Halloween Roundup - 18 - Par for the Corpse

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

I sent it out to all of the teams. It is an abbreviated version of one of the rules in message 1. Your team is fine but one team checked in a monster with only 2 players reading for it. As you can see, they didn't read the rule in its entirety so I just reminded everyone. The purpose of the rule is to help slower readers, people who experience RL issues, are sick, etc. It is not meant to push them completely out of the game. I want everyone to feel like they can participate but still keep the game moving forward.

🧛One person should NOT complete a whole chain by themselves. This is a team challenge. However, if a monster has multiple chains and a slower reader can only/want to only read for 1 or 2 chains (they must read at least one), then the other two faster readers on the team can complete the other chains between the two of them.

[Vicki]

Thanks, Chief Inspector Donna!

[Shan ~A~]

Sorry for holding things up. I'm starting on 1 of my 2 books later today

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Checking in to see how this team is doing. GR is wonky to say the least. Let me know if I can help.

[Shan ~A~]

Completion Post

To catch the mummy complete the following tasks:

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles consecutively (Example: ABC)
MNO ~ ~ Starts with M ~ 09/23

Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books set in Egypt
~ 10/03

Leg 1: Create a chain of 3 using books with the word "mummy" intact in the title or series
~ 10/02

Leg 2: Create a chain of 3 using books starting with a letter in "CURSES" (You must decide as a team which letter to use and you must all use the same letter)
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor ~ Starts with C in Curses ~ 09/24

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Did you check us in Shan~A~?

[Shan ~A~]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Did you check us in Shan~A~?"

No. There is a date missing for one of your books, so I thought you weren't done yet.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Did you check us in Shan~A~?"

No. There is a date missing for one of your books, so I thought you weren't done yet."

Sorry hadn't realised. Will check us in now

[Vicki]

Hello Team! Do we have a new monster yet?? I'm ready to take out some more monsters!!

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Witches were perceived by early Christians as evil even though many were simply healers or were misunderstood. This witch hysteria led to the infamous Salem Witch Trials when women were accused of all sorts of things. Modern-day Wiccans avoid evil and any appearance of evil at all costs.


To catch the witch complete the following tasks:

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "witch"
Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 books with a character that is a healer
Leg 1: Create a chain of 3 books starting with a letter in Salem (you must decide as a team which letter to use and use the same letter)
Leg 2: Create a chain of 3 using consecutive series numbers (123)
Example Chain: The Hunger Games (book 1) | Insurgent (book 2) | City of Glass (book 3)

[Shan ~A~]

What do you guys want to do for these two?

Leg 1: Create a chain of 3 books starting with a letter in Salem (you must decide as a team which letter to use and use the same letter)

For leg 1: I should be able to find a book for either letter

Leg 2: Create a chain of 3 using consecutive series numbers (123)
Example Chain: The Hunger Games (book 1) | Insurgent (book 2) | City of Glass (book 3)

For leg two I'm open to any number between 1-9

[Vicki]

She's a Witch!

✔Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "witch"
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike | 307 pages | 10/10/23
✔Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 books with a character that is a healer
The Princess Bride by William Goldman | 429 pages | 10/8/23
✔Leg 1: Create a chain of 3 books starting with a letter in Salem (S)
The Shining by Stephen King | 659 pages | 10/13/23
Leg 2: Create a chain of 3 using consecutive series numbers (Key Trilogy, #2)
Key of Knowledge (Key Trilogy, Book 2) by Nora Roberts | 335 pages |

[Vicki]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "What do you guys want to do for these two?

Leg 1: Create a chain of 3 books starting with a letter in Salem (you must decide as a team which letter to use and use the same letter)

For leg 1: I s..."

For Leg 1, I would prefer "S", but honestly, I'm good with either.

For Leg 2, I have a book to read that is second in the series. I would like to do that one, but again, I'm good with any number.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

For Leg 1 - I am good to go with S

For Leg 2 - I will take 3rd in a a series if that's ok with you guys as I have a couple of books that fit the criteria. If you want to take a first in a series Shan~A and Vicki does 2.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "witch"
The Near Witch -
Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 books with a character that is a healer

Leg 1: Create a chain of 3 books starting with a letter in Salem
Snowed In With The Rancher -

Leg 2: Create a chain of 3 using consecutive series numbers
Circus of the Damned -

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Vicki wrote: "She's a Witch!

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "witch"
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike..."

Great choice, I love the Witches of Eastwick :)

[Shan ~A~]

It looks like we are good to go. I will do 1st in series (I actually just finished one that fits) and S is awesome!

To catch the witch complete the following tasks:

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "witch"
~ 10/24

Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 books with a character that is a healer
The Princess Bride by William Goldman ~ 10/08
...Buttercup nurses them...(pg. 384)

Leg 1: Create a chain of 3 books starting with a letter in Salem (you must decide as a team which letter to use and use the same letter)
Shacking Up by Helena Hunting ~ 10/10

Leg 2: Create a chain of 3 using consecutive series numbers (123)
Roommate Arrangement (Divorced Men's Club #1) by Saxon James ~ 10/07

[Vicki]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Vicki wrote: "She's a Witch!

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "witch"
The Witches of Eastwick by [author:Joh..."

Jada, somehow I've missed reading this book! And I don't believe I ever saw the movie. I'm excited about starting it.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Vicki wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Vicki wrote: "She's a Witch!

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "witch"
[book:The Witches of Eastwi..."

I watched the movie last night, it's brilliant

[Vicki]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Vicki wrote: "She's a Witch!

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "witch"
[book:The Wit..."

I think I'm going to have to watch it tonight!

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Just checking in, I have one book left to read hopefully will get it finished this week :)

[Vicki]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Just checking in, I have one book left to read hopefully will get it finished this week :)"

Hi Jade! I'm working on my last book, too. Probably done today or tomorrow.

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Question: Do you think your team will finish all the monsters? If so, should I work on creating a bonus monster?

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Donna wrote: "Question: Do you think your team will finish all the monsters? If so, should I work on creating a bonus monster?"

I think we will if we have until the end of November to complete the challenge. Sounds good.

[Vicki]

I agree with Jade. I'm certain we'll finish all the monsters.

[Vicki]

Ding dong, my witch is dead!

[Shan ~A~]

I only have my witch book left. I need to narrow down which witch book to read out of the ones I listed as options.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

My witch is completed have updated the spreadsheet :)

[Shan ~A~]

Check In: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Vampires are undead creatures that survive by drinking blood. Some folklore says that they can be warded off with things like garlic, mustard seeds, crucifixes, rosaries, or holy water. They also claim that vampires cannot walk on consecrated ground or in sunlight. They must be invited into your home before they can come and go as they please. Killing a vampire is usually done by staking them with wood, preferably Ash, or by decapitation.

To capture the vampire, complete the following tasks

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with all the letters 'ASH' in the title (any order)
Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 books with a cross or crucifix on the cover or in the title
Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 books with a red cover (minimum 50%)

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

You guys have any preferences to the letters for the following 2 tasks?

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with all the letters 'ASH' in the title (any order)

I am happy to take any. None of the books I have started today fit in with them, so can have a look what I have on my kindle.

[Shan ~A~]

Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "You guys have any preferences to the letters for the following 2 tasks?

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with all th..."


For Arm 1: I vote for series.

For Arm 2: I think we all have to have the letters ASH in our book title.

[Shan ~A~]

My options

To capture the vampire, complete the following tasks

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
h 11/02

Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with all the letters 'ASH' in the title (any order)
The Problem with Second Chances ~ 10/28

Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 books with a cross or crucifix on the cover or in the title Crossroads ~ 10/27

Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 books with a red cover (minimum 50%)
~ 11/05

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "You guys have any preferences to the letters for the following 2 tasks?

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
Arm 2: Create a chain of ..."

Yes, I realise I read Arm 2 wrong!

I am good to go with a series, I am reading the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books at the moment so have plenty books to cover it. If title also have a few on my kindle.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

My choices

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
- The Killing Dance - Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #6
Highland Vampire -

Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with all the letters 'ASH' in the title (any order)
- The Secrets of Ivy Garden


Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 books with a cross or crucifix on the cover or in the title
- Ozzy and Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks

Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 books with a red cover (minimum 50%)
- Bonnie Jack

[Vicki]

I'm in! I'm a little behind - catching up this weekend!!

[Vicki]

To capture the vampire, complete the following tasks

✔Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
The Vampire Archives by Otto Penzler | 1,034 pages | 11/8/23
✔Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with all the letters 'ASH' in the title (any order)
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross | 345 pages | 11/7/23
✔Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 books with a cross or crucifix on the cover or in the title
Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh | 327 pages
✔Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 books with a red cover (minimum 50%)
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris | 368 pages | 10/26/23 | 72.4% red

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Vicki wrote: "To capture the vampire, complete the following tasks

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
[book:The Vampire Archives|6..."

Ok. So it looks like we are doing book with Vampire in the title as a pose to a series. Happy reading ladies :)

[Shan ~A~]

I asked in the Q&A to be sure, and we don't have to choose, so we can do either as individuals.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "For the task "Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire""

Do we need to pick either/or as a team or can we just read either/or?"

Would you believe that you are the first person to ask? it is either/or. You don't have to pick.

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I asked in the Q&A to be sure, and we don't have to choose, so we can do either as individuals.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "For the task "Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire""

..."

I had wondered the same thing at first but then re-read and realised it was worded either or all.

[Shan ~A~]

It definitely had me confused

[Shan ~A~]

All books done and updated on SS

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Have checked us in and randomly chosen Zombie

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

To capture the zombie, complete the following tasks

Arm 1 Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "zombie"
Arm 2 Create a chain of 3 books with scientists
Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 using books with the letters 'FLESH' in the title (any order)
Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 using titles with the word "blood"

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Zombies are the mythological undead created through the reanimation of a corpse. They can be reanimated in multiple ways such as through magic, radiation, pathogens, parasites, scientific accidents, etc. Zombies have evolved over the years from slow ambling creatures to fast zombies that are more aggressive and more intelligent. Zombies tend to be hungry for human flesh or brains.

To capture the zombie, complete the following tasks

Arm 1 Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "zombie"
Arm 2 Create a chain of 3 books with scientists
Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 using books with the letters 'FLESH' in the title (any order)
Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 using titles with the word "blood"

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

I am so creating a team challenge that randomizes the tasks so that you can't just look at another thread to see what your next tasks are. Maybe create several sets of them so you have no idea which one you will get. That will teach my little spies not to spy on other teams. LOL

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Donna wrote: "I am so creating a team challenge that randomizes the tasks so that you can't just look at another thread to see what your next tasks are. Maybe create several sets of them so you have no idea whic..."

Hahaha tying to get them all completed before we run out of time!

[Shan ~A~]

To capture the zombie, complete the following tasks

Arm 1 Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "zombie"
~ 11/24 ~ need to post to ss



Arm 2 Create a chain of 3 books with scientists
~ 11/29

Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 using books with the letters 'FLESH' in the title (any order)
Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon ~ 11/30

Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 using titles with the word "blood"
A Pack of Blood and Lies by Olivia Wildenstein ~ 11/27

[Vicki]

To capture the zombie, complete the following tasks

✔Arm 1 Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "zombie"
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks | 342 pages | 11/14/23
✔Arm 2 Create a chain of 3 books with scientists
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks | 243 pages | 11/19/23
✔Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 using books with the letters 'FLESH' in the title (any order)
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry | 250 pages | 11/20/23
✔Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 using titles with the word "blood"
Blood Territory: The Death of Jimmy O'Connell by Mark Whittaker | 120 pages | 11/8/23

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

To capture the zombie, complete the following tasks

Arm 1 Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "zombie"
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Arm 2 Create a chain of 3 books with scientists
Burnt Offerings
Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 using books with the letters 'FLESH' in the title (any order)
Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife
Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 using titles with the word "blood"