Read-a-Thon #2 - Individual Challenge Board + Rules

[Kathryn]

This was not a productive reading day for me.

I started at space 38. I didn't get to read much--but I did play Scrabble. I move one space up to 39.

Currently on Space 39.

[Rachel]

Starting from Space 36:

Read 200 pages (1 space)
Borrowed Life of Pi from library (1 space)
Borrowed The Wednesday Letters from library (1 space)
Participate in the discussion in A-Z folders (1 space)
Finished Adulthood Is a Myth in one sitting (1 space) and it is a book by a female author, so that would be 2 spaces (non-cumulative, if I understand the rules correctly)
Played Scrabble (1 space)
Played The Perfect Line (1 space)
Read for two hours straight (2 spaces)
Read a book with an article in the title (The Outsiders - 2 spaces)

That brings my total for the day to 13 spaces ahead, which brings me to the Finish.... except I've only just noticed the small ghost beside space 36 where I landed yesterday. Does that count as a ghost on the square, or is is just decoration? Other monsters seem to be pretty clearly on the square.

If that one was a ghost, it would bring me back to starting from 34, making my place for today space 47.

[Hilde]

Starting at space 25;
- Borrowed a book from the library - space 26
- Read for two hours straight on my flight yesterday - space 28
- Played Thursday's scrabble - space 29
- Listened to one hour audio - space 30

Currently at space 30

[°~Amy~°]

Morning update for 9/22 (finally get a moment to sit down and think about what I have actually done this week so this list is a bit long)

Starting at space 31:

read 500 pages - 2 spaces ( a witch, jump ahead 3 spaces)
A book with an article in the title - 2 spaces
Read for three straight hours (I am so tired!) - 3 spaces
Read a thon game (perfect line) - 1 space
Participate in an a-z discussion (Illuminae, by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff) - 1 space
Add a book to the ATY map/timeline (Old Man and the Sea) - 1 space
Audiobook - 3 spaces
Finish a book (x3) - 1 space each

And I am finished with the board :-)

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Sorry for the delayed update, everyone!

Heather, you can join in at any time :)

Congrats to Amy and Marina H for finishing the board!!

[Bryony]

Starting on space 9...

Fill the progress posts for all the ATY books you're reading during the read-a-thon - 2 spaces
A book for the ATY challenge - 2 spaces
A book with an article in the title (a, an, the) - 2 spaces

Takes me to space 15 where the witch chases 3 spaces forward to space 18

Read 200 pages - 1 space

Takes me to space 19 with a vampire. I choose to move forward 5 spaces to space 24.

An audiobook - 3 spaces
Listen to an hour of audiobook - 1 space
Finish a book or story in one sitting - 1 space
Read for one straight hour - 1 space
A short story or novella - 1 space
Add a book to an ATY map or timeline - 1 space
Complete a read-a-thon game (Scrabble) - 1 space
Complete a read-a-thon game (on my shelf) - 1 space

Which I think takes me to space 34...

[Kathy]

Friday update:
Gone for the weekend so I'll check in on Sunday. Thanks, Mods for all your work and enthusiasm.

Start space 41

Finish a book (Braided Creek) - 1 space to space 42
A book with an article in the title (a, an, the) (A Dish Taken Cold) - 2 spaces to space 44
Complete a read-a-thon game - The Ultimate Book Tag - 1 space to space 45.

End space 45

[Rachel]

Laura wrote: "Sorry for the delayed update, everyone!

Heather, you can join in at any time :)

Congrats to Amy and Marina H for finishing the board!!"

I'm assuming this means the ghost next to space 36 counts as being on the square then, putting me back two spots from where I though? Otherwise, I've also finished.

[Aline]

Update for Friday:
- add a book to ATY map: 1 space - witch, 3 spaces ahead - ghost, 2 spaces back = 34
- participate in discussion in the A-Z folders: 1 space =35
- read 500 pages total: 2 spaces - frankenstein = dead: back to live through read-a-thon game
- read for two hours straight: 2 spaces = 39
- finish ATY book: 2 spaces =41
- read a book published more than 10 years ago: 2 spaces - ghost, 2 back

= space 41

[Start] - [vampire] [ghost] - [zombie] - - - [werewolf] 10 - [ghost] - - [witch] - - [vampire] [vampire] 20 - [ghost] [zombie] - 25 - [ghost] - - 30 - - [witch] - 35 [ghost] [monster] [monster] - [werewolf] X - [ghost] - - [monster] - [ghost] [Finish]

[Vanessa]

Sept. 22

Starting from space 32

- Finish a scary book - 2 spaces (on space 34)
- A graphic novel or manga - 1 space (on space 35)
- Read for three straight hours - 3 spaces (on space 38 - frankenstein)
- Complete a read-a-thon game (Scrabble - Back to live)
- A graphic novel or manga - 1 space (on space 39)

space 39

[Katie]

Starting on space 28.
Listened to 2 hours of audiobook in The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Astonishing Dialogue Taking Place in Our Bodies Impacts Health, Weight, and Mood - 2 spaces to space 30.
Borrowed The Interstellar Age: Inside the Forty-Year Voyager Mission from the library - 1 space to space 31.
Borrowed A Room of One's Own from the library - 1 space to space 32.
Finished audiobook A Room of One's Own - 3 spaces to space 35.
Finished audiobook The Interstellar Age: Inside the Forty-Year Voyager Mission - 3 spaces to space 38.
Played read-a-thon game Scrabble - 1 space to space 39.

[Start] - [vampire] [ghost] - [zombie] - - - [werewolf] 10 - [ghost] - - [witch] - - [vampire] [vampire] 20 - [ghost] [zombie] - 25 - [ghost] - - 30 - - [witch] - 35 [ghost] [monster] - X [werewolf] - - [ghost] - - [monster] - [ghost] [Finish]

[Rachel]

Honestly, I'm still fairly certain I was done as of yesterday, since looking at the board, the ghost looked more decorative than anything else, but maybe that has more to do with the limited space of the board itself.

Either way, I'm still finished:

Starting from Space 47:
Read 200 pages (1 space)
Played Scrabble (1 space)
Read for 3 hours straight (3 spaces)

That brings me right to the end.

[Aline]

Update for Saturday:
- read for one hour straight: 1 space = 42
- a book by a POC: 2 spaces = 44
- read for two hours straight: 2 spaces
=46 - frankenstein


[Start] - [vampire] [ghost] - [zombie] - - - [werewolf] 10 - [ghost] - - [witch] - - [vampire] [vampire] 20 - [ghost] [zombie] - 25 - [ghost] - - 30 - - [witch] - 35 [ghost] [monster] [monster] - [werewolf] - - [ghost] - - X[monster]X - [ghost] [Finish]

[Kathryn]

Starting at Space 39. Since the last time I posted I:
-read for two straight hours (2 spaces, now at space 41)
-listened to an hour of audiobook (1 space, now at 42)
-made a poll suggestion (2 spaces, now at 44)
-read another for another hour (1 space, now at 45)
-Finished a book (1 space, now at 46)

Now I'm gonna hang out with Frankenstein for awhile--I'll come back after playing a game!

Edit:

I just did Scrabble (move to space 47) and posted in a few other things. I realized when I was in the middle of doing a Progress post (while I was adding up the number of pages read), that I've read more than 1000 pages total, which gives me another 3 spaces, so I'm finished now!!!

[Samantha]

Starting on space 44, I finished Captain Marvel, Volume 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More and completed the ATY challenge so move 5 spaces and finished the game!

[Vanessa]

Sept. 23

Starting from space 39

- A nonfiction book - 2 spaces (on space 41)
- A graphic novel or manga - 1 space (on space 42)
- Read for two straight hours - 2 spaces (on space 44)
- A graphic novel or manga - 1 space (on space 45)
- A graphic novel or manga - 1 space (on space 46 - frankenstein)
- Complete a read-a-thon game (Scrabble - Back to live)
- Read 1000 pages total - 3 space (Finish)

I'm Finished!

[Laura, Celestial Sphere Mod]

Yes, Rachel, the ghost was a part of the game and not decorative.

Congrats to everyone who has finished so far!! We're in the final few hours!

[Zaz]

An audiobook: 3
Finish a children book: 1
Borrow a book from the library: 1
Read 500 pages total: 2
A book with a one word title: 2
Total: 9
Moved to space 34.

[Start] - [vampire] [ghost] - [zombie] - - - [werewolf] 10 - [ghost] - - [witch] - - [vampire] [vampire] 20 - [ghost] [zombie] - - - [ghost] - - 30 - - [witch] X 35 [ghost] [monster] [monster] - [werewolf] - - [ghost] - - [monster] - [ghost] [Finish]

Finish 1 book: 1
Complete a read-a-thon game: 1
Read for two straight hours: 2
A book for the ATY challenge: 2
A book with an orange or black cover: 2 (black AND orange :p)
Total: 8
Moved to space 42 and finished for me :)

[Start] - [vampire] [ghost] - [zombie] - - - [werewolf] 10 - [ghost] - - [witch] - - [vampire] [vampire] 20 - [ghost] [zombie] - - - [ghost] - - 30 - - [witch] - 35 [ghost] [monster] [monster] - [werewolf] - X [ghost] - - [monster] - [ghost] [Finish]

[Rachel]

Laura wrote: "Yes, Rachel, the ghost was a part of the game and not decorative.

Congrats to everyone who has finished so far!! We're in the final few hours!"

Alright, so I finished it a day later than I thought then. Either way, done!