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Progress Connection: 05 / 05
Word: 05 / 05
Object: 05 / 05
Your list
1- Princess - Neutral
2- Affair - connection
3- Perfect- Penalty
4- Marriage - Penalty
5- Wolf - Connection
6- Ship - Object
7- Wine
8- Couple - Object
9- Snow - Object
10- House - Neutral
11- World - Connection
12- Flowers - Object
13- Coal - Penalty
14- Kill - Word
15- Children - Neutral
16- Italy - Penalty
17- Enemy
18- Vehicle - Object
19- Little - Word
20- Mexico - Connection
21- Storm - Word
22- Regency - Connection
23- Forgotten
24- Deep - Word
25- Queen - Word
Wildcards unlocked
1. Skip a task completely
2. Skip a penalty completely
3.
4.
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: 42
First 3 cluemaster clues are: a. Partners
b. Death
c. Moon
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
A Partners / 8. CoupleB Death / 14. Kill
C Moon / 5. Wolf
Congrats! You revealed 3 correct words! 8. Couple - Object
Read a book with couple on cover
14. Kill - Word
Read a book with "Kill"/"Kills"/"Killed"/"Killing" on title
Congrats you revealed a wild card - Skip a task completely
You can use your wild card at any point in the game
5. Wolf - Connection
Read a book that you can connect to wolf in any manner
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!
Title: Yes No Maybe SoAuthor: Becky Albertalli
Date completed: 03/02/25
Task: 8
How it fits: Couple on front of book
Title: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Author: Benjamin Stevenson
Date completed: 12/02/25
Task: 14
How it fits: Title has the word killed in it
Title: The Wolf DenAuthor: Elodie Harper
Date completed: 16/02/25
Task: 5
How it fits: The prostitute's in this historical story are called She-Wolves of Pompeii
a. Husbandb. Country
c. Gift
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
A. Husband - 4. MarriageB. Country - 11. World
C. Gift - 12. Flowers
Congrats! You revealed 2 correct words! Marriage - Penalty
Complete one of the penalty tasks or -2 points
World - Connection
Read a book connected to world
5. Flowers - Object
Read a book with flowers on cover
You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!
Title: The Princess Fugitive: A Reimagining of Little Red Riding HoodAuthor: Melanie Cellier
Date completed: 20/02/25
Task: 5
How it fits: flowers on cover
Title: Graves on the FensAuthor: Joy Ellis
Date completed: 03/03/25
Task: 4
How it fits: book 14 in the DI Nikki Galena series
Title: The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed CivilizationAuthor: Vince Beiser
Date completed: 02/04/25
Task: World
How it fits: Sand is the world 3rd most sought after commodity after air and water
a. Transport - Vehicle b. Latin - Italy
c. Court - Regency
Congrats! You revealed 2 correct words! Vehicle - Object
Read a book with any vehicle on cover
Italy - Penalty
Complete one of the penalty tasks or -2 points
Regency - Connection
Read a book you can connect to Regency
You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!
Title: The SevenAuthor: Chris Hammer
Date Completed: 12/04/25
Task: penalty 3
How it fits: Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan #3
Title: Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic WorldAuthor: Max Lucado
Date Completed: 16/04/25
Task: Read a book with any vehicle on cover
How it fits: car on the cover
Title: Warrior Queens & Quiet RevolutionariesAuthor: Kate Mosse
Date Completed: 05/05/25
Task: Regency - Connection
How it fits: Includes examples of Queens, as well as other women who have contributed to history but not always known for their impact.
a. Water 24. Deepb. Santa 9. Snow
c. Babies 15. Children
Congrats! You revealed 2 correct words! Deep - Word
Read a book with deep in title
Snow - Object
Read a book with snow on cover
Children - Neutral
Read a book that fits general guidelines
You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!
Title: The Most Fun We Ever HadAuthor: Claire Lombardo
Date Completed: 16/05/25
Task: Children - Neutral
How it fits: Fits general guidelines
Title: Stranger in the WoodsAuthor: Anni Taylor
Date Completed: 18/05/25
Task: Snow - Object
How it fits: Read a book with snow on cover
Title: Deep EndAuthor: Ali Hazelwood
Date Completed: 18/06/25
Task: Deep - Word
How it fits: Read a book with deep in title
a. Business 2. Affairb. Royal 1. Princess
c. Hat 25. Queen
Congrats! You revealed 2 correct words! Affair - Connection
Read a book you can connect to affair
Princess - Neutral
Read a book meets general guidelines
Queen - Word
Read a book with Queen / Queens in title
You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!
Title: Just RewardsAuthor: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Date completed: 03/07/25
Task: Affair - Connection
Read a book you can connect to affair
How it fits: Angharad, Evan's sister and Jonathan Ainsley have an affair and end up getting married.
Title: Spring Clean for the Peach Queen
Author: Sasha Wasley
Date completed: 30/07/25
Task: Queen - Word
Read a book with Queen / Queens in title
How it fits: Read a book with Queen / Queens in title
Title: Know My Name
Author: Chanel Miller
Date completed: 22/06/25
Task: Princess - Neutral
How it fits: Read a book meets general guidelines
a. Women 19.Littleb. Eye 21.Storm
c. Chip 13.Coal
Congrats! You revealed 2 correct words! Little - Word
Read a book with Little in title
Storm - Word
Read a book with Storm in title
Coal - Penalty
Penalty task or -2 points
You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!
5- Read a book with any 3 letters of PENALTY in titleTitle: Maybe in Another Life
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Date completed: 25/08/25
Task: 5
How it fits: A, E, L letters in title
Title: Little House on the PrairieAuthor: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Date completed: 21/08/25
Task: Little
How it fits: word little in title
Title: The Storm SisterAuthor: Lucinda Riley
Date completed: 17/09/25
Task: Storm - Word
How it fits: Title has storm in it
Last 2 words left to guess a. Sick
b. Casa
a. Sick 3- Perfectb. Casa 10- House
Both were wrong unfortunately! Perfect - Penalty
Penalty or -2 points
House - Neutrhal
Read a book that meets general guidelines
You revealed skip a penalty bonus
Title: The Seven Year SlipAuthor: Ashley Poston
Date completed: 18/09/25
task: Read a book that meets general guidelines
How it fits: Read a book that meets general guidelines
use my skip penalty bonus
Congrats! You guessed the 2 correct words! Mexico - Connection
Read a book you can connect Mexico
Ship - Object
Read a book with Ship in cover
This is the last round. You can use books from 02 Oct
Title: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican DaughterAuthor: Erika L. Sánchez
Date completed: 27/10/25
task: Mexico - Connection
How it fits: Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents’ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. Julia isn't perfect Mexican daughter that was her sister, Olga. But Olga's dead now.
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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