Match One: Montrose Magpies v Team Who Must Not Be Named. Start 5 Jun @5pm PST

[Lexi]

Rina wrote: "Lexi wrote: "Cat or Mods if they are around. Beater attacked back a seeker book (Rebecca already finished). Is that allowed or should it be the current seeker book? We know seekers are new this rou..."

I can go with that. Alysa will change her book to the right one and reset the timer.

[Alysa]

Rina wrote: "Lexi wrote: "Cat or Mods if they are around. Beater attacked back a seeker book (Rebecca already finished). Is that allowed or should it be the current seeker book? We know seekers are new this rou..."

And here we thought it might be based on "matching word in title" rule. So I'm still defending w/the Cinderella Cook-Off one.

[Alysa]

Lexi wrote: "I can go with that. Alysa will change her book to the right one and reset the timer."

No need in this case, because they both have Cinderella in the title. So I can stick with the Cook-Off one.
ETA: length question.

Maybe we should wait for Cat to answer, and in meantime both reset timers. Because this "you can attack any seeker task book at any time" is not something I would ever have thought of, once the book has been reported in.
In which case this attack only makes sense based on Common Word in Title.

[Lexi]

It matters which one is the orginal book because matching word must be longer. Hence, why we need a mod.

[Cat]

Ummmm.... I think that I thought any was fair game, even if its been turned in (cos the catch book is off limits)

Let's stick with that, but say each find book can only be attacked once?

Feedback after the game is over?

[Donna]

Team Who Must Not Be Named Chasers can hear the fans roar as they have another successful score!

Chain #9 completed
J Julia and the Duke Minx
K Kyle's Valiant Hunt Maddy
L Later Gator Donna

Score:
Team Who Must Not Be Named 70
Montrose Magpies 10

[Lexi]

Cat wrote: "Ummmm.... I think that I thought any was fair game, even if its been turned in (cos the catch book is off limits)

Let's stick with that, but say each find book can only be attacked once?

Feedbac..."

Thank you, Cat. How do you want us to handle time minimums with this confusion?

[Alysa]

Cat wrote: "Ummmm.... I think that I thought any was fair game, even if its been turned in (cos the catch book is off limits)

Let's stick with that, but say each find book can only be attacked once?

Feedbac..."

Okay, so, can both sides do a timer reset?
Because I lost a lot of time simply waiting for the answer in this case, and now I will need to defend with Sinfull Cinderella instead of Cook-off... of which I have only read 2 pages, lol.

[Rina]

Cat wrote: "Ummmm.... I think that I thought any was fair game, even if its been turned in (cos the catch book is off limits)

Let's stick with that, but say each find book can only be attacked once?

Feedbac..."

I am fine with that.

Does the same apply to attacking chaser books?

[Lexi]

I think so. No one has attacked the same chaser book twice that I have seen. There are so many of those anyways.

[Alysa]

We're at 36 min ago for Magpies and 18 min ago for me for Sinful Cinderella.

Wanna use this post as the point of reference for time?

ETA: to be clear -

TWMNBN Beater Defense
Alysa is reading Sinful Cinderella, 4:14pm

(but Magpies only have 18 min lead time, not 36 min)

[Cat]

I've no idea what the issue is with timings? I'm in the bath! Brains have melted with the hot water!

Thought the Not Seeker had finished a Cinderella book already and then started a second which book was the M&Ms beater distracting? (hint: helpful in posts to be clear!)

Oh. Umm... So the cool air from sitting up is working. Yeah. Basically the delay happens once the distraction is finished.
So when if the M&M beater finishes before the defence the seeker has to pause, whether its the current book or not

PS same is true of chasers. If the beater finishes a book they've already finished they still need to pause even if they are on the next score run (unless already defended)

[Cat]

PPS it's 9.20 for me. I'll be in bed reading for pleasure within the hour so will be unavailable for pov after that. And the other mods have washed their hands of the Quidditch insanity, so you'll need to work out your own solutions amicably! (you've been doing fabulously on that front so far, so I've no worries)

So... Hit me up with any more burning concerns now!

[Judith]

What a glorious mess of confusion!!

It wouldn’t be A NBRC Quidditch match without it!

[Alysa]

Both Rebecca's current book and previous book have the word Cinderella in the title, and they have different min read times.
We didn't know which one we were defending, and had to pick a defense book based on min read time of whichever was being considered Rebecca's book under attack.

Apparently that is Sinful Cinderella (so I have to read that now), and not Cinderella Cook-Off (would have been shorter).

[Donna]

Team Who Must Not Be Named Chasers using the chaos on the field as a distraction. They sneak quietly down the field in the hopes of a another score.

Chain #10

M Motherfucking Sharks Donna
N Needing the Vampire's Aggression Maddy
O Once a Wallflower, Always a Wallflower Minx

[Lexi]

I think everyone is happy now. Thank you Cat.

[Cat]

Rina wrote: "Cat wrote: "Ummmm.... I think that I thought any was fair game, even if its been turned in (cos the catch book is off limits)

Let's stick with that, but say each find book can only be attacked onc..."

Ha! The last Slytherin match I played we attacked chaser books a couple of times! If you want to agree that each book can only be attacked once though I'm cool with it!

[Rebecca]

Seeker Rebecca and her friend Cinderella are back from the cook off and headed to check to see if The Witch Doctor Is In (read a book with wings on the cover)

***edited to add task (sorry)***

[Lexi]

Despite the slight chaos, Beater Lexi finishes the attack on seeker Ambi and distracts her with I Got This: To Gold and Beyond.

[Cat]

wow! it was sufficiently chaotic / I was enjoying my bath so much that I missed the Magpie seeker taking to the air!

As a quick rundown, we've got
- Not team quaffle intact
- M&M keeper ready to smash said quaffle?
- Not team on 7 scores, chain of three in progress
- M&Ms on 1 score, quaffle repair underway
- Not seeker found 2? 3? items?
- M&M seeker on the hunt for item 1?

????????!

[Rina]

Montrose Magpies Beater

Chris finished an attack on Rebecca.

Chris read Sinful Cinderella

[Cat]

also, I'm about to log off for the night, and anyone who wants to do a summary for me for 8am tomorrow (in 10 hours time) gets a gold star! ;-P

[Lexi]

You are correct on all accounts:
- Not team quaffle intact
- M&M keeper reading for quaffle break
- Not team on 7 scores, chain of three in progress
- M&Ms on 1 score, quaffle repair underway
- Not seeker found 3 items and on fourth but off broom - Beater Alysa defending
- M&M seeker on the hunt for item 1, off broom as well but Beater defending

[Rina]

Montrose Magpies Beater


Kim defended Ambi by finishing I Got This: To Gold and Beyond

[Donna]

Team Who Must Not Be Named Chasers snuck by without anyone noticing and managed to SCORE!!

Chain #10 completed

M Motherfucking Sharks Donna
N Needing the Vampire's Aggression Maddy
O Once a Wallflower, Always a Wallflower Minx

Score:
Team Who Must Not Be Named 80
Montrose Magpies 10

[Donna]

Team Who Must Not Be Named Chasers are full of boundless energy. They weave around various magpie players in an attempt to score again.

Chain #11
J Jaxxon Maddy
K Kangaroos and Killings Donna
L Lilith and the Stable Hand Minx

[Kim]

Montrose Magpies Beater

Beater Kim whips around and attacks Minx, reading Lilith and the Stable Hand

[Lexi]

Beater Lexi defends Minx, reading Lilith and the Stable Hand but really wanted to read the Kangaroos one.

[Alysa]

Team Who Must Not Be Named Beater Defense

Alysa wrestled that Sinful Cinderella on the quidditch pitch, and defense is complete! Seeker Rebecca can keep looking for that snitch!

(with appropriate time delay, of course)

[Rina]

Lexi wrote: "Beater Lexi defends Minx, reading Lilith and the Stable Hand but really wanted to read the Kangaroos one."

You could read Kangaroos first and after that Lilith :-)

[Donna]

Team Who Must Not Be Named Chasers are on a roll. SCORE!!

Chain #11completed
J Jaxxon Maddy
K Kangaroos and Killings Donna
L Lilith and the Stable Hand Minx


Score:
Team Who Must Not Be Named 90
Montrose Magpies 10

[Lexi]

Please ignore, I posted the wrong book.

[Lexi]

Seeker Rebecca is starting Outlaw Dragon (reading for task book with letters GOLD in title) and just finished The Witch Doctor Is In.

[Ambi]

Seeker Ambi starting A Wizard of Earthsea (yellow cover) while just finishing I Got This: To Gold and Beyond.

[Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon]

Quaffle repaired, Magpie Chasers Vicki soars down the pitch, quaffle in hand on a solo run.

Magpies Quaffle #4

Q: Quantum by Patricia Cornwell - Nikk (Title Q)
U: Die Verratenen by Ursula Poznanski - Rina (Author First Initial U)
A: Thief of Cahraman: A Retelling of Aladdin by Lucy Tempest- Kim (MC Adeleaide - A)
F: Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson - Ambi (Title F)
F: Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines- Nicole (Title F)
L: Love You More by Lisa Gardner - Bamaace83 (Title L)
E: The Au Pair by Emma Rous - bamaace83 (Author First Initial E)

Magpies Chaser Chain #5


Thunderhead@ 504 pgs - Vicki

[Lexi]

Beater Lexi successfully defends Minx, reading Lilith and the Stable Hand, which was sadly lacking in Kangaroos or plot.

[Melissa]

Lexi wrote: "Beater Lexi successfully defends Minx, reading Lilith and the Stable Hand, which was sadly lacking in Kangaroos or plot."

Thank you for the sacrifice, Lexi. You are the bestest at having my back.

[Alysa]

Beater Alysa has always wanted to read... A Wizard of Earthsea. Attempting to distract Seeker Ambi!

[Jenny]

A fresh line up, brooms all polished,, TWMNBN is ready to try for another goal!

With Minx on a well deserved rest, Jessi hops on her broom for the next 6 hours.

Chain ABC
A Accepting His Human104 pgs Maddy
B The Bennett Case 108 pgs Jessi
C Cat Tales: Leave the world’s cat door ajar 108 pgs Jenny

[Judith]

Team Who Must Not Be Named Keeper

Judith stands guard before the goal, wary of those would seek to steal more points. She spies thieves heading her way and she defends her goal once more.

Thief of Cahraman: A Retelling of Aladdin Read by Kim (Letter A)

[Kim]

Lexi wrote: "Beater Lexi successfully defends Minx, reading Lilith and the Stable Hand, which was sadly lacking in Kangaroos or plot."

You were right. Kangaroos > stable hands

[Lexi]

Kim wrote: "Lexi wrote: "Beater Lexi successfully defends Minx, reading Lilith and the Stable Hand, which was sadly lacking in Kangaroos or plot."

You were right. Kangaroos > stable hands"

[Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon]

Montrose Magpies Beater Defence

Beater Kim sees Alysa go after Ambi and sets out to stop her from distracting her seeker.

She is reading A Wizard of Earthsea

[Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon]

Magpies Keeper Completion

Keeper Hazel's arms seem to double in length as she lunges towards to goals, balanced precariously on her broom, and stops the quaffle from going through, then catching herself neatly as though it were child's play.

Hazel has finished reading How to Marry a Marquis by Julia Quinn to break the quaffle at Q

[Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon]

Magpies Keeper Substitution

Keeper Nikk High fives Hazel on a amazing save as she heads back on field to resume her position

[Jenny]

TWMNBN Quaffle repair...

The glue didn't quite hold from the last Quaffle repair, so Jenny is trying the industrial strength QUAFFLEATOR brand glue.

[Ambi]

Seeker Ambi refuses to be distracted as she completes A Wizard of Earthsea and starts The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( snitch in title )

[Rebecca]

Seeker Rebecca caught a glimpse of gold when she finished Outlaw Dragon and is on her way to catching the Snitch while reading Quantum for the catch!

[Ambi]

Hermione from the spectator crowd sneaks in a spell to distract Rebecca.