Apples to Apples: Q&A & Chat

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Questions?

[Alysa]

Hi! I assume we’ll be able to view the tracking sheet when the challenge officially begins? It’s still locked, so I’m making sure that’s not just me somehow :)

[Aiswrya]

Alysa wrote: "Hi! I assume we’ll be able to view the tracking sheet when the challenge officially begins? It’s still locked, so I’m making sure that’s not just me somehow :)"

Hey Alysa! Thanks for pointing that out. I just fixed the privacy settings. Can you try again?

[Alysa]

It opens fine now.
Thanks! I’m glad I asked 🙂

[Plethora]

Can view, but will the mods be updating the sheet or is each player?

[Aiswrya]

I kind of went back and forth on that. Let's say it would be great if players could update the tracking sheets with their picks and completion posts. However, if unable/ unfamiliar with editing the sheets, one of the mods will do it for them at the end of the round. No need to send us a message, we'll go over the incomplete rows and update them :)

Players should have edit permissions to "Round 1" tab now :)

[Alysa]

If this game goes well, maybe we should play a book version of Cards Against Humanity... but it would probably have to be in the Back Room, lol.

[Plethora]

When we post our selected noun at end of week should we give any explanation to help our cause to win the week?

[Aiswrya]

Plethora wrote: "When we post our selected noun at end of week should we give any explanation to help our cause to win the week?"

Nope, just the final pick would suffice :) Be creative and have fun!

[Jessi]

We start today correct? When will we know the theme?

ETA: Where do we post completion posts?

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Jessi wrote: "We start today correct? When will we know the theme?

ETA: Where do we post completion posts?"

Round timings are in this post :)

[Jessi]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Jessi wrote: "We start today correct? When will we know the theme?

ETA: Where do we post completion posts?"

Round timings are in this post :)"

Ah thank you!

[Elsbeth]

Does a cozy mystery count as mystery?

[Aiswrya]

Yeah! Any mystery will count. The tags needn’t be MPG

[Elsbeth]

And what if the book is so new, it doesn't have any tags yet? I was thinking about reading
The Deadly Dust Bunnies.

[⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚]

Hello! Is there a minimum of people that need to tag the book as Mystery/ Thriller/ Suspense?

[Aiswrya]

No, even a single tag will count

[Elsbeth]

Elsbeth wrote: "And what if the book is so new, it doesn't have any tags yet? I was thinking about reading
The Deadly Dust Bunnies."

And what about this?

[Aiswrya]

Elsbeth wrote: "Elsbeth wrote: "And what if the book is so new, it doesn't have any tags yet? I was thinking about reading
The Deadly Dust Bunnies."

And what about this?"

Oops sorry! Missed that comment - Unfortunately, that book won't work.

[Plethora]

Just double checking the "/" is equivalent to an or? So any one of the tags is fine and it doesn't need all three.

[Elsbeth]

Aiswrya wrote: "Elsbeth wrote: "Elsbeth wrote: "And what if the book is so new, it doesn't have any tags yet? I was thinking about reading
The Deadly Dust Bunnies."

And what about this?"

Oops so..."

Oke, I'll look for another. Thanks.

[Aiswrya]

@Plethora, haha yes! The slash is an “or”

[Alysa]

I think everybody is like “How is it so easy, there must be a trick!” 😉

[Plethora]

Alysa wrote: "I think everybody is like “How is it so easy, there must be a trick!” 😉"

Yep!

[Aiswrya]

LOL I’ll make sure the next task is tougher 😛

[Nikitha]

Do we have to do a selection and completion post or just a completion is enough?

[Aiswrya]

Just a completion :)

[kirsty gray]

What does completion post have to say, just yhe title and that its completed as well as the nouns that youve chosen? :-)

[Aiswrya]

kirsty gray wrote: "What does completion post have to say, just yhe title and that its completed as well as the nouns that youve chosen? :-)"

I have a sample here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Kristie]

Do books need to be started after the theme is announced or can you use a book that is started a few days before the theme is announced as long as it fits the theme and is finished on time? For example, if I start a book on a Wednesday or Thursday and a fitting theme is announced Friday. I am not referring to books finished before the theme is announced, just started.

[Aiswrya]

We’ll allow it. Books can be started before a round begins but must be finished after

[Kristie]

Thank you!

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Can we still sign up?

[Aiswrya]

Hmm, technically the first round started last Friday. We’ll accept your sign up as long as you can finish your book and post your completion on time (Wednesday 3PM EST). Let me know what you decide and I’ll add you to the tracking sheet :)

[Vicki]

The rules say you'll post an adjective on Wednesday. Do we need to do something with the adjective?

[Aiswrya]

Vicki wrote: "The rules say you'll post an adjective on Wednesday. Do we need to do something with the adjective?"

Hi Vicki! Yes, you'd have to choose the best-fitting noun (in your opinion) from the initial 5 you picked.

This post has more details - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[[deleted user]]

Can we include an adjective to modify our noun, such as "lewd jokes," "WWI veteran," or "psychology professor," from the precis? Or just the noun itself?

[Aiswrya]

Just the noun :)

[[deleted user]]

Aiswrya wrote: "Just the noun :)"

I figured but it was worth a shot at adding some more humor. LOL! Thanks!

[Nikitha]

Will the adjective have anything to do with the round theme or is it at random?

[Aiswrya]

It’ll be random

[Vicki]

Aiswrya wrote: "Vicki wrote: "The rules say you'll post an adjective on Wednesday. Do we need to do something with the adjective?"

Hi Vicki! Yes, you'd have to choose the best-fitting noun (in your opinion) from ..."

Thank you :)

[LaurLa]

So maybe a dumb question, but when choosing our words, do how they are used count? For instance, 'security' is a normally a noun but in my book precis, it is used as an adjective as in 'security specialitst'.... so could I use it as a noun word this week?

[Aiswrya]

LaurLa wrote: "So maybe a dumb question, but when choosing our words, do how they are used count? For instance, 'security' is a normally a noun but in my book precis, it is used as an adjective as in 'security sp..."

No, the word you pick must fit in context. The usage of word must be as a noun. For example, "American" will be allowed by itself but if the tag is "American food", you can use "food" but not "American" or "American food".

In this case, you can use "specialist" but not "security specialist" or "security".

[LaurLa]

Aiswrya wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "So maybe a dumb question, but when choosing our words, do how they are used count? For instance, 'security' is a normally a noun but in my book precis, it is used as an adjective as ..."

gotcha! thank-you!

[Elsbeth]

How on earth will you choose a winner? There are so many funny and weird combinations?

E.g. I like dainty muffins or dainty devil. :-)

[Aiswrya]

Elsbeth wrote: "How on earth will you choose a winner? There are so many funny and weird combinations?

E.g. I like dainty muffins or dainty devil. :-)"

LOL I was wondering the exact same thing 😂 We have our work cut out for us!

[Elsbeth]

Aiswrya wrote: "Elsbeth wrote: "How on earth will you choose a winner? There are so many funny and weird combinations?

E.g. I like dainty muffins or dainty devil. :-)"

LOL I was wondering the exact same thing 😂 ..."

Well, if you can't decide you can always make wheel decide or throw a coin or something. :-)

Or you can let the participants help you?! Let everyone pick their 2 favourites (of course not their own) and count till you have a winner.

[Alysa]

Ranked choice voting!
:D

[Elsbeth]

Does a 'badass heroine with a snarky attitude' count for round 2?
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