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[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Why not go for the cover all and get the extra 100 points? I will finish my book this afternoon. Sorry it took so long. It was a hellish week.

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "Why not go for the cover all and get the extra 100 points? I will finish my book this afternoon. Sorry it took so long. It was a hellish week."

Sorry to hear that your week was so busy - boo! At least it's Friday? (I hope you're not working Saturday, of course.)

The reason to not go for coverall is just time - we have something like 18 hours left for Bingo, which is a bit short for filling all the squares. By flipping for a new board we should be able to fit most of our books stuck in the bank in slots, getting maximum points. :)

[Bety]

I think I can finish The Warded Man which a Snow Leopards member read and maybe also my gate book.

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "I think I can finish The Warded Man which a Snow Leopards member read and maybe also my gate book."

That's two, then! :D

eta: It's one am here so I'm off to bed - night!

[Bety]

Finished:

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
9/9
416 pages
For Snow Leopard as was read by Marie of the Snow Leopards

This was the best fantasy series that I've started in quite some time. Definitely recommend to my fellow fantasy junkies.

[Bety]

Eh.... I might not be able to finish this gate book. It's longer than I thought. We will see.

[Lory]

@Bethany - My sentiments exactly. I want to, we are sooo close!

[Tammie]

Found a short for Bingo spot : find
Find Me in Darkness

[Ella]

Uh oh i just realised the challenge ends at 3.30 pm instead of a.m like they normally do...(for me). I doubt i'll finish my book by then. If anyone would like the grim reaper feel free to do it.. Il try on my end but just incase..

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "Why not go for the cover all and get the extra 100 points? I will finish my book this afternoon. Sorry it took so long. It was a hellish week."

Sorry to hear that your week was so bus..."

Got it. 8-) Thanks

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Does anyone know yet how the next challenge is going to work? I have not seen anything posted but I may be looking in the wrong place. 8-)

[Lory]

@Caly, I haven't seen anything posted yet about the next challenge.

So I was looking at the coverall, which has potential. However, it would be tricky to complete (bored at work again, happens a lot).

we have 5 spots that are not completed.

Knight - I am working on the book. Over halfway, so hopefully I can finish.

Find - Tammie found one for a short book, so there's potential there.

Gate - Bethany is reading, but may not finish, deadline fast approaching

Crime scene - Caly - plans to finish before the end

Death scene - Noone has claimed or working on (Ella mentioned something, but doesn't think she will finish). Could we use one of our banked books. I was looking at Packing for Mars. It's a limited connection, but Space being the final frontier, whereas death is the next grand adventure (to quote Dumbledore).

Thoughts? T-minus, 13 hours

[Bety]

Almost finished with a gate book.

[Rose]

Lory wrote: "@Caly, I haven't seen anything posted yet about the next challenge.

So I was looking at the coverall, which has potential. However, it would be tricky to complete (bored at work again, happens a l..."

Packing for Mars might work. It does have several chapters dealing with death, especially in talking about things like the Challenger accident and what the autopsy revealed.

[Tammie]

Rose wrote: "Lory wrote: "@Caly, I haven't seen anything posted yet about the next challenge.

So I was looking at the coverall, which has potential. However, it would be tricky to complete (bored at work again..."

I may be able to read the next in this series...these are super short.
Find Me in Darkness can work for death if needed and Find Me in Pleasure could be for 'find'. I'm almost done with Darness one....will read on...finish in a few hours...can bank if needed for next board if Kazen wants to go that route as well.

[Bety]

Finished:

The Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn Keene
208 pages
9/9
Gate

[Margaret]

Finished


Safe at Last by Maya Banks
256 pages
Read 9/9/16
I think this one will work for the Grim Reaper:
The heroine (Gracie) can read minds, and she reads the minds of the villains who are planning to kill another main character (Eliza) quite violently.

[Lory]

Completion!
368 pages
For the square: knight in the title.

Only 2 books left for the coverall! Go guys go!!

[Tammie]

Finished!

Find Me in Darkness, Julie Kenner
115 pages
Bingo spot: Find or death reaper

The MC dies thousands of times after killing his mate. It's a bazaar story about a brotherhood that's trapped on earth...searching for an amulet that will eventually allow them to leave to go back to their dimension. I've read Kenner before...she's a good writer. This one is really different...still lots of sex though ;)

Starting Find Me in Pleasure...should finish in a few hours...

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Finished!


The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson
288 pages
Bingo square: Crime Scene

Very cool book! A little creepy but if you like the TV show Criminal Minds this book is for you.

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "Does anyone know yet how the next challenge is going to work? I have not seen anything posted but I may be looking in the wrong place. 8-)"

Nothing yet, but looking at the teaser in the All About Wobble thread I'm going to guess that it'll be more Olympic-y than Bingo-y. Be rest assured that the mods are adding the final touches as we speak. :)

[Kazen]

Guys - you are absolutely amazing! That's the whole board, wooooo! I'm going to forgo my usual individual replies to get the info in ASAP and get our hard earned 100 points for the coverall.

Way to go team - we rock!! :D

[Kazen]

Margaret wrote: "Finished


Safe at Last by Maya Banks
256 pages
Read 9/9/16
I think this one will work for the Grim Reaper:
The heroine (Gracie) can ..."

This looks like it can fit many places, so I'm going to leave it for the next board and use Rose's non-fiction for this square :)

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BONUS!



Knock Knock? Who's there? Robin. Robin who? Robin the bonus points again.

[Kazen]

We finished the board - HUZZAH! New board incoming...

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[Kazen]

End of Bingo Countdown

Current pattern: Free-for-all! :D

Bold goals are unclaimed/unfinished goals.

Considering the lack of time this last board is first come, first serve. I'll be around all day so I should be able to keep on top of things. ^^b

Picture - dinosaur
Book title starts with B
Book title contains Do
Picture - gummi bears
Picture - not pregnant
Picture - mountain
Book cover has dog
Picture - tornado
Book has electronics on cover
Book title contains Teeth
Picture - keys
Book title contains (the word) I
Picture - not a bingoshark
Picture - Z
Picture - strawberry
Book title contains Night
Book title contains Have

Picture - B - Kazen

[Ray (user2637)]

My banked book, Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain, can be used:
1. fairy - MC makes a flying, fairy-like supervillain device
2. 1st in series
3. gummy bears - they play a video game with candy armies
4. electronics on
5. over the line - characters change from being superheroes to supervillains
6. keys - someone picks locks
7. shark - character named Sharky
8. B - villain named Bad Penny
9. phoenix - character comes back to life

[Kazen]

Reserve books are marching onto the Bingo field, yea!

Ray's Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain - 1st in series
Tori's Don't Look Back - Thriller on main page
Margaret's Safe at Last - read by a Sabertooth
Kazen's Hidden Figures - characters cross the color line (tiptoe over line square) - SHARK!

Left to place - Margaret's Star Crossed

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "My banked book, Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain, can be used:
1. fairy - MC makes a flying, fairy-like supervillain device
2. 1st in series
3. gummy bears - they play a video game ..."

You beat me to it! Thanks for this awesome list :D I think we should go with the 1st in a series, to keep as many picture tasks open as possible 'cause they're more flexible.

I'm super amazed you were able to fit the book into so many squares!

[Margaret]

Kazen wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Finished


Safe at Last by Maya Banks
256 pages
Read 9/9/16
I think this one will work for the Grim Reaper:
The hero..."

This book will fit the following on our new board:

Z square - main characters first name is 'Zack'
B square - author's last name 'Banks'
Snarling Sabertooths square - book was read by Karen

[Tammie]

I'll take the Phoenix...the MCs come back to life...their Essence/symbol is the Phoenix

Find Me in Pleasure

[Kazen]

Margaret wrote: "Kazen wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Finished


Safe at Last by Maya Banks"

That link you added for Karen's read shelf is the awesome, thank you! Putting it in the Sabertooth square now :)

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SHARK!



Shark. Bait. Hoo Ha Ha.

[Kazen]

That was quick! Hehe.

eta: I'm going to claim the Picture - B square, as I'm almost done with a book and the main character uses the name Bessie to evade capture

[Rose]

Ha. I can replace the shark bait

I finished


Which has the main characters secretly reading the emails of two others, or "crossing a line" with their privacy.

[Kazen]

Rose wrote: "Ha. I can replace the shark bait

I finished


Which has the main characters secretly reading the emails of two others, or "crossing a line" with their privacy."

Yea!

[prag ♻]

I have to read The Fault in Our Stars for school (and write an essay on it!?) in the next 5 hours so I'll definitely be done with it before the end of bingo. It can work for-
1. Fairy, because in the book, one of the main characters is granted a wish and fairies, in mythology make wishes...?
2. Mountain picture- One of the main characters keeps saying that he's 'on a rollercoaster that only goes up', but in the end he dies (i.e., his roller coaster went down. Just like a mountain- it goes up first and after the highest point, it starts downhill.)
3. Tornado- Tornadoes are defined as nature's most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. Cancer did the same to Hazel and Gus's lives.

[Rose]

Pragya wrote: "I have to read The Fault in Our Stars for school (and write an essay on it!?) in the next 5 hours so I'll definitely be done with it before the end of bingo. It can work for-
1. Fai..."

Have you read that before? Because three of your five hours may be spent crying your eyes out.

[Margaret]

Kazen wrote: "Reserve books are marching onto the Bingo field, yea!

Left to place - Margaret's Star Crossed ..."

OK, Star Crossed could work for the soccer ball square, because Soccer is a sport, and the book's main page shows it fitting the "Sports & Games" genre... what do you think?

[prag ♻]

Yeah, I have, but that was way back when it released, and I do remember staring at my ceiling with my kindle in my hands in darkness, hours after finishing the book.

Rose wrote: "Have you read that before? Because three of your five hours may be spent crying your eyes out. "

[Kazen]

Pragya wrote: "Yeah, I have, but that was way back when it released, and I do remember staring at my ceiling with my kindle in my hands in darkness, hours after finishing the book."

You're brave to dive into it again after that :) Best of luck finishing on time - gogogo!

[Kazen]

Margaret wrote: "OK, Star Crossed could work for the soccer ball square, because Soccer is a sport, and the book's main page shows it fitting the "Sports & Games" genre... what do you think? "

I think I like! :)

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BONUS!



I've sold our bonus points for some magic beans. They only cost 28 points!

[Ray (user2637)]

Gah 16 hours til Labors and no rules yet!! *headdesk*

[prag ♻]

Finished!

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Date: 10/9/16
Read for & why: (whichever option suits best...)
1. Fairy, because in the book, one of the main characters is granted a wish and fairies, in mythology make wishes...?
2. Mountain picture- One of the main characters keeps saying that he's 'on a rollercoaster that only goes up', but in the end he dies (i.e., his roller coaster went down. Just like a mountain- it goes up first and after the highest point, it starts downhill.)
3. Tornado- Tornadoes are defined as nature's most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. Cancer did the same to Hazel and Gus's lives.

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Gah 16 hours til Labors and no rules yet!! *headdesk*"

I have info for you though! From the mods:

"We're going to push back Labors for another 12 hours to give everyone a chance to review the rules. You may use books finished after Bingo ends in Labors even if the time has not officially started yet. If it was finished before Bingo ended then it must be saved for Emerge."

So there's no black hole this round, yea! :D

[Tammie]

Finished 9/10
Find Me in Pleasure
Julie Kenner
115 pgs
Bingo spot: Phoenix (see previous post) or not pregnant test (lots of sex)

[Kazen]

Pragya wrote: "Finished!

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Date: 10/9/16
Read for & why: (whichever option suits best...)
1. Fairy, ..."

Awesome job reading, and thanks for all the options! I went with fairy 'cause it was the shortest explanation ;)

[Kazen]

Tammie wrote: "Finished 9/10
Find Me in Pleasure
Julie Kenner
115 pgs
Bingo spot: Phoenix (see previous post) or not pregnant test (lots of sex)"

Excellent! Went with the first for simplicity sake :)