BOOK BINGO R1| Discussion Thread

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Welcome to The Challenge Factory's First Round of Book Bingo!

Please SIGN UP here.. This thread is for questions, comments, clarification of issues etc.

Thank you.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

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[Moondance]

Hi Ezi! Your sign up link doesn't go anywhere. Are you covering all genres for Bingo? I'm a Bingo fanatic! I have a game starting on Saturday but can generally juggle a couple of them at a time. I look forward to playing with you!

[Cait S]

Yayyy another team challenge! <3 Just wondering, in the rules post it initially says 140 page minimum but then in the FAQ it says 120. Just wanted to clarify which one of those was the correct number so I can write it down. Thanks!

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Moondance wrote: "Hi Ezi! Your sign up link doesn't go anywhere. Are you covering all genres for Bingo? I'm a Bingo fanatic! I have a game starting on Saturday but can generally juggle a couple of them at a time. I ..."

I am still setting up the game. It isn't quite ready yet but I am hoping to get up for next month

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Cait S wrote: "Yayyy another team challenge! <3 Just wondering, in the rules post it initially says 140 page minimum but then in the FAQ it says 120. Just wanted to clarify which one of those was the correct numb..."

I am still deciding on the page requirement. I want to bounce it off the mods before

[Susan A]

Moondance wrote: "Hi Ezi! Your sign up link doesn't go anywhere. Are you covering all genres for Bingo? I'm a Bingo fanatic! I have a game starting on Saturday but can generally juggle a couple of them at a time. I ..."

I’m interested in this answer as well. I’m not interested in reading non fiction, biographies, self-help stuff. I’m also wary of picking from a list. I would want to see the categories before signing up so that I don’t make a commitment and end up not wanting to keep it

[Susan A]

Next question:

Are you using a 5x5 or 4x4 board? I'm trying to estimate the length of the challenge.

MM group uses 5x5 board. The average length of challenge is 13 weeks. They use a free space, so if this challenge doesn't, it would be longer. Also, they use ANY two lines, not a specific two lines, so I'd guess that would make the challenge longer as well. (I've been working on gather data for MM BINGO, so I'm sure of that 13 weeks average)

[Mary X]

I'm interested but I'd also like to know the book shelves before hand.
Susan, in the rules it says the Free space can be read anytime once the challenge starts. It also says first team with a T, F or X wins. So more than 5 shelves for a Bingo.

ETA: I see the categories in Book Shelf Thread. I will look them over.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Hey my Challenge Enthusiasts,
Please have patience with me. I am still setting up the Game. Give me some time to put up the threads, links and everything. I tried to freeze the links so no one can sign up or comment...but then I can't add things either LMAO.

Once I am done setting up the links and make sure it's clean, I will send a group blast out. I am hoping to get this game going for March though.

[~Melissa~]

Ezi ~ yay BINGO!!!!! Love your gifs :)

Question to answer whenever you get a chance (afraid I'll forget to ask later and hoping my question will make sense ) when you say only 1 re-read for the whole round do you mean if I read a book during week 1 that fits and want to re read that book for week 15 that works or do you mean out of all the books I've ever read - I can only re-read one of them during this challenge?

Asking as I have a couple of series that I've read (paper tree/kindle read) a few years ago and I want to do 're-read' on audio for them (Brooklyn Sinners; Faith,Love & Devotion; Cut & Run; Jane Yellowrock; World of the Lupi)

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

I have a question about one of the shelf categories... Historical November...

Can you use any Historical Romance or is it like a Historical book published in November??

[Mary X]

I was wondering about the Historical November one myself.

[[deleted user]]

The shelf's are on the shelf page thread and not the one in the Team 1 thread right?

[Alejandro]

Has a shelf been called this week yet?

[Alejandro]

I am in group 10 i think.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Alejandro wrote: "Has a shelf been called this week yet?"

Not yet, I’ll be starting next week

[Moondance]

Good morning! I see that you have the name for Team 3. I will be the captain. Go, Rabid Booklovers!

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

So do we read a book of our choice for this first week, for the free space?

[Jammin Jenny]

I have the same question as Erica, and also I am going to serve as Team Captain for Team 2. Everyone has checked in and we are anxious to start :-)

[Mary X]

You can start your free space book as soon as the first space is called.

[Jammin Jenny]

Thanks Mary! And we haven't had that space called yet right - that's next week?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "You can start your free space book as soon as the first space is called."

You have to wait until the first shelf is called to begin reading both that shelf and the free space.

Right now is “get to know” your teammates, pick a Captain, team name, ask questions about anything you need clarification on.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I have a Cheap-Free Thread here on TCF but I get a lot of the books from amazon where you can click the preferred genre you like, romance, suspense thriller, non fiction etc. Make sure you are on the "free" tab
Here it is: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-K...

[Linda C]

I put a question in the Stamp Me thread about the format for the stamp request. Could we have an example of the format for posting the stamp request?

[Alejandro]

Linda C, there is an example or 2 in the Bingo Rules link.

[Linda C]

Alejandro wrote: "Linda C, there is an example or 2 in the Bingo Rules link."

Thanks, Alejandro, but those are for Selection Posts and Completion Posts. I am asking for an example for the Captain's Post to request a stamp.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Linda C wrote: "Alejandro wrote: "Linda C, there is an example or 2 in the Bingo Rules link."

Thanks, Alejandro, but those are for Selection Posts and Completion Posts. I am asking for an example for the Captain'..."

I posted an example

[Book Concierge]

Can you define some terms for me ... Not my usual genres so I'm not sure meaning of:

Fantasy / PNR / UF .....
It's the PNR and UF part I'm not sure of.

Thanks.

[Alejandro]

@Book Concierge para normal romance = PNR
UF = Urban fantasy

[Alejandro]

Ezinwanyi thanks for clarifying about stamp requests.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Book Concierge wrote: "Can you define some terms for me ... Not my usual genres so I'm not sure meaning of:

Fantasy / PNR / UF .....
It's the PNR and UF part I'm not sure of.

Thanks."

Thank you Alejandro and that’s correct.
Paranormal Romance
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy

[Book Concierge]

Thanks for clarifying ... I have a "paranormal" book but it's not a romance so I wanted to be sure I was looking for the right category.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Book Concierge wrote: "Thanks for clarifying ... I have a "paranormal" book but it's not a romance so I wanted to be sure I was looking for the right category."

Did you look at the tags? Many paranormal book also have PNR tag too

[Book Concierge]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Thanks for clarifying ... I have a "paranormal" book but it's not a romance so I wanted to be sure I was looking for the right category."

Did you look at the tags? Many para..."

So it doesn't have to be on the Main Page Genre? It can be in the expanded tags?

I don't think this one is going to qualify as a romance anyway ... but it's also tagged Fantasy so still good for this particular space.

And since it's a library book I can always use it for the FREE space.

[Mandy]

When will you call the shelf?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Does NOT have to be in the main page. As long as someone tagged it (preferably not you that particular week 🤣)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Mandy wrote: "When will you call the shelf?"

Soon

[Moondance]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Mandy wrote: "When will you call the shelf?"

Soon"

I just logged on to see if there was an early shelf call.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Ezi, some folks might be confused between a "Historical" book and a book that is "Set in the Past".

It's my understanding that a "Historical" book was written about a era set before the author's present time. A book that is "Set in the Past" could be any story set more than 30 (or so?) years ago.

For example, Jane Austen's books would not be "Historical" books because she was writing contemporary stories, but they would work for the "Set in the Past" task.

I might be wrong, though. You're the mod. You get to decide :)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Lanelle wrote: "Ezi, some folks might be confused between a "Historical" book and a book that is "Set in the Past".

It's my understanding that a "Historical" book was written about a era set before the author's ..."

I don’t find those categories to be mutually exclusive. One book can fit both.
Your example of Jane Austen fits both categories. Every single book it tagged Historical.

Set in the Past...well i guess that wasn’t defined too strictly. Let me think on that one for day and see what Parameters would clarify that category.

Thanks Lanelle for pointing that out.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "I don’t find those categories to be mutually exclusive. One book can fit both.
Your example of Jane Austen fits both categories. Every single book it tagged Historical.

Set in the Past...well i guess that wasn’t defined too strictly. Let me think on that one for day and see what Parameters would clarify that category.

Thanks Lanelle for pointing that out."

No problem.

[Plethora]

So for 'historical' you are saying a book qualifies because 2 people tagged it as such. Even if it doesn't fit the meaning of a book written about a time prior to the author's life.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Plethora wrote: "So for 'historical' you are saying a book qualifies because 2 people tagged it as such. Even if it doesn't fit the meaning of a book written about a time prior to the author's life."

Yes.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I didn’t pick a specific shelf as I didn’t want to limit everyone’s reading choices. But you can try this Shelf if you are having a hard time coming up with a selection: Best Historical Fiction

[Alejandro]

My goodreads app is not showing the correct book after clicking link to a selection post for my Free shelf . Trying to post 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson , but the link shows something else..???

Should I repost , but without a link or am I good?

[Alejandro]

@SandyL let me know if I should repost my free shelf selection, since there seems to be a problem with the link.

[Angie Elle]

My free space read was a DNF, so I switched. The book I switched to does not have a page count on either of the Goodreads editions, but there is a page count on Amazon. Does that work?