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But here's an opportunity to earn Star Points. The rules of the challenge are same for each situation.
Star Point Situation 1:-
If heading into the wilderness for an extended period, which kind of books would you bring?
1. Science Fictions
Read a SciFi.
2. Non Fiction
Read a Non-Fiction.
3. Biographies of survivors
Read a book about mental illness/depression/ptsd/abuse survivors
4. Survival guides
Read a book from this List
As this is a reading challenge, it's only fitting to start with such a question, isn't it? After all, we, bibliophiles will never ever forget books anywhere!
Get 2 Star Points by reading a book by 27th June PST.
Log your reads as below:-
Situation: Number and Type
Option Valid for You
Book Name with link
Date Read
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Start: With the sunrise, you, with every other novice soldier, have reached the dangerous forest which will decide your destiny. Although all of you are together here, you will have to survive alone. You start to think.
Situation 1: What is the first thing you would do if in the wilderness alone?
Course of Actions:-
1. Scream a lot because I am scared.
Read a book with the word “Scream” found in text.
2. Forage for berries
Read a book with title having at least 4 letters from “Berries”
3. Find a water source.
Read a book where water is an important part of the book.
4. Make shelter.
Read a book where the word "shelter" is found in text.
You'll have to select 1 option and get "Yes" through the wheel to survive the situation. If you get "No", you choose another option.
As soon as you survive through this situation, Situation 2 will be presented.
All the best!
Forage for berries: NoFind a water source : No
Make Shelter : No [ TF IS GOING ON?????? ]
Scream a lot because I am scared : Yes.....
Purely at a loss for words....
Star Point Situation 1:Option: Sci-Fi
Book Opted : Ender's Game
Date Started : 22-June-2021
Date Completed : 26-June-2021
Situation 1:Option: Book with the word "Scream" found in text.
Book Opted: The Secret History
Date Started: 23-June-2021
Date Completed: 28-June-2021
2/5 stars. So damn boring!
Nathan wrote: "Situation 1:Option: Book with the word "Scream" found in text.
Book Opted: The Secret History
Date Started: 23-June-2021
Date Completed: 28-June-2021
2/5 stars. So damn boring!"
I have finally finished this dreaded book -_-
ugh, i need to remind myself to stay away from classics such as these ...
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Option: Book with the word "Scream" found in text.
Book Opted: The Secret History
Date Started: 23-June-2021
Date Completed: 28-June-2021
2/5 stars. So..."
Oh I am so sorry, I missed your post.
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You could really use some food. How do you hunt for it?
Course of Actions:-
1.Build a bow and arrow.
Read a book where one of the main characters wields a bow and arrow.
2.Build a fishing pole or spear
Read a book where one of the character's hobbies is fishing.
3.Build a slingshot
Read a book where one of the characters love to use a slingshot.
4.Throw rocks at stuff
Read a book where one of the main characters is great at throwing.
5.I’d rather forage.
Read a book where one of the characters hates violence.
Rushali wrote: "Nathan wrote: "Nathan wrote: "Situation 1:Option: Book with the word "Scream" found in text.
Book Opted: The Secret History
Date Started: 23-June-2021
Date Completed: 28-June-2021..."
No Issues = )
Happens.
Throw rocks at stuff : NoI'd rather forage : No
Build a slingshot : No
Build a Bow & Arrow : No [ I seem to have the most bad luck here .... ]
Build a fishing pole or spear : Yes.
Situation 2:Option: Build a fishing pole or spear.
Book Opted : The Day I Disappeared
Date Started : 30-6-2021
Date Completed : 6-7-2021
3/5 stars.
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You're making your way through the woods when you see a bear. What do you do?
Course of Actions:-
1.Try to stay hidden and hope it doesn’t see me.
Read a book where a character is very shy
2.Lay down and play dead.
Re-read a book where a character is thought to be dead, but is alive at the end.
3.Are you kidding? Run...
Read a book where the main character is a great runner
4.Some bear meat sounds awfully good right about now… I am going in for the kill.
Read a book where one of the characters is a foodie
5.I don’t know...cry?
Read a book about a sensitive main character
Some bear meat sounds awfully good right about now..Going for the kill : Yes
Wow! I am surprised, the wheel said yes on 1st spin xD
Situation 3:Option: Read a book where one of the characters is a foodie.
Book Opted : The Appeal
Date Started : 29-7-2021
Date Completed : 30-7-2021
2.75/5 stars.
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How will you stop the bleeding?
Course of Actions:-
1. Apply direct pressure to the wound.
Read a book about a character who is very direct/frank
2.Tear off some cloth to make a tourniquet and apply it to the wound.
Read a book where one of the characters is always prepared
3. Sit under a tree for a while and wait for the bleeding to stop on it’s own.
Read a book where the main character is very patient.
4.Keep moving and hope the bleeding will stop and I’ll survive.
Read a book where the main character is impulsive/impatient.
Keep moving and hope the bleeding will stop and I'll survive Wheel spin : Yes
Situation 4:Option: Read a book where the main character is impulsive or impatient.
Book Opted : Tears of Tess
Date started: 29-7-2021
Date Completed: 30-7-2021
4/5 stars
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How will you keep warm when night falls and it gets cold?.
Course of Actions:-
1. Make a shelter with leaves and pine needles to curl into.
Read a book where one of the main characters loves the environment
2. Build a fire.
Read a book with the word 'fire' in the title
3. Keep on the jacket I am wearing and think it’s enough.
Read a book with a jacket on the cover
4. Find a cave instead.
Read a book where the adventure/plot starts in a cave
1. Make a shelter with leaves and pine needles to curl into.Wheel Spin: No
2. Find a Cave
Wheel Spin: Yes
Situation 5:Option: Read a book where the adventure/plot starts in a cave.
Book Opted: The White Road
Date Started: 09-08-2021
Date Completed: 11-08-2021
2/5 stars.
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Situation 6: Now that you have ascertained how will you be warm, the next big challenge arrives.
Night is falling. Where do you build your shelter?
Course of Actions:-
1.In a tree.
Read a book where the plot is centered in the forest.
2.In a hole in the ground.
Read a book where someone was kidnapped.
3.On the forest floor.
Read a book where a character deals with/is a ‘earthwender’ (controls the earthly nature)
4.Search for a cave.
Read a book where an archaeologist comes into the story.
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You're building your shelter and suddenly realize it's starting to rain. What's the first thing you should do?
A - Pick a direction and start jogging to get out before the storm hits
Read a book where the MC is directionless in their life and seeks it.
B - Stop, build a large fire and wait for rescue to come
Read a book with a MC who is a rescuer in some way.
C - Collect rainwater to use later and try to find food to help you warm up.
Read a book where MC likes to collect things.
D - Look for shelter from the rain
Read a book where MC has had a sheltered childhood/life.
Get 3 Star Points for this situation on completing by 20th Aug PST.
Note that you can't read Manga/Graphic book and the book should be of minimum 250 pages.
3. On the forest floorWheel Spin : No
4. Search for a cave:
Wheel Spin: No
1. In a tree:
Wheel Spin: Yes
Sob! I can't read graphic novels/Manga Q.Q
Situation 6:Option: Read a book where plot is centered around a forest.
Book Opted: The Forest of Stolen Girls
Date Started: 05-08-2021
Date Completed: 06-08-2021
5/5 stars.
A. Pick a direction and start jogging before the storm hits.Wheel Spin: No
B. Stop & build a fire and wait for rescue to come
Wheel Spin : Yes
Star Point Situation 2:Option: Read a book with a MC who is a rescuer in some way.
Book Opted : Killing Sarai
Victor saves Sarai.
Date Started : 06-August-2021
Date Completed : 07-August-2021
4/5 Stars
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How do you know which berries are safe or poisonous?
Courses of Actions:-
1. I have no idea.
Read a book where one of the characters is lost
2. I’ll go with trial and error.
Read a book where a character is a magician or scientist
3. I am not so hungry, so I decide not to eat.
Read a book based on WWI or WWII
4. I know which berries are safe and I’ll eat them.
Read a book where a character is trapped at home for a long time.
1. I have no ideaWheel Spin : No
2. I'll go with trial and error.
Wheel Spin: Yes
Situation 7:Option: Read a book where a character is a magician or scientist
Book Opted: A Darker Shade of Magic
Date Started: 16-August-2021
Date Completed: 18-August-2021
3.75/5 stars
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You come to a fast moving river that's blocking your path. What will you do?
Courses of Action:-
1. Search for a way across
Read a book where the main character is a detective
2. Build a makeshift raft
Read a book where the main character creates something that helps them escape a dire situation
3. Follow the river to see where it leads
Read a book where the characters makes a dangerous travel
4. First things first...I am taking a bath.
Read a book that is the first in a series.
3. Follow the River to see where it leadsWheel Spin: No
2. Build a Makeshift raft
Wheel Spin: No
4. First things first.. I am taking a bath
Wheel Spin: No
1. Search for a way across
Wheel Spin : Yes
Situation 8:Option: Read a book where the main character is a detective
Book Opted: The Puppet Show
Date Started: 18-August-2021
Date Completed: 22-August-2021
4/5 stars
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How will you make a fire?
Courses of Action:-
1. Strike rocks together until I get a spark going.
Read a book where the main character is a fighter
2.Use flint and tinder.
Read a book where one word of the book has at least 4 letters from either ‘flint’ or ‘tinder'
3. Bow drill technique.
Read a book where the main character is in a bootcamp/military/juvenile detention
4. Wander around until I see something on fire.
Read a book where the title has the word ‘sight’ or ‘see’
2. Use Flint & TinderWheel Spin: No
3. Bow Drill Technique
Wheel Spin: Yes
Situation 9:Option: Read a book where the main character is in a bootcamp/military/juvenile detention
Book Opted: The Wicked Sister
Rachel spent 15 Years locked up in a psych hospital.
Date Started: 26-August-2021
Date Completed: 28-August-2021
3.5/5 stars
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Situation 10: Next day, you start to trek again. Around midafternoon, you hear some strange animal like sounds. You reason that some blood thirsty animals are nearby. But you also know that you must be near the end now, since you see more danger lurking around. You decide to hide until night falls.
How will you stay hidden?
Courses of Action:-
1.Hide in a hollow tree.
Read a book with the word ‘tree’ or ‘wood’ in the title
2.Build camp in a tall tree.
Read a book where one of the character lives in a cabin
3.Find a cave and hide the entrance.
Read a book where the character finds a special artifact
4.I think it’s better to keep walking.
Read a book where the main character is in a sports team
2.Build camp in a tall tree.Wheel Spin: Yes
Situation 10:Option: Read a book where one of the character lives in a cabin
Book Opted: Room
Date Started: 28-August-2021
Date Completed: 29-August-2021
Re-read my old paperback <3
5/5 Stars!!!
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How will you get help?
Courses of Actions:-
1.Scream so that someone hears you.
Read a book whose title starts with one of the letters in the word ‘Scream’
2.Find an open field and wave.
Read a book where the plot is in the countryside
3.Leave markers or find trails.
Read a book where the main characters name starts with a letter from ‘markers’
4.There’s no such thing as getting lost in woods so I’ll choose a direction and keep walking.
Read a book where the main character is living in the modern world without any magic
2. Find an open Field and waveWheel Spin: No
4. There's no such thing as getting lost in woods so I'll Choose a direction and keep Walking.
Wheel Spin: No
3. Leave markers or find trails.
Wheel Spin: Yes
Situation 11:Option: Read a book where the main characters name starts with a letter from ‘markers’
Book Opted: The Golden Cage
Date Started: 23-August-2021
Date Completed: 25-August-2021
Character Name : Matilda Faye
One-of-the-shittiest-novel-I've-had-the-misfortune-to-finish....
1/5 Stars
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This is a special Situation. To complete Situation 12 and Star Point Situation#4, you'll have to read only 1 book. But, the book must be valid for both options you get from the wheel for both situations i.e., you will spin individually for both situations and select a book which is valid for both options chosen by the Wheel.
Situation 12: Now that you have found the correct path, you keep walking for next 3 days, resting at nights and covering the forest floor in day.
You come across a vast sea and realise, that you have crossed the forest and left it way behind you. It is this sea you’ll have to cross to end your journey and get to the chest. This is your ultimate survival test.
How will you cross the sea?
Courses of Actions:-
1. I’ll swim.
Read a book where the book is centered on an island native character
2. I’ll use a makeshift raft to cross the sea.
Read a book where the setting is on a boat or boat is important to the plot.
3. I’ll wait for 1-2 days so that other soldiers will come and we can all plan something together.
Read a book about a found family.
4. I’ll see around the terrain to find an alternate path.
Read a book centered in either a rainforest, the mountains, or the beach
Star Point Situation #4
After having crossed the sea, you feel very relaxed and finally satisfied, that you are now an Elite Soldier.
What’s the first thing you would like to do, after achieving your name stone?
Courses of Actions:-
1. Lay down on the ground and rest.
Read a book where MC is down to earth person.
2. Jump and shout excitedly, after all I am the survivor!
Read a book where the MC is a survivor/survives through a very difficult situation
3. Start the trek to your home in King’s Palace.
Read a book where the MC lives in King’s palace.
4. Just stop by a tree to read a book, I was waiting for ages to do so.
Read a book where the MC loves to read books.
Read an extra book for Star Point Situation#4 by 31st August PST for additional 3 star points. This book must only follow the option chosen for star point situation. Remember, you can only use the one option chosen by Wheel and not spin twice for the this extra read.
3. I’ll wait for 1-2 days so that other soldiers will come and we can all plan something together.Wheel Spin: No
1. I’ll swim
Wheel Spin: Yes
For Star Point.
2. Jump and shout excitedly, after all I am the survivor!
Wheel Spin: Yes
Star Point Situation 4:Option: Read a book where the MC is a survivor/survives through a very difficult situation
Book Opted: Dark Matter
Date started: 22-August-2021
Date Completed: 22-August-2021
5/5 stars!!! One of the best books I've read!!!!
Situation 12:Option: Read a book where the book is centered on an island native character + Read a book where the MC is a survivor/survives through a very difficult situation
Book Opted: House of Salt and Sorrows
Date Started: 24-March-2021
Date Completed: 30-August-2021
The novel is centered around the High manor/Sea- House of Salt - Thaumas People are the island natives. Annaleigh.
Kinda Spooky. I liked this!
4/5 Stars
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✨You are a novice soldier, who dreams to join the King’s Elite army. You have excelled the initial tests required to join the elite army and now only one final test remains!
You will have to survive the woods especially maintained by the kingdom, to test the abilities of novice soldiers, where you’ll meet with every possible situation, and danger.
A series of 12 such situations will take you through the wilderness and to the end, where a chest awaits, with a stone carved in your name and your goal is to not only survive the woods, but attain that stone, which will be the ultimate proof of your success, the ultimate entry pass to the Elite army of the King.
Challenge Type: Individual
Challenge Runtime: 9 weeks starting from 21st June PST till 30th August PST.
About the Challenge:-
1. There is a set of 12 situations. As soon as you complete one situation by reading a book for it, next will be posted.
2. Each situation has 4 or 5 possible courses of action. And each such action could only be completed by reading 1 book for it.
How do you play?
✨For each situation presented to you, you choose any 1 option and then, spin this wheel: https://wheeldecide.com/wheels/chance...
If you get "Yes", then you will survive through the situation and so, complete the prompt for the action you initially chose. If you get "No", then you won't survive through the situation by choosing that option. So, in this case, choose another option and repeat the process.
Surviving through all 12 situations would lead you to the end of the journey and into the King's Elite Army. We'll see who attains their name stone the earliest and they will be the ones which will be called "The Chosen". There will be other title prizes which will be awarded at the end of the challenge.
✨Along with these 12 situations, you might also go through some other unanticipated situations, which might earn you Star Points, which can be helpful in elevating your rank within the Elite Army, from Elite Soldier to next higher levels, namely Special and Star soldiers.