Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
Wheel-a-Thon 6 - Wheel of Wheels
>
All About and Announcements
date
newest »
newest »
Mod
Round One - 9 Oct - 23 Oct:
The wheel is spinning backwards in time, landing on Wheel-a-Thon II - our fabulous multi-hued wheel of colours.
This round is simple, almost the pure wheel experience: you'll get a colour spun, you spell out that colour as many times as possible during the round, but watch out for the over-reading penalty!
Each book you read will get page points as per the rules; you only get credit for ONE incomplete spell-out of your word.
Bonus Points
If you find a wheel on the cover of a book used in your spell-out you will get 5 bonus points. You can find a maximum of five wheels (25 bonus points). You can only find one wheel per book cover, so even if there are five wheels on the cover it only counts once.
What's a wheel? Any circular item that is designed to move - spinning wheels, Ferris wheels and bicycle wheels all work.
ROUND ONE WORDS(view spoiler)
Mod
◈ We start on 9 October and run for 10 weeks (ending 18 December)
◈ The start / end time for each round will be 9pm UK time
Convert to your time zone here:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...
Don't forget Daylight Savings will start and end in different parts of the world around this time, so please always double check your local time!
The challenge will start on:
9 October
9pm London
10pm France
4pm New York
3pm Dallas
1pm San Francisco
10 October
1.30am New Dehli
4am Singapore
7am Sydney
9am Auckland
Mod
Update to Spell-it-Out Rules
Following feedback we have amended the rules on using non-fiction books in spell-outs. In the past there was confusion over which non-fic books could be used for character names.
For this wheel, NO non-fiction book can be used for character names.
You can still use author / title / audio narrator* / translator* for letters (*if applicable)
The updated rules are below, and embedded in the rules posts for the game.
How a "spell it out" works
Find the letters needed using the first letter in:
◈ book / series title*
◈ author first/last name
◈ FICTION ONLY: character name**
◈ If listening to the audio book: audio narrator first/last name
◈ If you are reading a translation: translator first/last name
* if the first word in the title/series is a definite or indefinite article you can ignore them if you prefer
** characters must be significant to the plot. you can use first, last or nickname.
Note that non-fiction books don't have characters
Mod
Words Spun:
Team Name Round 1 Word
Bill & Ted Scarlet
Captain Hook and Crocodile Liquorice
Cher Goldenrod
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother Scarlet
Cyndi Lauper Shamrock
Doctor Who Inchworm
Father Time Scarlet
Flava Flav Apricot
Punxsutawney Phil Wild Strawberry
St Mary's Institute Neon Carrot
The Sandman Cerulean
The White Rabbit Baby Powder
Tock Black Coral
To find out which team you are on, see the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Don't forget: you can't start reading until 9pm UK time on 9th October (see earlier announcement for timezone changes - for Australia and the Far East it might be morning of 10th October), but you can certainly start planning!
The Countdown is here: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
Mod
Round 2: 23 Oct - 6 Nov
The Wheel of Time spins once more, bringing us to a spooky shore. And chipmunks scamper 'round with delight as Jack Skellington spins the Halloween Wheel with all his might.
As with Round 1 each book you read will get page points as per the rules; you only get credit for ONE incomplete spell-out of your word. Spell out your Halloween themed word as many times as possible. But remember to coordinate with your teammates to be wary of over-reading.
Bonus Points
Each word has been paired with a genre. Books with the specified genre tags (minimum of 10 tags) used in your spell-out can earn your team bonus points. Up to 10 genre bonuses are available during Round 2.
Each book used for the bonus genre will get 5 bonus points (to a maximum of 50 bonus points in Round 2.
Tags must match exactly, though singular/plural or American/English variants are acceptable.
ROUND 2 WORDS & TAGS (view spoiler)
Mod
Words Spun:
Team Name Round 2 Word Tag
Bill & Ted Werewolf Young Adult
Captain Hook and Crocodile Grim Reaper Urban Fantasy
Cher Ghost Spirituality
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother Grim Reaper Urban Fantasy
Cyndi Lauper Cauldron Contemporary
Doctor Who Crow Animal
Father Time Vampire Romance
Flava Flav Vampire Romance
Punxsutawney Phil Jack O Lantern Humor
St Mary's Institute Grim Reaper Urban Fantasy
The Sandman Spider Thriller
The White Rabbit Blood Horror
Tock Purple Dystopian
Remember to not finish books for Round 2 until Round 1 is over. There is no break between the rounds, so one round rolls right into the next one.
Mod
Chipmunk Re-Spin
If you are bored with your word, or don't want to tackle it, you can ask for a respin once per round, starting in Round 2. You'll definitely get a new word!
As ever where the Chipmunks of Chaos and Creativity are concerned, be careful what you wish for!
You can request a spin at any point during the round, but can only have ONE incomplete word per round (i.e. if you request a respin with a part incomplete word, that word will be frozen when you get the new word)
Mod
Round 3: 6 Nov - 20 Nov
The Wheel travels ever onwards, seeking out new and exciting activities, wanting more colour too. As it spins faster it starts to wobble slightly...
As with previous rounds, each book you read will get page points as per the rules; you only get credit for ONE incomplete spell-out of your word. Spell out your travel themed word as many times as possible. But remember to coordinate with your teammates to be wary of over-reading.
Bonus Points
Each word has been paired with a genre. Books with the specified genre tags (minimum of 10 tags) used in your spell-out can earn your team bonus points. Up to 10 genre bonuses are available during Round 3.
Each book used for the bonus genre will get 5 bonus points (to a maximum of 50 bonus points).
Tags must match exactly, though singular/plural or American/English variants are acceptable.
Each word has been assigned a colour. Books with a cover that is 50% or more of that colour (use your eyes and team judgement!) used in your spell-out can earn your team bonus points. Up to 5 colour cover bonuses are available during Round 3.
Each book used for the colour genre will get 5 bonus points (to a maximum of 25 bonus points).
If a book meets the genre and colour cover requirements then you can use it for both bonuses.
ROUND 3 WORDS, TAGS & COLOURS(view spoiler)
Mod
Team Name Word Tags Colour
Bill & Ted Sandcastle Humour Black
Cher Backpacking Coming of Age Pink
Cyndi Lauper Egyptian cruise Crime Red
Doctor Who Celebration Biography Pink
Father Time Drive to Uluru Historical fic Orange
Flava Flav Drive to Uluru Historical fic Orange
Punxsutawney Phil Snorkelling Paranormal Any
St Mary's Institute Exploring Horror White
The Sandman White Water Rafting Young Adult Orange
The White Rabbit Celebration Biography Pink
Tock Sandcastle Humour Black
Captain Hook and Crocodile Exploring Horror White
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother Rocky Mountains LGBT White
Mod
Round 4: Nov 20 - 4 Dec
As we gather at this special time of year, we give thanks to the wheels that have gone before and the teams who are currently playing. We remember the mods gone by and their chipmunks who have made this year's wheel possible. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
As with previous rounds, each book you read will get page points as per the rules; you only get credit for ONE incomplete spell-out of your word. Spell out your thanksgiving word as many times as possible. But remember to coordinate with your teammates to be wary of over-reading.
Bonus Points
Each word has been assigned a colour. Books with text on the cover of that colour (use your eyes and team judgement!) used in your spell-out can earn your team bonus points. Up to 5 colour text bonuses are available during Round 4.
Each word has also been assigned a tag. Books with that tag (at least 5, not including those of your team members) used in your spell out can earn your team bonus points. Up to 10 tag bonuses are available during round 4.
If a book meets the genre and cover text colour requirements then you can use it for both bonuses.
WORDS LIST
(view spoiler)
Mod
Team Word Genre Colour
Bill & Ted Sharing Book Club Purple
Captain Hook and Croc Brown Space Opera Brown
Cher Family Family Pink
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother Pilgrim Adventure Yellow
Cyndi Lauper Feast Mythology White
Doctor Who Vegetables Nature Green
Father Time Cornbread Cosy Mystery Yellow
Flava Flav Harvest Banned Black
Punxsutawney Phil Pecan Pie Psychological Thriller Green
St Mary's Institute Pilgrim Adventure Yellow
The Sandman Feast Mythology White
The White Rabbit Pumpkin Gothic Orange
Tock Pilgrim Adventure Yellow
Mod
Round 5: 4 Dec - 18 Dec
Welcome to the fifth and final round of the Wheel of Wheels. We hope you have enjoyed the trip down memory lane as we start the round which inspired it all. You never know where mods are lurking and when remarks made in jest become challenge fodder. When someone says "next we'll have to spell out EXTREME QUALITY PIZZA", how is a mod to resist such a dare? Thus the Extreme Wheel was born.
As with previous rounds, each book you read will get page points as per the rules; you only get credit for ONE incomplete spell-out of your word. Spell out your extreme word as many times as possible. But remember to coordinate with your teammates to be wary of over-reading.
Bonus Points
Each word has been assigned a colour. In a wobbly nod to bonuses of Wheel Past, there a 5 colour tasks. Each task can only be earned once. Books meeting one of the colour tasks (use your eyes and team judgement!) used in your spell-out can earn your team bonus points. Up to 5 colour bonuses are available during Round 5.
Each book used for the colour bonus will get 5 bonus points (to a maximum of 25 bonus points)
The tasks are: cover colour (>50%), text that colour on cover, item that colour on cover, colour word in text, and colour word in title. Books can only be used for ONE colour task.
Each word has also been assigned 4 tags. Books with a tag (at least 1, not including those of your team members) used in your spell out can earn your team bonus points. Up to 10 tag bonuses are available during Round 5. Books can only be used for one tag.
Each book used for the bonus genre will get 5 bonus points (to a maximum of 50 bonus points)
If a book meets a tag and a colour requirement then you can use it for both bonuses.
Enjoy reading to the EXTREME!
ROUND 5 WORDS, TAGS, COLOURS: (view spoiler)
Mod
Bonus colors and tags can be found on the individual sheets.
Words Spun:
Team Name Round 5 Word
Bill & Ted Jukebox Jam
Captain Hook and Crocodile Squeeze Pouch
Cher Squeeze Pouch
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother Zany Zygote
Cyndi Lauper Lovely Alexandrite
Doctor Who Spandexed Jezebel
Father Time Frobscottle Whizzpoppers
Flava Flav Extreme Quality Pizza
Punxsutawney Phil Zombie Unicorn Queen
St Mary's Institute Quixotic Kids
The Sandman Nut Crazed Chipmunk
The White Rabbit Exercise Wheezily
Tock Nut Crazed Chipmunk
Enjoy the final spin and Happy Reading!
Mod
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
Theme
We decided to revisit our previous Wheel challenges, picking the best elements of each for this Wheel of Wheels challenge.
About this Challenge
◈ Starts on 9 October and runs for 10 weeks (ending 18 December)
◈ The start / end time for each round will be 9pm UK time
◈ The team with the highest points at the end of the game wins!
◈ Each fortnight the mods will “spin the wheel" and assign each team a word
◈ The team's task is to read books to spell out the word, gaining points per letter tiered by the book length (see below)
◈ Once teams have read their word for the week they can "re-read" the word to gain more letter points.
◈ Only one incomplete spell-out is allowed.
◈ Only books STARTED after the challenge begins can count
◈ Books must be at least 160 pages in length.
Rules
◈ Audio books are allowed. For page numbers, use the "default" GR book page numbers. If the "default" is a Large Print version, use the next most popular edition for page numbers. If there is no print / ebook, then the audio book must be longer than 4 hours, and page numbers will be set at 160 pages, no matter how long the audio is.
◈ Books with MPGs Childrens / Kids / Poetry / Play / Graphic Novel / Illustrated / Photography / Art (or which have "Illustrated" in the title or an "Illustrator" contributor in the metadata) must have at least 40,000 words (must be a verified count. sites that provide estimated word counts are not valid sources for verifying word count). ArBookFind is a great site to double check (there are also .co.uk and .com.au versions). If in doubt, ask your captain. Another rule of thumb is the audiobook version should be over 4 hours.
◈ Any book in any language will count, as long as it meets the criteria.
◈ "Re-reads" will be allowed, if it has been six months since you have read the book. This includes listening to the audio version, if you've already read the book.
◈ Only books read during the specified round can be used (“read date” is what counts, not the day you start.) Books cannot be “banked” from previous rounds to use later in the challenge
Point System
◈ Books less than 160 pages = 0 points
◈ Books between 160 and 1000 pages = 0.1 points/page
◈ Books over 1000 pages = 100 points
(points will be rounded up/down from 0.5 as per standard maths)
Over-reading Penalty
If, as a team, you over-read compared to your sign-ups then a penalty will be applied to your page points
BOM Points
Participating in Book of the Month (BOM) discussions during the time frame of the challenge will score points as follows:
◈ 40 points for writing a discussion question set
◈ 20 points for participating in the discussion
How a "spell it out" works
Find the letters needed using the first letter in:
◈ book / series title*
◈ author first/last name
◈ FICTION ONLY: character name**
◈ If listening to the audio book: audio narrator first/last name
◈ If you are reading a translation: translator first/last name
* if the first word in the title/series is a definite or indefinite article you can ignore them if you prefer
** characters must be significant to the plot. you can use first, last or nickname.
Note that non-fiction books don't have characters
◈ This challenge involves adding a special bookshelf to your personal GRs bookshelves other than "read." You may choose a preexisting one.
◈ Those people who want to keep their Profiles Private, must be willing to "Friend" their Team Captain(s), the NBRC Mod account, or one of the Moderators, to allow page count verification and to assist you if you are having difficulty with your bookshelves.
◈ Please wait to be told to which Team you are assigned. It might take awhile; however, you will be able to count the books you have read from the START date of the challenge.
◈ Once you actually join, please check-in with your team discussion thread by posting the name of your bookshelf. Remember to add a HYPHEN between words for your bookshelf.
◈ Helpful Tip: Knowing about Sticky Shelves may help you put your assigned bookshelf near the top of your dropdown box.
◈ With MOBILE DEVICES there have been major problems when trying to add books. If that is all you have to access the Internet, or you don't know how to Cut & Paste on it, then this challenge probably is NOT the right fit for you.
◈ Discussion threads will be in the regular NBRC group. (No secret groups allowed)
◈ You do NOT have to join the discussion, if you don't want to; communicating via posting a book is good enough. Nevertheless, Your Team wants to know if you are still participating. We understand Real Life gets in the way. However, please plan to "check-in" in some manner at least once every week. If we don't hear from you for two weeks, you may be replaced with another team member and be prevented from joining future team challenges
Sign-Up Information
********SIGN-UPS ARE NO LONGER GUARANTEED A PLACE ON A TEAM, BUT WILL GO ON THE RESERVE LIST********
Challenge requirements
IMPORTANT: To be a part of this challenge you need to be able to:
◈ Read at least one book per fortnight
◈ Create a special shelf for the challenge for the books you are reading
◈ Check-in on your team's discussion thread at least once per week
◈ Have fun!
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
To join, we are using a Google Form to collect the below data.
Follow this link to complete the form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
★Name
★Goodreads User ID (see under spoiler for how to find this)
(view spoiler)[ To find your Goodreads User ID, click on your name (or go to your profile page). In the URL bar you will see something like https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5.... In this example, your User Name is 5674827-kelly) (hide spoiler)]
★Approximate number of books read per month (note that this challenge there will be penalties for team over-reading! Be accurate - look at your Goodreads stats to work it out!)
★Your continent (so we can try and match time zones)
★Your shelf name (for books read during the challenge)
★How often you'll be checking in on the team thread (note that you are required to check-in at least ONCE a week
★If you are willing to be a team captain or co-captain (note that you are required to be active on your team thread)
About Team Captains
◈ We need people to volunteer to be Team Captain(s) or Co-captains whose duties include: