - There have been several rethemes of the game over the years, such as Pokemon, the Beatles, Nintendo, etc. Read a book about any one of the subjects graced with its own monopoly game (official versions only).
"Public domain" - Monopoly was first conceived in 1903. Any book released then would now be in the public domain. Save some money and read a public domain book.
Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and also to ideas of rejuvenation (To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again)Read a YA novel.
Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and also to ideas of renewal.Read a book you have renewed at the library or reread a favourite book.
There are some INCREDIBLE upcoming movies in 2014 based on books:Divergent
Mockingjay
The Fault in Our Stars
Dark Places
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
--> Read a book that is soon to become a movie this year (2014)
In honor of the four Railroad squares on the Monopoly board - The First Transcontinental Railroad, was a 1,907-mile (3,069 km) contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast at San Francisco Bay with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the Missouri River.
Read a book with a page count including any combination of the numbers in the mile (1,907) and/or kilometer (3,069) distances. Duplicate numbers may only be used if they appear twice in the distances (i.e. 0 & 9)
OR
Read a book that takes place in one of the states the Union Pacific Route traveled through: Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California
Retired Monopoly Pieces.According to this site, http://coolmaterial.com/feature/the-s... , the iron is only the most recent retired Monopoly piece, though the others were simply retired without any fuss over replacements. The list of retired pieces includes:
iron
cannon
purse
rocking horse
lantern
horse and rider
sack of money
Read a book with one of those images on the cover.
Spring months are March, April and May.Read a book published in one of these months.
Water Works - read a book with a body of water on the coverTwilight Zone Day - read something with 'weird fiction' listed on the main page, or something from either this list or this one.
Railroads - read something with a railway, train or train station on the cover
Best Board Games - here is a list of BoardGameGeek's Top 100 Board Games. Read a book that uses any 4 letter or longer word from one of these games.
Mayfair & Broadwalk - On both the UK & US versions of the game, the most expensive plots on the board are dark blue. For this task, either use a book with a dark blue cover, or a book that has rich people in it.
How about a general one about our games theme? Read a book with game, board, token, dice, or other words related to games in the title.
Lulu wrote: "Water Works - read a book with a body of water on the coverTwilight Zone Day - read something with 'weird fiction' listed on the main page, or something from either this list or this one.
Railro..."
I like the one about the BGG Top 100 list. Good idea!
Swedish meteorologists define the beginning of spring as the first occasion on which the average daytime temperature exceeds zero degrees Celsius for seven consecutive days, thus the date varies with latitude and elevation.Read a book that contains a 0 or 7 in the page numbers.
In Australia and New Zealand, Spring officially begins on 1 September and ends 30 November.Read a book written by an author who has a birthday between these dates.
Sugar ShackProduction will soon be starting on making maple syrup. Read a book set in one of the largest producers of the sweet stuff: Canada (all of it- it's the world's largest producer), Vermont, New York, Maine, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Hampshire, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, or Connecticut. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_sy...).
because spring showers often bring rainbows, read a book off of one of these listopia lists:https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Memorial DayRead a book with a character who is/was in the United States Armed Forces.
This is a time when only the hardiest flowers like the crocus are in bloom, sometimes while there is still some snowcover on the ground.Read a book with a flower on the cover.
Lindy-Lane wrote: "because spring showers often bring rainbows, read a book off of one of these listopia lists:https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
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To add to Claire's lists, this is a good one:
The Best of Gay Romance
William Shakespeare's 450th birthday is this April. Read two plays by Shakespeare that you have never read before. Each play you read must come from a different genre (comedy, history, or tragedy). While a few of the "problem plays" are often disputed as to which of the three genres they fall under, we will be using the genre of the play as it is listed in the First Folio. See link below.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fo...
Setalpgninnpsekil wrote: "William Shakespeare's 450th birthday is this April. Read two plays by Shakespeare that you have never read before. Each play you read must come from a different genre (comedy, history, or tragedy)...."I like this one! And maybe for those who really don't care for Shakespeare (perish the thought), they could be given an option to read a play by a different author.
April Fool's!Read a book written by a famous author under a pseudonym. Examples are "Candide" by "Dr. Ralph" (Voltaire) and "The Running Man" by "Richard Bachman" (Stephen King).
Spring cleaning:Spring cleaning is a popular routine amongst households in order to clean out the dirt and dust hiding in those hard to reach places. In other words, it's cleaning everything that you've put off for a whole year. It's time to clean out your to-read list. Read the book that has been on your to-read list for the longest amount of time.
May 25th is 'Towel Day', dedicated to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. Either read a book with both "science fiction" and "humour" listed on the main page, or read any book off this list: Best Comedic Sci Fi Books
April's Fool's!Read a book with humor as a genre or written by a comedian.
May 4th is star wars day. Read a book that has stars on the cover of the book.
In spring, the axis of the Earth is increasing its tilt relative to the Sun, and the length of daylight rapidly increases for the relevant hemisphere.Read a long book (500 pages+).
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (other topics)Divergent (other topics)
Mockingjay (other topics)
Dark Places (other topics)
The Fault in Our Stars (other topics)
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As in past challenges, some tasks may revolve around the seasonal theme of Spring. Others may reflect the bonus theme. Other tasks may have nothing to do with either of these themes, they’re just fun ideas for unique reading challenges.
Feel free to post as many ideas as you can come up with. Don't worry about repeating what another player might have already suggested. The more ideas, the better!
The moderators will draw from these ideas as well as their own to create the 5, 10, and 15 point tasks. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!