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FALL CHALLENGE 2025
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50 Point Task Idea Submissions
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trishhartuk's idea: NewgrangeNewgrange is a Stone Age (Neolithic) passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, Eire. The name means “cave of the sun” in old Irish. Built around 3,100BC (according to carbon dating), making it older than Stonehenge, it is the jewel in the crown of Ireland's Ancient East. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and is an amazing place to visit.
Required: all books must have a first published date of 1993 (when it became a World Heritage site) or later. In addition, at least one of your books must be at least 50% set in or about Ireland, or by an author born in Ireland. Specify which of your books fits this criteria, and if the setting or birthplace isn’t obvious from the GR book or author record, please provide a link to verify the setting/birthplace.
1. I first heard of Newgrange because of the Clannad song of the same name. The song was released in 1983 on the album Magical Ring.
Read a book with a word in the title of four or more letters, matching a word in the lyrics of the song. https://genius.com/Clannad-newgrange-.... Words must match exactly.
2. One of the most distinctive things about Newgrange is the artwork carved into many of the stones around the tomb. Possibly the most famous, is the Triskelion or Tri-Spiral (see here for a picture: https://irishtraditionsonline.com/the...).
Read a book with a three-word title, or with a spiral design on the cover. If using the cover option, post the cover.
3. The passage and central chamber are aligned with the rising sun on the mornings around the Winter Solstice.
Read a book set in winter, or where the author’s first and last initials can be found in “WINTER SOLSTICE”. If you're using the winter setting, and it isn't clear from the description, please provide a link to verify the season.
The 50 point task will require:
1. Only 3 options. These options may not include more than 2 "sub options" - 6 total in the task.
2. One book per option.
3. Three books totaling at least 750 pages. Your task idea may require a higher page threshold but this must be disclosed in your entry.
4. No books with the genres children or kids on the main book page may be used.
5. Books whose main page lists any of these genres: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may not be used.
6. No “free choice” options will be allowed. This is a challenge, so tasks that have no element of challenge do not fit the purpose.
7. A task must be accessible to the majority of players, i.e. not limited to a specific format, edition, publisher, etc. and reviewable by the moderators.
Anyone eligible* to design a task may submit an idea for a task that follows the general guidelines above. Your idea should be a sketch that may be developed with the moderators.
* To be eligible to create a task, the player’s profile must be set up to accept Goodreads messages, and they must not have a task in the current challenge. Only one task per person per challenge.
The group will vote to determine the 50 point task. All ideas that fit the general guidelines will be included in a poll. The poll winner will develop their idea with the moderators to refine their task. The final task may differ from the original idea submission. The task will be posted as close to the midpoint as reasonably possible. The task creator will monitor and answer questions in the help thread.
Please include your Readerboard name and a title for your task. The entries will be listed by Readerboard name and task title in the poll. Please include only one task idea entry per post.
PLEASE DO NOT comment on people's entries in this thread - this is for submissions only - you will be able to comment when voting begins. Comments in this thread will be deleted.