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Pass The Parcel : Round 4 - Teams ALLOCATED
This is a team challenge to encourage members to meet new friends and find new books.PLEASE READ EVERY LINE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS
I will be referring members back to this post if you ask me something already outlined here!
For this challenge we will have teams of 6 or 7 players. The group will nominate a team captain who will track the completion of books for the group and ensure compliance to the rules. Groups will be allocated out before the reading starts. This will be done randomly by me :)
Members signing up need to be prepared TO READ ROUGHLY ONE BOOK EACH WEEK.
Each week a theme will be randomly selected from the list posted in msg 4. This theme will be posted in the Discussion/Q&A thread between 6pm and 9pm US EST each Friday.
Each member in the group has the following options:
1. Read a book that matches the theme (the parcel)
OR
2. Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. (This essentially passing on a recommendation ;)
If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
If this option is selected, there is a new format for the selection post that needs to be followed.
OR
3. 'Pass' on reading a book that week.
BUT each team member can only select #3 once each 5 (five) weeks. AND each team may only have ONE person 'passing' for the round each week. It is up to the team as to how they manage a 'pass'. (Yes - this means that one or two team-mates per group can't claim a pass in a 5 week block.)
Each team member must post their selection (option 1, 2 or 3) in the week that the theme is announced. You can only change you book selection in this initial week. So choose carefully :)
Each team member must return to their team thread and post a short review of the book that they read. This review should be enough to indicate that the member DID read the book. A couple of sentences is sufficient. "I liked it" is not.
Key information is required in both the selection and completion posts. This key information will be posted in each team thread's opening posts to help compliance :) You and your Captain cannot claim to have completed your book until the post holds all the required information.
This challenge will run for 11 weeks. The winning team is the one that completes the challenge first; they win bragging rights :) No-one can use the 'pass' option in the last week of the challenge.
Rules:
* Each team member MUST post their selected book into their team thread each week or risk being removed from the challenge. It isn't fair on your team-mates if you are not committed to participant each week.
* You MUST post your selected book in the week of the announced category. If you miss selecting your book (or pass) in that week, you risk removal from the challenge. I will need a good reason to NOT REMOVE YOU. You can only change your nominated theme book in the week that the theme is announced. You CANNOT change your book once a new theme is announced.
* '5 weeks' will be counted in blocks of five, with a new count starting in week 6.
* No-one can use the 'pass' option in the last week of the challenge.
* To qualify for a theme, the book's eligibility must be apparent in the title or the goodreads summary (anywhere on the book's goodreads page will count), or must appear on another GR member's shelves appropriately and transparently entitled. The source of the eligibility must be specified at the time of the book selection. Refer to the Q&A thread for more clarification on this rule.
* You can change your nominated book only during the week that it's theme is called.
* Books must be at least 100 pages in length.
* Anthologies and bundled books are fine, but you must read the full set.
* You must quote the page numbers for your selected book each week. Please quote the goodreads page numbers (any edition of the book is fine).
Important!!! If a team member falls behind by more than 2 books then they WILL be removed from the challenge. The team who loses that member will continue with the lower number of team-mates. This rule is to ensure that ALL participants are committed to their team and the challenge.
REMEMBER:
In the last week of the challenge, Option 2 will be altered. Book selections under option 2 will have to be taken from a different team's members' bookshelves. I will allocate the teams out on posting the final theme (week 11).
For example (and this allocation will be randomly done on the day of the last theme call)
Option 2 for Team 1 must come from the bookshelves of Team 4.
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For those of you who didn't play this growing up, a 'parcel' is passed from one person to another. ...When setting this game up, a prize (or 'gift') is wrapped in a large number of layers of wrapping paper. Smaller prizes may be placed between some or all other layers of wrapping.
During the game, music is played as the parcel is passed around. Whoever is holding the parcel when the music stops removes one layer of wrapping and claims any prize found under that layer. The music is then restarted and the game continues until every layer is removed and the main prize claimed.
This is the RRRC version of the game with a few more options and rules than we may remember from our childhood ;)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For the initial selection post Option 1 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please insert a link to the qualifying bookshelf/list.
If the theme is based off the bookcover or a letter in the title etc, please just repeat the theme.
For the initial selection post Option 2 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For the completion post I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
THEMES
Books must be selected from the lists provided if I don't have "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)". Where I have noted "(stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)", if a book is chosen from one of the optional lists, it is automatically approved.
If you think that the book may struggle to meet the stated theme requirement then I'm likely to think the same thing and NOT allow it :)
* MC Love Triangle
Literary Love Triangles Non YA
Non Paranormal Love Triangles
Sexy Love Triangles
Love Triangles You Cant Decide Who You Want Them To Pick
Love Triangle shelf
* MC with amnesia
Amnesia themed Romance
Heroes and Heroines with Amnesia Historical Romance
Gay Romance Featuring a Main Character MC with Amnesia
amnesia shelf
* MC in the military or ex-military (stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)
optional lists:
Best Gay Military
Military Romance and Fiction
Military Romance and Fiction part 2
Military Romance shelf
* Select a book for your team-mate from their TBR. (You can create your own shelf for this theme, but only one shelf can be put forward for your team-mate to pick from)
* MC is in a bike/motorcycle club or rides a bike, including bicycles (stated in the precis or shown on bookcover, listopia or shelf)
Optional lists:
Bikers
Heroes in Motorcycle Clubs
Real Bikers Romance
Motorcycle MC
Cycle of Love Bikers
Bicycle shelf
Biker Book Babes Groups Best MC Themed Reads
* Uniformally Hot - MC in some kind of uniform (Cop, military, doctor and etc)
Best Small Town Cop Sheriff Romance Novels
Military Romance and Fiction
Doctor Medical Romance Heroes
In Uniform
* Bookcover - No people on the cover
* Fairytales/myths retelling
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales Classics
Fairytale Retelling shelf
Myth Retelling shelf
* Bookcover - Tattoo on the bookcover
* Teacher/student romance (stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf) - does not require both MCs to be a teacher &/or student. One MC as either is sufficient.
Optional lists:
Student Teacher Professor Romance
Best Teacher Student Romance
Teacher Student Relationships?
Teacher Student Romance 2014
Teacher Student Romance shelf
Teacher Student shelf
* A book that you got for free (library, gift, freebie)
* Read a book from a RRRC member's favorite shelf
* A book with a title starting with 'P'
* MC has a disability
Best Fiction With Disfigured Disabled Leads
Books With Disabled Heros
Romance Where Hero Heroine Have A Disability
Best Gay Romance With A Character Who Has A Disability
Blind Deaf Mute
* Popular male POV books
Male POV shelf
Romance Books Male POV
Adult Male Only POV
Books With Only Male POV First Person
Best Male P O V
Romance Total Male POV
* Bookcover with character wearing glasses
* Books with wit/witty dialogue
Books With Witty Banter Dialogue
Witty Funny Couples
Witty Dialogue shelf
Witty shelf
* Author's name has an initial in it
* MC is a vet or works with animals (paid or volunteer (stated in the precis or shown on listopia or shelf)
Optional lists:
Creatures Great and Small Veterinarians in Romance
Animal Magnetism Romances Featuring Veterinarians Rescuers And More
Gay Romance Featuring Veterinarians
Veterinarians shelf
* Enemies to lovers
Best Gay Enemies Rivals Opposites Become Lovers
Best Enemies to Lovers
Enemies To Lovers
Enemies to Lovers Adult Romance
Childhood Enemies Turn to Adult Lovers
Enemies To Lovers shelf
SIGN UPSCalila
Elizabeth
Lisa *president*
Margaret
Kat
Stacie
Nichole
LaurLa
Sassafrass
Fran
Katie
Sadie
Medavis66
MKat
Ramneek
Pam
Shannon
Roger
Breann
Logan
Katherine
Unusual Child~beppy
Tabs
Danielle
Shannon(pokey)
Teresa
Vi
Sunshine
Maritza
Kme_17
Gle
Mariana
Jane
Nicole
Preethi
Angela
~Leslie~
Heather
Shan
Lynne
Poongothai
Celine
julia
Lauren
Becky ~bookworm~
Chris
Ezinwanyi
Bethany
Dani
Bamaace83 (Anna)
Grace
Ashley
Amanda D
KarenH
Thenia
Amy (greenfairy)
Krissy
Rosina
Veronica
Carla
Becky
Amy
Lirajean
Runell
Srividya
Mrs.soule
Shelby
Emelie
TEAMS ALLOCATEDTeam 1
Teresa
Logan
Poongothai
Emelie
Katherine
Celine
Sunshine
Team 2
Fran
Krissy
Stacie
Gle
Margaret
Sadie
Team 3
~Leslie~
Roger
Nicole
Lisa *president*
Medavis66 (Elaine)
Lauren
Team 4
Kme_17 (Kim)
Ramneek
Jane
Chris
Srividya
Kat
Preethi
Team 5
Ashley
Heather
Pam
Vi
Bethany
Shelby
Team 6
Lirajean
Nichole
julia
Becky ~bookworm~
MKat
Ezinwanyi
Team 7
Runell
Tabs
Dani
Shan
Veronica
Becky
Team 8
Danielle
Sassafrass
Katie
LaurLa
KarenH
Angela
Team 9
Amy (greenfairy)
Amanda D
Grace
Thenia
Mrs.soule
Elizabeth
Team 10
Unusual Child~beppy
Carla
Maritza
Mariana
Shannon
Breann
Team 11
Calila
Shannon(pokey)
Rosina
Bamaace83 (Anna)
Lynne
Amy
I'm in the middle of a cyclone at the moment - expecting to lose connectivity soon. I'll update the themes for applicable lists tomorrow. Please feel free to put some lists down in this thread if you think they may fit - I'll delete the comments when I go through the thread tomorrow :)
Lisa - President of Challengeaholics Anon and Challenge Enabler wrote: "Im in too."Gotcha Elizabeth and Lisa :)
Please sign me up. And stay safe Jane x
I'm ready for my first team challenge. Please sign me up.
I'd love to participate in this as my first team challenge with this group.
This will be my first time doing this challenge... Please sign me up :-)
Jane, you said my absolute favorite word! Lists :PI could do this for hours :) Unfortunately, I must go to work and do non-list making stuff there. But here are a few to help get started.
(view spoiler)
Woot, woot! I'm in AGAIN! Love this challenge. :)
Love this challenge! Count me in.:-) Elaine
Hi everyone - I'm back!! Will update the sign ups and pick up some of those wonderful lists later today :) Thanks Nichole!!
okay i like to play in teams *smiles*
Great to see some newbies here! A huge welcome to our regulars and our newbies :D
I'd love to try this. Newbie for this challenge though!
Yay!! I'm a challenge newbie but I'm game. :)
I'm in. I'm new to this challenge but it sounds like fun!
Start date - 20 March
Sign up - now through to 11 March 9pm US EST
Teams assigned by 12 March
Last theme call - 29 May
If you sign up for this challenge, you must be prepared to:
* Read roughly one book each week
* Post your selected book BEFORE the next theme is called, or you will be eliminated
* Technically be able to put links to other threads/bookshelves/lists, and insert book links or book covers in your posts. (These are not difficult but you MUST be able to do these links; they don't have to look pretty, but they do need to go to the intended location)
* Follow the format for the selection and completion posts.
PLEASE READ THE RULES OF THE CHALLENGE CAREFULLY.
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Progress spreadsheet - prior to the Week 1 theme announcement - n/a