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Progress Connection: 02 / 05
Word: 02 / 05
Object: 02 / 05
Your list
1- Affair - Connection
2- Horse
3- Apple - Penalty
4- Ruin
5- Devil
6- Mountain - Connection
7- Phone
8- Hotel
9- Hot - Neutral
10- Song
11- Magic
12- Star
13- Tide
14- Locket
15- Husbands
16- Swimming pool - Object
17- Marriage
18- Circle - Neutral
19- Bookshop
20- Teacher
21- Sisters - Word
22- Fantasy
23- Kiss - Object
24- Shades
25- Beautiful - Word
Wildcards unlocked
1. Substitute that word with any other word
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Penalty Tasks 1- Read a book that you own
2- Read a book with author initials in "PENALTY"
3- Read from a series that you have already started
4- Read a book published before 2015
5- Read a book with any 3 letters of PENALTY in title
Points:16
First 3 cluemaster clues are: a. Lovers
b. Family
c. Chlorine
These 3 clues relate to 3 different words. You now guess 3 words from the above list which you think fits the clues and I will reveal what they relate to. You can complete the first 3 tasks in any order
Congrats! You revealed 3 correct words! 1. Affair - Connection
Read a book that you can connect to affair in any manner
21. Sisters - Word
Read a book with "Sisters" / "Sister" in title
Congrats you revealed 1 wild card - Substitute that word with any other word
You can use your wild card at any point in the game
16. Swimming Pool - Object
Read a book with swimming pool on cover
You can read them in any manner. Only books completed after 01 February 2024 will be accepted. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!
Book/Author: Crystal Iris by Blair M. ShadowsDate Read: February 10
Task: 1. Affair - Connection
Read a book that you can connect to affair in any manner
How it fits: FMC's fiancé suspects her to have an affair with the MMC
Book/Author: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixDate Read: February 10
Task: 21. Sisters - Word
Read a book with "Sisters" / "Sister" in title
How it fits: Using my wild card to replace sisters with girls
Book/Author: The Note by Alafair BurkeDate Read: September 29
Task: 16. Swimming Pool - Object
Read a book with swimming pool on cover
How it fits:
Congrats! You revealed 2 correct words! Circle - Neutral
Read a book that meets general guidelines
Mountain - Connection
Read a book you can connect to mountains
Congrats you revealed 1 wild card - Skip a penalty compeltely
You can use your wild card at any point in the game
Kiss - Object
Read a book with kiss / people kissing on cover
You can read them in any manner. You can use books from 02 O ct
Book/Author: Werecat Café by Lea MelcherDate Read: October 2
Task: Circle - Neutral
Read a book that meets general guidelines
How it fits: meets guidelines
Book/Author: Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson
Date Read: October 4
Task: Kiss - Object
Read a book with kiss / people kissing on cover
How it fits: all 4 MCs kiss each other constantly
Book/Author: Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
Date Read: October 13
Task: Mountain - Connection
Read a book you can connect to mountains
How it fits: set in Burlington, Vermont which has mountains
Congrats! You revealed 1 correct words Beautiful - Word
Read a book with beautiful in title
Apple - Penalty
Penalty task or -2 points
Hot - Neutral
Read a book that meets guidelines
Book/Author: The Intern by Michele CampbellDate Read: October 17
Task: Apple - Penalty
5- Read a book with any 3 letters of PENALTY in title
How it fits: ThE iNtern
Book/Author: Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir by Tod GoldbergDate Read: October 18
Task: Hot - Neutral
Read a book that meets guidelines
How it fits: meets the guidelines
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Rules
Welcome to the Bookish Codenames Challenge! This game will test your bookish instincts and reward you with exciting reading tasks. Here's how to play:
Objective
Your goal is to complete as many tasks as possible, earn points, and avoid penalties. The game ends when all connection tasks, word in title and word in cover are revealed.
Setup
The List: The game features a list of 25 words (everyone will receive a different set). Each word is secretly assigned a category:
Connection Tasks (5 words): Choosing these will mean you would need to read any book that somehow connects to that word
Cover Tasks (5 words): Choosing these will mean you need to read to have that particular object on cover
Word in Title Tasks (5 words): Choosing these will mean you need to read to have that particular word in the title
Neutral Words (5 words): These have no effect—just your lucky break! You need to read any book that meets general guidelines
Penalty Words (5 words): Landing on these triggers a penalty. You need to either give 2 points or complete one of the penalty tasks
Clue master will provide clues to guide you through the list (Be aware and make the correct choice as sometimes clues can make you tempted on penalty words).
How to Play
Clues and Turns:
The clue master will give you a one-word hint (e.g., Magic). The clue master's objective is to hint toward words which are related to connection tasks, cover tasks, or words in title tasks (avoiding the neutral and penalty). The hint relates to one or more words in the list.
Based on the clue, you pick a word from the list that you think matches.
Revealing Words:
If the word is a Connection Task / Cover / Word in title , you will complete the challenge.
If the word is Neutral, nothing happens, just read any book that meets general guidelines and you move to the next turn.
If the word is a Penalty, you must complete a small penalty task.
Scoring
Connection Tasks: 2 points each
Cover Tasks: 4 points each
Word in Title Tasks: 3 points each
Neutral Tasks: 1 point each
Penalties: -2 points or complete one of the penalty tasks from below
Wild Words: 4 randomly assigned words may have special powers:
1- Swap a task for another eg: if you have "home" as cover - you can switch it to word in title / ask for challenge / change to neutral - you will get points based on the task you change it to
2- Skip a task completely
3- Skip a penalty completely
4- Substitute that word with any other word and complete that challenge accordingly eg: if you "home" as cover but you are reading a book with "girl' on cover you can change the word home to girl and complete that challenge
Skips
1 free skip is available, then 4 points per skip