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Team Invidia
Tammie wrote: "Annie wrote: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower sounds great - I can get it whenever, so I can start whenever we're all ready.Also, would this cover be considered blue?
[bookcover:C..."
Yeah, I was, like, 95% sure, but I just wanted to make sure since it is kind of dark. Thanks!
Your feedback is welcome...Do we want to keep our SS private or post link here in our thread?
It’s pretty much ready...sent via PM
Tammie wrote: "Your feedback is welcome...Do we want to keep our SS private or post link here in our thread?
It’s pretty much ready...sent via PM"
If we want, we can also make another private group and remove the links to lists from here and add them -- and discuss the SS -- there.
Tammie wrote: "Is this cover green?
"Looks green to me!
Ok, so I just want to clarify that the first thing we look for in a book is one of the colours on the cover that matches a certain Sin? So, as long as it's a certain colour it will qualify or do we have to do a certain number of each colour as a team or does this not matter?
And then, if it can also match one of the other criteria it gets Sin Bingo?
I'm just trying to work out my plan of attack and am thinking of finding colours in my TBR first and then seeing if I can match any of the other criteria as well.....
Michelle wrote: "Ok, so I just want to clarify that the first thing we look for in a book is one of the colours on the cover that matches a certain Sin? So, as long as it's a certain colour it will qualify or do w..."
I haven't come across anything yet that mentions a particular quantity for the colors
If all three conditions in one sin meet, then you hit sin bingo.
And you can use Ambi's or my lists for most of the sins to match against the books on your shelves. Will save you some time is all because we tried including sin bingo level books or ones that met at least 2/3 criteria.
Michelle wrote: "Ok, so I just want to clarify that the first thing we look for in a book is one of the colours on the cover that matches a certain Sin? So, as long as it's a certain colour it will qualify or do w..."
I’ll add to Midu’s response...
2/3 of the tasks gets you no extra points...
After sin bingo, color covers are next, but your book doesn’t have to be a color....
post 7 goes on and on,..look under spoiler...but here’s the gist...
◈ For reading books
Books between 100 and 499 pages = 0.1 points per page
Books between 500 and 799 pages = 0.15 points per page
Books 800 pages or more = 0.2 points per page
NOTE: Book Points will be rounded to integer.
EXAMPLE:
Pages/Points
160 -- 16
450 -- 45
500 -- 75
750 -- 113
800 -- 160
1050 -- 210
◈ Sinful Pride Points
As you assign each book to a sin, using one of the three categories you will get bonus points. If you are lucky enough to find a book that meets all three requirements (two for Avarice), you can call Sin Bingo!
7 points for achieving Sin Bingo
5 points for each book used for colour cover
3 points for each book used for top shelf
1 point for each book used for sin specification (EXCEPT for Avarice, which gets 0 points)
◈ For current BOM (Book of the Month) discussions
Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
Participating in a current BOM (participating in discussion) = 20 points
Tammie wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Ok, so I just want to clarify that the first thing we look for in a book is one of the colours on the cover that matches a certain Sin? So, as long as it's a certain colour it wil..."
You explained it way better than I did! Phew!
I think I'll do better with lots of 100-499 paged books and aim for sin bingo with as many as I can
Oh, Oh, Oh...and there are prizes for certain categories too...one is for the team that reads the most books in their ‘color’..obviously ours is green....so if you have a choice...go ‘green’...prize is for ‘pride’ for this one...https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
On the working SS I emailed everyone yesterday, I’ll have a few books that qualify for Sin bingo...I’ve been checking out other team’s member lists looking for YA books that I’d enjoy reading...found quite a few actually
A link to favourites set up by the mods...it’s located with the main discussion linkshttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Tammie wrote: "Oh, Oh, Oh...and there are prizes for certain categories too...one is for the team that reads the most books in their ‘color’..obviously ours is green....so if you have a choice...go ‘green’...priz..."Thank you for putting in so much work into this! :-)
Tammie wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Ok, so I just want to clarify that the first thing we look for in a book is one of the colours on the cover that matches a certain Sin? So, as long as it's a certain colour it wil..."
Ok, so we can literally read anything and get points for the number of pages first but then can get extra points if it matches a sin colour or the other criteria?
I was interpreting it wrong but think I have it now.
I'm also going to hunt for as many green books as I can then too.
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Please participate in this if you haven't already...a fun idea I think!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
For some reason, my access to the planning sheet was gone, so I've requested access with my long g-, mail fyi
Midu wrote: "Wrath: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...Not many books I know!"
The listopia looks great Midu!
ღ Tina ❣ wrote: "Midu wrote: "Wrath: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...Not many books I know!"
The listopia looks great Midu!"
Thank you! 🙂
Start of Tower Teams VII
The Seven Deadly Sins shall commence at 7am on the 7th October, Sydney Australia (AEDST) !
To see the countdown, CLICK HERE
NOTE: Daylight Savings starting/ending in different areas may make this a different time to what you expect. PLEASE CHECK THE COUNTDOWN! You can also convert your timezone HERE
REMEMBER: Books MUST be started after the challenge to begins to count for Tower Teams
INVIDIA teamies...if you haven't been participating in our thread in last 3 days...please check in and say hi...catch up a bit by reading previous posts...we start in less than 48 hrs :)
The artwork is so beautiful! I’m excited to get this started!
I have about 10 sin bingo books lined up and ready to go and a whole bunch of green cover audiobooks. I am READY!!
Also, I think I'll be able to read the Wilder Girls BOM
Super excited to get started! I have a bunch of green books ready to read. :)
Just under A few housekeeping points/reminders...Please Read!
1. Please check in at least once per week
2. Use the working SS you were PM'd to record your completed books...we've had a few linking issues...so please check your PM link now. If you still have issues, PM Nikk for assistance.
3. If you absolutely CANNOT record your completion, please use this thread: Invidia Completed Books
This link was added to our thread at post #2 for future
4. Only post books you will ABSOLUTELY FINISH for each week on the SS. Captains will be monitoring this list to be sure we don't go over each week. Feel free to populate ahead of time if you know you'll read the book...this will actually be very helpful to everyone.
5. There are tabs on the SS for all to plan out your books...tabs for each week...so if you know you'll read in a certain week...you can put it down.
6. Have Q's, please ask
7. Please read through the thread since your last check in...we'll have mini challenges during the regular challenge and I'm sure other things to communicate along the way
8. Have fun reading!! Let us hear about the great ones!...maybe the duds too :)
Correction 26 hrs
I need to work out my books today at some stage. Can't wait to get started :-)
I think I've got my list all sorted. I think I only have one that can get sin bingo but all the rest are one of the colours.
Hey everyone! I just had the craziest busiest last three days but it should start slowing down now. I can't access the SS at the moment but I just wanted to touch base and let everyone know I'm still around!!
How many books can a team read in a week?
Midu wrote: "How many books can a team read in a week?"It was hiding under a spoiler. 30-46. So, I should aim for 3-4 books?
Midu wrote: "Midu wrote: "How many books can a team read in a week?"It was hiding under a spoiler. 30-46. So, I should aim for 3-4 books?"
Awesome...yes, if everyone reads their target we’ll land in the middle.
(as green/envy as I could find while still announcing the beginning of the challenge)
Hey peeps is the 7th Woohoo! Has anyone read anything yet?
Ambi wrote: "Hey peeps is the 7th Woohoo! Has anyone read anything yet?"I finished my 1st book earlier today.
I did put a countdown at the top of our spreadsheet if you need to check on time remaining...I think it’s right ;)
I finished my first book also and about to start my second shortly. Just trying to work out what i feel like reading next I have a couple ot et done in the next few days
Also everyone once you finish a book, make sure to set the read date on goodreads and place it on your towers shelf
i'm in the middle of my first book but apparently it's a short one. i'll pick up thicker books next time since my average is rather low and i want to get as many point as i can lol
Nothing yet. Just finished a book for another challenge. Going to start now!
Sin Bingos for Envy:The Dead and the Gone
Dead Beautiful
Shadow of the Sun
The Maze Runner
The Last Dragonslayer
The Lost Hero
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Finished my second book during my lunch break today and hoping to either finish a third or get a start on a fourth tonight. How is everyone else doing?
Does anyone still need access to the spreadsheet?
I'm all good with the spreadsheet.I've read one book
Is there an easy way that we can figure out what other teams have read for young adult that are green covered? Or will the captains have knowledge of that?
ღ Tina ❣ wrote: "Is there an easy way that we can figure out what other teams have read for young adult that are green covered? Or will the captains have knowledge of that?"I’m not sure about other teams, but there is a list of YA ‘green cover’ books on our working SS and at the beginning of our thread there is a link to books Midu found as well.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
My personal lists have a Green list too...not all of those will be YA, but some are... https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I am about to finish my first book today; hopefully, start and finish my second by tomorrow night. :) <3
Thanks TammieI looked at the list last week and I can’t get access to any more of those books.
I’ve found books that I can access, that have green covers for ya. When I go into the page for that book, I can only see my friends who’ve read it, not people from tower teams which would be so useful!
I’ll have another look after work and maybe put some up onto our spreadsheet somewhere
I’ve gotten through about 6 of the teams...that’s what’s reflected on the SS for Envy Bingo. I ran out of time before I left on vaca. So far, the teams I check had at least one teamie with something.
I had to finish reading some books for other challenges and they were black. Was hoping to put them for color cover but ughh... Should I put them in or wait if we don’t meet the book count requirements for the week?
Ambi wrote: "I had to finish reading some books for other challenges and they were black. Was hoping to put them for color cover but ughh... Should I put them in or wait if we don’t meet the book count requirem..."I’d say put them on for now...note everywhere else they’ll fit.
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Also, would this cover be considered blue?
It's very dark...but it's blue :)