Team 5 - The Mega Metroid Machination

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

WELCOME TO SUMMER DAYS VOL 3!

This challenge runs from June 1st to July 31st


RULES
✧ Members will be broken out into up to 3-4 separate teams (or go solo option) before the start date (June 1st). You will work together to complete a series of tasks together and complete as many of them as you wish.
✧ Books must be read and reviewed during June 1st through July 31st Any books or audiobooks started before June 1st or finished after July 31st will not count.
✧ If you read an Audiobook version of a book convert the hours to pages using this site: https://alamantus.itch.io/time-to-page or use the print equivalent on Goodreads.
✧ Graphic/Manga novels are accepted but will only count for half of the listed page count
✧ You must post at least 3 status updates OR a review. It doesn't have to be super detailed but try to not just say "this was good" for the book to count.

PAGE NUMBER RULES
✧ This year we are implementing page limits. Goodreads is very good at listing the page numbers of items, particularly for items like audiobooks
✧ Novels/Novellas must be more than 100 pages to count
✧ Graphic/Manga/Comics must be over 100 total pages to count (please note this number will be halved)
✧ Audiobooks must be over three hours (or 100 print pages) to count

POINT SYSTEM
+1 point for every book that has been read and reviewed that correlates with a category
+2 points for participating in a buddy read (must take place in the group)
+3 for one completed category
+4 points for reading/participating in a group read (must take place in the group)
+5 points for every 1,000 pages read
Note: Mods keep track of all points in a shared Google Sheets spread to keep everything as organized as possible.

THE CHALLENGES

Atari Affair
1. Read a book where the MC or author is Black
2. Read a book set or published in the 1920s
3. Read a book that takes place on a boat
4. Read a book with water on the cover
5. Read a book with under 1,000 GR ratings

Wii Wonderland
1. Read a book where the MC or author is gay, lesbian, bisexual or ace/aro
2. Read a book set or published in the 1960s
3. Read a book with dual timelines
4. Read a book with two or more people on the cover
5. Read a book with a 4.5 or higher GR rating

Nintendo Trial
1. Read a book where the MC or author is Asian or Pacific Islander
2. Read a book set or published in the 00s (1800-1810, 1900-1910, 2000-2010)
3. Read a book that features a road trip (this does not have to be a car road trip)
4. Read a book with only words on the cover (minimal to no design)
5. Read a book from a long series (over 4 books in the series)

Sega Crusade
1. Read a book where the MC or author is not cis gender
2. Read a book set or published before 1900
3. Read a book that features a revolution/rebellion/protesting
4. Read a book with flowers or birds on the cover
5. Read a book that has been on your TBR over 3 years

Playstation Pursuit
1. Read a book where the MC or author is Latinx or Indigenous
2. Read a book set or published in the 1980s
3. Read a book where the MC needs to solve a mystery
4. Read a book with a woman on the cover
5. Read an independently published book (that is, not from the Big 5 or their imprints)

XBOX Experience
1. Read a book where the MC or author is Muslim, Hindu or Jewish
2. Read a book set or published in the 1940s
3. Read a book set in the summer
4. Read a book that has sunset colors on the cover (primarily red, yellow or orange)
5. Read a book with over 10,000 GR ratings

LINKS TO SPREADSHEET AND DISCORD
To help track your team points, strategize and communicate, we've created individual team spreadsheets and team discord channels. Please note that the mods will not be checking either of these unless we are asked. Also, huge huge huge shout-out to Selina, who created the original team spreadsheet, taught us how to be amazing at excel, and is amazing herself, and also to Mina, who did a lot of the legwork in adapting it to team use. Any errors within it are mine—please let me know if you spot anything wonky.
✧ SPREADSHEET
✧ DISCORD

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

PARTICIPANTS

Alex the Scribe Owl
Becca
Guosa (Blackbird)
Jazmine
Jeeya
Jenner
Kylie
Mina
SL
TJ

COMPLETION POST:
The mods are going to be needing this from every participant for every book they finish for us to be able to track everything better. Only books that have a completion post will be considered for scoring points. Here is the template:

Title:
Author:
Start Date:
Finish Date:
Category and task: (only one task per book read)
Graphic Novel? (Yes or no)
Buddy Read? (Yes or no)
Group Read? (Yes or no)
Pages: (if a graphic novel, please post original and halved numbers)
Review: [link of your review]

Please ensure you include the category and task number. It really helps us when we input into our master spreadsheet <3

[Jenner]

Hey team! I am excited for this challenge and it will be my first time participating. I am in love with the spreadsheet and I can't wait to utilize it! Just a heads up, I won't be reading much the first two weeks because I have family commitments but once that is over, I should have plenty of time. I plan to do as many group and buddy reads as possible so if anyone wants to set something up, please let me know! :)

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Hello team!
By this point I'm one of the veterans of the games :D so if there are questions...

@Jenner It's okay, the games last two months, there'll be time for you to read and help with points :D


@team members Is there anyone that isn't on our discord group?

[Jenner]

I haven't used Discord before and I created an account but I don't seem to be apart of the group. What do I need to do?

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

Jenner wrote: "I haven't used Discord before and I created an account but I don't seem to be apart of the group. What do I need to do?"

Did you try clicking on the link in my rules post? That should get you to the right place.

If that link doesn't work, try this one: https://discord.com/invite/3hBXPyt2Fa

[Jenner]

Thanks, laurel!!

[Kylie]

I’ve been on Discord, but have a hard time navigating it

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

Kylie wrote: "I’ve been on Discord, but have a hard time navigating it"

Have you reached the procrastinator's book club discord? It definitely is an odd website to navigate the first few (or twenty, if you're me) times.

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

The Summer Games begin June 1st (which is tomorrow or now, depending on where you are in the world)!

I hope you are all ready to read, and that you have a wonderful time!

My availability will be limited these first few days since I'm in the middle of moving, but Althea, Aless and Mina are here to answer any questions you may have.

It looks like you've already found this out, but here are some pro-tips:
-Buddy Reads are your money makers, particularly if you BR within your group and pick a book that can be used for several prompts
-You can complete a category multiple times
-Group Reads are also a fantastic way to get extra points—don't forget to participate in our thread!
-And have fun! That's the most important thing about our team games, because in the end the points don't matter, what's important are the friends you make along the way.

[Jenner]

Title: With the Fire on High
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Start Date: June 3, 2021
Finish Date: June 4, 2021
Category and task: Atari Affair 1 - MC and author is black
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 400 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kylie]

Not sure if any of you are JLAnders, but I’m planning to start Grace and Glory in the next few days if anyone wants to buddy up?

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Sadly, I haven't read the previous books so it'll be a pass from me.

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

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[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

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SUMMER DAYS update 6 June 2021

We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.

TEAMS:
The Passionate Pac-Man Perfectionists: 17
The Diametrically Opposed...Duck Hunters: 21
The Cybernetic Mario Connection: 27
The Scrappy Street Fighter Scourge: 30
The Mega Metroid Machination: 3

The Oregon Trail Odds and Ends:

Alex the Scribe Owl: 4
Michelle: 3
Laura: 1
Allison: 2
May
Roksy
Venezia
Jesa
Michelle
Josie
Leslie
Liz
Alex (The Scribe Owl)
Gaea
♛primadonna♛
Steph
jime ✰
Coco_Bush_Lightweight
Diana
Travis
JOHANNA

It's our first weekly update! Woohoo!

Remember, those buddy and group reads are where the points are won—and if you buddy read within your teams your points add up a lot faster. And if you're feeling a little behind, that's okay! In the past it's not always the groups that jump ahead in the beginning that win in the end. Points can change dramatically from week to week—the goal is to keep reading, keep posting updates, and rack up those bonus points!

Three housekeeping notes as we roll past our first week:
1. Don't forget to put the prompt category and number in your completion post. It helps us out a lot!
2. We found some errors in the teams' spreadsheets. All that have been identified are fixed, but if you notice more, please let us know.
3. We count page points very leniently as there are a lot of different versions of things (particularly with ebooks, physical editions and older books). I know everyone wants the most page points possible, but please pick the edition you read or something that has a page number within the majority of the other editions (no outliers). The number on your ebook might differ from Goodreads, but that could be due to how you have your font sized configured—please go with the Goodreads number. Also, while buddy reading, I recommend that all parties involved settle on a single page number for their book—it means less follow up from the mods when we spot inconsistent numbers.

Happy Summer Days

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Title: You deserve Each other
Author: Sarah Hogle
Start Date: June
Finish Date: June 5th
Category and task: XBOX Experience 5 - over 10k GR ratings
Graphic Novel? Buddy Read? Group Read? No
Pages: 368
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jazmine]

Title: The Roommate
Author: Rosie Danan
Start Date: June 3, 2021
Finish Date: June 4, 2021
Category and task: Playstation pursuit #4 -woman on the cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 325
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

What are you guys reading?

I'm reading Poirot Investigates and I started Legendborn for Atari 2 and 1

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

UPDATED

[Jenner]

I am reading Something About You and Seafire.

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

Jazmine wrote: "Title: The Roommate
Author: Rosie Danan
Start Date: June 3, 2021
Finish Date: June 4, 2021
Category and task: Nentendo Trial #4 - simple cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages:..."

I can't count this under this prompt, please pick another for it

[Becca]

Title: A Court of Frost and Starlight
Author: Sarah J Maas
Start Date: June 1, 2021
Finish Date: June 1, 2021
Category and task: Playstation Persuit #4: woman on cover
Graphic Novel? N
Buddy Read? N
Group Read? N
Pages: 272
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title:A ​Court of Silver Flames
Author: Sarah J Maas
Start Date: June 2, 2021
Finish Date: June 6, 2021
Category and task: XBOX experience #5: over 10,000 GR ratings
Graphic Novel? N
Buddy Read? N
Group Read? N
Pages: 751
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jenner]

Hey guys, do we want to individually fill in the spreadsheet or would you like me or someone else to do it for the team? I love spreadsheets so I don't mind volunteering... lol.

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

I'm gonna do it for me that way I'll actually look at the sheet again 😂 but if other members don't input the info I say go for it.

[Jenner]

Title: Seafire
Author: Natalie C. Parker
Start Date: June 5, 2021
Finish Date: June 9, 2021
Category and task: Atari Affair 3
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes
Group Read? No
Pages: 384 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jazmine]

Title: The Hating Game
Author: Sally Thorne
Start Date: June 8, 2021
Finish Date: June 9, 2021
Category and task: Wii Wonderland #4 - 2 or more people on the cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group Read? No
Pages: 416 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jazmine]

laurel [the suspected bibliophile] wrote: "Jazmine wrote: "Title: The Roommate
Author: Rosie Danan
Start Date: June 3, 2021
Finish Date: June 4, 2021
Category and task: Nentendo Trial #4 - simple cover
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? No
Group..."

Jenner wrote: "I am reading Something About You and Seafire."

playstation pursuit 4 - woman on cover

[Jenner]

Title: Something About You
Author: J. Nathan
Start Date: June 7, 2021
Finish Date: June 11, 2021
Category and task: Atari Affair 5 - 67 ratings
Graphic Novel? Buddy Read? Group Read? No
Pages: 227 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jenner]

Title: Turbulent Expansion
Author: Erin R. Flynn
Start Date: June 11, 2021
Finish Date: June 12, 2021
Category and task: Playstation Pursuit 5 - Published by A Supernatural Script Inc.
Graphic Novel? Buddy Read? Group Read? No
Pages: 189 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jenner]

Title: Hate
Author: Tate James
Start Date: June 12, 2021
Finish Date: June 12, 2021
Category and task: Playstation Pursuit 4
Graphic Novel? Buddy Read? Group Read? No
Pages: 418 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

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[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

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SUMMER DAYS update 13 June 2021

We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.

TEAMS:
The Passionate Pac-Man Perfectionists: 72
The Diametrically Opposed...Duck Hunters: 77
The Cybernetic Mario Connection: 100
The Scrappy Street Fighter Scourge: 144
The Mega Metroid Machination: 28

The Oregon Trail Odds and Ends:

Alex the Scribe Owl: 7
Michelle: 20
Laura: 8
Allison: 3
May: 1
Roksy
Venezia
Jesa
Michelle
Josie
Leslie: 9
Liz
Alex (The Scribe Owl)
Gaea: 1
♛primadonna♛
Steph
jime ✰
Coco_Bush_Lightweight
Diana
Travis
JOHANNA

Week 2 is over! Starting next week, I'll be trying to do a mid-week points check in, particularly as your points start to climb and the reading becomes fast and furious.

Keep it up—you are all doing great!

Happy Summer Days

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Title: The Order of the Pure moon reflected in water
Author: Zen Cho
Start Date: June 11th
Finish Date: June 13th
Category and task: Nintendo 1 - MC/author Asian
Graphic Novel? no
Buddy Read? yes https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Group Read? no
Pages: 160
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jenner]

Title: Liar
Author: Tate James
Start Date: June 12, 2021
Finish Date:June 14, 2021
Category and task: Wii Wonderland 4
Graphic Novel? Buddy Read? Group Read? No
Pages: 448 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Title: Fake
Author: Tate James
Start Date: June 14, 2021
Finish Date: June 15, 2021
Category and task: Wii Wonderland 5 - 4.5 rating
Graphic Novel? Buddy Read? Group Read? No
Pages: 548 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Title: Poirot Investigates
Author: Agatha Christie
Start Date: June 7th
Finish Date: June 16th
Category and task: Atari Affair 2 - 1920s
Graphic Novel? no
Buddy Read? yes
Group Read? no
Pages: 245
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Great job Jenner! :D You are basically carrying the whole team 🙈

Is anyone else active? We are 1 prompt away from finishing our first category. The task in question is to read a book with water on the cover.

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

UPDATED

Points Check-In (view spoiler)[

Books: 14
BR: 8
Categories: 0
GR: 0
Pages: 25
Points: 47
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[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

laurel [the suspected bibliophile] wrote: "UPDATED

Points Check-In

Books: 14
BR: 8
Categories: 0
GR: 0
Pages: 25
Points: 47
"

The points are correct

[Kylie]

I’m active; sorry I haven’t posted my completion posts yet!! I haven’t read any with water on the cover though. I have a newborn (my first!) and while I’ve managed to continue listening to some audiobooks at some points during the day, I’m finding it hard to get onto the computer to upload my completions. I’m going to try to get to them ASAP!

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

Hi Team 5!

We've had an opening in this group, and soloist Alex the Scribe Owl will be joining you (along with their points).

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Kylie wrote: "I’m active; sorry I haven’t posted my completion posts yet!! I haven’t read any with water on the cover though. I have a newborn (my first!) and while I’ve managed to continue listening to some aud..."

It's okay :D I'm just asking because people say they want to participate and then just *poof* they never even enter the team thread.

Congrats on your newborn :D

[Alex (The Scribe Owl)]

Hi! I'm so happy to be here 😄

[Jenner]

Welcome!! We are glad to have ya!

[Jenner]

Kylie wrote: "I’m active; sorry I haven’t posted my completion posts yet!! I haven’t read any with water on the cover though. I have a newborn (my first!) and while I’ve managed to continue listening to some aud..."

Congrats on your baby!!

[mina, Group/Buddy Reads Procrastinator]

Welcome, Alex! :D

[Alex (The Scribe Owl)]

Is there anything on my Physical TBR bookshelf that you guys want to buddy read? I can read almost anything from there.

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

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[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

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SUMMER DAYS update 20 June 2021

We try to post updates each Sunday of this challenge for teams and solo participants. It might not be Sunday yet in some parts of the world but this is for consistency purposes.

TEAMS:
The Passionate Pac-Man Perfectionists: 97
The Diametrically Opposed...Duck Hunters: 182
The Cybernetic Mario Connection: 193
The Scrappy Street Fighter Scourge: 241
The Mega Metroid Machination: 58

The Oregon Trail Odds and Ends:

Michelle: 28
Laura: 17
Allison: 9
May: 1
Roksy
Venezia
Jesa
Michelle
Josie
Leslie: 15
Liz
Gaea: 4
♛primadonna♛
Steph
jime ✰
Coco_Bush_Lightweight
Diana
Travis
JOHANNA

We are rolling into week 4 of the challenge, and you all are doing so well!

It looks like some groups have members who either haven't posted their updates or haven't contacted anyone. Teams, please try to contact those who you haven't heard from recently. Life does happen, so no judgment if you're not able to read 10 (or 1) books a week (we're procrastinators for a reason), but participation makes these games lots of fun, even if it's cheerleading teammates on.

I will reach out to those groups who are a little behind in the points (and some of the soloists who missed the teams deadline) to see if they'd like to add some new members by the end of this coming week.

Happy Summer Days

❤︎ From the Procrastinator Mods

[Alex (The Scribe Owl)]

Title: For the Wolf
Author: Hannah F. Whitten
Start Date: June 17
Finish Date: June 20
Category and task: Playstation Pursuit 4
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Group Read? No
Pages: 448
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alex (The Scribe Owl)]

Title: The Princess Will Save You
Author: Sarah Henning
Start Date: June 14
Finish Date: June 20
Category and task: Xbox Experience 4 (Sunset colors)
Graphic Novel? No
Buddy Read? Yes (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Group Read? No
Pages: 368
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...