R5: SS How to Play, Help, & Discussion

[Jenne]

Also I'll get teams updated with their names too. I've been running nonstop the last 2 days.

[Nicole]

Take time to breathe, Jenne ;)

[Cait S]

Jenne, with 17 teams if one broken html is your only problem, I think that actually qualifies you for superhero status. Possibly sainthood. Probably both.

[Emma (M)]

Hi! Team 5 have decided on the name Space Monkey Mafia and I will give it a go as Team Captain :)

We are still waiting for one more team member to check in and we will be ready to roll :)

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

Team 9 are Once Upon a Nine and I'm the el capitan

[Paris]

Jenne, let me know what you need assistance with and I will help out when I get home from work tomorrow. It's only Tuesday, but work has been crazy. I'm exhausted or I'd do it tonight.

[VNerdbooks]

Yay Emma jumping in to TC in her first game, you go girl **high 5**

[Emma (M)]

Lol, thanks V. I really don't know what I'm doing, but I will muddle through!

[VNerdbooks]

Once you've done the 1st week you'll be fine, and your up early in the am every morning so you'll have time to roll the dice and link the pages before everyone else gets up!

[Emma (M)]

Well, I think midnight US Central Time is 4pm in the arvo here, so I should be able to do it after work on Friday - I am assuming we roll at midnight US Central Time?

[VNerdbooks]

Yes that's right, but I always roll say for example now (it's 7.30 am here, getting ready for work booo !!) and the roll is ready for them when they wake up.

I hope that's right now that's how I've always done it before haha

[Emma (M)]

Cool, means rolling midnight US Central Time is easy for me given its Friday arvo here and like you said, it means everyone else will have the roll ready for them when they wake - depending on their own timezones of course :)

[VNerdbooks]

Yeah that's the thing I always forget about and start panicking when all of the reviews are not in, and then realise that they still have another 7 hours to go haha

[Emma (M)]

What's the penalty if all the reviews aren't in on time?

[Nicole]

Your team can't roll for the next week until all reviews from your team are in. If that means it's not on time, it means the whole team has less than a week to complete each of their books for the following week's challenge, Emma :)

[D.G.]

Team 15 will be called 'The Book Cult' and I'll the Cap'n!

[Stella ╰☆╮╰☆╮]

Can anyone explain to me what a captain needs to do? Thanks

[D.G.]

Stella ╰☆╮ Mistress of Gorgonzola Goodness╰☆╮ wrote: "Can anyone explain to me what a captain needs to do? Thanks"

Keep track of everybody's reads and make sure all the reviews have the necessary info, roll the dice on Fridays and post the links to the reviews timely. Also, follow up with team members who haven't posted the reviews on time.

[Berit]

Okay, this is probably a really, really, really dumb question. So, keep in mind there are no such thing as dumb questions :-) how do you roll the dice?

[Stella ╰☆╮╰☆╮]

Berit wrote: "Okay, this is probably a really, really, really dumb question. So, keep in mind there are no such thing as dumb questions :-) how do you roll the dice?"

you have a link in msg 2 in the thread of your team :D

[Stella ╰☆╮╰☆╮]

D.G. wrote: "Stella ╰☆╮ Mistress of Gorgonzola Goodness╰☆╮ wrote: "Can anyone explain to me what a captain needs to do? Thanks"

Keep track of everybody's reads and make sure all the reviews have the necessary ..."

and what about the spreadsheet? :D

[Cait S]

The spreadsheet is just there for Jenne to keep updated so all the teams can see where each of the other teams are at. It's much easier to keep track of where you are in comparison to everyone else that way, but it's nothing you personally need to do :)

[[deleted user]]

Okay, I have some questions being a newbie...I'm sorry. On Team 3, we have 3 members who have not checked in yet & nobody wants to be captain.

1) How long do you normally wait for everyone to do the first check-in?

2) Can the dice even be rolled the first time without all members checking in?

[Stella ╰☆╮╰☆╮]

Cait wrote: "The spreadsheet is just there for Jenne to keep updated so all the teams can see where each of the other teams are at. It's much easier to keep track of where you are in comparison to everyone else..."

ok thank you so much :D

[D.G.]

Elle wrote: "Okay, I have some questions being a newbie...I'm sorry. On Team 3, we have 3 members who have not checked in yet & nobody wants to be captain.

1) How long do you normally wait for everyone to do ..."

Elle - You can always PM the members of your team who haven't checked in to introduce yourself and to let them know the teams have been formed. I always include a link to the team thread too.

[[deleted user]]

D.G. wrote: "Elle - You can always PM the members of your team who haven't checked in to introduce yourself and to let them know the teams have been formed. I always include a link to the team thread too"

Thanks so much for the help, DG.

[Stella ╰☆╮╰☆╮]

D.G. wrote: "Elle wrote: "Okay, I have some questions being a newbie...I'm sorry. On Team 3, we have 3 members who have not checked in yet & nobody wants to be captain.

1) How long do you normally wait for ev..."

good advice! I sent a PM to the two persons who haven't checked in yet :D thanks for the help

[Jenne]

Anyone that's still missing feel free to pm them, anyone that hasn't checked in by tonight I'll send one out too.

In the event someone doesn't respond Elle, teams will just go on without them. By that point I'd have to assume they're either not interested in playing still or something has come up.

[K~Terror]

Team 4 shall now be known as:
Four: A Divergent Team
Shy has been coerced volunteered to be our fearless captain.

[Kayla]

team 1 will be known as Another One bites the dust and i will be the captain. we still need to hear from Christina T. I set her a message this morning and still haven't heard anything.

[Paris]

Jenne, I've got team names updated to here, but I can't update team captains.

I'm gonna be the captain of the 5 O'Clock Somewhere team.

[Jenne]

Gracias P :)
I'll get the captions updated. This week has been a killer! Hopefully next week RL likes me better lol.

[Jenne]

Stupid autocorrect, captains not captions....

[Joyce]

Hi Jenne I'm captain of team 10 and our name is Booked for Life.

I'm just waiting for Suzanne to check in.

[Cynthia]

So far, only three of Team 7's members have checked in. I just PM'd our MIAs. I'll notify you if they haven't checked in by tomorrow.

Will they be replaced, or will we continue on with just the three of us?

[Jenne]

We'll get replacements. I'm seriously OCD about even teams when possible when in the grand scheme of things it's probably not a big deal to have everyone even lol.

[Jenne]

Ok anyone who's MIA, has had a pm sent. Again if anyone is missing still on Friday it won't hold you back.

[Cynthia]

I think it would put us at an unfair advantage if we on their own. This is challenge with a weekly deadline! So yes, you should replace members to be fair.

[[deleted user]]

Jenne, I PM'd Colleen from Team 3 earlier today but haven't heard anything yet. She is our only team member who hasn't checked in.

[Jenne]

Ok hopefully they pop in soon :)

[Nicole]

Hey Jenne, we have Easter in the middle of this challenge like we had Thanksgiving last time. Will we be rolling dice twice to see us through both weeks in case people are away?

(I'm the team dice roller and will be away over the entire Easter weekend.)

[Kayla]

Update for team another one bites the dust: everyone has now checked in we are good to go :)

[Jenne]

Nicole wrote: "Hey Jenne, we have Easter in the middle of this challenge like we had Thanksgiving last time. Will we be rolling dice twice to see us through both weeks in case people are away?

(I'm the team dic..."

For Easter, if anyone has travel plans that will interfere with getting their book done. Just let me know and that person will be excused.

If you're going to be gone on a roll day, just have someone else on your team roll for you that week.

[VNerdbooks]

Am I being thick or is the 1st roll tomorrow ? ?

[Emma (M)]

I do believe the first roll is tomorrow V. I think we can start rolling in about 11 hours?

[Jenne]

That's right! It's just after 1pm my time right now. So not much longer :)

[VNerdbooks]

Great thanks, I thought I was going mad, a little less for me as it's 6pm here ;○)

[Emma (M)]

I think you have to roll based on US central time V, so we all roll at the same time regardless of time zone. 11 hours from now is midnight US Central. It's already Friday where I am :)

[Emma (M)]

I'm just itching to roll!

[VNerdbooks]

Damn it!!