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Bety
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Jul 25, 2016 07:18PM
I just took out four books from the library. I always end up reading 3-4 books at a time because I want to read everything RIGHT AWAY!
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Lory wrote: "Completion PostThe Accidental Sorcerer
"Nice work with the book! It's nice to have so many letters to work with.
I'm going to do a to-spin-or-not-to-spin analysis once I get the sheet straightened out, so hang tight. :)
Tori wrote: "Completion post and apology post!Hey guess sorry I haven't been around! I had a wedding a bachlorette party and an exam the last two weeks. i've been reading for the stress relief but not really ..."
You're doing okay, no worries! I put your latest book into the spreadsheet. :)
The last couple events that we did were mad rushes - Wheelathon is more of a long haul. So every book has a great shot at being used. :) Fear not!
Pragya wrote: "I thought group was the same as team."If you look at the Wobble-wide spreadsheet you can see that we're split into groups by kind of animal - Endangered, Air, Sea, etc. We're Land, so we'd have to spin the word Tapirs (another Land team) in order to get the 100 point bonus.
Caly wrote: "I was just curious because I do not see where you were able to use my book To Dance With The White Dog but maybe I am missing it.."Well one of the character names was White Dog, and we get to use both first and last names... and no one ever said a dog can't have a last name... so... :)
Sam wrote: "Finished
The Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach, by Robin Behn and Chase Twic..."
Luckily the first author starts with a letter we need so I may just go with that. :) You're reading all kinds of cool things for this class!
(through message 2228 ↑↑）
Current word: DRAGON
Possible books for each letter (remembering that some overlap):
D - 10
R - 9
A - 11
G - 6
O - 7
N - 5
Current color bonus: pink in text
Possible books: 9 (out of 12)
Most needed: tbd once up to date
Could also use: tbd once up to date
Bethany wrote: "I just took out four books from the library. I always end up reading 3-4 books at a time because I want to read everything RIGHT AWAY!"I like reading more than one book, especially one is heavy or academic. I tell myself that as long as each book serves a different "purpose" it's okay. So... a difficult read for thinking, an easy read for right before bed, a fun read for my commute, something in Japanese so I can study... and so on and so on, hehe.
Mod
Your word is DRAGON!
Bonuses:
• pink - Color found in Text
Mod
Your word is DRAGON!
Bonuses:
• pink - Color found in Text
Mod
Your word is DRAGON!
Bonuses:
• pink - Color found in Text
Each spin of the wheel gets us 90 points - so that's 360 points right there! Huzzah!eta: And those 360 points moved us up eight spots, from 21st to 13th! Woah!
Okay, time for spin strategy!
Spinning gets us a new word, which is nice. :) But it also carries some risks.
Pros:
- Chance at 100 point bonus by spinning TAPIR
- New words are fun
Cons:
- Chance at spinning a long/hard word
- More books are needed for the color bonus
The way the color bonus works is that for each time you spin for a new word the number of books with a color task attached goes up. Right now we have one - pink in the text. When we spin we'll get two new color tasks to complete instead of the one we have now. And each time we spin for a new word after that, the number goes up by one.
At the end/beginning of each week the number of books needed for the color bonus goes down by one. The tasks are pulled from this list (from the rules):
Colours:
red, orange, pink, green, purple, blue, brown, black, white, grey, gold, silver
Colour tasks:
-cover colours
-items on cover with colour
-text on cover with colour
-colour in title
-colour found in text
Apparently the silver and gold tasks are the hardest - they need to actually be silver and gold, not gray or yellow. And cover stuff seems to be harder than text stuff.
So! I was thinking we could take advantage of color task going down by one at the end of the week. We could spin on Thursday-ish, getting a new word with two color tasks. If we like it we can use it many times, like we're doing with 'dragon'. If it's a pain we can do it once or twice, then re-spin early in the week. That new word would only have one color task, with it being a new week and all.
What do you guys think? Pros, cons, 'like it's and 'don't like it's... love to hear it all! :)
i agree with the present strategy.. keep dragon and wait till later in the week. while pink is there in 90% of the books other colours wont b that easy and if 'O's arent very common then 'I's even more so.
I vote we stay with dragon forever. We have SO many pinks (the book I'm reading currently even has a pink) and all the other color tasks seem harder than finding a word in the text. On what day and at what time does the new week start? Saturday at 11 am UTC?
Kazen wrote: "If it's a pain we can do it once or twice, then re-spin early in the week. That new word would only have one color task, with it being a new week and all."
I think I'm understanding the rules differently than you are...? They say: "◈ If the team finishes their word, and the two bonus' [sic], and elects to get a new word, the number of colour tasks required for bonus points will increase by one with each new word."
To me, it looks like this: If we respin on Thurs, we get a word + 2 color tasks. On Saturday at 11am UTC (assuming I'm correct about the timing of the 'week'), we lose one of those color tasks, going down to that same word + 1 color task. The next respin will up the color tasks back to 2.
Not sure if that's right, but that's how it reads to me. :/
Ella wrote: "if 'O's arent very common then 'I's even more so. "
In the data I have, "I" is the first letter of 3.7% of English words and "O" is the first letter of 3.3% -- so "I" is a bit more common, at least in the set of all English words. :)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "I think I'm understanding the rules differently than you are...?."More than rules, it has to do with how the spreadsheet works.
When you respin for a new word you get the color tasks, and they never disappear from that word. Once it's set it's set. To get the reduction you need to spin for another new word.
So every respin before the weekly reset the color tasks go up by one. For the first spin after the weekly reset, it goes down by one. And for each spin after that it goes up again.
Clear as mud? ;)
This was my first question when I saw how the rules are worded, great minds think alike!
Thanks for your comments on the spin strategy, guys! I'm going to refrain from saying anything until more people get a chance to respond, darn time zones. ;)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "In the data I have, "I" is the first letter of 3.7% of English words and "O" is the first letter of 3.3% -- so "I" is a bit more common..."Yup you are actually right. I even checked out my tbr list and I have more I-books than O-books. but I still think we should stick to the plan Kazen mentioned... that way if we get a horrible word we wont have to do it for long. that said.. I'm okay with watever we do- plenty of books to choose from :P
Finished
One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy
26th July
290 pages
It works with-
A-Adele(c)
C-drew Callahan(mc)
D-Drew callahan(mc)
F-Fable (mc)
K- Kaylie (c)
O- One week girlfriend (title)
M-author
Pink in text- "her cheeks turn pink"
OK, so after much deliberation, and after 2 glasses of wine and some cheese (it's been one heck of a day at work) I vote for re-spin!!Yes, staying with Dragon will probably give us lots more points, but I think we need to mix things up a bit ...
I would like a re-spin at some point though I am fine with waiting till later in this week in case we don't like it. I know this word is easy and we are racking up points, but this is suppose to be a "Challenge" and part of the fun should be challenging ourselves. 8-)
Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "I was just curious because I do not see where you were able to use my book To Dance With The White Dog but maybe I am missing it.."Well one of the character names was White Dog, and ..."
LOL Love it! Thanks.
I vote for respin later on the week too. It does give us a challenge which is fun to me.
I'll just throw one more out there...the color changes. If the color requirement is in the text, it may be a bit of a problem for those of us who have 'returned our books' to the library. If it's a color on the cover, wouldn't be a big deal. I'm fine with the spinning on Thursday...we have lots of other letters banked...I don't think there is a letter that's not covered...however, we don't have a lot of banked books left...so there is some risk. I think getting our arms around this move sooner than later in the challenge will be a good one...especially if the number of color requirements really does reset with the 'new week'.
I'm currently reading a longer book, but clearly we all should consider throwing a few shorts in there to get our book count back up.
Tammie wrote: "I'll just throw one more out there...the color changes. If the color requirement is in the text, it may be a bit of a problem for those of us who have 'returned our books' to the library. If it's a..."Nearly all books have their text searchable on Amazon, so finding new colors in a text shouldn't be an issue. I used that to search for pink in previously banked books and only came across one or two I couldn't check. :)
I have a question--I picked up A Midsummer Night's Dream from the library, and considered reading it for the challenge because *technically* it qualifies, having somewhere around 160 pages in the edition I borrowed. However, there's a ton of blank pages and white space, and I'm not sure I feel good about thinking of it as a 100+ page book because of that, since it would probably be about 80 pages if it were condensed as much as a normal book.
Thoughts? Are we okay with it being technically 100 or more pages, or should we take the moral high road here?
I have no particular issue with spinning and getting a hard word. We have almost all the letters banked up, so with most challenges, we should be able to complete it instantly if we really hate it and move on... And I think some of us (me in particular) like occasionally being tasked with specific requirements, so if it IS a hard color, I really don't mind going and reading a specific book to accomplish that.Seriously, I have no problem with either going on Amazon to search through texts for an in-text word while browsing titles at the library (if someone can tell me how to do the text-search thingy), or going and asking my friendly neighborhood used bookstore owner "This is a weird request, but do you have any shortish books with a mostly-gold cover?" In fact, I welcome the challenge!
Going to read
Only 240 pages so will finish in a day or 2. Will give us a "G" before we spin again, if we are going to.
Completion Post:
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire
7/26
377 pages
Pink quote: "The water had taken on a pink tinge."
Characters:
(view spoiler)
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
July 26 2016
Pages: 224
For O, D, Or G
O - Oscar Wilde (author)
D - Dorian (character) (title)
G- Gray (character)(title)
Pink: “Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons.”
Kazen wrote: "More than rules, it has to do with how the spreadsheet works.When you respin for a new word you get the ..."
Huh. What then does this (from the rules) mean??: "No matter what the team decides to do, at the start of the new week, the colour task requirement for colour bonus points will be reduced by one (to a minimum of one)" It's so confusing! *laughs manically* *headdesk* Did I mention my new medication makes me giddy? EVERYTHING is hilarious. Heeeeheeeee. :D
Bethany wrote: "I have a question--I picked up A Midsummer Night's Dream from the library, and considered reading it for the challenge because *technically* it qualifies, having somewhere around 160 pages in the..."
Sadly, this only has 16,162 words and the minimum is 25,000 words. :( ARbookfind.com is a resource provided in the (long ago and far away) post by the Mods re: All About Wobble. Here's your book on AR: link.
It seems only kid books or those assigned in school are on the site, mostly anyway, but it's still pretty darn useful. I poked around there a bunch and found books that were between 25k and 26k words for super quick, yet still rule-abiding, reads. :D
Margaret wrote: "OK, so after much deliberation, and after 2 glasses of wine and some cheese (it's been one heck of a day at work) I vote for re-spin!!Yes, staying with Dragon will probably give us lots more poin..."
Radioactive spiders!! Reminds me of a fav webcomic of mine, xkcd. There's one recent post titled Map Age Guide which is a flow-chart that gives a lot of factual info on how to tell the age of a map based on what countries are/aren't there (and even maps of fictional places!).
If you click through, and look at the right side middle, there's:
'Colorado' or 'Danger Radioactive Exclusion Zone-Avoid'?
If you pick the Danger Zone, the next question is:
'Does the warning mention spiders?' :D :D
Completion Post:
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
July 26
390 pages
Pink quote: "...shades of pink over the surrounding Topa Toga mountains."
Characters (Note that I listened to an audiobook, so please forgive misspellings!):
(view spoiler)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Bethany wrote: "I have a question--I picked up A Midsummer Night's Dream from the library, and considered reading it for the challenge because *technically* it qualifies, having somewhere around ..."
Good to know; thank you!
Ray (user2637) wrote: "There's one recent post titled Map Age Guide which is a flow-chart that gives a lot of factual info on how to tell the age of a map based on what countries are/aren't there (and even maps of fictional places!). ..."OMG Ray I love this map!!! I love history and this map is just the best thing I have ever seen. Thanks so much for sharing.
If you click through, and look at the right side middle, there's:
'Colorado' or 'Danger Radioactive Exclusion Zone-Avoid'?
If you pick the Danger Zone, the next question is:
'Does the warning mention spiders?' :D :D
And that's just gold!! So for 2022 we are safe, but come 2023 prepare for Spiders :)
Finished
More to Give by Terri Osburn
306 pages
Date read: 27/7/16
For current spin:
O - Last name of Author
R - Last name of Narrator (Amy Rubinate)
A - Series (Anchor Island)
Pink appears 8 times, but this one is my favourite:
"Hold that thought. I see a pink bow on the next present. Catastrophe looms." p. 216
For future spins:
(view spoiler)
Bethany wrote: "I have a question--I picked up A Midsummer Night's Dream from the library, and considered reading it for the challenge because *technically* it qualifies, having somewhere around 160 pages in the..."
Yup, in cases like this we go by word count, so it sounds like this play wouldn't work. :/ But you'll be more cultured if you read it, so that's good! ;)
Caly wrote: "Finished 
wonderful book!"
Yeaaa, I love it when that happens! :D
Bethany wrote: "Seriously, I have no problem with either going on Amazon to search through texts for an in-text word while browsing titles at the library (if someone can tell me how to do the text-search thingy)."For future reference! (And because it isn't hard at all :)
All you need to do is look up the book on Amazon and click on it. On top of most covers there will be an option to "Look Inside". Click that, and a preview will open. On the left side, maybe midway down, is a search box - put whatever you like in there and every occurrence will show up. :)
The one time I've found that this doesn't work is if the book is only available in Kindle format. Most of the other time there isn't a problem.
PS - I love that you have a friendly used bookshop nearby... and also kind of envious! ;)
Bethany wrote: "Completion Post:A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire"
October to save the Daye! (Har. ;) How's the series holding up?
Riah wrote: "The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
“Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons.”
I am both under 35 (...barely...) and despise pink ribbons, so it appears I'm ahead of the game. ;) Great work!
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Kazen wrote: "More than rules, it has to do with how the spreadsheet works.When you respin for a new word you get the ..."
Huh. What then does this (from the rules) mean??: "No matter what the t..."
The requirement does go down, no matter what. But once a word is spun the bonuses are set and do not change. But the requirement goes down, so the next time we spin for a word, no matter when that may be, the color bonus books will go down by one.
Maybe this example will help:
During week one a gets their first word (one color book). They roll for a second word (two color books) and a third (three color books) in the same week. They like this book so much they decide to stay with it for a long time.
When week two rolls around the color requirement will go from three to two books. The team doesn't see it, though, because their current book does not change. It was set in stone when it was rolled.
When week three rolls around the requirement again goes down, from two books to one. During week three the team decides to roll for a new word, and it will have one color book attached.
So even though the team didn't roll for a new word during week two ("no matter what the team decides to do") the color requirement still went down at the beginning of week three.
That's the best I have right now... let me know if something is still unclear and I'll ask the mods for a better explanation.
I'm at message 2228 right now (remember that, future me!) and I have to go to work, so I'll pick up the rest when I get home. Keep on reading on!
Caly wrote: "I would like a re-spin at some point though I am fine with waiting till later in this week in case we don't like it. I know this word is easy and we are racking up points, but this is suppose to be..."Yes, I completely agree.
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