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FA 19 Pick n Mix 2 How to Play P'nM 2
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An oldie but a goodie! Originally played in Fall 2013, we have revamped the categories and offer a fresh opportunity at this game.
We have 6 categories (setting, publication date, narrator, genre, title and author name) divided into sub-categories.
The goal is to read 10 books that fit in 10 different sub-categories. No letter can be used more than twice and no number can be used more than twice. Enjoy!
Categories
A. Setting (must be set at least 75% in one of the following locations):
1. Canada, USA, Mexico, and the Caribbean
2. South and Central America
3. Europe
4. Asia
5. Africa
6. Australia/Oceania
B. Publication Date (original publication date):
1. 2001 or later
2. 1951-2000
3 1901-1950
4. 1851-1900
5. 1801-1850
6. 1800 or earlier
C. Narrator (see help thread for additional information):
1. Point of View Narrator over 60 years old
2. Point of View Narrator under 13 years old
3. First Person Narrator
4. Third Person Narrator
5. Unreliable Narrator
6. Multiple Point of View Narrators
D. Genre (GR Main Page Genre section, which members can lock in at any time.)
1. sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, time travel, paranormal
2. mystery, thriller, crime, horror, suspense
3. short stories, poetry
4. non-fiction, biography, autobiography, memoir
5. historical fiction, romance, adventure, western
6. contemporary, realism, literary fiction, classics
E. Title
1. Title contains the name of a person
2. Title contains a number
3. Title consists of a full sentence
4. Title has a non-generic sub-title
5. Title has a repeated word (excluding articles a/an/the)
6. Title contains a Q, X, or Z
F. Author Name
Author's Name (as published) Begins With...
1. A-D
2. E-H
3. I-K
4. L-O
5. P-S
6. T-Z
Scoring
15.1-4 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th books = 15 points
15.5-8 - 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th books = 20 points
15.9-10 - 9th, 10th books = 30 points
Completion bonus: 100 points
You can complete P'n'M three times, but you cannot repeat any sub-category choices on subsequent attempts.
A few reminders:
I. You cannot claim regular style points for any book you read for Pick n Mix 2 (nor do the PnM2 tasks count as Combo style points for regular Reading with Style tasks).
II. All books read for this sub-challenge must be at least 100 pages, based on the most popular English-language print edition (MPE).
III. Please be aware that cookbooks, illustrated guides, and graphic novels are not allowed for the sub-challenge. Also, books designated as "YA", "Assignment", or "Juv" by the Brooklyn Public Library with a Lexile score less than 800 are not allowed.