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2021 BINGO Challenge - Progress Report
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+5 points, and 1 bonus for completing another 5 books.
Total points 39
I3--read an HF book by a female author Trolley Song by Sheila Raeschild finished 5/24/20213 points
Added to previous total for new challenge total of 92 points
I4 Less then 300 pages (256): Finished 05-24-21 Rattle His Bones #8 Daisy Dalrymple by Carola DunnPrevious total: 34 points
Bingo score: 4 points
Total score: 38 points
Total books read: 9
Update:B2 - Less than 300 pgs: Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay
Comp 5/11/21 - 2 pt
G1 - Written in Verse: Audacity by Melanie Crowder
Comp 5/14/21 - 1 pt
B4 - Romance: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
Comp 5/19/21 - 4 pt
N1 - Coming of Age: The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson
Comp 5/28/21 - 1 pt
I1 - LGBTQ+ Main Character: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Comp 5/29/21 - 1 pt
Task points - 9 pts
Bonus - 5 tasks - 1 pt
Bonus - All of one number (1) - 3 pts
Bonus - BINGO (B1, I1, N1, G1, O1) - 5 pts
Bonus - All of one letter (B) - 2 pts
Update total - 20 pts
Previous total - 38 pts
Challenge total - 58 pts
The Arctic FuryB5 exploration 5 pointsTask 39 points
Bonus 5 bingo
Bonus 1 5 tasks
Bonus 3 all one number
Total points 58
Finished O3: read a book published the year you were born (1946)The King's General by Daphne du Maurier
3 points
Complete all one letter (G): 3 points
Complete the word Bingo (all G's): 5 points
Previous score 92 points
Challenge total: 103 points
Previous Points 58B3 under 300 pages Days Without End 3 pts
O1 library book Hour of the Witch 1 point
Total points 62
I1 Over 500 pages (528 pages): Finished 06-03-21 Band of Sisters by Lauren WilligPrevious total: 38 points
Bingo score: 1 point
Bonus (#2) 5 tasks B4, I1, I4, N3, N4: 1 point
Total score: 40 points
Total books read: 10
Previous totals in post 50G2 - 1636: The Atlantic Encounter - Alternate History, 2 points - finished 6/4
2 Task points
9 Bonus points:
2 points - completed all one letter (G1, G2, G3, G4, G5)
3 points - completed all one number (B2, I2, N2, G2, O2)
4 points - diagonal BINGO (B5, I4, N3, G2,O1)
New totals:
Task points 71
Bonus points 47
Total points 118
Previous Total 62B2 historical mystery Lies That Comfort and Betray= 2 points
Completed B1,B2,B3,B4, B5 5 bonus Points
All one letter 2 bonus points
Total points 71
b2- adapted in a movieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
completed 04/1/21
b5- Banned Book
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
completed 04/9/21
I1- Humorous
High Five
04/11/21
N3- free space-Eye Spy
completed 5/15/21
N4-Oldest book from TBR
Around the World in Eighty Days
completed 06/9/21
N5-Award Winner
Winter Garden
G3-published between 2010-2020
The Hills Have Spies
published 2018
completed
G5-Fantasy
Krondor: The Betrayal
04/19/21
O4 Book with a name in the title
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire completed 05/17/21
Bonus +1
complete 5 tasks
Total points: 23
6/9/21
N4 Oldest on My TBR Around the World in Eighty Days +4
Total points: 27
Previous total 118 points (in post 60)N4 - Dreamers of the Day - Travel, 4 points - finished 6/12
4 Task points
56 Bonus points
1 for five tasks completed (O4, N1, I5, G2, N4)
2 for all one letter (N1, N2, N3, N4, N5)
3 for all one number (B4, I4, N4, O4, G4)
50 for completing card
Challenge totals:
75 task points + 103 bonus points = 178 total
I'm not sure if I calculated all the bonuses correctly, but I did finish the card (smile)
N2 - Encrypton/Code Breaking: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza MundyComp 5/31 - 2 pts
O2 - New to You Author: The Third Daughter by Talia Carner
Comp 6/5 - 2 pts
I5 - All the Single Ladies: The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair
Comp 6/6 - 5 pts
I4 - Indigenous People: Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Comp 6/9 - 4 pts
I2 - Dress to Impress Cover:
by Amber BrockComp 6/11 - 2 pts
Task points - 15 pts
Bonus - Complete 5 tasks - 1 pt
Bonus - Complete all of one number (2) - 3 pts
Bonus - BINGO (B2, I2, N2, G2, O2) - 5 pts
Bonus - Diagonal BINGO - (B5, I4, N3, G2, O1) - 4 pts
Bonus - Complete all of one letter (I) - 2 pts
Post total - 30 pts
Previous total - 58 pts
Challenge total - 88 pts
03 Set during wartime: Finished 06-11-21 Rise to Rebellion by Jeff ShaaraPrevious total: 40 points
Bingo score: 3 points
Bonus: 0 points
Total score: 43 points
Total books read: 11
O2* Yellow Wifeby Sadeqa Johnson 2 pointsBingo Bonus all standard tasks B1,I3;N5,G4,O2= 10 points
Previous Total 74 points
2 tasks points
10 bonus points
Total Points 86 points
B3: Judge a book by its cover The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley 3 pointsPrevious total adjusted from 103 to 100 points ( I counted one point too many for completing all of one letter twice)
Completed all standard tasks: 10 points
Adjusted challenge total is now 113 points
G3 Published between 2010 and 2020 (2017)Finished 06-16-21
Where the Dead Lie by C.S. Harris
Previous total: 43 points
Bingo score: 3 points
Bonus (#2) Word Bingo B4, I4, N3, G3, O3: 5 points
Bonus (#1) All One Number B3, I3, N3, G3, O3: 3 points
Total score: 54 points
Total books read: 12
G1: book set in Russia Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay finished 6/20/2021Previous total: 113 points
Complete all of one letter: 2 points
Complete G1: 1 point
New total: 116 points
N1 Mythology; Finished 06-20-21A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Previous total: 54 points
Bingo score: 1 point
Bonus: 0 points
Total Challenge score: 55 points
Total books read: 13
Woohoo!! I completed finished a challenge!! Here's my final update!O4 - Set in Russia/USSR:The Lost Crown by Sarah Miller comp 6/15/21 - 4 pts
G4 - Historical NF/Biography:In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson comp 6/16/21 - 4 pts
O5 - Oldest Book from TBR:The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant comp 6/18/21 - 5 pts
N5 - Award Winner:The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas
National Jewish Award for Fiction, comp 6/19/21 - 5 pts
G5 - NF Historical Mystery:Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca comp 6/20/21 - 5 pts
Task points - 23 pts
Bonus - Complete 5 tasks - 1 pt
Bonus - Complete all of one number (4) - 3 pts
Bonus - Complete all of one number (5) - 3 pts
Bonus - BINGO (B4, I4, N4, G4, O4) - 5 pts
Bonus - BINGO (B5, I5, N5, G5, O5) - 5 pts
Bonus - Diagonal BINGO (B1, I2, N3, G4, O5) - 4 pts
Bonus - Complete all of one letter (N) - 2 pts
Bonus - Complete all of one letter (G) - 2 pts
Bonus - Complete all of one letter (O) - 2 pts
Bonus - Complete standard tasks - 10 pts
Bonus - Blackout - 50 pts
Post total - 110 pts
Previous total - 88 pts
Challenge total - 198 pts
Cheryl A wrote: "Woohoo!! I completed finished a challenge!! Here's my final update!O4 - Set in Russia/USSR:The Lost Crown by Sarah Miller comp 6/15/21 - 4 pts
G4 - Historical NF/Bi..."
Cheryl; Congratulation! Some great titles in your Challenge.
Cheryl A wrote: "Woohoo!! I completed finished a challenge!! Here's my final update!"Congratulations Cheryl!
Thanks, Peggy & Diane. I usually run out of steam or real life interrupts my efforts on the challenges. This one worked out just right! Thanks to the mods for another great challenge.
Previous Total 86 pointsI4 Set in Egypt, Africa, Mid. East The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian 4 points
G2 Historical Fantasy Circe by Madeline Miller 2 points
Bingo 5 points
Diagonal Bingo 01,G2,N3, I4,B5= 4 points
Total points 101
Cheryl A wrote: "Woohoo!! I completed finished a challenge!! Here's my final update!O4 - Set in Russia/USSR:The Lost Crown by Sarah Miller comp 6/15/21 - 4 pts
G4 - Historical NF/Bi..."
Congratulations!!
Diane wrote: "📚 25 of 25Completed the Card!!
My complete scoring: here
My last book: The Only Woman in the Room
for recommended by a friend
Book I especially enjoyed that I never would have r..."
Diane; Belated Congratulations! Missed this post. Great choices!
Julia wrote: "Previous total 118 points (in post 60)N4 - Dreamers of the Day - Travel, 4 points - finished 6/12
4 Task points
56 Bonus points
1 for five tasks completed (O4, N1, I5, G2, N4)
2 f..."
Julia; Congratulations on completing the Bingo Card! Great choices!
Corrected update. I got so lost!! I had to go back and write it all down on paper to figure it out. So5 books in any order 1 point: I5, O5, N3, N1, N2
5 books in any order 1 point: G5 G2, B5, N4, O4
5 books in any order 1 point: I2, O3, I4, G4, B1
Diagonal BINGO 4 points: B1, I2, N3, G4, O5
Spell the word Bingo:: 5 points (same as above)
5 books in any order: 1 point G3, O1, I3, O3, B3)
Diagonal BINGO 4 points:: B5, I4, N3, G2, O1
Complete the word BINGO 5 points: same as above)
Complete all of one letter (I) 3 points: letter I
Complete BINGO 5 points: All of letter I
Complete all of one letter (N) 3 points
Complete BINGO 5 points (All of letter N)
Complete all of one letter: 3 points : All of letter O
Complete BINGO: 3 points All of letter O
Complete all of one number 3 points; number 3
Complete BINGO: 5 points All of number 3
Complete all of one number 3 points: number 4
Complete BINGO 5 points: all of number 4
Complete all of one number 3 points: Number 5
Complete BINGO 3 points: All of Number 5
Complete all standard tasks: 10 points
Total for books read: Bi, B3, B4, B5, I2, I3, I4, I5, N1, N2, N3, N4,,N5, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, O1, O2, O3, O4, O5 72 points
Challenge total: 149 points
Mod
B2- Judge a book by its cover- The Vanishing Half (I actually really dislike this cover!)
B3- Louisiana Purchase- The Burning: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
I1- Set in Russia/USSR - Child 44
O5- Encryption or Code-breaking - Alan Turing: The Enigma
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ALL completed books:
Task Points: 48
Bonus Points:
Complete 5 tasks in any order = 2 x (1 bonus point)
Complete word BINGO = 5 points (B5,I5,N5,G5,O5)
Complete all of one number = 3 bonus points (B5,I5,N5,G5,O5)
Total Points: 58
Linda wrote: "Corrected update. I got so lost!! I had to go back and write it all down on paper to figure it out. So5 books in any order 1 point: I5, O5, N3, N1, N2
5 books in any order 1 point: G5 G2, B5, N4,..."
Linda; Had to laugh at your post :) Me too! Only way I could keep track of Bonus points.
I haven’t posted anything... I got confused. I thought only historical fiction books could be used for this game. And then I got caught up with Ruth Galloway...and that was the end, though I have read and am reading other historical novels. Oh well, this was my first Bingo and I will do better next time.
BINGO!! Finished my card...and feeling kind of proud. This was a great challenge, thanks so much! Here's what I read:B1 - HF Set in Asia Shanghai Girls read 06/03 4 ★
B2- Independent or self-published Redemptionread 05/09 4.5 ★
B3- Historical mystery/thriller/suspense (genre/subgenre) What the Devil Knows read 04/22 4.5 ★
B4- Set in Egypt, Africa, or Middle East When the Lion Feeds read 04/18 4 ★
B5- Over 500 pages The City of Tears read 05/24 5★
I1- Set anywhere that was included in the Louisiana Purchase Hot Blooded read 04/07 3 ★
I2- Set during wartime The Things We Cannot Say read 04/06 4 ★
I3- HF written by a female author The Four Winds read 04/10 4 ★
I4- New Release Lover Unveiled read 06/15 4 ★
I5- Favorite Genre Quiet in Her Bones read 04/13 4 ★
N1- Less than 300 pages This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism 288 pgs 5 ★
N2- POC Author The Yellow Wife read 06/10 4 ★
N3- FREE Kingdom of Shadow and Light read 04/26 5 ★
N4- Light or humorous Mistletoe and Mr. Right read 04/10 3.5 ★
N5- Award Winner The Calculating Stars read 05/23 4 ★ (Hugo award winner)
G1- All the single ladies The Fated Sky read 06/26 4.5 ★
G2- Indigenous people Breaking Free read 05/05 5 ★
G3- Fantasy or historical fantasy Wild Sign read 04/03 5 ★
G4- Historical nonfiction or biography In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin read 06/23 4 ★
G5- Best-Seller Project Hail Mary read 06/08 5 ★
O1- Dystopian The Outcast read 04/17 3 ★
O2- HF by a new to you author Promised to the Crown read 05/21 3 ★
O3- Romance To Sir Phillip, With Love read 04/20 4 ★
O4- Recommended by a friend Storm Front read 04/27 3.5 ★
O5- Published between 2010-2020 Broken Bones read 04/15 4.5 ★
I have no idea if I calculated correctly, but I ended up with 194 points.
Charlene wrote: "BINGO!! Finished my card...and feeling kind of proud. This was a great challenge, thanks so much! Here's what I read:B1 - HF Set in Asia Shanghai Girls read 06/03 4 ★
B2- Independe..."
Charlene; Congratulations on completing your Bingo Challenge!
Charlene wrote: "BINGO!! Finished my card...and feeling kind of proud. Congrats!!
Linda wrote: "Corrected update. I got so lost!! I had to go back and write it all down on paper to figure it out."Haha. Linda, I had to use a spreadsheet to compute the totals.
I1 book with a name in title Sarah's Key 1 pointBingo I1,2,3,4,5 = 5 points
All one letter 2 points
Total points 109 points
Finished B2: a novel about a real historical person The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie BlalockFinished I1: The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily by Nancy Goldsone
3 points added to previous book total=75
Completed all of letter B 2 points
Completed all of letter I 2 points
Completed 5 tasks in any order 1 point
Compled BINGO (all of B) 5 points
Completed BINGP (all of I) 5 points
Completed the Bingo card 50 points
I am finished an still have no idea of how many total points were possible. I think around 204 but that's not what others are adding up to, so I have whatever we should have ended up with!
Linda wrote: "Finished B2: a novel about a real historical person The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel by Georgie BlalockFinished I1: [book:The Lady Queen: The Noto..."
Linda; Congratulations on finishing your Bingo Challenge!
B1 Set in Asia (India); Finished 06-28-21Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee
Previous total: 55 points
Bingo score: 1 point
Bonus All Standard Tasks: 10 points
Challenge total: 66 points
Total books read: 14
This is my final Bingo post. Enjoyed this unique challenge!
I finished my last book tonight to complete the board. You can see all of my prompts and books here.https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
My favorite books were We, the Drowned, Last Train to Istanbul and The Book of Longings.
Thanks for a fun challenge!
Ruth Ann wrote: "I finished my last book tonight to complete the board. You can see all of my prompts and books here.https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
My favorite books were [..."
Ruth Ann; Congratulations on completing all of your Bingo tasks!
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Books mentioned in this topic
We, the Drowned (other topics)The Book of Longings (other topics)
Last Train to Istanbul (other topics)
Smoke and Ashes (other topics)
The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Abir Mukherjee (other topics)Sarah Miller (other topics)
Madeline Miller (other topics)
Chris Bohjalian (other topics)
Sarah Miller (other topics)
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Bingo B5, I5, N5, G5, O5
5 tasks 1 point
Task points 39
Bonus points 16
Total points 55 points