Book Bingo Team Challenge! (Categories Will Get Called Here)

[Andrea]

Melanie, I like that edit to the rules. Thanks!

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

*SIGNUPS ARE NOW CLOSED
If you missed signups and are interested in playing, comment and I'll add you to the backup list.

I will be making the teams asap. :) Challenge starts tomorrow! Who is ready?

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Team One:

-Brittany
-Dizzy
-Sarita
-Hannah
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Team Two:
-Karis
-Dawn
-Bess
-Sarah Grace
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Team Three:
-Kimberly
-Megan
-Andrea
-Kellyn
-Tiffany
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[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

This challenge will be run on Eastern time, so the challenge will officially begin in 1 hour and 10 minutes! Look for the first category to be called then. :D

[Karis]

Melanie wrote: "*SIGNUPS ARE NOW CLOSED
If you missed signups and are interested in playing, comment and I'll add you to the backup list.

I will be making the teams asap. :) Challenge starts tomorrow! Who is ready?"

So excited!!!! Thanks for organizing this again, Melanie.

[Tiffany]

I’m so excited! Thank you again for organizing this!

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

The first category is...

Horse (Standalone)
Options for completing this category:
1: read a book with a HORSE on the cover or in the title.
2: read a book that is a standalone (not part of a series -- even nonfiction that is not part of a series count)
3: read a book that starts with the letter S (for standalone)

Be sure to check into your team's chat thread before the next category gets called and let them know your reading plans. Have fun guys!

Next category will be called: 3/14

[Hannah]

Thanks! This will be exciting! :)

[Medomfo]

Hi. Can I still join? X

[Andrea]

Thanks, Melanie! I'm really happy about this challenge.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Glad to hear that, Andrea!

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Medomfo, you can join team two.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Teams are now full! Any other signups will be put on a backup list for if players go MIA or drop out (which hopefully won't happen). ;)

[Hannah]

I have to say, I'm really getting a kick out of Horse being called the very week releases! I'm sure Mrs. Mason won't be minding the boost to reviews. I wish I trusted the mail service enough to wait for my review copy before diving in to a different book!

[Monique the Book Geek]

It turns out that many of the books I'm reading in the coming days/weeks/months match many of the categories for this challenge, especially with the ability to use books we've already started reading with 100+ pages left to read (I have several of these)... So...

I would like to be considered as a backup player for a team that loses an MIA player. :)

To be fair in this challenge, I believe it is important for all teams to have the same number of team players.

[Andrea]

Monique, I'm glad you're on the backup list now. It's certainly not the same without you.

The teams currently do have the same number of players, as one each were added to Teams One and Two, which made them even with Team Three, numbers wise.

[Staci]

I was confused. I thought categories were called on Wednesdays, but I see it is Thursdays. Is there a set time on Thursday or is it anytime that day? Thank you!

[Sarita]

Staci wrote: "I was confused. I thought categories were called on Wednesdays, but I see it is Thursdays. Is there a set time on Thursday or is it anytime that day? Thank you!"

As per Melanie's message 54 above:

This challenge will be run on Eastern time

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Staci, new categories will be posted right around 12:01 AM (ET)on Thursdays.

[Staci]

Melanie wrote: "Staci, new categories will be posted right around 12:01 AM (ET)on Thursdays."

Thanks Melanie! About one hour then...the suspense!!

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Yep! Just one hour until the next category gets called. :))

[Hannah]

(Heading over to write up a review)

[Andrea]

So excited!

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

The second category is...

Tree (4)
Options for completing this category:
1: read a book with a TREE on the cover or in the title.
2: read a book that is the 4th book in its series (e.g. )
3: read a book that starts with the letter F (for Four/4)

Be sure to check into your team's chat thread before the next category gets called and let them know your reading plans. Have fun guys!

Next category will be called: 3/21

[Andrea]

Melanie, would this book work (are those trees in the background, on the left-hand side of the cover)?

[Kellyn]

Hi Melanie! Would this one work for "tree"?



There's a tree over the house, and then a lot more tree appears on the back cover. :)

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Andrea and Kellyn,

Both of those books work! Enjoy your reading. :)

[Andrea]

Thanks, Melanie!

[Tiffany]

Would this one work for tree?

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Tiffany, yes, that one works for tree. :)

[Tiffany]

Thank you

[Sarah Grace]

What are the rules on DNFing a book? I dnfed the book I planned to read for a category . . . Can I pick a new one?

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

You can pick a new book to read for that category.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

This is just a reminder that the free space does not get called. The team can finish it whenever they like. Any book over 100 pages that is not a cookbook, picture book, manga/graphic novel, or poetry book will work. It just needs to be finished after the challenge started (remember that for any book to count, you have to have had at least 100 pages left to read when the category was called). :))

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Monique wrote: "It turns out that many of the books I'm reading in the coming days/weeks/months match many of the categories for this challenge, especially with the ability to use books we've already started readi..."

I've added you to the backup list. So glad you decided to join! :D

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

The Third category is...

Key (2)
Options for completing this category:
1: read a book with a KEY on the cover or in the title.
2: read a book that is the 2nd book in its series
3: read a book that starts with the letter T (for Two/2)

Be sure to check into your team's chat thread before the next category gets called and let them know your reading plans. If it has been two weeks since you last checked into the team's thread (and it isn't a planned absence), you will be removed from the team. Have fun guys!

Next category will be called: 3/28

[Sarita]

Melanie - for the following option:

3: read a book that starts with the letter T (for Two/2)

When the book starts with the word "The" - will that count or do have to ignore articles.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

You can count The for T. :)

[Sarita]

Melanie wrote: "You can count The for T. :)"

Great! Thanks Melanie

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

New category gets called at midnight. Who is ready?

[Sarita]

Yeah! Me!!

[Staci]

Me too! Especially now that it is being called 24 hours earlier than I thought. I can’t quite get the timing down. :-)

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Staci wrote: "Me too! Especially now that it is being called 24 hours earlier than I thought. I can’t quite get the timing down. :-)"

They get called Thursday at 12:01 AM (ET), so basically Wednesday at midnight.

[Hannah]

I'm quite ready. :)

[Andrea]

I totally figured that wrong today! :) Yep, I'm ready.

[Andrea]

I'm here and ready. *rubs hands together* What will that new category be...?

:)

[Hannah]

(Breathless anticipation 😉)

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

The Fourth category is...

Book or letter (2)
Options for completing this category:
1: read a book with a Book OR letter on the cover or in the title.
2: read a book that is the 2nd book in its series
3: read a book that starts with the letter T (for Two/2)

Be sure to check into your team's chat thread before the next category gets called and let them know your reading plans. If it has been two weeks since you last checked into the team's thread (and it isn't a planned absence), you will be removed from the team. Have fun guys!

Next category will be called: April 5th at approximately 12:01 AM (ET)

[Andrea]

Thanks, Melanie!

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Andrea wrote: "I'm here and ready. *rubs hands together* What will that new category be...?

:)"

Hannah wrote: "(Breathless anticipation 😉)"

Sorry for the slight delay. The websites were a little slow to load.