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message 1: by Zuzana (last edited Jan 01, 2018 02:36AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments ★★★★★
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Zuzana | 1204 comments Books Read in 2017 - part 1:)
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Zuzana | 1204 comments Books Read in 2017 - part 2
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Zuzana | 1204 comments ***


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message 8: by Zuzana (last edited Dec 09, 2017 07:20PM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments MY 2017 PERSONAL READING CHALLENGES

Part 1
Books Read: 7/40-50


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Part 2
Read 50 paper books I own: 3/50

The Night Watch (Watch, #1) by Sergei Lukyanenko So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide, #4) by Douglas Adams Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Part 3
Read 20 non-fiction books: 16/20

Working Stiff Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek Black Box Inside the World's Worst Air Crashes by Nicholas Faith In the Land of Invisible Women A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta A. Ahmed Dead Men Do Tell Tales The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist by William R. Maples Queen Elizabeth II A Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Album by Jane Roberts All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein Leonard My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man by William Shatner Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher Unmentionable The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill Do Fish Drink Water? Puzzling and Improbable Questions and Answers by Bill McLain Packing for Mars The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Alive The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read The House on Garibaldi Street First full account of the capture of Adolf Eichmann by Isser Harel Dějiny Francie by André Maurois


message 9: by Zuzana (last edited Feb 05, 2017 02:15AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments TCF Science Fiction and Fantasy Challenge 2017

Startin on the Fantasy Board
[1] Rolled 5 ---> Classic: Ozma of Oz
[2] Rolled 4 ---> Magic Users: Witches Abroad
Rolled 1 ---> Free Ride to the Combo Board
[3] Rolled 2 ---> Mythology: American Gods
[4] Rolled 6 ---> High/ Epic fantasy: Knight of Shadows
[5] Rolled 3 ---> Best Sci-fi/ Fantasy:
Rolled 2 ---> Free Ride to the Sci-fi Board
[6] Rolled 4 ---> Colonization: Dragonsdawn


message 10: by Zuzana (last edited Dec 31, 2017 09:07AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments RPG

GAME PLAN 2017
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unassigned books:

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (WD Event - Manifestation of life) 5/31/16 (1424 pages)
Black Box: Inside the World's Worst Air Crashes by Nicholas Faith 1/12/17 ★★★ (308 pages)
In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta A. Ahmed 1/20/17 ★★★ (454 pages)
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami 2/18/17 ★★★ (389 pages)
All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward 3/11/17 ★★★★ (480 pages)
Hunted by Evangeline Anderson (Brides of the Kindred #2) 4/3/17 ★★ (466 pages)
Sought by Evangeline Anderson (Brides of the Kindred #3) 4/7/17 ★ (363 pages)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 4/11/17 ★★★★ (449 pages)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield 10/20/17 ★★★ (295 pages)
The House on Garibaldi Street: First full account of the capture of Adolf Eichmann by Isser Harel 10/31/17 ★★★★ (265 pages)
Dějiny Francie by André Maurois 11/10/17 ★★★ (495 pages)
Terror by Håkan Östlundh (Fredrik Broman #3) 12/15/17 ★★★ (326 pages)


message 11: by Zuzana (last edited Dec 26, 2017 01:24PM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments Magic Staff Upgrade 3/17 & 1/18
levels 17 & 18

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message 12: by Zuzana (last edited Dec 29, 2017 07:59AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments 9 x Pixie Power Girls - Repeatable 9 x 1 1/9

One of these:
- Read a mystery book
- Read a book that's title starts with P
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach 10/15/17 ★★★ (334 pages)
- Read a book with something glass on the cover.


Reward: 1 experience, 1 Flake of Pixie Dust


message 13: by Zuzana (last edited Dec 29, 2017 07:14AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments 1 x A Piece of Dirt to Call your Own - Repeatable 1 + 1 gold 0/1

Pay Larry 1 book with a metal in the title or series and 1 gold coin.
Receive 1 Clump of Dirt and 1 XP

1/1 gold
0/1 book

3 x To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow - Repeatable 3 x 3 0/9

Start your veggie garden.
• Read 1 book with a princess to get a Snap pea seed.
• Read 1 book with a rabbit or horse in it to get a carrot seed. (Can be a mention but must be the alive animal, not rabbit stew, or a plush horse.)
• Read 1 book set at sea or with water on the cover to water your garden.

Note: Your garden can be grown year round.

Your garden will sprout one week after watering.
Reward: 1 Carrot, 1 Snap Pea and 3 XP.


message 14: by Zuzana (last edited Mar 05, 2017 01:52AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments The Power of White 1/8

Activate all the pure elements. Read a book with each of these words in the title or series.
• Pure
The Purity of Vengeance
• Golden
Záhada zlaté štoly
• Light
Lord of Light
• White
• Silver
The Silver Pigs
• Angel
Buried Angels
• Heal
✔ Magic
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō 9/15/16 ★★★★ (213 pages)

Activates the white gem in the shield - allows you to purify your hero once each calendar month. Purifying your hero will remove any lasting effects from monsters (e.g. disease).


message 15: by Zuzana (last edited Oct 27, 2017 08:30AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments The Power of Green 1/8

Activate all the natural elements. Find each item on the cover of a book.
• Sun
✔ Mountain
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read 10/26/17 ★★★ (320 pages)
Alive The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
• Trees
• River
• Cloud
• Lake
• Grass
• Sky

Activates the green gem in the shield - adds 1 max hp.


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Zuzana | 1204 comments The Power of Purple 0/8

Gather all the parts of history so time can be rewound.
Read one book from each of the following time periods: (At least half the book should take place in the time period.)
• Future (10+ years)
• Present (within 3 years each direction)
• Recent Past (4-10 years ago)
• Past (70s-90s)
• Early Years (1700s to 1960s)
• Distant Past (1000s to 1600s)
• Ancient Past (0 - 1000s)
• BC (Any time in BC)

Activates the purple gem in the shield - allows you to restore your hp to the hp you had before a fight once a month.


message 17: by Zuzana (last edited Feb 05, 2017 12:01AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments Relay Race - PART 3
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message 18: by Zuzana (last edited Jan 04, 2017 11:24AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments Stress Relief - Rocky 1/3
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Zuzana | 1204 comments King of the Goblins 0/2

Defeat the goblin king.
• Use 30 goblin bones to defeat his minions
• Read a book with someone who defies authority
• Read a book where someone is taken to another world or reality.

Recieve 10 experience and 2 potion tokens for your help.


message 20: by Zuzana (last edited Dec 10, 2017 01:20AM) (new)

Zuzana | 1204 comments Teach a Knight to Fish, Part 2: Fish! (Repeatable Quest)
Find 3 of the following words in one or more books. (Multiple words may be found per book, books may not be used for anything else. Word must be exact, plurals are accepted but no other versions.)

• Fish
• Reel
• Rod
• Bait
• Bite
• Lure
• Tackle
• Cast

Reward: 1 Fish (Feed a fish to your cat to double their attack power for a week)


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