Team 5 Scrabble Dabble Do

[CFDeeDee]

Welcome Vicki ;)

[Sandra, Moderator]

Great, Vicki!

I just wanted to let you know I'm having (very demanding) visitors right now, and that's why I'm MIA. I'm reading all your post, and doing some gophering for my second book.
I'll be fully back next Monday!

[Dawn]

Sarah wrote: "Just. been nosing at your spreadsheet looking for inspiration. I didn't think there were any double/triple letter spots from the start and that J'mom was using the fruit machine to determine them."

Yes, I'm reading it that way as well but I thought it could be interpreted the other way so I'm being prepared. Just in case.

[Janice, Moderator]

Welcome Vicki! Glad you're on our team. :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Where is everybody. I imagine you're all busy gophering with the aim of blowing away the competition?

[Berit☀️✨]

I've been pretty busy, just got up starting my day, getting my kids off to school, then I'm going for a walk and the dreaded grocery shopping!

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm holding off on the grocery shopping until I get back from my dad's this weekend. It's Thanksgiving here and I'm taking 4 days off. No point in filling the fridge.

[Dawn]

At the moment I'm just trying to hold it together at work, I do have a gophering shelf started though and a few holds in at the library....

[Sandra, Moderator]

Just came back from the dentist. My lip looks like a golf ball. At least it doesn't hurt at all!

Loved the gopher!

[Tasha]

I have a hold and some books downloaded. These are the books I'll be choosing from:


Persuasion
A Judgement in Stone
Callander Square
Breaking Silence
Frenchman's Creek

ETA: I'll see if I can find a book that has some shorter words as well.

I most likely won't manage all of them, although I've done it in the past, but I'll certainly try! Most are under 300 pages so that's a plus.

[Tasha]

Sandra wrote: "Just came back from the dentist. My lip looks like a golf ball. At least it doesn't hurt at all!

Loved the gopher!"

Good news!!

[CFDeeDee]

Sandra you reminded me when my friend tagged along me with me to the dentist, she laughed so hard at the way I looked with a numb lip ^^"

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I'm still reading The Thirteenth Tale, does it count in ?

[Tasha]

I had a numb lip this week too from the dentist. My filling fell out and it needing replacing. It is a bad feeling too. I hate it.

[Kerri]

I'm visiting interstate with my parents this week, so haven't had much of a chance to do any serious gophering. I'll be home again on the weekend and be making up for lost time then.

[jaxnsmom]

CFDeeDee wrote: "
I'm still reading The Thirteenth Tale, does it count in?"

Books have to be started during the Toppler to count.

[CFDeeDee]

So I see .. Its my first toppler so I'm kinda new to the rules ..

[Roz]

I've done my gophering and have books lined up to choose from. None are too long and either I own them or can get my hands on them quickly.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
The Quickening
The Archivist's Story
Fuzzy Navel
Brooklyn
Yellow Crocus
The Cove
Away
Pomegranate Soup

[Sandra, Moderator]

The Quickening is a really fast read read, Roz.

[Janice, Moderator]

CFDeeDee wrote: "So I see .. Its my first toppler so I'm kinda new to the rules .."

Toppler Rules - message 1

Don't worry. We'll help out and keep you in the loop.

[Debra]

I see some folks lining up for Q books. I've got Q, X, and Z covered. I think 3 is all I can manage that week.

A Quiet Belief in Angels
The Xibalba Murders
Zombie

[CFDeeDee]

I've just had a good look at all my books which I currently have, I couldn't find anything with a Q or X or Z :(

I guess I'll go with these:

The Book Thief
The Gunslinger
The Outsiders

I also have To Kill a Mockingbird but does it count for the "T" or the "K" ?
I might switch it with The Outsiders if it counts for "K"

I also might get First Grave on the Right but not sure yet .. So there might be slight changes to the list if any other books were added to my collection.

[Janice, Moderator]

I think it would count for the "t".

We're going to need connector words, so I wouldn't worry over much about getting q, x, z, and j words. Just pick books you can commit to reading and we'll play with them when it comes to doing up the board.

[Vicki]

Roz wrote: "I've done my gophering and have books lined up to choose from. None are too long and either I own them or can get my hands on them quickly.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax..."

Fuzzy Navel looks good for points which reminded me of Fuzzy Nation which I can get on audio.

My short list is now:

When Everything Feels Like the Movies
Marzi
The White Tiger

audio books:
We Need New Names
The Zahir
Fuzzy Nation

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm away this weekend for Canadian Thanksgiving so probably won't be on much, but when I get home, the gophering goes into overdrive. :)

[Sandra, Moderator]

Enjoy, Janice!

[Tasha]

Enjoy!

[CFDeeDee]

I might be off the country on a road trip on 21 and won't return back till 26, which means no internet connection .. But I'll be having at least one book with me and I'll make sure I finish it before 24 .. I'll post the title of the book when I decide which book to take along ..

[Janice, Moderator]

There's lots of reading time before the 21st, CFDeeDee. I hope you fall in love with the topplers like the rest of us.

[CFDeeDee]

I'm so excited about it for sure .. Gonna spend the whole time reading .. I'm even planing in buying a new book for it ;P
Ps. What does the word "toppler" mean exactly?

[Janice, Moderator]

Toppler was coined for our very first one. The idea was to topple the piles of books waiting to be read. So, it became a "toppler".

[Berit☀️✨]

I'm getting excited as well, sure glad it wasn't this week, it is been a very emotional and drama filled week, but tomorrow it is a new week!!!

[CFDeeDee]

hmmmm .. Interesting meaning in putting it that way !
another good thing too, my exam would be in two days, so I guess I'll be free of exams next week! I hope I would !

[Kerri]

I've been busy gophering and come up with the following
Audio
Blaze
Fahrenheit 451
Flowers for Algernon
Beautiful Ruins
The Pocket Wife

Ebooks
The Wronged Sons
The Housekeeper and the Professor
The Quickening Maze
Wonder

[Tasha]

I've added books to my list! I guess once we get going I'll firm down what I'll be reading.

[Berit☀️✨]

To be completely honest if I plan to read books, I will read everything but those books I plan to read, so I'm just going to read what I'm in the mood for, but I will try to maximize points :-)
I'm the girl in your book club, that finishes the book the morning of the meeting, love my book club, but I do put it off, I think it's just the having to read something :-)

[Kerri]

I know what you mean, Berit. I've made a list of short high scoring books I have access to, that doesn't mean I'll read any of them though. I could change my mind completely between now and the toppler.

[jaxnsmom]

CFDeeDee wrote: "So I see .. Its my first toppler so I'm kinda new to the rules .."

The basic ones don't change, so after this Toppler you'll be used to them. We still all forget sometimes.

[jaxnsmom]

CFDeeDee wrote: "hmmmm .. Interesting meaning in putting it that way !
another good thing too, my exam would be in two days, so I guess I'll be free of exams next week! I hope I would !"

Janice didn't mention that almost every Toppler leads to adding more books than you read :p

[CFDeeDee]

Hehehe .. That happens even without a toppler !
I just get a bad feeling when I go and a buy a book, and then it turns out its not my type of a book !
On the other hand buying a new book always feels good!

[Janice, Moderator]

CFDeeDee wrote: "Hehehe .. That happens even without a toppler !
I just get a bad feeling when I go and a buy a book, and then it turns out its not my type of a book !
On the other hand buying a new book always fe..."

I feel like a walking encyclopedia of titles and authors as a result of all the discussions. I walked into Chapters a couple of months ago and recognized so many of the titles. Scary! What was even scarier is that they are all on my wishlist.

[CFDeeDee]

Its better than not recognising any .. Right ?! So see it on the other way round, it'll feel better :D

[Janice, Moderator]

There used to be a time when that was the case, CFDeeDee. There used to be a time when my wish list was 10 books.

[CFDeeDee]

Woow Janice, never thought that would be possible!
The weirder part would be if your list is over 30 books and you can't find any of the books around !

[Janice, Moderator]

I've identified 5 books as definites, but I'm not sure I will get 5 done. We'll see what happens.

DTB:
10 pts - Queen of Abaddon - 212 pages
3 pts - Magic Bleeds - 349 pgs
8 pts - Jackaby - 299 pgs

AUDIOBOOK:
8 pts - Jhereg - 8:45 hrs
3 pts - Blaze - 8:12 hrs

Grid points:
Queen: 14
Magic: 10
Jackaby: 25
Jhereg: 17
Blaze: 16

My grid points may have some errors. Bookkeeper needs calculator to add, you know.

[Roz]

Of course the grid points are only base points. You may be able to land on a triple letter, double word, triple word or something else to up the count. One can only hope.

[CFDeeDee]

There are slight changes in my reading list .. And pretty sure its the final list !

The Book Thief = 3 points - 543 pages
The Gunslinger = 2 points - 238 pages
The Da Vinci Code = 2 points - 593 pages
The King Of Torts = 5 points - 372 pages
The Outsiders = 1 point - 218 pages

Not sure how to count the grid points !

Having a look at it now it looks like a heavy reading list !
I hope I get through at least 3 or 4 books since I got slower in reading for unknown reason !

[Janice, Moderator]

You get points for each book you read based on the first letter of the book (first word excluding the, a, an, etc).

Then you get grid points. As people read, we'll put the first words of the title onto the grid, like in Scrabble, and every letter will count.

I understand there will be bonus spots on the grid giving double and triple points.

[Berit☀️✨]

I don't have any idea what I'm reading, to be completely honest, but I will try to get maximum points, I need to look at the letter scores again :-)

[Janice, Moderator]

jaxnsmom said that we can drive ourselves crazy trying to come up with the best scoring words. So don't put a lot of pressure on yourself, Berit. I think you're best to pick some books you want to read and let the tiles fall where they will.

[Berit☀️✨]

That was really kind of my plan, so we will see what I end up reading :-)