Team Battleship

[Ivelisse]

I think so too... I wanted to use someone else's book but not sure there is anything else available.

It's $100 to buy. I'm thinking we should. Thoughts?

[Ivelisse]

The VF Mason book is worth $42 as well

[Eunice]

I think we should buy too

Also, now that you mentioned that, I forgot to consider the page points for each book mb mb

[Ivelisse]

Ok any other thoughts before I finalize the post?

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

Go ahead!! I’m good with it.

[Ivelisse]

OK we finally have some property!

[Raquel]

Yay!

[Ivelisse]

It's our turn again! We rolled another 5 and landed on States Avenue.

Read a book with a pink cover (>50%)
Read a book whose title starts with S
Read a book set in the United States
Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in “STATES”

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

Read a book whose title starts with S - Storm Echo


I read it yesterday!

[Ivelisse]

Namita wrote: "Read a book whose title starts with S - Storm Echo


I read it yesterday!"

Ok will post and also buy States... ok with everyone?

[Ivelisse]

We now own States and Vermont Ave

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

Ivelisse wrote: "We now own States and Vermont Ave"

Woohoo!!

[Ivelisse]

We rolled a 3 and are not on St James Place... which is owned by Team Thimble.

Read a book with an orange cover (>50%)
Read a book whose title starts with J
Read a book set in Europe
Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in “STJAMES”

Raquel's The Book Thief is based in Germany
Eunice's The Martian is orange

There are quite a few books with the initial in STJAMES...

Does anyone know how the value works in book reads?

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

I think that would be an Ashley question. The value.

[Ivelisse]

"As a team you may read and bank as many books as you want. You can store these on your Team Tracking banked books tab and/or Game Board Tasks tab. You can read more than 10 at a time.

When you pass GO, you choose what 10 books from your Team SS banked books that you'd like to deposit as your salary. Once those books have been deposited on the Game Board SS, under the Banked Books tab, they are frozen and CANNOT be used again.

If you land on a space and want to purchase a property or need to pay rent, the book you use to do this should be added to the Game Board SS, under the Game Board Books tab. This book is now frozen and CANNOT be used again.

Any books that the team reads are free to be moved or used until deposited or used as payment. You can use the "posted" check mark on your tracking sheet to show that those books are now out of play.

Does that help?"

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

So anything we use is done and dusted. That makes sense.

Do we have to pay rent of this roll?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Hey Team Battleship! I'm not exactly sure what the question is.... but the "value" of the book is only relevant to the books you bank for DEPOSIT (Salary).

Any other book you read to purchase a property, pay rent, complete a Community Chest or Chance card, Free Parking, Jail, etc.. is just part of the task. For paying rent and purchasing property, you will always have to pay AND read.

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

So, in short, we can use a banked book or read a book for the task?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Namita wrote: "So, in short, we can use a banked book or read a book for the task?"

Right (plus pay the rent)

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

Ashley wrote: "Namita wrote: "So, in short, we can use a banked book or read a book for the task?"

Right (plus pay the rent)"

Money gets deducted from out bank? I think I'm getting it now.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Yep. Read AND pay, everytime!

[Ivelisse]

Ok I'm getting it now. Raquel works with me and we were also talking through it (nothing like talking books during work!)... Thank you ladies so much.

[Ivelisse]

So strategically is best to go with the Martian ($38 - orange cover) and save The Book Thief ($55) for banking?!

Ladies what do you think? We also have to pay rent!

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

Ivelisse wrote: "So strategically is best to go with the Martian ($38 - orange cover) and save The Book Thief ($55) for banking?!

Ladies what do you think? We also have to pay rent!"

Yes, sounds good! We might have to pay more rent as the game progresses.

[Eunice]

Sounds good to me too!

[Raquel]

Agree with everyone! Good move!

[Jotsmar]

Sounds good! 💯

[Ivelisse]

We rolled a 7! Landed on Indiana and will purchase!

Tasks are:
Read a book with a red cover (>50%) nothing
Read a book whose title starts with I_In a Holidaze
Read a book set on a farm - anyone's book on a farm?
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in “INDIANA” - I don't see anything

[Alissa]

I can read for authors initials in Indiana.

[Ivelisse]

I posted one our banked books. You can read and add away… we hope when it’s our turn, there will be a book that fits. The next team can’t roll until we’ve completed our task.

[Alissa]

Sorry I missed a lot just caught up reading through the thread.

Is there a timeframe on when I have to finish it for it to count?

[Alissa]

I just need to read fast and post my books in the banked section

[Ivelisse]

No time frame. When we pass go, we’ll select 10 books to permanently bank for $$ and cannot use again so the more options, the better.

[Ivelisse]

We rolled a 12 and landed on Short Line - owned by Thimble ($25 rent)

Tasks are:
Read a book with the word “SHORT” or “LINE” in the title
Read a book with a straight line on the cover
Read a book with a character that has a nickname that is a shortened version of their name (example: Liz for Elizabeth)
Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in “SHORTLINE”

[Ivelisse]

Only one I can see quickly is the authors initials.

[Eunice]

Hello, I don't see one of my two banked books even though I don't see it in the Game Board books sheet, so I put it back. Just wanted to mention it here in case it has been used in some way that I'm unaware of

[Ivelisse]

Thank you!

[Eunice]

Ivelisse wrote: "We rolled a 12 and landed on Short Line - $200 to purchase.

Tasks are:
Read a book with the word “SHORT” or “LINE” in the title
Read a book with a straight line on the cover
Read a book with a ch..."

Fierce Kingdom has straight lines . Also do letters count for straight lines? If so, that task becomes much more flexible

[Ivelisse]

Eunice wrote: "Ivelisse wrote: "We rolled a 12 and landed on Short Line - $200 to purchase.

Tasks are:
Read a book with the word “SHORT” or “LINE” in the title
Read a book with a straight line on the cover
Read..."

Ugh I missed that one... I wonder if I can swap books?

[Eunice]

Eunice wrote: "Hello, I don't see one of my two banked books even though I don't see it in the Game Board books sheet, so I put it back. Just wanted to mention it here in case it has been used in some way that I'..."

I just noticed this was the book you used for this round LOLOL. I'll remove it again

The two books cost the same, so it doesn't matter, I think.

[Ivelisse]

I didn't even look! lol

We'll have to select 10 books to bank if we pass GO in the next turn. Any thoughts or strategic methods?

[Raquel]

The book I read fierce kingdom has lines on it.

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

Ivelisse wrote: "I didn't even look! lol

We'll have to select 10 books to bank if we pass GO in the next turn. Any thoughts or strategic methods?"

More pages...means more money!! I'd suggest we go that route!

[Alissa]

Completely agree. Short books to fit for game board bank and long books to be banked to earn is more dollars.

[Alissa]

I’m late to the party but I’m here now.

I’m working on a book now that gets us lots of dollars so I just have to focus and finish it today. 🤓

[Ivelisse]

Hey yall! We rolled a 9 and landed on Penn Railroad.. we'll buy it.

These are the tasks:
Read a book with a double letter in the title
Read a book set in Pennsylvania
Read a book with a train on the cover
Read a book with a character whose first or last name starts with V

[Ivelisse]

Street Witch has a double letter in title and is only $24 vs The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society that is $29.

[Alissa]

I like it!

[Ivelisse]

Ok it's been posted. We have 11 banked books and once we pass go, 10 of those will be deposited.

[Namita , Ms. Ink and Insights]

Ivelisse wrote: "Ok it's been posted. We have 11 banked books and once we pass go, 10 of those will be deposited."

Awesome!!