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Climbing Machu Picchu
2nd suitcaseTan 2 4 6 7 10
Gold 1 3 7 9 10
Brown 1 2 4 6
Lt Grn 3 4 5 6
Dk Grn 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
Glad you are joining us Jonquil...have fun!
Climbing Machu PicchuSeptember 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019
TASKS
RED - OBSTACLES
TOO HIGH: Struggling with the altitude. Go back 3 spaces
2ND WIND: Feeling good! Move ahead 3 spaces
LEG CRAMP: OUCH! Go back 1 space
ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
LLAMA XING: Roll Again
TAN - PERU & AREA
1. MP is Peru’s leading tourist attraction with over a million people visiting every year.
✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
2. MP is located in the Andes Mountains - the 2nd highest mountain range in the world. ✜ Read the book on your TBR with the 2nd highest rating. (To easily find this you can sort your TBR/WTR Shelf by rating).
3. Half the population of Peru is Quechua, a South American Indian group related to the Inca. ✜ Read a half step series book (i.e 1.5) or a book with an indigenous character.
4. There are three official languages in Peru: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. ✜ Read a book that has been translated from its original published language or read a book that takes place in Peru.
5. The city of Cusco is called the gateway to Machu Picchu even though it is 50 miles away. It was once the Incan capital and still the capital of the region. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
6. The town of Aguas Calientes is the starting point for the ascent to MP. ✜ Read a book with an author whose initials are AC or MP.
✔ 7. Peru’s rainy season is from October to April. The rain adds an extra challenge to your visit but MP is far less crowded during these months. ✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date.
✔ 8. There are 10 million Llamas in the world. Three-quarters of them live in Peru and love the mountains surrounding MP. ✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
9. Another common MP sight is the Giant Andean Condor. It's the largest flying bird on earth and was sacred to the Inca. ✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover.
✔ 10. MP is an UNESCO World Heritage site but has come close to being placed on their endangered list. This has led the Peruvian government to restrict the total number of daily tickets to 2,500. ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
1. The Inca Empire first appeared during the 12th century and quickly grew to over 12 million people. ✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (share page count).
2. MP was built in the mid-1400s by Pachacuti, the ninth Incan ruler. ✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI.
✔ 3. The Inca lacked a written language. But they developed a system of record-keeping using a complicated system of knots called quipus. ✜ Listen to an audio book or read a book that completes a task for a complicated challenges. Tell us what challenge.
✔ 4. The Inca created a road system with over 18,000 miles of roads. In spite of this, they never discovered the wheel! ✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover.
5. The Inca built impressive suspension bridges 300 years before the Europeans had mastered them. At one point the Andes contained more than 200 such bridges. ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
6. The Inca used a dry masonry method to construct their buildings. Without mortar they fit large stones so tightly together that nothing could get between them. ✜ Read a book with a stone building or wall shown on the cover.
7. The Inca combined their expertise in engineering and agriculture to create terraces that provided an efficient drainage system key to reducing the risk of landslides. ✜ Read a book with a character that is involved in the field of engineering or agriculture.
8. The Inca took astronomy very seriously. They were the only ancient culture to define constellations of darkness as well as light. ✜ Read a book with a word in the title that refers to the sky in some way (i.e : sky, light, dark, stars, sun, moon, etc.).
✔ 9. The Inca worshiped the sun god Inti, believing their emperor to be a direct descendent of Inti. ✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
10. With the arrival of the Spaniards 1532, the Inca were quickly overwhelmed by the diseases and superior weaponry of these invaders, disappearing completely by 1535.
✜ Read a book that takes place in the 1500’s or read a book with a weapon on the cover.
BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
1. In the Quechua native language, Machu Picchu means “Old Peak” or “Old Mountain.” ✜ Read a book that was added to your TBR/WTR the first year you joined GR. Tell us the year.
✔ 2. Although known to locals, Machu Picchu remained unknown to the outside world until a Yale professor, Hiram Bingham, rediscovered it in 1911. ✜ Read a book where an important discovery is made. Tell us what is was.
✔ 3. During Bingham’s visits, he removed artifacts promising to return them but did not. A few were returned in 2006 and 2007 but it wasn’t until 2012 that most were officially returned to the Peruvian government. ✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
4. It has never been determined why the city was built and what its actual purpose was. Some thought it was a spiritual retreat and others believed it served as a country estate for the emperor. ✜ Read a book that is hard to hard to put a genre label on.
5. There are over 150 buildings on the 5 sq miles of Machu Picchu. ✜ Read a series book #5 or a book with a TBR/WTR number that is between 150 and 159.
6. Its remote mile-high location makes it hard to believe that all the stones to construct the buildings were pushed or carried up the mountain by manpower. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a remote location.
7. There are over a 100 flights of stairs leading up to MP with more than 3,000 steps. ✜ Read a book with stairs or steps on the cover.
8. Some people believe that aliens once inhabited the region and built MP. ✜ Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage.
9. Huayna Picchu is the peak you see in the photos of MP. Only 400 people a day are given permits to climb the peak to see its secret temple. ✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
10. You must bring your passport with you to MP. It has its own passport stamp which is a nice reminder of your Peruvian adventure. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
1. Many visitors choose to hike to MP. With different trails that vary in length and experience, there is one that fits every hiking preference. ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference.
✔ 2. The Classic Inca Trail is the most popular route. It follows the path of the original Inca trail and has a 4-day and 2-day option. ✜ Read a series book #4 or #2.
3. You will need a permit for the Classic Inca Trail. They are limited but there are other hiking options if you are unable to secure one. ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum).
4. The Salkantay Trek does not need a permit. Named after the iconic Mount Salkantay it has been called “One of the World’s Best Hikes”. ✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it.
✔ 5. The Lares Trek is an easier option and the ultimate cultural experience. It takes you through traditional Andean communities that have changed little in the last 500 years, giving you a wonderful look back in time. ✜ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage (It can have a country listed before the word CULTURAL).
6. If you don't plan to hike, you can take the train to Aguas Calientes, which deposits you at the foot of the mountain heading up to MP. ✜ Read a book with a mountain on the cover.
7. There are two rail companies that operate trains to MP: PeruRail and Inca Rail. Both give you options ranging from the budget friendly to impressive luxury cars. ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
✔ 8. At 11,150 feet, Cusco requires acclimation to avoid acute mountain sickness, or AMS. Even though MP is just under 8,000 feet it’s a good idea to give yourself a day in the area to acclimate. ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
✔ 9. From Aguas Calientes there are two ways to get to the actual site - by foot or by bus. Both have their obstacles: a two hour stair-heavy trip up the hill or a two hour wait in line to board a bus. ✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
10. New rules and regulations for visiting MP went into effect on July 1, 2017 making it harder to get tickets. So be sure to purchase your tickets online well in advance to avoid disappointment. ✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017.
DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
1. Watchman’s Hut: This served as a control port for people entering and exiting the city creating a very effective means of security. The impressive view from the hut should not be missed! ✜ Read a “not to be missed” book from this GR list: Most Popular in 2018. Tell what number is was on the list.
2. The Funerary Stone: This strangely carved rock lies next to the Watchman's Hut. Researchers have puzzled over its use but several have suggested it could have been a sacrificial alter. ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
3. Temple of the Sun: It is believed this structure with the unusual turret was used as an astronomical observatory. The placement of the two windows are closely aligned to the Summer and Winter solstice. ✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter.
4. Royal Tomb: At the base of this building is a cave-like structure believed to be a mausoleum for the royal family. ✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty.
5. The Temple of Three Windows: Located in the area called the Sacred Plaza, the Three Windows frame the three facing mountains perfectly. ✜ Read a series book #3.
6. The Principal Temple: Named for its large size, it striking feature is an embedded kite-shaped stone thought to represent the Southern-Cross star formation. ✜ Read a book with an cross shaped object on the cover.
7. House of Ornaments: Located at the highest point of the city, they believed this was used to store ornaments because of the niches in the walls. Its three magnificent walls are covered with intricate carvings. ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it.
8. Inti Watana: One of the strangest features at MP, archaeologists think this carved stone served as a sundial or calendar. At midday on the winter and summer solstice, the sun stands directly above the stone casting no shadow. ✜ Read a book with something that tells time on the cover (calendar, clock, watch, etc.)
9. The Fountains: Fed from natural spring waters through impressive stone channels, MP's fountains fill over 16 baths which were thought to be used for ritual purification. ✜ Read a book with a word relating to water in the title (ocean, river, fountain, etc.).
10. Terraces: No trip to MP would be complete without visiting the many terraces that drop down the side of the ancient city. These green alleyways make the perfect spot for a nice rest and beautiful view! ✜ Read a book with a green cover.
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Cumulative = 33 - end of second row
Roll 1 = 3 Gold - Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Final Witness - Simon Tolkien - 9/7/18 T
Roll 2 = 4 Gold - Listen to an audio book or read a book that completes a task for a complicated challenges. Tell us what challenge.
Pieces of Her - Karin Slaughter - 9/14/18 - audiobook
Roll 3 = 1 Light Green - Read a series book #4 or #2
Desert Wives - Betty Webb - 9/24/18 - #2 Lena Jones
Roll 4 = 2 Brown - Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
Why Mermaids Sing - C.S. Harris - 9/30/18 - pub 2007
Roll 5 = 1 = Light Green - Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll - 10/3/18 - 239 pages
Roll 6 = 2 - Gold - Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover.
The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde - 10/6/18
Roll 7 = 3 - Tan - Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
The Judas Strain - James Rollins - 10/9/18 - roLLins
Roll 8 = 2 - Light Green - Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage
A Week in Winter - Maeve Binchy - 10/11/18
Roll 9 = 4 - Tan - Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April.
The Medusa Amulet - Robert Masello - 10/19/18 - pub 26 April, 2011
Roll 10 - 1 - Light Green - Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
Night Moves - Jonathan Kellerman - 10/21/18 - MC is Alex Delaware
Roll 11 - 5 Tan - Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR
The Red Tent - Anita Diamant - 10/22/18 - 18,059 reviews
✔ Roll 12 - 3 Red - Rock Slide - Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces which is Brown. Read a book where an important discovery is made. Tell us what is was.
Pushing Brilliance - Tim Tigner - 10/26/18 - The discovery of Brillyanc, a synthetic brain drug that makes someone a genius.
Roll 13: 3 Gold -
Climbing Machu PicchuSeptember 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019
Climbing Machu Picchu Gameboard
✜ To Start: Go to random.org, making sure it is listed as the ONE DIE option and then roll. Then move to the appropriate space on the GAMEBOARD counting the START HERE space as #1.
✜ The space color you land on will determine your task category. You may choose any of the tasks in the color category but once you use a task it cannot be used again. The next time you land on the same color you must choose a different task.
✜ Once you complete the task for your first roll, roll again and make your way through the gameboard, completing tasks based on the colors you land on.
✜ The Red Squares are EXCEPTIONS. When you land on a red square you must follow the directions listed for each different Red Square type.
Roll #1: 3 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Checking Out by Nick Spalding 9/1
Roll #2: 5 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it.
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 9/24
Best Cozy Mystery Series
Roll #3: 2 ~ BROWN
✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy 10/1
Roll #4: 6 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover.
Bat Out of Spell by Amanda M. Lee 10/3
Roll #5: 5 ~ BROWN
✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely 10/5
Roll #6: 6 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a mountain on the cover.
A Soufflé of Suspicion by Daryl Wood Gerber 10/7
Roll #7: 4 ~ ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
BROWN
✜ Read a book that was added to your TBR/WTR the first year you joined GR. Tell us the year.
Gone by Lisa Gardner 10/12
Added in 2007
Roll #8: 2 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a series book #4 or #2.
Sidecar Crush by Claire Kingsley & Lucy Score 10/14
Roll #9: 4 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 10/15
Roll #10: 1 ~ GOLD
Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (share page count).
Deader Homes and Gardens by Angie Fox 10/19
210 pages
Roll #11: 4 ~ TOO HIGH: Struggling with the altitude. Go back 3 spaces
LIGHT GREEN
Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell Allen 10/23
Roll #12: 2 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy 10/27
Roll #13: 3 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
Love Sincerely Yours by Sara Ney & Meghan Quinn 10/28
Roll #14: 3 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover.
Ten Below Zero by Whitney Barbetti 10/28
Roll #15: 5 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 11/29
Roll #16: 1 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book with a word in the title that refers to the sky in some way (i.e : sky, light, dark, stars, sun, moon, etc.)
Finding Sunshine by Rene Webb 11/30
Roll #17: 2 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date.
Whitewater Wooing by Caroline Lee 12/2
published October 29, 2016
Roll #18: 6 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book that takes place in the 1500’s or read a book with a weapon on the cover.
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill 12/5
Roll #19: 1 ~ BROWN
✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
Troubles and Treats by Tara Sivec 12/7
Roll #20: 5 ~ TAN
✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren 12/9
Roll #21: 2 ~ GOLD
✜ Read a book with a stone building or wall shown on the cover.
Fatal Affair by Marie Force 12/11
Roll #22: 5 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum)
Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 12/12
Roll #23: 6 ~ BROWN
✜ Read a series book #5 or a book with a TBR/WTR number that is between 150 and 159.
On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay 12/27
Roll #24: 1 ~ LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017.
In the Dog House by V.M. Burns 12/29
Roll #25: 5 ~ DARK GREEN
✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty.
A Crown For Christmas by Rachel Van Dyken 12/30
Roll #26: 6 ~ DARK GREEN
✜ Read a series book #3.
Moonshine Kiss by Lucy Score & Claire Kingsley 12/31
Roll #27: 2 ~ DARK GREEN
✜ Read a book with a green cover.
The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter 1/2
Roll #28: 4 ~ DARK GREEN/DONE
✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
In Peppermint Peril by Joy Avon 1/3
TASKSRED - OBSTACLES
TOO HIGH: Struggling with the altitude. Go back 3 spaces
2ND WIND: Feeling good! Move ahead 3 spaces
LEG CRAMP: OUCH! Go back 1 space
ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
LLAMA XING: Roll Again
TAN - PERU & AREA
✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
2. MP is located in the Andes Mountains - the 2nd highest mountain range in the world. ✜ Read the book on your TBR with the 2nd highest rating. (To easily find this you can sort your TBR/WTR Shelf by rating).
3. Half the population of Peru is Quechua, a South American Indian group related to the Inca. ✜ Read a half step series book (i.e 1.5) or a book with an indigenous character.
4. There are three official languages in Peru: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. ✜ Read a book that has been translated from its original published language or read a book that takes place in Peru.
5. The city of Cusco is called the gateway to Machu Picchu even though it is 50 miles away. It was once the Incan capital and still the capital of the region. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
6. The town of Aguas Calientes is the starting point for the ascent to MP. ✜ Read a book with an author whose initials are AC or MP.
GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
2. MP was built in the mid-1400s by Pachacuti, the ninth Incan ruler. ✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI.
3. The Inca lacked a written language. But they developed a system of record-keeping using a complicated system of knots called quipus. ✜ Listen to an audio book or read a book that completes a task for a complicated challenges. Tell us what challenge.
5. The Inca built impressive suspension bridges 300 years before the Europeans had mastered them. At one point the Andes contained more than 200 such bridges. ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
7. The Inca combined their expertise in engineering and agriculture to create terraces that provided an efficient drainage system key to reducing the risk of landslides. ✜ Read a book with a character that is involved in the field of engineering or agriculture.
✜ Read a book that takes place in the 1500’s or read a book with a weapon on the cover.
BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
2. Although known to locals, Machu Picchu remained unknown to the outside world until a Yale professor, Hiram Bingham, rediscovered it in 1911. ✜ Read a book where an important discovery is made. Tell us what is was.
4. It has never been determined why the city was built and what its actual purpose was. Some thought it was a spiritual retreat and others believed it served as a country estate for the emperor. ✜ Read a book that is hard to hard to put a genre label on.
6. Its remote mile-high location makes it hard to believe that all the stones to construct the buildings were pushed or carried up the mountain by manpower. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a remote location.
7. There are over a 100 flights of stairs leading up to MP with more than 3,000 steps. ✜ Read a book with stairs or steps on the cover.
8. Some people believe that aliens once inhabited the region and built MP. ✜ Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage.
LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
1. Many visitors choose to hike to MP. With different trails that vary in length and experience, there is one that fits every hiking preference. ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference.
5. The Lares Trek is an easier option and the ultimate cultural experience. It takes you through traditional Andean communities that have changed little in the last 500 years, giving you a wonderful look back in time. ✜ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage (It can have a country listed before the word CULTURAL).
8. At 11,150 feet, Cusco requires acclimation to avoid acute mountain sickness, or AMS. Even though MP is just under 8,000 feet it’s a good idea to give yourself a day in the area to acclimate. ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
1. Watchman’s Hut: This served as a control port for people entering and exiting the city creating a very effective means of security. The impressive view from the hut should not be missed! ✜ Read a “not to be missed” book from this GR list: Most Popular in 2018. Tell what number is was on the list.
3. Temple of the Sun: It is believed this structure with the unusual turret was used as an astronomical observatory. The placement of the two windows are closely aligned to the Summer and Winter solstice. ✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter.
5. The Temple of Three Windows: Located in the area called the Sacred Plaza, the Three Windows frame the three facing mountains perfectly. ✜ Read a series book #3.
6. The Principal Temple: Named for its large size, it striking feature is an embedded kite-shaped stone thought to represent the Southern-Cross star formation. ✜ Read a book with an cross shaped object on the cover.
7. House of Ornaments: Located at the highest point of the city, they believed this was used to store ornaments because of the niches in the walls. Its three magnificent walls are covered with intricate carvings. ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it.
8. Inti Watana: One of the strangest features at MP, archaeologists think this carved stone served as a sundial or calendar. At midday on the winter and summer solstice, the sun stands directly above the stone casting no shadow. ✜ Read a book with something that tells time on the cover (calendar, clock, watch, etc.)
9. The Fountains: Fed from natural spring waters through impressive stone channels, MP's fountains fill over 16 baths which were thought to be used for ritual purification. ✜ Read a book with a word relating to water in the title (ocean, river, fountain, etc.).
I have some questions (again *grins*). All three pertain to the TAN part:2. Read the book on your TBR with the 2nd highest rating. - I have several books with a 5.0 rating (between 1 and 15 ratings) so do I read the second book on my list rated 5.0 or the first below 5.0? Does the 100+ pages rule apply here as well (my first book below 5.0 is 33 pages only)?
3. Read a half step series book (i.e 1.5) or a book with an indigenous character. - Does this task include prequels = #0.5 or other between the numbers books (sometimes they are .4 or .6 or .25 ...) as well?
8. Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name. - Do they have to be consecutive or would any title/name with two Ls work?
Hi Agnieszka - sorry for the lateness in replying. I am on vacation visiting friends and haven't had easy access to my computer. Let me answer your questions. 1. When you sort your TBR by rating you can either read the 2nd 5.0 book on the list or the first book below 5.0 that is over 100 pages long. Either would work but the 100 page limit does apply,
2. Yes, prequels would count. The other odd numbered one would count also IF they are over 100 pages long.
3. The double LL needs to be consecutive (together).
Hope that answers clearly enough for you.
Jan, it is probably in the rules and I'm missing it but if we complete all the tasks in a color then does the color reset. I'm terrible at rolling so I'm pretty sure I will land on at least one color more than 10 times.
That's a good question Jillian. Yes, if you use all the questions in a color it does "reset" and you start over with your ten and proceed as you did before. I will make note of that in the Reserved for Questions post.
Jan wrote: "Hi Agnieszka - sorry for the lateness in replying. I am on vacation visiting friends and haven't had easy access to my computer. Let me answer your questions. 1. When you sort your TBR by rating ..."
Thank you for the answers and it's no issue, that wasn't late and I was sleeping anyway :-)
Climbing Machu PicchuSeptember 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019
Roll #1 - 3 Gold - 9. ✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
The Sweetest Thing Jill Shalvis 09/02/2018Roll #2 - 5 Light Green - 1. ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference.
God Gave Me You Tricia Seaman 09/05/18 Roll #3 - 1 Tan - 10. ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone Brené Brown 09/26/18 All editions: 4.17 average rating, 31240 ratings, 3229 reviews, added by 95879 people, 51594 to-readsRoll #4 - 6 - Brown - 10. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman 10/04/18 Glasgow ScotlandRoll #5 - 2 - Gold - 4. ✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover.
The Killer Angels Michael Shaara 10/11/18Roll #6 - 6 - Light Green - 7. ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 10/11/18Roll #7 - 4 - Light Green - 10. ✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017.
The 17th Suspect James Patterson 10/17/18 published 04/30/18
Roll #8 - 1 - Tan - 8. ✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving 10/17/18Roll #9 - 2 - Light Green - 9. ✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng 10/22/18 Total Pages - 292Roll #10 - 4 -Tan - 7.✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date.
Mr. Dickens and His Carol Samantha Silva 10/25/18 published 10/31/17Roll #11 - 1 - Light Green - 8 ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom 10/29/18 MC - AnnieRoll #12 - 4 - Tan - 3 ✜ Read a half step series book (i.e 1.5) or a book with an indigenous character.
Pretty When They Collide Rhiannon Frater 12/14/18 series book #1.5Roll #13 - 6 - Gold - 2 ✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI.
A Cold Dark Place Toni Anderson 12/20/18Roll 14 - 3 - Tan - 9. ✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover.
The Help Kathryn Stockett 02/19/19Roll 15 - 1 - Gold - 3. ✜ Listen to an audio book or read a book that completes a task for a complicated challenges. Tell us what challenge. audio book
All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row James Patterson02/21/19
Roll 16- 5 - Light Green - 2. ✜ Read a series book #4 or #2.
The Guise of Another Allen Eskens 02/27/19Roll 17 - 2 - Red Obstacle - go back 1 space
Gold - 5 ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
The Christmas Train David Baldacci 02/28/19260 pages
Roll 18 - 5 - Light Green - 3 ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum).
The Circle Dave Eggers 03/19/19Roll 19 - 2 - Red - LLAMA XING: Roll Again
6 - Gold - 8. ✜ Read a book with a word in the title that refers to the sky in some way (i.e : sky, light, dark, stars, sun, moon, etc.).
Dark Road to Darjeeling Deanna Raybourn 03/21/19Roll 20 - 2 - Brown - 5. ✜ Read a series book #5 or a book with a TBR/WTR number that is between 150 and 159.
The Dark Enquiry Deanna Raybourn 03/25/19Roll 21 - 6 - Light Green - 5. ✜ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage (It can have a country listed before the word CULTURAL).
The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky 06/13/19Roll 22 - 4 - Red - ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
Brown - 3. ✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
The Kingdom Amanda Stevens 10/17/19 Pub: 2012Roll23 - 4 - Dark Green - 2. ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
The Widows of Malabar Hill Sujata Massey 10/17/19Roll 24 - 5 - Dark Green - 7. ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it.
Never Never: Part Two Colleen Hoover 10/29/19Roll 25 - 2 - Dark Green - 10. ✜ Read a book with a green cover.
The Cactus Sarah Haywood 11/11/19Roll 26 - 6 - Dark Green - 8. ✜ Read a book with something that tells time on the cover (calendar, clock, watch, etc.)
Just in Time Marie Bostwick 11/26/19Roll 27 - Dark Green - 1. ✜ Read a “not to be missed” book from this GR list: Most Popular in 2018. Tell what number is was on the list.
Every Breath Nicholas Sparks 12/06/19 #55 on Most Popular Books Published In 2018
Climbing Machu PicchuDuration: 9/1/18 - 2/28/19
Current Space: 103 - FINISHED
Roll 1: 4
Space: 4 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April.
Book: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
How it Fits: Pub in Oct 3, 2006
Roll 2: 6
Space: 10 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book where an important discovery is made.
Book: The Girl On Legare Street by Karen White
How it Fits: MC discovers who the girls are in the photograph and how they relate to her.
Roll 3: 1
Space: 11 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
Book: Dancing with the Devil by Keri Arthur
How it Fits: MC Named Michael
Roll 4: 2
Space: 13 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI.
Book: Serpent's Kiss by Thea Harrison
How it Fits: Author's Initials are TH
Roll 5: 3
Space: 16 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
Book: Knight Moves by Cynthia Luhrs
How it Fits: MC goes to England to check out the old castles
Roll 6: 4
Space: 20 - LEG CRAMP: OUCH! Go back 1 space
Space: 19 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a half step series book (i.e 1.5) or a book with an indigenous character.
Book: My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon by P.N. Elrod 11/7/18
How it Fits: 7 out of 9 stories in this anthology are half step books
Roll 6: 2
Space: 21 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012.
Book: Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh 11/11/18
How it Fits: Pub 2012
Roll 7: 3
Space: 24 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Book: Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh 11/15/18
How it Fits: Author's Last name starts with S
Roll 8: 2
Space: 26 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book that takes place in a remote location.
Book: Island of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates 11/16/18
How it Fits: Takes place on a remote island
Roll 9: 1
Space: 27 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a series book #4 or #2.
Book: Moonlight & Mechanicals by Cindy Spencer Pape 11/21/18
How it Fits: Gaslight Chronicles, #4
Roll 10: 4
Space: 31 - ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
Space: 33 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Book: Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis 12/4/18
How it Fits: Title starts with P
Roll 11: 2
Space: 35 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
Book: Archangel's Enigma by Nalini Singh 12/7/18
How it Fits: Title starts with A
Roll 12: 4
Space: 39 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
Book: The Color Purple by Alice Walker 12/8/18
How it Fits: 11,505 Reviews
Roll 13: 1
Space: 40 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Book: Shadow Walker by Allyson James 12/9/18
How it Fits: 294 Pages
Roll 14: 2
Space: 42 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Book: book:Archangel's Heart|26218178] by Nalini Singh 12/15/18
How it Fits: Takes place in Morocco
Roll 15: 4
Space: 46 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum).
Book: The Christmas Letter by Kathi Daley 12/18/18
How it Fits: The letters TCL are in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL
Roll 16: 3
Space: 49 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Book: Xavier by M.J. Fields 12/21/18
How it Fits: 286 Pages
Roll 17: 5
Space: 54 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017.
Book: Ultraviolet Dawn by Bret Schulte 12/23/18
How it Fits: Pub Dec 6, 2018
Roll 18: 3
Space: 57 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
Book: Nightwalker by Allyson James 12/29/18
How it Fits: Double LL in the Author's First Name
Roll 19: 4
Space: 61 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR.
Book: The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison 1/2/19
How it Fits: 8,180 Reviews
Roll 20: 2
Space: 63 - GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
Task: ✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count
Book: Croc and the Fox by Eve Langlais 1/10/19
How it Fits: 192 Pages
Roll 21: 4
Space: 67 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
Book: Witch Slapped by Dakota Cassidy 1/12/19
How it Fits: 212 Pages
Roll 22: 6
Space: 73 - LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
Task: ✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it.
Book: The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White 1/13/19
How it Fits: Best Southern Literature
Roll 23: 4
Space: 77 - TAN - PERU & AREA
Task: ✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Book: The Witch Doctor Is In by Mindy Klasky 1/15/19
How it Fits: Takes place in Washington DC
Roll 24: 3
Space: 80 - ROCK SLIDE: Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces.
Space: 82 - BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
Task: ✜ Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage.
Book: Hunter's Claim by S.E. Smith 1/18/19
How it Fits: MPG Science Fiction
Roll 25: 2
Space: 84 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a series book #3.
Book: Dead Sky Morning by Karina Halle 1/20/19
How it Fits: Experiment in Terror #3
Roll 26: 1
Space: 85 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter.
Book: Lying Season by Karina Halle 1/24/19
How it Fits: Takes place in December (Winter)
Roll 27: 3
Space: 88 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it.
Book: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine 1/30/19
How it Fits: Latest/Last book added to TB
Roll 28: 5
Space: 93 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage.
Book: Brewing Love by Sara Bourgeois 1/30/19
How it Fits: MPG of Mystery
Roll 28: 3
Space: 96 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a book with a green cover.
Book: Into the Hollow by Karina Halle 2/8/19
How it Fits:
Roll 28: 3
Space: 99 - DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
Task: ✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty.
Book: Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson 2/23/19
How it Fits: MC is the Vampire Queen
Roll 28: 4
Space: 103 - FINISHED
Apologies if this has been answered somewhere else, but for tasks that require a book set in a location (eg a capital city), does the entire book have to take place there? Thank you!
Hi Bryony - I would say that 50% of the book should be in the location needed.
Jan, I thought about Der Marsianer=The Martian by Andy Weir for gold 8. Read a book with a word in the title that refers to the sky in some way (i.e : sky, light, dark, stars, sun, moon, etc.) but wanted to double-check if you'd accept it as well :-)
That's a bit of a stretch - but I'll take it if you can't find anything else that would work.
Jan wrote: "That's a bit of a stretch - but I'll take it if you can't find anything else that would work."Thank you!
After abandoning two books for this task I got so fed up with I wanted it just done and hoped I could use a book I liked (despite it beeing a genre I really don't like). Now it takes longer than I wish but that's fine (or at least I have to accept a dissapointment from time to time) especially since I'm reading a book I can use for a different gold-task (even if it will take a while) and it's rather likely I find something with a gun on cover even sooner and that will work as well.
How have I missed this one?? I would like to join the fun even though I might not finish in time, but this looks great!!!Climbing Machu Picchu
Date: November 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018
1. Roll: 3 - GOLD
✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN.
Det Europæiske Forår by Kaspar Colling Nielsen 03/11/18
2. Roll: 6 - TAN
✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR
Her fra min himmel by Alice Sebold 06/11/18
3. Roll: 3 - RED, 2nd wind - 3 spaces ahead to BROWN
✜ Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage.
Slagtehal fem eller Børnekorstoget: en pligtdans med døden by Kurt Vonnegut 11/11/18
4. Roll: 2 - GOLD
✜ Read a book with a stone building or wall shown on the cover.
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan 15/11/18
5. Roll: 5 - TAN
✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where: Copenhagen
Et eventyr by Jonas T. Bengtsson 17/11/18
6. Roll: 5 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it: Best books ever #32
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 20/11/18
7. Roll: 2 - GOLD
✜ Listen to an audio book
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 03/12/18
8. Roll: 3 - GOLD
✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number: 238 p.
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 05/12/18
9. Roll: 1 - BROWN
✜ Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport: USA
The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans 07/12/18
10. Roll: 6 - TAN
✜ Read a book that has been translated from its original published language: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers
Den Unge Werthers Lidelser by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 08/12/18
11. Roll: 5 - RED, too high - 3 spaces back to LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count: 253 p.
Bridget Jones's dagbog by Helen Fielding 11/12/18
12. Roll: 6 - BROWN
✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Prodigy by Marie Lu 12/12/18
13. Roll: 3 - TAN
✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
Verdens vinter by Ken Follett 16/12/18
14. Roll: 4 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum)
Christmas at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan 19/12/18
15. Roll: 6 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S.
Alanna by Tamora Pierce 20/12/18
16. Roll: 1 - TAN
✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover
Tvunget til tavshed by Linda Castillo 20/12/18
17. Roll: 5 - TAN
✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April: October 10, 2017
Bøn om tavshed by Linda Castillo 23/12/18
28. Roll: 4 - BROWN
✜ Read a book that was added to your TBR/WTR the first year you joined GR. Tell us the year: 2013
Den Lille Prins by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 30/12/18
29. Roll: 3 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book tagged CULTURAL on its GR homepage
Hvor taler du flot dansk! by Abdel Aziz Mahmoud 31/12/18
30. Roll: 5 - GOLD
✜ Read a book that takes place in the 1500’s or read a book with a weapon on the cover
Russka by Edward Rutherfurd 09/01/19
31. Roll: 5 - LIGHT GREEN
✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 27/01/19
32. Roll: 4 - DARK GREEN
✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage
Smukke løgne by Lisa Unger 30/01/19
33. Roll: 5 - DARK GREEN
✜ Read a “not to be missed” book from this GR list: Most Popular in 2018: #30
There There by Tommy Orange 03/02/19
34. Roll: 1 - DARK GREEN
✜ Read a book with a word relating to water in the title: Fjord
Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden by Kim Leine 06/02/19
35. Roll: 4 - DARK GREEN
✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 21/02/19
36. Roll: 6 - FINISHED
Climbing Machu Picchu
TASKS
TAN - PERU & AREA
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GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
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BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
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LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
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DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
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Marina H wrote: "How have I missed this one?? I would like to join the fun even though I might not finish in time, but this looks great!!!Glad you are joining us Marina!! Don't worry about the end date at all :)
Looks like one or more members have deleted their posts. I used to be post # 19 .. now I'm post # 16.PLEASE ... if you decide to abandon a challenge, do NOT delete your post. Open it, hit the EDIT button .... scrub the text and replace with something like "Dropping this challenge". That way you won't affect the posting numbers for everyone else.
Thank you.
Good suggestion BC! But your link in that is set at the bottom of Post 1 does still work.
For the dark green task “Read a book with a word relating to water in the title (ocean, river, fountain, etc.)“, would island work? I guess an island is only an island because it’s surrounded by water, but I wasn’t sure if that counts. Thank you!
I'll accept that Bryony!
There were two pretty tough taskes but all in all it was so fun I considered for a short time to go for a second round :-)Climbing Machu Picchu
Duration: 9/1/18 - 2/28/19
books read: 28
Roll One Die at: random.org
Link to: Climbing Machu Picchu Gameboard
1. Roll 5 (5)/brown: 4. Read a book that is hard to put a genre label on. Picking Up the Pieces book 3 of Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set #2 by Denise Grover Swank 5* 9/1 this novella (125pp) is a mixture of mystery, drama, chick-lit, romance & YA/NA
2. Roll 1 (6 ->3)/red (too high) -> gold: 1. Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (share page count). Deadly Getaway by Carol J. Post 4* 9/4 - 102 pages
3. Roll 6 (9)/tan: 10. Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3* 9/4 - 27,679 Reviews as of 9/3
4. Roll 6 (15)/brown: 9. Read a book with a title that starts with H or P. Hacker Exposed by Linzi Baxter 5* 9/4
5. Roll 1 (16)/tan: 7. Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date. Zwei Leben by Samuel Koch & Christoph Fasel 6* 9/7 lit. transl. Two Lives - originally published 4/23/12
6. Roll 2 (18)/light green: 7. Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL. Ignited book 1 of Titanium Security Series Box Set: Volume I by Kaylea Cross 4* 9/9
7. Roll 6 (24)/gold: 3. Listen to an audio book or read a book that completes a task for a complicated challenges. Ich bin Malala=I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai 3* 9/9 - audiobook & Y-author (last letter) for current Scrabble round
8. Roll 3 (27)/light green: 2. Read a series book #4 or #2. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 1* 9/10 - Robert Langdon #2
9. Roll 2 (29)/gold: 5. Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number. Betrayal by Robin Lee Hatcher 4* 9/12 - 272 pages
10. Roll 5 (34)/tan: 5. Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Beloved by Robin Lee Hatcher 4* 9/16 - set in Boise, Idaho's capital
11. Roll 1 (35)/light green: 8. Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S. Mit jedem Schlag der Stunde=Hour Game by David Baldacci 4* 9/19 - S & M for Sean King & Michelle Maxwell (#2)
12. Roll 6 (41)/light green: 9. Read a book with a 2 in the total page count. Regentropfentage by Melissa C. Feurer 3* 9/19 lit. transl. Rain Drop Days - 102 pages
13. Roll 2 (43)/tan: 6. Read a book with an author whose initials are AC (or MP). The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 3* 9/23
14. Roll 3 (46)/light green: 1. Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference. Toward the Sunrise by Elizabeth Camden 4* 9/24 - I was in the mood for something short (that fits one of my monthly challenges) to read on my way back home (by train)
15. Roll 2 (48)/tan: 8. Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name. Roll The Dice book 2 of Vegas Series by Mimi Barbour 3* 9/27
16. Roll 6 (54)/light green: 10. Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017. Girl Geek by Brenna Aubrey 4* 9/28 - originally published 8/13/17 (this is the alternate cover edition - later published)
17. Roll 3 (57)/tan: 4. Read a book that has been translated from its original published language. Tanz mit dem Tod=Visions in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 10/3
18. Roll 2 (59)/gold: 4. Read a book in which a road trip happens.Im Takt Des Todes=Simple Genius book 1 of Im Takt des Todes/Bis zum letzten Atemzug by David Baldacci 4* 10/7 - there're at least two road trips mentioned Michelle by car from D.C. to Babbage Town, Virginia (usually a 4+ hours drive) and Horatio (her shrink) by a Harley the same route and back - Babbage Town is a secret think tank employing genius mathematicians & physicists located across the river from a (more or less secret) CIA training area
19. Roll 4 (63)/gold: 9. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN. Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix 4* 10/8 - N is part of both words
20. Roll 5 (68)/gold: 7. Read a book with a character that is involved in the field of engineering or agriculture. Bis zum letzten Atemzug=First Family book 2 of Im Takt des Todes/Bis zum letzten Atemzug by David Baldacci 5* 10/11 - Quarry (the perp) is a farmer (and inventor though not in a paid or official capacity)
21. Roll 2 (70)/brown: 10. Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport. Cop Town by Karin Slaughter 6* 10/11 - USA (I'm living in Europe)
22. Roll 4 (74)/brown: 3. Read a book published in 2006, 2007 or 2012. Ausgefressen by Moritz Matthies 4* 10/12/18 (288) - lit. transl. Ate Something Clean or Was Up To Something or Was Naughty - published 2012
23. Roll 2 (76)/light green: 4. Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it. Singed book 2 of Titanium Security Series Box Set I by Kaylea Cross 4* 10/13 Best military romance book list
24. Roll 5 (81)/gold: 10. Read a book with a weapon on the cover.
Deadly Aim by Patricia H. Rushford 6* 10/2525. Roll 6 (87)/dark green: 3. Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter. Whiskey Sour by Liliana Hart 3* 10/26 - it's said several time it's summer and once 'the hottest month of the year'
26. Roll 6 (93)/dark green: 2. Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage. Unleashed book 1 of Sydney Rye Mysteries Books 1-3 by Emily Kimelman 4* 10/27
27. Roll 5 (98)/dark green: 5. Read a series book #3. Journey's Embrace by Dora Hiers 4* 10/31 Marshals of Journey Creek #3 - last in series :-)
28. Roll 5 (100+)/dark green: 6. Read a book with an cross shaped object on the cover.
Die Spur der Schuld=Private by James Patterson 4* 11/17 - the plane shilouette is cross shaped
First to finish! Fantastic job Agnieszka :)
Jan wrote: "First to finish! Fantastic job Agnieszka :)"Wow! That's a first and I was really convinced someone was faster :-)
Finished! I had so much fun with this one, thanks for such a brilliant challenge!Climbing Machu Picchu
September 1 2018 to February 28 2019
1. Rolled 5 ➜ brown square
10. Read a book that takes place in a location that would require you to use your passport.
Inspector Chopra and the Million-Dollar Motor Car by Vaseem Khan
Completed: 1 September 2018
2. Rolled 4 ➜ tan square
8. Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name.
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson
Completed: 2 September 2018
3. Rolled 4 ➜ gold square
2. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI.
How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life by Catherine Price
Completed: 4 September 2018
4. Rolled 6 ➜ tan square
5. Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where.
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Capital city: London
Completed: 7 September 2018
5. Rolled 6 ➜ tan square
9. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Completed: 12 September 2018
6. Rolled 1 ➜ brown square
9. Read a book with a title that starts with H or P.
Paddington Helps Out by Michael Bond
Completed: 13 September 2018
7. Rolled 6 ➜ gold square
4. Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover.
Paddington Abroad by Michael Bond
Completed: 13 September 2018
8. Rolled 2 ➜ tan square
1. Read a book where the characters are visiting somewhere as tourists.
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Completed: 15 September 2018
9. Rolled 4 ➜ light green square
Read a book with a 2 in the total page count.
Black Coffee by Charles Osborne (192 pages)
Completed: 16 September 2018
10. Rolled 4 ➜ brown square
6. Read a book that takes place in a remote location.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Completed: 22 September 2018
11. Rolled 5 ➜ brown square
8. Read a book tagged SCIENCE FICTION on its GR homepage.
Home by Nnedi Okorafor
Completed: 27 September 2018
12. Rolled 2 ➜ gold square
6. Read a book with a stone building or wall shown on the cover.
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton
Completed: 30 September 2018
13. Rolled 5 ➜ light green square
Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum).
The Cave by Kate Mosse
Completed: 30 September 2018
14. Rolled 1 ➜ gold square
Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number.
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis (224 pages)
Completed: 6 October 2018
15. Rolled 5 ➜ light green square
Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL.
Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast by Charlie Connelly
Completed: 14 October 2018
16. Rolled 1 ➜ tan square
Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date.
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
First published October 1898
Completed: 19 October 2018
17. Rolled 2 ➜ gold square
Read a book with a character that is involved in the field of engineering or agriculture.
Brunel: The Man Who Built the World by Steven Brindle
Completed: 25 October 2018
18. Rolled 6 ➜ tan square
Read a book with an author whose initials are AC or MP.
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Completed: 27 October 2018
19. Rolled 4 ➜ light green square
Read a series book #4 or #2
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (#4 in the Cormoran Strike series)
Completed: 1 November 2018
20. Rolled 5 ➜ gold square
Listen to an audio book or read a book that completes a task for a complicated challenges. Tell us what challenge.
Paddington At Large by Michael Bond
Completes a task in 100 wonders for 100 members challenge.
Completed: 3 November 2018
21. Rolled 6 ➜ dark green square
Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter.
One Good Turn by Chris Ryan
Set in summer 1917
Completed: 4 November 2018
22. Rolled 4 ➜ dark green square
Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage
One False Move by Dreda Say Mitchell
Completed: 8 November 2018
23. Rolled 1 ➜ dark green square
Read a book with an cross shaped object on the cover.
Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
Completed: 21 November 2018
24. Rolled 1 ➜ dark green square
Read a book with a green cover
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
Completed: 23 November 2018
25. Rolled 6 ➜ dark green square
Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it.
Paddington Marches On by Michael Bond
Completed: 23 November 2018
26. Rolled 5 ➜ dark green square
Read a book with a word relating to water in the title (ocean, river, fountain, etc.).
An Island Christmas by Jenny Colgan
Completed: 28 November 2018
So glad you had fun Bryony! Terrific job :)
Jan - I need to pull out of this challenge. I can never remember to roll the dice :(
No worries jingles! Thanks for letting me know :)
I climbed Machu Picchu and survived!!!Climbing Machu Picchu
September 1, 2018 to February 28, 201
Completed Books: 30
Roll One Die at: random.org
Link to: Climbing Machu Picchu Gameboard
1. Rolled 1/Light Green
Task #7: ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL. All the Good Parts | Loretta Nyhan 9/8/18*****
2. Rolled 2/Gold
Task #9: ✜ Read a book by an author whose last name starts with a letter in INTI or SUN. Then There Was You | Kara Isaac 9/10/18****
3. Rolled 6/Tan
Task #4. ✜ Read a book that takes place in Peru. The Lost City of the Condor | Loretta Jackson 9/14/18**
4. Rolled 5/Light Green
Task #8. ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S (Miranda). Miranda Bay by Susan Tarr 9/15/18**
5. Rolled 6/Leg Cramp: Go Back One to Tan
Task #3. Half the population of Peru is Quechua, a South American Indian group related to the Inca. ✜ Read a book with an indigenous character (most of the characters were indigenous). Micronesian Blues by Cynthia Morris & Bryan Vila 9/19/18***
6. Rolled 5/Gold
Task #3. ✜ Listen to an audio book. In the Teeth of the Northeaster: A Solo Voyage on Lake Superior | Marlin Bree 9/20/18***
7. Rolled 1/Tan
Task #5. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Boise, Idaho. Midlife Cabernet: Life, Love & Laughter after Fifty | Elaine Ambrose 9/21/18**
8. Rolled 1/Brown
Task #2 ✜ Read a book where an important discovery is made. Tell us what is was. Jewels found in the basement. Murder at the Painted Lady | Barbara Warren 9/24/18***
9. Rolled 2/Tan
Task 9 ✜ Read a book with a bird on the cover. Murder at Dolphin Bay | Kathi Daley 9/26/18***
10. Rolled 2/Light Green
Task # 2 ✜ Read a series book #4 or #2. My Grape Escape | Laura Bradbury 10/2/18***
11. Rolled 4/Tan
Task #8 ✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name. Halloween Hijinks | Kathi Daley 10/6/18***
12. Rolled 4/ Light Green
Task #9 ✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count(240). Two to Mango | Jill Marie Landis 10/8/18****
13. Rolled 4/Brown
Task #1 ✜ Read a book that was added to your TBR/WTR the first year you joined GR. Tell us the year (2013) Dark Triumph | Robin LaFevers 10/18/18****
14. Rolled 2/Too High - Go Back 3 to Light Green
Task #4 ✜ Go to GR Lists and type the word BEST in the search feature. Read a book off one of the lists that has the word BEST in it. #38 on Best Adventure Books That Are Known Everywhere: The Sword in the Stone | T.H. White 10/19/18**
15. Rolled 4/Gold
Task #2 ✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI. Traitor to the Throne | Alwyn Hamilton 10/22/18****
16. Rolled 4/Gold
Task #7 ✜ Read a book with a character that is involved in the field of engineering or agriculture. Noah: The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane | Kelly Harms 10/25/18****
17. Rolled 6/Gold
Task #10 ✜ Read a book with a weapon on the cover. Three to Get Lei'd | Jill Marie Landis 10/29/18****
18. Rolled 3/Brown
Task # 5 ✜ Read a series book #5 or a book with a TBR/WTR number that is between 150 and 159. #150: Summer Knight | Jim Butcher 11/9/18***
19. Rolled 3/Tan
Task #10. ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum 11/10/11 *****
20. Rolled 2/Gold
Task #5. ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number. (224): The Richmond Thief | Lisa Boero 11/22/18****
21. Rolled 5/Gold
Task #4. ✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens or a book with a wheel on the cover. The Ghost in Mr. Pepper's Bed | Sigrid Vansandt 11/24/18***
22. Rolled 3/Gold
Task #1. ✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (212). Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries | Tonya Kappes 11/26/18***
23. Rolled 2/Light Green
Task #3. ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum). Catching Christmas | Terri Blackstock11/28/18****
24. Rolled 3/Light Green
Task #1 ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference. The Bette Davis Club | Janis Lotter 12/2/18***
25. Rolled 3/Brown
Task # 9. ✜ Read a book with a title that starts with H or P. The Heart of the Garden | Victoria Connelly 12/4/18***
26. Rolled 5/Dark Green (1st one)
Task #7. ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it. X Marks the Scot | Victoria Roberts 12/4/18***
27. Rolled 3/Dark Green (4th one)
Task #4. ✜ Read a book with a character that is a member of royalty (King George): Castles in the Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion | Judy Corbett 12/6/18****
28. Rolled 5/Dark Green (2nd one on 2nd row)
Task #2. ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage. A Wild Fright in Deadwood | Ann Charles 12/12/18***
29. Rolled 6/Dark Green (3rd one on 3rd row)
Task #3. ✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter: A Gift of Bones | Carolyn Haines 12/17/18****
30. Rolled 1/Dark Green (4th on 3rd row)
Task #1. ✜ Read a “not to be missed” book from this GR list: Most Popular in 2018. #22 The Death of Mrs. Westaway | Ruth Ware 12/28/18*****
31. Rolled 2/FINISHED!!
Cool, Jan! Have a great end if the year and thank you for all the challenges.
Finished! Loved this Challenge!Climbing Machu Picchu
September 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019
RED-OBSTACLES
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TAN - PERU & AREA
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GOLD - INCA FUN FACTS
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BROWN - INTERESTING TIDBITS
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LIGHT GREEN: GETTING THERE
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DARK GREEN: ARRIVAL ... LET’S EXPLORE!!
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Roll 1: 6 - landed on RED - TOO HIGH - go back 3 spaces, landed on GOLD - #3 - Listen to an audio book - Mr. X Clarissa Wild - 9/3
Roll 2: 4 - landed on GOLD - 4. ✜ Read a book in which a road trip happens - Stand Susan Fanetti - 9/7
Roll 3: 6 - landed on GOLD - 10. ✜ Read a book with a weapon on the cover. -
J.D. Robb - 9/10Roll 4: 5 - landed on LIGHT GREEN - 1. ✜ Read a book that fits your current mood or genre preference. - Master Professor Tara Sue Me - 9/12
Roll 5: 2 - landed on LEG CRAMP - go back 1 space
TAN - 7. ✜ Read a book that was originally published in the month of October or April. Share the publication date. - Pub April 1, 2015 - It Had to Be Him Tamra Baumann - 9/13
Roll 6: 4 - landed on LIGHT GREEN - 2. ✜ Read a series book #4 or #2 - #2-Thompson & Sons - One Sexy Ride Vivian Arend - 9/15
Roll 7: 6 - landed on GOLD - 2. ✜ Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in PACHACUTI. - Stone Cold Love Colleen Charles - 9/18
Roll 8: 2 - landed on ROCK SLIDE - Detour needed. Move ahead 2 spaces
BROWN - 6. ✜ Read a book that takes place in a remote location. - Remote areas of Pakistan - Ignited Kaylea Cross - 9/20
Roll 9: 1 - landed on TAN - 5.✜ Read a book that takes place in a capital city. Tell us where. - Boston - In His Silks Patricia D. Eddy - 9/26
Roll 10: 4 - landed on LIGHT GREEN - 7. ✜ Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in RAIL - The Arrangement 20: The Ferro Family H.M. Ward - 9/29
Roll 11: 5 - landed on TAN - 10. ✜ Read a book that has more than 2,500 REVIEWS on GR. - 2,687 reviews - Sins & Needles Karina Halle - 10/2
Roll 12: 3 - landed on LIGHT GREEN - 10. ✜ Read a book that was published AFTER July 1, 2017. - Pub Feb 20, 2018 - Nobody Does It Better Lexi Blake - 10/4
Roll 13: 2 - landed on TAN - 8. ✜ Read a book with double LL in the title or author’s name. - McKettrick's Luck Linda Lael Miller - 10/4
Roll 14: 4 - landed on LIGHT GREEN - 8. ✜ Read a book with a MC with a first name that starts with A, M or S. - Simon - Beneath This Mask Meghan March - 10/6
Roll 15: 3 - landed on GOLD - 8. ✜ Read a book with a word in the title that refers to the sky in some way (i.e : sky, light, dark, stars, sun, moon, etc.). - Fire & Dark Susan Fanetti - 10/9
Roll 16: 5 - LIGHT GREEN - 3. ✜ Read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CLASSIC INCA TRAIL (Two Word Minimum). - Thrill Ride Julie Ann Walker - 10/10
Roll 17: 5 - LANDED ON 2ND WIND - MOVE AHEAD 3 SPACES - LANDED ON GOLD - 1. ✜ Read a book that has 1 AND 2 in the total page count (share page count). - 182 pgs - Touch Me Olivia Cunning - 10/28
Roll 18: 5 - LIGHT GREEN - 9. ✜ Read a book with a 2 in the total page count. - 286 pgs - Once Upon a Wild Fling Lauren Blakely - 10/30
Roll 19: 2 - LLAMA CROSSING -
2nd Roll: 6 - GOLD - 5. ✜ Read a book that is between 200 and 300 pages long. Tell us the page number. - 277 pgs - Beauty from Surrender Georgia Cates - 11/13
Roll 20: 5 - DARK GREEN - 5. ✜ Read a series book #3. - Burned Kaylea Cross - 11/19
Roll 21: 6 - DARK GREEN - 2. ✜ Read a book tagged MYSTERY on its GR homepage. - Seeing Red Sandra Brown - 11/21
Roll 22: 6 - DARK GREEN - 3. ✜ Read a book that takes place completely in the season of summer or completely in winter. - Snow Angel Cove RaeAnne Thayne - 12/26
Roll 23: 5 - DARK GREEN - DONE! - 7. ✜ Read the highest numbered book on your TBR/WTR. This would be the last book you have added to it. - Quiver & Burn Kelli Callahan - 12/30
Great job, Jan & Karen.I'm just a few steps from the summit, but travel and illness has prevented me for posting. Off to catch up ....
Terrific job Karen!! So glad you enjoyed the challenge!!
Thanks and Congrats to you too, Jan!
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9/1/18 - 2/28/19
DONE
1. Rolled 2 Brown 9 title that starts with P Purr M for Murder T.C. LoTempio 9/4
2. Rolled 4 Red TOO HIGH: Struggling with altitude. Go back 3 spaces (fitting since I've been using my inhaler a lot this week) Gold 6. stone building on cover Jessica Fletcher 9/6
3. Rolled 2 Brown 10 takes place in a location that would require your passport I live in Nashville TN, it's set in the "sun-kissed sovereignty of Gibraltar" The Poisoned Rock Robert Daws 9/11
4. Rolled 4 Tan 8 double LL in title If Hooks Could Kill Betty Hechtman 9/14
5. Rolled 3 RED 2ND WIND +3 Brown 8 SCIENCE FICTION on GR homepage Selkie Cove Kara Jorgensen 9/16
6. Rolled 3 GOLD 8 word refers to sky Trail of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 9/23
7. Rolled 3 TAN 1 characters visiting as tourists Vampires Like It Hot Lynsay Sands 9/27
8. Rolled 2 LGrn 8 MC name starts with S Sabrina Whitewash Alex Kava 9/27
9. Rolled 5 LGrn 7 title begins with letter in RAIL Read and Gone Allison Brook 9/29
10. Rolled 6 GOLD 4 a road trip happens Dog on It Spencer Quinn 10/1
11. Rolled 4 Brown 3 published in 2006 A Killer Collection J.B. Stanley 10/6 row 3
12. Rolled 2 LGrn 2 series book #4 Buried Diamonds April Henry 10/9
13. Rolled 6 LGrn 10 pub AFTER July 1, 2017 8/10/17 The Medical Examiner James Patterson 10/12
14. Rolled 5 LGrn 1 current mood or genre preference Toucan Keep a Secret Donna Andrews 10/12
15. Rolled 1 Brown 5 series book #5 Final Catcall Sofie Kelly 10/15
16. Rolled 6 TAN 5 takes place in a capital city Washington DC Day of Doom David Baldacci 10/17
17. Rolled 2 Gold 5 200 - 300 pages long 256 pp Mother's Day Murder Leslie Meier 10/18
18. Rolled 4 Gold 2 author initials in PACHACUTI Allyson K. Abbott Last Call 10/23
19. Rolled 2 Tan 3 half step series book 9.1 Spirit of Steamboat Craig Johnson 10/24
20. Rolled 6 Tan 9 bird on the cover Kristi Belcamino 10/29
21. Rolled 4 LGrn 9 2 in page count 288 Rescued by the Marine Julie Miller 10/29
22. Rolled 4 rock slide advance 2 Brown 7 stairs on cover Holly Bell 10/29
23. Rolled 3 2 MYSTERY on homepage Duty and the Beast Chelsea Field 10/31
24. Rolled 6 5 series 3 Murder Freshly Baked Vannetta Chapman 11/3
25. Rolled 6 3 takes place completely in winter Frozen Stiff Annelise Ryan 11/6
26. Rolled 3 9 word relating to water in title Killman Creek Rachel Caine 11/11
27. Rolled 3 Most Popular in 2018 #158 Past Tense Lee Child 12/5