R9: SS~How to Play, Help & Discussion Thread

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Round 9 Super Series

✸This is a team challenge that requires 1 book a week. The object of the game is to roll the dice and move along the board. To win a team must roll past 100. Teams will roll on Fridays.

✸ R9 SS Sign ups are open now through 5/26. Then teams will be formed and the game will officially start 6/2.

✸Teams will roll by clicking the dice on Fridays once their team has completed their reads. Please note you will be using two dice for each roll.

**VERY IMPORTANT**
A team can NOT advance if all reviews are not in by the deadline. That being said, players need to have their reviews in latest by Friday. Technically, a review isn't late until after Thursday 11:59p. But your team captain cannot roll until ALL of the team reviews have been posted.

❖If a player fails to have their book done two times throughout the game (excluding a prearranged absence) they will no longer be a part of the team.


HOW TO PICK A BOOK:
✸ Books are based on the spot you're on not the roll of the die.
If you land on single digit spot for example let’s say you land on spot 5 then you have to read a book that's #5 in a series. For double digit numbers, for example you land on spot 48 you can read either a #4 or a #8 in a series.
✸Standalone books can be used for a 1 or a 0
✸First in a series can be used for a 1
✸I don't expect anyone to read a series out of order and for people that don't read series books that still want to play there will be an alternate option. There will be an alternate option for each spot.
✸Half books: ½ or .5 count only if they meet the page requirement AND will be judged by preceding whole number numeral on goodreads.
Example: Spot 8: A MacKenzie Clan Gathering (MacKenzies & McBrides, #8.5) would count for spot 8 because it meets the page limit.
✸ Books in multiple series can be used for ANY of the series. An example: Azagoth (1001 Dark Nights, #6; Lords of Deliverance, #5.5; Demonica, #10.5) can be used for spot 6 for 1001 Dark Nights, spot 5 for LoD or spot 10 for Demonica because it meets the page limit.


✸There will be a separate thread for captains to post their place on the board after rolling and a separate thread for captains to post a link to the teams completed reviews.


NEW FEATURE:
Bonus Points ~
✸Teams will have a chance to earn 1 Free Pass to roll. To earn your free pass your team has to complete their reads a day before the next roll. Once your team has done this you will have 1 free pass. The free pass will allow a team to roll if they are missing a review(s) before the cutoff. Once you've used it, you can't earn another one. It's a one-time shot. NOTE: The free pass may not be used for the win.
✸ One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series
✸ One point can be earned One point can be earned for reading a book that > 500 pages
✸ One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series (there must be more than 4 books in that series...I will entertain series with spin-offs) ~ no re-reads on this one.
✸ One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate lists (earned week before winning roll)
****Each of those can only be earned ONCE. So That is a FREE PASS and a total of 4 bonus points****


✸Must wait until roll to start a book.
✸Re-reads are allowed (Added on 8/18 for next round ~EXCEPT on Winning Spots, no re-reads to win)
✸Page limit is 140
✸When using an anthology you may use any of the numbers in the book except for the .5 since this means ½. But you must review each story in the anthology.
✸Series # will be based on how GR has it listed.
✸Deadline cutoffs are based on US Central time zone

✸✸✸ Any questions please feel free to ask!

R9 SS Sign ups

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

ALTERNATE LIST:
*Titles exclude leading articles like A, An, The)
❀Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
❀ Colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
❀ Locations: T As long as the book takes part at all in the given location .
❀ Shelves: T Any book on the given shelf
❀ Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
❀ Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
❀ Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
❀ TTitles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.


2. 20th Century Novels (January 1, 1901 - December 31, 2000)
3. Steampunk
4. Goodreads Choice Awards 2016
5. Book to Movie (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis
6. Magic
7. Series featuring Groups such as Sisters or Brothers or BFFs
8. Cover: Black
9. Four or more Words Title excluding like A, An, The (i.e. The Girl on the Train or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
10. California
11. Cover: Purple
12. Title L
13. Aliens
14. Male Author
15. Goodreads Choice Awards 2015
16. Title D
17. Cover Item Vehicle/Mode of Transport
18. Cover: Red
19. Erotica
20. Cover Item Food
21. Title W
22. Best Book Boyfriends
23. Author H
24. Road Trip
25. Number in the Title (i.e.Third Grave Dead Ahead or Every Fifteen Minutes)
26. Science Fiction
27. Cover: Orange
28. Female Author
29. Title T
30. Set in the South
31. Three Word Title excluding like A, An, The (i.e. Behind Closed Doors or Etched in Bone)
32. Fairy Tale Retellings
33. Cover Item Building(s)
34. Author J
35. Depression/Mental Illness/Disability (I’ll accept drug abuse, self-harm etc)
36. Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
37. Contemporary Romance
38. Young Adult/New Adult
39. Law Enforcement/Military
40. Title E
41. Enemies to lovers (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
42. Dystopian
43. Single Parent or Widower
44. New Release (first Published within 6 months of this date)
45. Music/Instrument
46. Freebie/Kindle Unlimited/ARC
47. Love Triangle or Ménage
48. Taboo Romance
49. Crime or MC is a criminal
50. Cover: Pink
51. New York
52. Two Word Title excluding like A, An, The (i.e. Deadly Silence or The Hunger Games )
53. Title R
54. Cover Item: 2 or more People
55. Favorite Author
56. Second chance love (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
57. Shapeshifter
58. White
59. Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
60. Title S
61. Author L
62. Cover Item An Animal
63. Book that one of your teammates read shelf rated a 5-star
64. MC has a Pet
65. College
66. Tattoos
67. Fantasy
68. Sports/Athletes
69. Cover: Green
70. Space Opera
71. Author S
72. Humor
73. Suspense/Thriller
74. Title C
75. Goodreads Choice Awards 2012
76. Debut Novel or Debut Author
77. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
78. Cover Item No People
79. Standalone
80. Author A
81. Cover: Yellow
82. Europe
83. LGBT
84. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
85. Friends to Lovers
86. Cover Item Moon or Sun
87. MC is a minority (Non-Caucasian)
88. Paranormal
89. Cover: Blue
90. Non-fiction
91. Title G
92. Horror
93. Cover Item Weapon(s)
94. One Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Witness or Divergent)
95. Detective/Law Enforcement
96. Cover: Gray/Silver
97. Marked as DNF at least once
98. Set in the Midwest
99. Cover Brown
100. Series featuring Groups such as Sisters or Brothers or BFFs
102. Cover Item Water
103. Multicultural
104. Author B
105. Author S
106: Florida
107. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
108. England
109. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
110. Shirtless Cover
111. Teammate recommends (at least one from your TBR and at least one NOT on your TBR)
112. Inspirational

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

★ You can use any edition of the book you read.
★ Publication years, any edition so long as it is published in the given year.
★ Covers must be at least 50%
★ Cover Item, must have the given item on the cover.
★ The alternates with links are for shelves, your book must be on the given shelf.
★ New item - Text item, your book must contain the given word and need to include the sentence with it and location when posting your review. Plurals will be ok to use.
★ Locations as long as the book takes part in the given location at some point in the book.
★ Author letters, first, middle, or last name must start with the given letter. (i.e.) "L": First: Lisa Kleypas ✿ Last: Jade Lee ✿ Middle: R.L. Mathewson
★ Title letters, must be the first word in the title excluding the lead ARTICLE (The, A, An...) i.e.:
An Elephant in the Garden would be considered starting with "E"
While And the Mountains Echoed would be considered starting with "A"
Thanks to Book Concierge for the examples


FOR THOSE PLAYING BOTH
★YES, you can use the same book in both challenges.
For example: Ezi is on SS Team 1 and SSS Team 3
Week 1: SS Team 1 rolled 12 (so they can read a book 1 or 2 in a series and
SSS Team 3 rolled 2 for their first roll

Ezi is allowed to read and claim Insurgent (Divergent #2) for her SS and her SSS team if she wants.

Of course, you could always challenge yourself to read different books as I did last round :D
#BelikeEzi

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

EXAMPLE OF AN ACCEPTABLE POST

Week 2:
Spot: 12 (or Alternative~ Title "C")

Book: Crave The Night by Lara Adrian
Qualification: Midnight Breeds Book 12 OR Title "C"
Finished: 9/10
Rating & Review: ★★★½.
I am not sure if my expectations were too high, but I didn't enjoy this book like I thought I would. This one was just kind of flat.

First of all, I didn't "feel" the chemistry between Jordana and Nathan. It felt more like insta-lust, the kind you feel when a good girl meets that bad boy you know your dad would want you to stay away from. That feeling of wanting to be the one who tames that tiger. I liked Nathan and Jordana individually though. I kept waiting for the moment Elliott Bentley Squire (Jordana's boyfriend) would be revealed to be a fiend waiting to use her for evil...I am still waiting.

Also, I am baffled at where this series is going. Not knowing the true enemy and the enemies motivations didn't really get me excited. It's like now everyone is an Atlantean descendant. Are there any plan old breedmates left anymore? There are just more questions and not enough answers, so this one was just okay for me.

When using the alternate that involves cover items, colors, or publications years, please be sure to link the Correct edition to show how the book qualifies

[Cathy]

Can a group of people sign up to be on a team together?

[cherryjellybeans]

Will this challenge be too difficult for me? Or do you think I will be able to achieve it. I'm a slow reader?

[Mary X]

If you can read a book a week that works for the space your team is on then you should be fine. If you can't because you don't have time or can't easily acquire books than you might want to skip this one.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Cathy wrote: "Can a group of people sign up to be on a team together?"

No. Teams are assigned

[SandyL]

What are the bonus points for/how do they help?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Camille wrote: "Will this challenge be too difficult for me? Or do you think I will be able to achieve it. I'm a slow reader?"

You would have to read and review every week. I can tell you that teammates would expect you to choose a book and write your review within the week.
If you don't think you can honor that commitment, I wouldn't sign up.

I would suggest an individual challenge for slower readers.

*Thanks Mary

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Sandy wrote: "What are the bonus points for/how do they help?"

See Post 3

[Cait S]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Sandy wrote: "What are the bonus points for/how do they help?"

See Post 3"

I don't understand the bonus points either. If the goal is the same as the other games, to roll and move along the board, and you win by being the first team to finish the board... What are points for? Is it an extra space? Is it in case two teams finish at the same time? I've read post 3 a few times and I get HOW to receive the points, but I must still be missing where it explains like what they're actually for.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Cait S wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "Sandy wrote: "What are the bonus points for/how do they help?"

See Post 3"

I don't understand the bonus points either. If the goal is the same as the other games, to roll and mo..."

Okay Cait and Sandy. I apologize if its really confusing. Thanks for asking for clarification.

For those who have played before, some teams seem to roll 5 or 6 every week. We have had situations where some teams were in the 60's and some had just cracked 41. Realistically, there was no way for the teams 20-30 spots behind could catch up. The bonus points are a way for teams to get a few more points. It's not that many points, but if you earn it all, it's almost like earning an extra roll.

Does that help?

[Cait S]

Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks!

[Colleen]

I've only participated once before, but this was one of my favorite team challenges! So excited it's back.

For posting the weekly reviews, would it be acceptable to post all the details including book name/author and edit in the actual cover and/or link later? I use my mobile device more and more these days, and the app is horrible and using a browser on my phone to try and do linking is painful.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Colleen wrote: "I've only participated once before, but this was one of my favorite team challenges! So excited it's back.

For posting the weekly reviews, would it be acceptable to post all the details including ..."

Hmmmm. Let me think on that because it makes the captions job much harder

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

~★ Kelli★ ~ wrote: "I just have a quick question on the sign up post you said the game starts on 6/23/17 but here it says 6/2. I was just wondering which was the right date :)"

June 2 is the right date.
Thanks for catching that Kelli

[Cait S]

For the genre alternatives, is an embedded genre okay? Like Fantasy > Steampunk for Steampunk?

Edit: Also is it that the genre needs to be on the main page or is it the genre should be tagged a certain number of times?

[Kim]

Ezi, where is the best place to set notifications so we know when teams are assigned? Last round I almost got kicked off because I spaced and didn't know teams had been formed yet. Oops.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Ummm, I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by embedded genres. Can you give me an example?
I mean I consider BDB, romance, PNR, UF And Fantasy etc. is that what you mean, like a book fitting multiple genres?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Don't worry, I'll send a mass message like I did for sign up to remind everyone. And hopefully, captains will gently send pms to those who don't check in

[Cait S]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Ummm, I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by embedded genres. Can you give me an example?
I mean I consider BDB, romance, PNR, UF And Fantasy etc. is that what you mean, like a book fitting multi..."

Like a genre that's listed within another genre. You can have just "Fantasy" but then there's also like "Fantasy > Werewolf" or "Fantasy > Paranormal" etc. So I'm wondering if the genre we need to use shows up as the secondary genre (like "Science Fiction > Steampunk" when we need Steampunk) would count or if it needs to just stand on its own (just "Steampunk" with nothing else listed before or after it).

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Cait S wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "Ummm, I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by embedded genres. Can you give me an example?
I mean I consider BDB, romance, PNR, UF And Fantasy etc. is that what you mean, like a ..."

As long as it's tagged steampunk even as a secondary tag, that's fine.
I think most of what we read are like sub genres anyway, right?

[Cait S]

Yeah, that's been my experience as well. Just wanted to make sure. Thanks for your help! :)

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

I'm ready to plaaaaaaaaaay! (in my best whiny voice)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Sunshine✰✰✰ wrote: "I'm ready to plaaaaaaaaaay! (in my best whiny voice)"

Hehehe.

I'm just trying to figure out if I play or just watch :)

[maria helena]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "I'm just trying to figure out if I play or just watch :)"

Play! :-)

[Nichole]

So, what do we need to bribe you with to get teams up a little early? Ya know, since it's a holiday weekend! Just trying to look out for everyone :P

[Nichole]

And you should play!

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series (there must be more than 4 books in that series...I will entertain series with spin-offs)"

Just checking, but: only full books in the series are required, no .5 prequels, novellas, short stories or whatever, right?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Denise wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series (there must be more than 4 books in that series...I will entertain series with spin-offs)"

Just checking, but: only fu..."

If prequel meets the page requirement, then it's definitely okay.
Example: is a prequel (The Wallfowers 0.5) and it is 391 pages.

is book 8.5 and it's 160 pages so it would work

Short stories won't meet the page requirements

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

No, I meant specifically do we have to read 0.5, etc. books to earn the bonus point for reading an entire series or will just reading all the "regular" books in the series suffice?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Denise wrote: "No, I meant specifically do we have to read 0.5, etc. books to earn the bonus point for reading an entire series or will just reading all the "regular" books in the series suffice?"

Ooooh! Okay! No. No, you wouldn't be required to read the side stories. You are only required to read the full number books

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Great, thank you! :) I was going through my shelves earlier trying to find a series to use for this and figured I'd better make sure. :D

[Krissy]

Question about the bonus points. Does everyone on the team have to complete the task in order to earn the bonus point? Or just one person on the team? For example the >500 pages. Do we get the point if only one person reads a book >500 pages? Or do all 6 of the team members need to read a book >500 pages in order to get the point?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Krissy wrote: "Question about the bonus points. Does everyone on the team have to complete the task in order to earn the bonus point? Or just one person on the team? For example the >500 pages. Do we get the poin..."

One person only

[SandyL]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Cait S wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "Sandy wrote: "What are the bonus points for/how do they help?"

See Post 3"

I don't understand the bonus points either. If the goal is the same as the other games,..."

Hi Ezi
I've been going over the extra points in my head (scary!) - so do they move you ahead extra spaces? I'm still not understanding because the game doesn't seem to be based on points, but rather what you roll and the spaces you land on. So I'm still not clear on where they fit. Thanks and sorry for not getting it! :D

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

If you rolled a 3 and landed on 30, the extra point would put you on 31

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

So the extra point is used immediately on the next roll after earning it?

[SandyL]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "If you rolled a 3 and landed on 30, the extra point would put you on 31"

Thanks so much - that makes sense. If we have points available are we able to tell you when we want to use them? For example, if we'd rather keep spot 30 instead of 31 for that roll?

[Alison (Lady Coffin)]

Ok, so question that might not apply to very many but then again it might.
I have been on hold for The Turn and it looks like I will get it while this challenge is going on. It is a Prequal written after the rest of the series was completed.
The Turn (The Hollows 0.1) by Kim Harrison written as a novel.
It is over 400 pages, so qualifies in that way.
Could it be read with the "0" if we landed on 20, 30, 40, etc...????

[[deleted user]]

sorry just want to check the series has to have 4 or more books right and have to have at least 140 pages to count

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Sandy wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "If you rolled a 3 and landed on 30, the extra point would put you on 31"

Thanks so much - that makes sense. If we have points available are we able to tell you when we want to us..."

You can save it:)
But when you are posting your spot, make sure to state "Team Ezi loves Spartacus earn 1 bonus point for over 500 pages"

Then also state when you USE that bonus point

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Ok, so question that might not apply to very many but then again it might.
I have been on hold for The Turn and it looks like I will get it while this challenge is going on. It is a..."

Correct! It counts for 0 in 10, 20 etc just like you stated. You got it

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jodie wrote: "sorry just want to check the series has to have 4 or more books right and have to have at least 140 pages to count"

No. You can read a series that only has 1 or 2 books as long as it meets the page requirement of 140 pages.

BUT if you want the bonus points for Starting and Finishing a series, that particular point is only available to series with 4 or more published books not counting novellas

[[deleted user]]

thank you for explaining that x

[Mandy]

Team 2 is now Fast and Furious Page Turners
I'll be captain this round.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Mandy wrote: "Team 2 is now Fast and Furious Page Turners
I'll be captain this round."
Thanks