Mystery Date Info and Rules

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Does anyone remember that old board game, Mystery Date?
This team challenge is based on that board game.

Here's how it works:
You decide which of the four categories you want to find a 'date' in. Roll a die. Read a book for the number you rolled. If you can't or don't want to read for that quality, a teammate can volunteer to read it for you. You cannot roll for a new 'date' until your book has been finished. You can read another team member's unwanted 'date' while waiting for your book to be finished.


The team with the most 'dates' read wins.

Rules:
Books must be 150 pages.
Poetry and graphic novels are not allowed.
Proof of the 'date's' quality must be provided by citing from the text of the book, i.e.; "'Where'd you get the scars?' he asked gently." p. 69 Shakespeare's Landlord

roll one die

Categories
Age
The main character must be:
1 - 12 and under
2 - a teenager
3 - in their twenties
4 - in their thirties
5 - 40 to 99 years old
6 - older than 100 or ageless/immortal

Vocation
The main character must be:
1 - a student
2 - in the military
3 - in a medical profession
4 - a detective/amateur sleuth/PI
5 - a business owner
6 - unemployed

Location
The main character must:
1 - live in Europe
2 - live on an island
3 - live in the USA
4 - live in a large city
5 - be traveling or visiting somewhere
6 - not live on Earth

Physical Attributes
The main character must:
1 - have blonde hair
2 - be very tall
3 - have a tattoo
4 - be able to change shape
5 - have scars
6 - have brown eyes

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Examples:
Jane decides on the Location category.
Jane rolls a 1 - lives in Europe
Jane decides to read The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
or
Jane decides on the Physical Attributes category.
Jane rolls a 4 - be able to change shape.
Jane is not interested in reading a shapeshifter book. Her teammate, John, offers to read it for her. Jane will either need to wait until John is finished with her book or read someone else's unwanted 'date'.
or
John (Jane's teammate) chose to 'date' someone from the Vocation category.
John rolled a 4 - a detective/amateur sleuth/PI
John doesn't have any mystery books. Jane offers to read it for him. Jane chooses to read The Mysterious Affair at Styles.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Dates & Details:
♥ Sign ups are open now.
♥ Teams will be posted January 21.
♥ Teams will be formed based on the amount of books read a week.
(see template for sign up at the end of this post)
♥ The game will begin on January 24. at 12:01 a.m. (MST)
♥ The game will conclude February 14 at 11:59 p.m. (MST)
♥ If your profile is set to private, you will need to open it for the duration of the game. You may need to be contacted by your captain or a moderator.

How to Play:
♥ Each team member will need to go on 'dates'.
♥ Books need to be reported on your team's thread.
♥ Do not start reading your 'date' before the challenge begins.
♥ Post a link to the book, finish date, and which category you choose, and what number you rolled. Don't forget to include proof of the quality from the text of the book.
sample Selection or Completion post
Book: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Pages: 298
Date Read: 2/2/18
Category: Location; rolled a 3 - live in the USA
proof: "I live in Finley, a rural area about 10 miles from my garage, which is in the older industrial area of Kennewick [Washington, USA]." p. 9

Qualified Books:
♥ Books must be a 150 page minimum.
♥ Re-reads are allowed.
♥ Graphic novels and poetry books ARE NOT allowed.
♥ Anthologies probably won't work for this challenge.

Captain Duties:
♥ I strongly recommend having a captain and a scorekeeper on each team.
♥ Each team will need to have a spreadsheet to keep track of team's dates.
♥ You'll need to begin a thread for your team's discussion and to report books read.
♥ Captains will need to report how many 'dates' were completed by Friday, Feb. 16.
♥ Report any problems, concerns, missing players, etc. to the moderator.

Template for Signing Up:
YOU MUST use this template when you sign up.
Name:
Willing to be Captain:
Willing to keep the spreadsheet:
Amount of books a week you can devote to this challenge: