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[Ray (user2637)]

I have Touched By An Angel to read, but don't think it counts for a "touch" book... confirm? Will keep looking too.

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I have Touched By An Angel to read, but don't think it counts for a "touch" book... confirm? Will keep looking too."

Sadly no, they're being more picky with titles for Bingo. As-is and plurals only. :(

[Ray (user2637)]

It's also a 'media tie-in' but not specifically a book that was made into a tv show. Allowed?

Kazen wrote: "Sadly no, they're being more picky with t..."

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "It's also a 'media tie-in' but not specifically a book that was made into a tv show. Allowed? "

Good question! I'll look into it :)

[Ray (user2637)]

Thanks. I have a bunch where the tv show came first, some where the book came first yet the show story doesn't follow the book story, and some where I don't know. :/ This one is based on Doctor Who and a story that was never on the show.

Kazen wrote: "Good question! I'll look into it :)"

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I have a bunch where the tv show came first, some where the book came first yet the show story doesn't follow the book story, and some where I don't know."

I can tell you that cases where the book came first but the show diverges are okay - True Blood/Southern Vampire, Game of Thrones, etc. Your question has been put before the mods, I'll let you know when they deign with a response. ;)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Current Progress

[Kazen]

We are not committed to this pattern. We can change it at any time. But shall we start here and start claim some goals? One per person, please :)



Current pattern: Tree (Reward: Increase all undiscovered x2 powersquares to x3)
Bold goals are unclaimed goals.

Picture - fairy - Bethany (could also count for werewolf or tree)
Picture - werewolf - Ella
Picture - tree - Caly
Text - four word title - Tammie (could also count for tree)
Picture - rabbit/bunny/hare - Pragya DONE!
Text - title contains Ring - Lory
Picture - horse - Rose
Text - cover has cat
Text - title contains Touch
Text - book make into TV - Brianna
Picture - person holding a sprig of blueberries

[Ella]

Can this work for blueberry? - the series i called blueberry spings

[Brianna]

12 hr shifts are officially over. We have finally made it back to 8 hr shifts. I'll take a book made into TV and read the first book of The Secret Circle series that used to come on ABC family. I'll post the book as soon as I'm at my computer

[Kazen]

Ooo, I finally figured out how I can fit one of my books in!

In the bottom most picture someone is holding the blueberries in their own hand. And my book? In Our Own Hands: Essays in Deaf History, 1780–1970 - ta-da! :D

(I never thought I would find a place for that, it's so academic. Yea pictures!)

[Kazen]

Ella wrote: "Can this work for blueberry? - the series i called blueberry spings "

Yup, that's perfect for blueberry... but is there another place it could work? I'll search for another place my blueberry book works, too, and we can see what we come up with. Sorry I claimed that at the same time as you, eep!

eta: I got it! My cover has butterflies, and some butterflies hibernate in holes in trees. So I'll go for that tree picture instead. Sorry for the fake out!

[Kazen]

Brianna wrote: "12 hr shifts are officially over. We have finally made it back to 8 hr shifts. I'll take a book made into TV and read the first book of The Secret Circle series that used to come on ABC family. I'l..."

Congrats on ending the 12 hour shifts, we missed you! Be sure to get lots of sleep in along with your reading. ;)

I'll put you down for made into TV, then. Let us know if it works for any other squares when you turn it in - Ray has a possible TV book, too, but we're waiting for a rule clarification.

[Ella]

Hi kazen, u could take the blueberry and il take the wolf for . tree is easy to fill so we can use that later

[Kazen]

Ella wrote: "Hi kazen, u could take the blueberry and il take the wolf for . tree is easy to fill so we can use that later"

Great idea - thanks! :D

[Ella]

cool.. then i'll start reading it, slooowlyy.. ;)

[Kazen]

Ella wrote: "cool.. then i'll start reading it, slooowlyy.. ;)"

Hehehehe. Or read normal speed, stop before the last chapter for a break, then happen to pick up another book... ;)

[prag ♻]

Uhh, let's see. I'm almost finished with Hollow City, and it could probably work for the peculiar looking rabbit, as peculiar animals play a large part in the story - talking dogs, emuraffes (half donkey, half giraffe), chickens that lay exploding eggs and so on.

ETA: Ooh, the title has 4 words in some other language. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...) Will that count? I don't think so, but one can hope:)

[Ray (user2637)]

Pragya wrote: "emuraffes (half donkey, half giraffe)"

An emuraffe isn't half emu, half giraffe??

[Ray (user2637)]

I'm going to read The Lemonade War because it fits into Novel RPG for something. Might fit the tree space here (lemons grow on trees...) or it'll slot in somewhere else in the future I'm sure.

[Kazen]

Pragya wrote: "Uhh, let's see. I'm almost finished with Hollow City, and it could probably work for the peculiar looking rabbit, as peculiar animals play a large part in the story - talking dogs, ..."

This sounds great for the peculiar-looking rabbit! And for the record - the four word title needs to be of the edition/language you read, including subtitles if they're on the cover.

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I'm going to read The Lemonade War because it fits into Novel RPG for something. Might fit the tree space here (lemons grow on trees...) or it'll slot in somewhere else in the future..."

Excellent! I'll leave the tree open right now, then, but picture a little spectral Ray floating above it, ready to jump in if needed. ;)

[Kazen]

Ray, I got an answer about the book-tv thing:

"Since it has to be book made into TV, book needs to come first."

So no for the Dr. Who, on that square at least. :/

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Ah... I see claiming spaces is going to be hard for those of us not night owls or in a different time zone.

The book I am about to finish won't fit for any of the current pattern squares so we can bank it for Dinosaur in the future if we use the same card?

I guess then I will take the Tree for this round Please? . I have a book called that a friend just lent me so I will give it a go.

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "Ah... I see claiming spaces is going to be hard for those of us not night owls or in a different time zone."

Timing is hard, especially considering that we have a sizable group of people on opposite sides of the world. Today's timing was dictated by the break between matches, but in the future I'll try to change over cards during Asia's morning or evening, which are evening and morning (respectively) in North America. It's always going to be an off time for someone, though. :/

I'll put you down for the tree - that fits perfectly!

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "Ah... I see claiming spaces is going to be hard for those of us not night owls or in a different time zone."

Timing is hard, especially considering that we have a sizable group of peo..."

Thank you.

Do we get a new card after every round? Or can we do a second pattern on this one? Just curious how that works

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "Do we get a new card after every round? Or can we do a second pattern on this one? Just curious how that works "

We get a new card every time we submit a pattern. We are free to put books on non-patterns squares though, for the usual amount of points.

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "Do we get a new card after every round? Or can we do a second pattern on this one? Just curious how that works "

We get a new card every time we submit a pattern. We are free to put b..."

Got it.

So we could either put the book I have for Dinosaur on a non pattern square this round, or bank it and hope it fits on a future card correct? I would think not banking books makes more send for this challenge if possible.

Have a great day (or evening LOL) I am off to work here..

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "So we could either put the book I have for Dinosaur on a non pattern square this round, or bank it and hope it fits on a future card correct? I would think not banking books makes more send for this challenge if possible."

Yup, place or reserve. It may be a good idea to have a couple of books in reserve just in case we hit a bingo shark at a bad time, but there's no telling what square that would be on, of course. I can rationalize both the "use 'em all" side and "bank some" side, so I love to hear what everyone thinks. :)

Have a great day at work! ~waves~

[Ray (user2637)]

Okay, thanks. I think someone else wanted to read the Book to TV square anyway.

Kazen wrote: "Ray, I got an answer about the book-tv thing:

"Since it has to be book made into TV, book needs to come first."
So no for the Dr. Who, on that square at least. :/"

[Kazen]

GO GO BINGO!

The time has come and Bingo is now live! Yeeaaa! Luckily we don't need to keep track of character names so turning in completed books has gotten a little easier:

Book cover
Book name and author
Date read
Number of pages
The square you're reading for
How the book fits the task

The format has been updated on the first page of the thread, too. Go forth and B-I-N-G-O your heart out, Red Pandas! :D

[prag ♻]

Nuh uh. This is straight from the book:

“This is Deirdre,” said Addison. “She’s an emu-raffe, which is a bit like a donkey and a giraffe put together, only with fewer legs and a peevish temper.

“If you’re like a donkey and a giraffe,” said Olive, “then why aren’t you called a donkey-raffe?”

Deirdre frowned and answered, “Because what kind of an awful name is that? Emu-raffe rolls off the tongue, don’t you think?”

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Pragya wrote: "emuraffes (half donkey, half giraffe)"

An emuraffe isn't half emu, half giraffe??"

[prag ♻]

Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
Date read: 20/08/16
Pages: 402
Read for: Picture-bunny
How it fits: Peculiar animals play a large part in the story - talking dogs, emuraffes (half donkey, half giraffe), chickens that lay exploding eggs and so on.

[Kazen]

Pragya wrote: "Deirdre frowned and answered, “Because what kind of an awful name is that? Emu-raffe rolls off the tongue, don’t you think?”"

I love this. It makes me think of Anne of Green Gables, naming the cherry tree outside her window the Snow Queen because that's the right name, obviously. ;)

I'm going to enter Hollow City into the spreadsheet now - our first Bingo book, how exciting!

eta: And we're 14 points richer, yea! The Overall spreadsheet isn't picking it up yet, but our spreadsheet guru goddess is looking into it. :)

[Lory]

I can find a book that had ring in the title if that spot is still open?

I like a challenge :-)

[Kazen]

Lory wrote: "I can find a book that had ring in the title if that spot is still open?

I like a challenge :-)"

All yours! I'll put your name in that spot for now all temporary-like, so let us know how the search goes. :)

[prag ♻]

Yay for the points! I haven't read OR seen Anne of Green Gables...is it Middle Grade or a Classic?

Kazen wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Deirdre frowned and answered, “Because what kind of an awful name is that? Emu-raffe rolls off the tongue, don’t you think?”"

I love this. It makes me think of Anne of Green Gables,..."

[Kazen]

Pragya wrote: "Yay for the points! I haven't read OR seen Anne of Green Gables...is it Middle Grade or a Classic?"

I would say it's both - classic in that it has stood the test of time and middle grade in reading level. I loved it as a kid and sped my way through most of the series. :)

[Kazen]

Book Complete!


In Our Own Hands: Essays in Deaf History, 1780–1970 by Brian H. Greenwald
August 20th
304 pages
Picture - person holding a sprig of blueberries
How it fits: someone is holding a sprig of blueberries with their own hand, and the book I read is In Our Own Hands

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

SHARK!



I never liked the water.

[Kazen]

Eeep! At least we found it early?

[Rose]

Sharks like blueberries? Odd


I am reading

The main character rides horses, and polo (and space ponies) are mentioned in quite a few conversations. Does that work?

[Rose]

So strange to argue a space opera book for a horse spot. lol

[Ella]

Finished
To Save a Mate. by Krystal Shannan
20th aug
160 pgs
Picture- wolf
There's a wolf on the book's cover and hero is a werewolf.

[Ella]

Also should i read the blueberry book or pick something from off the pattern?

[Ray (user2637)]

Hehehee. :) Seriously though, if it has fewer than 4 legs, there's gotta be a little emu in there! :D

On a tangent, may I present one of my favorite animals, the zonkey. Zebra-donkey hybrid, aka donkey with legwarmers. So adorable.



Pragya wrote: "Nuh uh. This is straight from the book:

“This is Deirdre,” said Addison. “She’s an emu-raffe, which is a bit like a donkey and a giraffe put together, only with fewer legs and a peevish temper.

..."

[Bety]

On a whim I listened to and finished:

Dorothy Must Die: Stories by Danielle Paige
396 pages
8/20
Could be for tornado, obviously, or for the lion. I guess it could be for my farie spot, though I was planning on that being for Rose-Red Chain. Ill leave it up to you, Kazen!

[Ray (user2637)]

Didn't even think of these for the tornado/lion! Nicely done. But then again, they are kind of awful. Dorothy is such an annoyance. Gr. Really wanted to like them, but couldn't go on after just a couple. :/

Bethany wrote: "On a whim I listened to and finished:

Dorothy Must Die: Stories by Danielle Paige
396 pages
8/20
Could be for tornado, obviously, or for the lion. I g..."

[Bety]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Didn't even think of these for the tornado/lion! Nicely done. But then again, they are kind of awful. Dorothy is such an annoyance. Gr. Really wanted to like them, but couldn't go on after just a c..."
Yeah, a friend recommended the series to me, but its just not my thing.

[Margaret]

Hi team, I will read Lips That Touch Mine for the square "title contains Touch".