Introductions and Pre Challenge Chat!

[Kerri]

Thanks, everyone! I've been poking around all the challenges to see what I could get into and then this one came up. I figured a group one would be fun!

[Mary X]

Can I be the first to start the teams chant!

Teams!

[Tamika♥RBF MOOD♥]

I love your name Mary!!!

[Delta]

I just signed up. I had a lot of fun with the Gladiator challenge. Hopefully, I won't step on anyone's feet this time.

[Mary X]

Thanks! I put that there because there were always other Mary's in these team challenges. That and because Harry Dresden is mine.

[Alex]

It would help if people wore thicker shoes.

[Shan ~A~]

Just saw this thread and decided to stop by and say hello.

My name is Shan, and I am a challenge addict.

I love reading, but the challenges add a little something extra to the mix.

I have now started challenges at home with my kids. We did a Bingo reading challenge Aug-Oct. Now we are doing a Snakes and Ladders reading challenge. It helps to motivate them because they can win prizes for reading.

Anyway, loved TT3 and this is looking to be even more fun with the addition of the goals.

Can't wait!!!

[Sophie, The other one]

Love the idea of challenges to encourage kids to read - they sound awesome!

[Emma (M)]

What a great idea Shan, I will have to tell my sister that idea because she wants her kids to be readers too.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Alex wrote: "It would help if people wore thicker shoes."

Lol

Don't worry delta, I'm sure you'll be fine. Every so often we do get some funny team dynamics but we try and minimise and support as much as possible. Just yell out if you need anything

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

That is an awesome idea Shan!

[Suzanne]

All signed up - thanks for setting up the challenge - it looks like a lot of fun!

[Joi]

I signed up.! I can't wait to start.

[Tara]

I'm all signed up and ready....my last team challenge with this group was TT3 and I got sucked up into other groups, but I'm excited to do TT4!!! Lots of familiar faces here!

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Ora wrote: "Hi everyone! I recently found out about this group and challenge and decide to give it go."

Hiya Ora, (waves madly) great to see you here, you will love this challenge.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

And hi Mary, (HDLS) too. Great to see so many old faces and lots of new ones too.

[Nicole]

Oh speaking of old faces, haven't seen you in a while, Lisa! Hope you've been well :D

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Hi Nicole. All good with me. I was down in Melbourne last week, by chance it was Grand Final weekend, even though I wasn't down there for that. Busy..

Have you read the latest Phillipa Gregory?

[Ora]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Ora wrote: "Hi everyone! I recently found out about this group and challenge and decide to give it go."

Hiya Ora, (waves madly) great to see you here, you will love this challenge."

Hi Lisa! I'm excited.

[Hannah]

Hello all. I'm all signed up! This is my first challenge attempt, hopefully it goes well. But I was intrigued by the team aspect and am excited to give it a try!

[Cynthia]

Hi everyone. My name is Cynthia and I love challenges. This is my first challenge for this group.

[Karla]

I'm so glad Tower Teams is back! I missed the sign ups for Gladiator Games because I'd been focusing on another group. I missed this group! Can't wait to get started.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome (back) to the group and to Tower Teams all!

Still a bit over 3 weeks to go :o

[Cathy M.]

Still going through withdrawal from GG so am SOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to this!! Yay for Tower Teams :D I actually never played this game but it sounds like it will be fun.

Great job MODS on the setup - you really listened to the comments from the players and have done an amazing job incorporating them!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

I'm glad you're excited :)
Thanks for your comments - it's appreciated!

[Cathy M.]

Karen wrote: "I'm glad you're excited :)
Thanks for your comments - it's appreciated!"

:) How are you and baby Jonathan doing?

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Pretty good actually. It's tough being constricted to a chair feeding all day, but I've started to read again to pass the time ;)
My husband is back to work at the end of next week and that will be the true test. Especially with a toddler too :o

[Cathy M.]

Glad to hear that. It will be a test but I' sure you'll do great!

[Nicole]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Hi Nicole. All good with me. I was down in Melbourne last week, by chance it was Grand Final weekend, even though I wasn't down there for that. Busy..

Have you read the latest Phillipa Gregory?"

Nooooo, I haven't read her I think since the last time we read her together! :D Been into Kate Forsyth as my monthly author read for the last while.

[Ipshita]

Hi there! I can already see a lot of familiar people so hopefully I'll fit right in :D

[Nicole]

Everyone fits right in here, Ipshita. Welcome!

[Sonia]

Alex wrote: "It would help if people wore thicker shoes."

*giggles*

That is a very good advice :)

[Sonia]

[prag ♻]

All signed up! I'm new here and the challenge seems like great fun:)

[Sonia]

Feyde wrote: "All signed up! I'm new here and the challenge seems like great fun:)"

Welcome to the group :)

[Debbie (Doc)]

Karen wrote: "Thanks Debbie! Yea the buddy reads got crazier than we expected that's for sure. We make small changes to each TT to see what works and keep things fresh. Hopefully having the goals in this one wil..."

Hi Karen, I think the goals will definitely be better than all of the buddy reads.

[Sonia]

Debbie (Doc) wrote: "Karen wrote: "Thanks Debbie! Yea the buddy reads got crazier than we expected that's for sure. We make small changes to each TT to see what works and keep things fresh. Hopefully having the goals i..."

Agreed.

And easier to keep under control :D

[prag ♻]

Sonia wrote: "Feyde wrote: "All signed up! I'm new here and the challenge seems like great fun:)"

Welcome to the group :)"

Thanks!

[Nicole]

Sonia wrote: "Debbie (Doc) wrote: "Karen wrote: "Thanks Debbie! Yea the buddy reads got crazier than we expected that's for sure. We make small changes to each TT to see what works and keep things fresh. Hopeful..."

I think smaller challenges was the way that it went for my first time, TT2?

[Sonia]

Nicole wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Debbie (Doc) wrote: "Karen wrote: "Thanks Debbie! Yea the buddy reads got crazier than we expected that's for sure. We make small changes to each TT to see what works and keep things ..."

Yes. We had two read-a-thons and monthly challenges for BAP (book advanced Points)


Oh and the cupcakes.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

I think TT2 was all the puzzles for cupcakes? (I still get the shivers thinking of all those!)

[Sonia]

Karen wrote: "I think TT2 was all the puzzles for cupcakes? (I still get the shivers thinking of all those!)"

you have to whisper... we still have one of captain cupcake's alter-egos around.

LOL

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Haha
Well I know Tea loved the puzzles, but she is away at the moment so can't read this and get any ideas ;)

[Sonia]

Karen wrote: "Haha
Well I know Tea loved the puzzles, but she is away at the moment so can't read this and get any ideas ;)"

Specially because we waited for her to go to start all this....

[Sonia]

Uhmmm... suddenly the team I'm saving for her doesn't seem a bright idea.... LOL

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Oh dear
;)

[Sonia]

Karen wrote: "Oh dear
;)"

Yeah.. get in trouble with the hobbit, then give her the member that has more fun going against me... clearly, she still is keeping my Chip'n Dale as hostages... better to do something about that.

[Alessandra]

Hello all, i just joined the group and signed up for the challenge. I'm excited to get started. I've done challenges in other groups before so hopefully it will be similar!

[Sonia]

Hi Alessandra, welcome to the group!

Tower Teams is one of our popular ones, so I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do!

[Alessandra]

Sonia wrote: "Hi Alessandra, welcome to the group!

Tower Teams is one of our popular ones, so I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do!"

Thank you Sonia!