C: Don't you want a balloon?

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Team Challenge
September 2024 - November 2024

Please take some time and choose a team name. You will also need to choose which clown you want to catch first. Choose wisely because some clown require more than others. As such, those clowns will net more points. Let me know when you have made your choices.

Team
Richard
Anastasia
Shan A


Important Links
Prisoner Drop Off (Check-in Thread)
Scoreboard
Q&A
Collectibles
Feedback
SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


Rules
⛓️Each clown has specific chains and/or tasks that need to be completed.
Examples:
1. Create a chain of 3 using titles consecutively (ABC)
-All the Light We Cannot See
-Becoming Mrs. Lewis
-Catching Fire
2. Create a chain of 3 with "dog" in the titles
-Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
-The Dog Stars
-Hot Dog Girl
⛓️One person should NOT complete a whole chain by themselves. This is a team challenge. However, if a clown 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.
⛓️You may choose which clown from the list to capture first but you MUST complete it BEFORE starting a new clown.
⛓️You may use or drop articles: A, An, The
⛓️If you somehow manage to incorporate a Buddy Read into a chain, you can earn points based on the BR tier system.
⛓️Standard Rules Apply
⛓️At the end of the official challenge (last day of November), your team may choose to continue on at your own pace. There will be no points accumulated after November but you can finish any clowns that you didn't get to during the challenge.

Scoring
You will get 3 points for every completed book (9 per completed chain) PLUS page points.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

The Clowns

*Sweet Tooth
*Pennywise
*Killjoy
*Kent McCoy
*Stitches
*Art
*Captain Spaulding
*Jojo the Klownzilla & the Klowns
*Violator
*Twisty
*Joker
*Cleaver & LIl Miss Cleaver
*Ribcage
*The Heads
*The Lunatics
*Horny
*The Laugh
*Shivers
*Tickles
*Jack

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Submit your team name & your first clown choice in the check-in thread.

[Anastasia]

Hi team, checking in. Does anyone have any name suggestions?

[Anastasia]

Name suggestion- The Exterminators

[Richard]

Checking in & adding notifications.

Name suggestions: 🙃🤡

Honk Honk
It's Right Behind Me, isn't it?
Insert Benny Hill Theme

[Anastasia]

Something wicked this way comes
Run for your life
Don't you want a balloon?

[Anastasia]

Start at the top and work down or start at the bottom and work up or random?

[Richard]

Anastasia wrote: "Start at the top and work down or start at the bottom and work up or random?"

I'm open to anything.

[Richard]

Let's see what Shan thinks.

[Shan ~A~]

Sorry guys, I completely forgot to turn on notifications. Thanks, Anastasia, for reminding me.

[Shan ~A~]

Team Name: Do you want a ballon? Made me smile and my favorite monster clown is Pennywise, so that's my vote

As for how we proceed, I honestly don't have a preference. Top to bottom, bottom to top, or whoever checks us in chooses the clown of choice (so basically random).

[Richard]

I like the balloon one too.

[Anastasia]

Lets go with Don't you want a balloon? for our team name then.

[Anastasia]

Looking at the other teams most are starting from top to bottom so how about we be different and start at the bottom?

[Richard]

Anastasia wrote: "Looking at the other teams most are starting from top to bottom so how about we be different and start at the bottom?"

Sure, why not

[Anastasia]

Richard wrote: "Anastasia wrote: "Looking at the other teams most are starting from top to bottom so how about we be different and start at the bottom?"

Sure, why not"
Do you want to check us in then so we can get our tasks?

[Richard]

I've requested our name change

[Anastasia]

Richard wrote: "I've requested our name change"

Thanks Richard and let Donna know that we are starting with Jack.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Jack

Jack is a demonic entity bound to a toy box. He uses the jack in the box as a vessel to claim souls. The cursed toy is both his prison and his method of hunting. Anyone who winds up the toy and releases him becomes his next target.
Jack's curse has a set of rules. He must claim six victims before he can return to his box. The person who opens the box is the final victim. He uses brutal violence and psychological manipulation to claim victims.
Jack is purely malevolent. He delights in the fear and suffering of his victims. He is patient and will slowly pursue his prey, appearing in & out of the box. He is cold & calculating each move, toying with victims and instilling them with fear before finally killing them.

Complete these tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books where a character goes hunting
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a 6 in the page count
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with a character under a curse in the story
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a toy on the cover

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Your spreadsheet is in message 1

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Richard, dear, you know that you could do that all in the spreadsheet, right?

[Richard]

Donna wrote: "Richard, dear, you know that you could do that all in the spreadsheet, right?"

Oh I thought we had to check them in as well?

Edit: Ah...I see we just need to check in with a link to the SS. Ok, all good.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

I forgot that you didn't play the competitive version the last time. I gave everyone a spreadsheet, including the non-competitive players, this time. You can actually track all of that in the spreadsheet. There is a nice dropdown and everything to choose the task.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

You will thank me for it later when it saves you time.

[Richard]

Thanks Donna. I appreciate your efforts & explaining.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Any time, Richard. I think you will enjoy the competitive version. I know you can definitely read a lot. You have a good team as well. I have some good twists. I didn't make the challenge easy. This is a tough one. Enjoy!

[Shan ~A~]

Monster 1: Jack ~ Tracking My Task Options ~ Done
Complete these tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books where a character goes hunting
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a 6 in the page count
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with a character under a curse in the story
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a toy on the cover

[Anastasia]

I entered my first book on the spreadsheet. Not sure if it is in the correct place. Feel free to move it if it is not.

[Richard]

Anastasia wrote: "I entered my first book on the spreadsheet. Not sure if it is in the correct place. Feel free to move it if it is not."

You've done it correctly. Good job!

[Anastasia]

Richard wrote: "Anastasia wrote: "I entered my first book on the spreadsheet. Not sure if it is in the correct place. Feel free to move it if it is not."

You've done it correctly. Good job!"
I wasn't sure if we wanted to keep the various parts together

[Shan ~A~]

We could do it that way if you guys prefer. I'm still trying to figure out my options anyway.

[Anastasia]

Should finish my last book later today

[Richard]

Anastasia wrote: "Should finish my last book later today"

Same

[Anastasia]

Just added my last one

[Richard]

I've put my last one in.

[Richard]

I've checked us in.

[Anastasia]

We've done well

[Richard]

It was fun saying "Team 'Don't you want a balloon?' is ready for Tickles". 😆🤡

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Tickles

Tickles the Clown also known as "The Mauler of Innocents" was once an ordinary man who performed as a clown for children's parties. A traumatic event triggered a psychotic breakdown and he gained infamy for abducting and murdering children in brutal and grotesque ways.
He targets not only children but anyone who crosses his path in a deranged need to "preserve" innocence by snuffing it out. He is a very cunning and deeply sadistic person. He takes pleasure in the fear & suffering of his victims. His version of "tickling" is more like torture. His personality is a mix of dark humor and psychopathy. He taunts his victims with mocking laughter and twisted jokes.
Tickles has a terrifying, demonic appearance with exaggerated black eye sockets, a jagged red mouth smeared with blood, and a cracked, grimy white face. His wild matted hair and worn costume just make him look unhinged. His maniacal grin adds to the menacing look that will haunt you long after he is gone.

Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with TICKLES in the title/series
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a maniacal grin on the covers (your interpretation)
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books that haunt you (scary to you)
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books that start with a letter in MAULER (everyone can choose a letter of their choice)

[Shan ~A~]

Monster 2: Tickles ~ ~ Tracking My Task Options

Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with TICKLES in the title/series ~ Found

Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a maniacal grin on the covers (your interpretation)
(need to have the page number updated);

Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books that haunt you (scary to you) ~ Found

Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books that start with a letter in MAULER (everyone can choose a letter of their choice)

[Richard]

Anastasia wrote: "I wasn't sure if we wanted to keep the various parts together"

I get what you mean now. I've ordered us on the spreadsheet for this one.

[Richard]

For Leg 2, I'll take 'M', if that okay

[Anastasia]

Richard wrote: "For Leg 2, I'll take 'M', if that okay"

I thought we could just choose any letters and it didn't matter if we all chose the same one

[Shan ~A~]

I thought the same since it said "everyone can choose a letter of choice"

[Richard]

Ok yeah that makes sense

[Shan ~A~]

Have either of you had any luck with "books with a maniacal grin on the covers (your interpretation)"?

[Richard]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Have either of you had any luck with "books with a maniacal grin on the covers (your interpretation)"?"

I've got this:

[Shan ~A~]

Thanks, Richard! I read it a few years ago. But seeing the cover helps.

[Anastasia]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Have either of you had any luck with "books with a maniacal grin on the covers (your interpretation)"?"

I have I checked with Donna and she accepted it