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Lanelle, are assignments to team, random, or could we sign up a team of 4 if we had one?
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The team assignments are slightly random. I will randomly put 1 book a week readers with teammates who are willing to read 2 books a week.
If you have a group of 4, you can sign up as a team.
I'd rather not put less than 4 together; like 2 friends.
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Dale, you'll post a Completion Post on your team thread, and then a Captain will make one post on the Reporting thread with copies or links to all four members' Completion Posts for the week. Does that answer your question?
Lanelle, do we choose the letter in the wotw or is the letter assigned? If we pick does the team have to choose same letter? Also if the word is, say coat, would the plural coats be acceptable?
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That is up to you and your team. Some teams might want to have a 'first come, first served' type of system, and other teams could go with a rotating system; 1st week you have the first letter, week 2 you would have the second letter.
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "If we pick does the team have to choose same letter?"
No. Each team member has one letter of the four-letter Word of the Week.
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Also if the word is, say coat, would the plural coats be acceptable?"
Yes. The word may be plural, but nothing else. To use your example, not 'coated' or 'coating'.
Ok to be clear mice - mouse plural to singular would be ok or child- children?
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Actually, no. That would be changing the word. We'll stick to just adding a 'S'.
Does there have to be a rating and review on each book or is it optional??
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The rating and review is not optional. The review must have at least 3 sentences.
Sorry to be the nitpicker on plurals but words like dish or wish the plural is made with es not just s would wishes dishes be ok?
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I checked my list of WofW and BWofW, and there are no words that will need the 'es', so we're good :)
ok! just like to know because I would hate to read a book, think I got a word then told the word was not acceptable.
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Understandable.
Lanelle wrote: "PrinzessBookDragon wrote: "Does there have to be a rating and review on each book or is it optional??"The rating and review is not optional. The review must have at least 3 sentences."
K, thank you! ❤️📚
I'm curious about this one: "If you find both the WotW and the BWotW in the text of the book, you will earn the Scrabble point value of the letter and a point for each of the found words."
What if we read our chosen book and the WotW isn't in the text? Since it seems we only get points from finding the words, can we try another book or just miss out on points that week? Ditto with the BWotW...
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Correct. Using the example in Message 2 of each team thread:
Coat & Chair Week:
My Letter: C
Book: Charlotte's Web
Read: 6/20/22
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Review: (At least 3 sentences long, please.)
Bonus Items and Points:
Coat: "...his silky white coat..." p. 136
Chair: not found in the text
Total: C = 3; 3 + 1 = 4 points
Meg wrote: "What if we read our chosen book and the WotW isn't in the text? Since it seems we only get points from finding the words, can we try another book or just miss out on points that week? Ditto with the BWotW..."
You earn points from the letter you're reading for and for finding the two WotWs. The two WotWs do not have to be found in the text of your book, but you'll miss points for your team. I would suggest checking for the words in the text of the book before reading it.
Amazon has a feature that can help:
Be sure to click on the paper version. You cannot search the Kindle ebook. Your teammates may be able to help you look for words in a particular book.
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For the team or for the whole challenge?
Each team member scores their own book. The team captain will count up the total for that week. I will keep a running total for all the teams. (I haven't decided yet whether I miss publish that :)
Lanelle wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Who keeps track of scoring?"For the team or for the whole challenge?
Each team member scores their own book. The team captain will count up the total for that week. I will keep ..."
That answered my question... Thanks!
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I forgot to mention there is a sample team report in Message 1 of the Reporting thread.
Have we started already? I saw words posted. Or is that so we can choose books the begin reading on the 8th?
So all team members can claim WotW AND BWotW ...i thought only one of us had to find the bonus 🙄🙄
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I'll post the WotW and BWotW on Monday mornings to give folks time to find a book to read. You cannot begin reading until Wednesday mornings 12:01 a.m. your time.
Lanelle wrote: "Shelly wrote: "Have we started already? I saw words posted. Or is that so we can choose books the begin reading on the 8th?"I'll post the WotW and BWotW on Monday mornings to give folks time to f..."
Thanks Lanelle…that helps my addled old brain 😝
Lanelle wrote: "Meg wrote: "If you find both the WotW and the BWotW in the text of the book, you will earn the Scrabble point value of the letter and a point for each of the found words."Correct. Using the examp..."
Thanks for all of the above! It really cleared things up for me, plus gave me the answer to something I've always wondered about (search inside a book to find items). I think I'm ready to start 😆
So what happens if there are no page numbers listed even after you go to All editions?
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The page number needs to be documented or confirmed somewhere. Possibly Amazon, Barnes and Noble, a library catalog, or WorldCat. There's probably another bookseller that specifies page number that I'm not thinking of right now.
Lanelle, what is the deadline for captains to post in the reporting thread? thanks lorii
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Ha! Hadn't thought of that. Um, before you go to bed Thursday night? Since books have to be finished Tuesday night by 11:59 p.m., that would give captains about 48 hours to pull together a team Completion Post.
Thanks, lorii
How long should we wait for a team mate to check in to the team? IOW, we're presently waiting for a fourth member to come on board.
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If your fourth team member hasn't checked in by starting time (12:01 a.m.), I'll get you a replacement.
I have a book I want to read for this challenge but Amazon and goodreads have different page numbers. Goodreads is saying it is under 140 pages which it isn’t. Can I still read this book for this challenge and go by the Amazon pages?
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Sure.
Lanelle wrote: "Vicky wrote: "I have a book I want to read for this challenge but Amazon and goodreads have different page numbers. Goodreads is saying it is under 140 pages which it isn’t. Can I still read this b..."Thank you.
We had a question in our team thread - "Is the bonus counted once per team or can multiple players earn it? I know both belt and carpet are in the book I'm reading. - This is probably already answered."
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Everyone on the team tries for the bonus points.
My book read doesn't show what page a word is on but its location is that acceptable?
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Yes.
Thanks would hate to have to find a new book to read.
Am I correct in thinking that you have to have both words to get the bonus points or do we get a point if we find 1 word?
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You do not have to find both words to get the bonus points. One point per found word.
Hi, I was wondering what was the deadline for completion posts?
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Thursday night. Since books have to be finished Tuesday night by 11:59 p.m., that would give captains about 48 hours to pull together a team Completion Post.
Thank youu! And one more! If a team member had checked in but didn't post their completions can someone else use a book that fits?(We are Team Cairo with 3 members - I read for 2 letters already but have a book for 3rd letter as well which hasn't been read for by other 2 members yet)
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No. A team member can have one unplanned absence one without repercussions. When they miss a second week, they will eliminated from the team. In the case of an unplanned absence, a team member cannot read a second book.
Hopefully your teammate will post their Completion Post first thing in the morning.
Lanelle wrote: "Kira wrote: "Thank youu! And one more! If a team member had checked in but didn't post their completions can someone else use a book that fits?"No. A team member can have one unplanned absence on..."
Great! Thanks Lanelle! I will wait until the last minute and then go ahead with completions.
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