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✸ This is a team challenge that requires 1 book a week . The object of the game is to roll the dice and move along the board. To win a team must roll past 100. Teams will roll on Fridays.
✸ R13 Super Series Sign Ups are open 01/08 through 01/16. Then teams will be formed and the game will officially start on 01/21.
✸ Team are formed at random.
✸ Teams will roll the dice by clicking "https://www.random.org/dice/" on Fridays once their team has completed their reads. Please note you will be using two dice for each roll.
**VERY IMPORTANT**
A team CANNOT advance if all the reviews are not complete and in by the deadline. Reviews are due at the latest by end of day on Friday - 11.59pm Central Time. Without a free pass to cover a review still missing by deadline, the team will have to sit out the next roll. That being said, players should have their reviews in on Thursday as your team captain cannot roll until ALL of the team reviews have been posted.
❖If a player fails to have their book done two times throughout the game (excluding a prearranged absence) they will no longer be a part of the team.
✸ Prearranged absence must be requested from the moderator in charge by pm or in your team thread before the team rolls for the week you need to skip.
HOW TO PICK A BOOK:
✸ Books are based on the spot you're on, not the roll of the dice.
If you land on single digit spot, for example let's say you land on spot 5, then you have to read a book that's #5 in a series. For double digit numbers, for example you land on spot 48, you can read either a #4 or a #8 in a series.
✸ Standalone books can be used for a 1 or a 0
✸ First in a series can be used for a 1
✸ I don't expect anyone to read a series out of order and for people that don't read series books that still want to play there will be an alternate option. There will be an alternate option for each spot.
✸Half books: ½ or .5 count only if they meet the page requirement AND will be judged by preceding whole number numeral on Goodreads.
Example: Spot 8: A MacKenzie Clan Gathering (MacKenzies & McBrides, #8.5) would count for spot 8 because it meets the page limit.
✸ Books in multiple series can be used for ANY of the series. An example: Azagoth (1001 Dark Nights, #6; Lords of Deliverance, #5.5; Demonica, #10.5) can be used for spot 6 for 1001 Dark Nights, spot 5 for LoD or spot 10 for Demonica because it meets the page limit.
✸ There will be a separate thread for captains to post their place on the board after rolling and a link to the team's completed reviews.
FREE PASS
✸ Teams will have a chance to earn 1 Free Pass to roll. To earn your free pass your team has to complete their reads a day before the next roll (i.e. 11:59pm Thursday). Once your team has done this you will have 1 free pass. The free pass will allow a team to roll if they are missing a review(s) before the cutoff. Once you've used it, you can't earn another one. It's a one-time shot. NOTE:
✸ The free pass may not be used for the win.
✸ If the player whose review the free pass is covering for has already previously missed a deadline, they must submit the missing review within one day after the deadline if they wish to retain their place on the team.
BONUS POINTS:
✸ One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series.
✸ One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages.
✸ One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series. There must be at least 4 books in that series. Series + spin-off totalling ≥4 books also counts. For series with >9 books, point will be awarded for reading books 1-9. For still ongoing series, all books published to date (OR up to #9 in longer series) must be read.~ No re-reads on this one.
✸ 2 in 1: One point can be earned for reading a book that fits both the series number and the alternate for the spot you are on.
✸ One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate lists. This point is awarded when your team rolls past 90.
✸ Valentine's Bonus: One point can be earned for reading a Romance book for the roll on 02/11.
NOTE:
✸ Each point can only be earned once per team.
✸ The series-specific bonus points (3 or more books/ starting and finishing a series) must be two different series.
✸ Single book bonuses (>500 pages/ Valentine's/ 2 in 1) may overlap with a series bonus.
How to use bonus points:
✸ Bonus points can be added to your roll to move you further along the board. Each bonus point can only be earned once and spent once.
✸ Bonus points may be used for the win. Example: Your team rolls and lands on spot 97. Your team has earned 4 bonus points. You can use your bonus points to move to spot 101 and compete for the win.
✸ You don't have to use all your bonus points at the same time.
✸ You can also use your bonus points earlier in the game. Example: Your team has earned 3 bonus points. Your team rolls and lands on spot 88. A team member doesn't have a book that is either #8 in a series or fits the alternate. They do however have a #9. Your team may decide to use 1 bonus point to move to spot 89 and have 2 bonus points remaining for later use.
✸ Re-reads are allowed ( ~EXCEPT on Winning Spots, no re-reads to win)
✸ Page limit: min. 140 pages
✸ When using an anthology you may use any of the numbers in the book except for the .5 since this means ½. But you must review each story in the anthology. The same applies to short story collections.
✸ Series # will be based on how GR has it listed.
✸ Comics, graphic novels and manga don't count for this challenge
✸ Deadline cutoffs are based on US Central time zone
✸✸✸ Any questions please feel free to ask!
Round 13 SS Sign Ups
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**titles exclude leading articles (a, an, the)
2. Male Author
3. Cover: Red
4. MC has a pet
5. Mystery/Thriller
6. Set in space
7. Cover: Orange
8. Cover Item: One person
9. Several authors
10. Cover: Pink
11. Author 'N'
12. Cover Item: Book
13. Title 'B'
14. Two Word Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) Deadly Silence, The Hunger Games
15. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
16. Asia
17. Title 'D'
18. Set in a place you've visited
19. Less than 100 ratings
20. Set in a Fictional Location/Universe
21. Favorite Author
22. Set anytime between 1837-1901
23. South America
24. Book to Movie/TV (must state how book qualifies: listopia, imdb, precis)
25. Published 2011-2015
26. Four or More Words Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
27. Title 'Y'
28. Europe
29. MC is older than 60
30. Author 'E'
31. Set on an island
32. Title 'L'
33. Cover Item: Hat/Helmet/Other Headwear
34. MC travels by airplane
35. New to You Author
36. Author uses their middle name/initial (e.g. Robert J. Sawyer, Rita Mae Brown)
37. Title 'M'
38. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars
39. Three Word Title (excludes articles like A, An, The) Behind Closed Doors or Etched in Bone
40. Cover Item: Building
41. Author 'V'
42. MC travels by train
43. Set anytime between 1600-1837
44. Book with a funeral in it
45. Title has a subtitle
46. Cover: Yellow/Gold
47. Science Fiction
48. Cover Item: Lamp/Candle
49. Author 'Z'
50. MC has at least one child
51. Title 'O'
52. Originally published in a language other than English
53. Cover: Purple
54. Australia
55. Cover Item: Umbrella/Parasol
56. Author uses a pseudonym
57. Young Adult/New Adult
58. Cover Item: Jewelry
59. Non-Fiction
60. Cover: Brown
61. Title 'H'
62. North America
63. Set in the future
64. Published 2021
65. Author 'G'
66. Fantasy
67. Cover Item: Food/Drink
68. LGBTQ+
69. One Word Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Witness or Divergent
70. Published 2016-2019
71. Author 'F'
72. Romance
73. Africa
74. Title 'S'
75. Published 2001-2010
76. Cover Item: Animal
77. Author 'L'
78. MC is in their 20's
79. Number in the Title (Third Grave Dead Ahead or Every Fifteen Minutes)
80. Published before 1950
81. Title 'P'
82. Author 'B'
83. Published between 1950 and 1999
84. Title 'W'
85. Cover Item: Hands/Arms/Feet/Legs (no other body parts visible)
86. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
87. Title 'R'
88. Cover Item: Mode of Transportation
89. Set sometime before 1600 AD
90. Author 'G'
91. GR average rating >4.0
92. Cover: Blue
93. Award Winner (must state which/when)
94. Cover Item: Weapon
95. Author 'T'
96. Published 2020
97. Title 'I'
98. Book with a wedding in it
99. Cover: Black
100. Author 'J'
101. Cover: White
102. Female Author
103. Title 'F'
104. Cover Item: Water
105. Cover Item: Two or more people
106. Published the year you were born
107. Cover Item: Furniture
108. Author 'C'
109. Debut Novel or Debut Author
110. Cover Item: Dress
111. Cover: Green
112. School/College/University
Mod
★ You can use any edition of the book you read.
★ Books must be started after your team has rolled.
★ Review posts MUST include the following: Book title, author, cover, how it qualifies for the spot you're on, date finished, rating, review (min. 3 sentences)
Alternates:
★ Publication years: any edition so long as the book was originally published in the given year
★ Cover Colour: must be at least 50% (see guidelines in post below)
★ Cover Item: must have the given item on the cover
★ Locations: book must be set at least partially in the given location
★ Author letters: author's first, middle, or last name must start with the given letter
★ Title letters: first word in the title starts with the given letter, excluding the lead ARTICLE (The, A, An...)
FOR THOSE PLAYING BOTH
★YES, you can use the same book in both challenges.
EXAMPLE OF AN ACCEPTABLE POST
Week 2
Spot: 13
Book: Hell & High Water by Charlie Cochet
Qualification: THIRDS #1
Finished: 11 Jun 2017
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
Testifying against his partner and getting him locked up for murder leaves Detective Dex Daley deserted by his friends and colleagues as well as his boyfriend, a repeat target of violence, and on his way out of the job at the Human Police Force he loves. Instead of fired, however, he is recruited to join the elite Therian-Human Intelligence Recon Defense Squadron (THIRDS), working side by side with shapeshifters as a Defense Agent. Tossed right into the middle of a murder investigation, Dex has to get accustomed to his new situation quickly - and the fact that his new team is still reeling from the loss of one of their own and not at all happy to integrate his replacement really doesn't help. Neither does the fact that Dex's new teamleader may be a jerk, but he's a very attractive one.
These books have been on my TBR for ages, and I'm glad to finally get around to reading them. It took me a while to get into the story, familiarise myself with the universe (I'm really, really not a fan of "let me explain the entirety of my worldbuilding to you textbook-style" prologues, so I was immediately a little dubious about the whole thing), get to know the characters and pick up the terminology, but after a few chapters I was thoroughly hooked. Looking forward to continuing this series.
When using the alternate that involves cover items, colors, or publications years, please be sure to link the correct edition to show how the book qualifies.
Mod
Cover colour alternates tend to be a little tricky, since it can be very hard to tell whether something is 50% a certain colour. Here's a handy little 3-step guide for figuring out whether your chosen book qualifies.
1) Use your own judgment. If a book cover is quite clearly overwhelmingly the colour in question, you don't need additional verification.
Examples:
Blue:
Grey:
Yellow:
2) When in doubt, you can use this tool "http://labs.tineye.com/color/" to check a cover. If TinEye confirms your cover is at least 50% the colour in question, go ahead and use it.
Note: You may need to uncheck "Exclude background color from extracted colors" to get a proper result.
Example:
White:
(50.3% white according to TinEye)3) If it's a close call (say, 40-49.9% the right colour according to TinEye), or TinEye gives you a result you vehemently disagree with (apparently it does that sometimes, unfortunately), or you have trouble using the site/ would generally prefer a human opinion, post the book cover in question to the discussion thread and ask me. I reserve the right to overrule TinEye in cases of a close call or dodgy result.
Examples:
Grey:
(44.9% grey according to TinEye. I chose to overrule and let the player use it.)Orange:
(41.1% orange according to TinEye. I would probably choose to overrule.)
For the finish and start the series do we have to read the fractions, ie 4.5, or 2.6?
Mod
You can however count a fraction book for the 3 books from the same series point if you want, provided it fulfills the minimum page requirement.
Thanks all books in the series met page requirement but the fraction book.
How long a commitment is this? I'm asking because I won't join if it's a year-long commitment. I know my reading mojo will fizzle in a couple of months. I can basically promise I won't be reading anything in May.
If I have understood this correctly, (have I?)
the team leader will roll 2 dice every Friday, and we'll advance on the board that many steps - for example, on 21st the team leader rolls a 3 and a 4, and we'll start at circle 7 - and have to read #7 of a series?
We should post our review on Thursday 27th so that the team leader can roll dice on Friday 28th - and let's say they roll 2 and 6 - and we'll move to circle 15, and have to read either #1 or #5 book of a series.
The game ends when we get to circle 100.
That takes 9 weeks if the team leader casts 6 pairs all the way.
21/1 - 12
28/1 - 24
4/2 - 36
11/2 - 48
18/2 - 60
25/2 - 72
4/3 - 84
11/3 - 96
18/3 - 108
Which will not happen, so it's going to last longer. How long does it usually take?
Seems to me in the past it has been 2 to 3 months, but Denise might have a different answer.
Mod
Each point can only be earned once per team.So this means that there are only 5 bonus points for the team for the whole challenge...not 5 points per person
Mod
Otherwise: Yes, you can earn a maximum of 6 for the team over the course of the challenge.
Denise wrote: "6 bonus points, not 5! :)Otherwise: Yes, you can earn a maximum of 6 for the team over the course of the challenge."
Well thats a good start..i cant even count 😄😄😄
Thanks
Do we need to do a review with our completion postJust seen post above , sorry
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Does it matter if the series is a collaboration whee each author writes a different novel?Example: https://www.goodreads.com/series/3104...
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Hi Denise,I just want to be sure it’s me on Team 7. There was a mix-up in another challenge when a lady that spelled her name Shelley with an extra e, and me Shelly plain and simple. Thank you,
Shelly (no extra E).
Mod
Denise wrote: "I've got a Shelley with extra e and a Shelby signed up, but I don't see a sign up post from you. Did I miss your post somewhere? (It's been known to happen...)"Thank you Denise,
I thought I had signed up but it looks like I forgot to. I’ll get in on the next team challenge.
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Question about this bonus task: One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate lists. This point is awarded when your team rolls past 90.Does this apply to the whole team or just one member on the team?
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If you have an assigned team member still missing, please try contacting them.
Question: I read in the rules that for, say, space 24, we can read either the 2nd or 4th book in a series. May we read the 24th book? I've got a few series that run that high and higher.Thanks!
Mod
Denise wrote: "Yes, 24th also works!"Excellent - thank you!
Is there a set time on 21st that we can start or as soon as someone rolls our dice , , only im ahead of most of my team and id hate to have to find some housework to do while im waiting for others 😄😄
Denise wrote: "Once you have chosen a captain/co-captains and/or a name for your team, post them here so I can update your thread.If you have an assigned team member still missing, please try contacting them."
We're wating for a team member, and I thought I'd try to contact her tonight or tomorrow morning. What's the best way to do that without having a link to them? Thanks!
Team 1 We would like to be All Series Start With One
I will be our primary Co-captain with Mandian as first back-up and Truitt as second.
Do books have to be started after the roll or can we use a book that we may be reading at the time and use that after we finish?
Mods, Team #2 is named C-JA(A)BS (relevant, are we?! :P) and I will be the captain.
Team 10 would like to be Just 10 More MinutesI will be captain, with Joyce as my co-captain
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If none of you happen to be friends with them on GR, the only way to go about it is to hunt down their sign up post to get a link to their profile so you can pm them.
Michelle wrote: "Do books have to be started after the roll or can we use a book that we may be reading at the time and use that after we finish?"
Books have to be started after the roll.
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As soon as the dice have been rolled.
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*lol* Just had one of those yesterday, so I'll have to agree with you there!
Denise wrote: "Apoorv wrote: "Team #2 is named C-JA(A)BS (relevant, are we?! :P)"*lol* Just had one of those yesterday, so I'll have to agree with you there!"
Wow! That took me a solid 4 minutes to figure out. Ugh! 🙄 lol! 😄
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Denise wrote: "Apoorv wrote: "Team #2 is named C-JA(A)BS (relevant, are we?! :P)"*lol* Just had one of those yesterday, so I'll have to agree with you there!"
Wow! That took me a solid 4 minutes..."
...and im still trying to work it out 🤣🤣🤣
Popped on their team thread to look 🙄🙄😄😄😄
I still don't get it... I mean u get its the players initials but I don't get how it's relevant with the times. 
So like what time can we roll? Can we start on midnight? Game starts tomorrow right?
Mamacita aka MawMaw wrote: "I still don't get it... I mean u get its the players initials but I don't get how it's relevant with the times. "
Covid Jabs ....took me a while 😄😄
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Yep. Midnight US Central Time.
What do we do if two of our members from Team 5 haven't checked in & they are not accepting messages. They probably didn't know to change settings once GR had the updates.
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