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Book Shelf BINGO Round Two: Announcement & Sign-up [Closed]
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Feb 20, 2011 01:12AM
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I'd like to join the challenge but I really can't. Most of the books I can't find here in Spain so I have to order them in BookDep or Amazon or such and take a lot to arrive :(
I have the same problem here in Australia CyberAlmu, that's why I have such a large tbr pile. It certainly helps for challenges like this one. Of course, not everyone can do this. My only other thought is that maybe you could download the book you want, but sometimes the geographical regulations won't let you do that either.
You can always read the team threads and cheer on the participants and discuss the books. We'd like that.
Yes-please join us there!
I'd love to try this, it sounds like an exciting way to read new books, have fun and make new friends.
As they said, CyberAlmu, whether playing or cheering us on, you're always welcome to read and comment on the team threads. :)Yay, Nairabell and Tania!
I'm interested but my concern is what if I don't have a book to fit the challenge for that week? I don't want ot have to buy a book that I would otherwise never acquire. Like the only book I know of off hand that I have with a demon of some kind in it is probably Small Favor by Jim Butcher. And I can only guess at that because there are demons in most of the books at least in some capacity. But I really don't think I have a book with any sort of angel or if I do, then I don't know it yet. Is there a list of all the shelves that will be put in the randomizer so I can look and make sure that I have a book on each shelf before I join? I wouldn't want to let my team down because I didn't want to buy one and couldn't get one from the library on time.
And what if I have a book that fits the category but isn't on the list? Is there a way to add it to the list or will it just not count?
Well I just found a link to the shelves used last time. Will the shelves be the same? If so then I will just look at those. I am not opposed to say buying a wish list book of mine to fill a category. Or getting a book from the library although the timing of that could be tricky.OK well I just checked out the shelves that were called last time and I have something on every list. And I know I can create the appropriate shelf if I have a later book of a series that's on there and it fits the theme. So now I guess I just would like to know what the other shelf possibilities are.
Please sign me up! Thanks for the updated links they really helped. :-)
Ok I know I'm always a pest with the posts when a new challenge is started. I see in reviewing the past Bingo round, that there is no strict timeline. So if I have to request a book for a week's category from the library because I don't have one and I dont' get it in time: I can just read it a bit late and the team will still get the stamp. Obviously as the game progresses there's a risk that another team will get Bingo before hand but that risk is there anyway. You just woulnd't want to be missing a square everyweek because of waiting for library books or media mail.
I guessed at some other possible shelf options: Angel, Fae, Fairy, Demon and Ghost and I have at least 1 book for each. I also know I have at least one Feline Shifter type book, 1 Werewolf shifter type book and several psycical powers type books. Should that cover me?
I would love to join as well! Please don't trample on the newbie:).
OK, I'm going to say "Maybe". I really want to join but I don't know if I'll be able to keep up and I wouldn't want to disappoint my team... Hmmm... Btw, who won the first round? ^^
OK, I read the rules and checked out the shelves and this looks great. I was worried about the same things Mary was concerned about but it appears that there are hundreds of choices on each shelf. No pressure there!Count me in please. :)
Thenia wrote: "OK, I'm going to say "Maybe". I really want to join but I don't know if I'll be able to keep up and I wouldn't want to disappoint my team... Hmmm... Btw, who won the first round? ^^"
With this final shelf, Team #4 Bingo Bookworms-of which I am a team member of-has won! Yay us! Yay for Round 2!
I would like to join this time - looks like lots of fun!
This looks like so much fun!!! Count me in, too!
Is there a list to see all 24 possible shelves? I only saw the ones that were chosen last time and then I guessed on some possible ones.
Glad to see so many newbies, YAY!! As soon as Steph is online she'll sign you up.With the question of shelves, there will be several thousand books on most of the shelves used for R2. So it would be pretty hard not to have something on hand Mary, as I know you have a great tbr list.
No one in R1 seemed to have any difficulty finding a book to read, in fact I know Laura & I only read books we were already planning to read for that week anyway. It made it so easy to play.
OK I'm in. I just don't want to let my team down because I don't have a book with gargoyles in it or something. But after perusing a variety of paranormal shelves-I think I'm good. I might have trouble if there's a YA list because I don't read much of that. But I'm sure there'll be at least 1 on there that I can come up with.
Glad to hear it Mary, and I know what you mean about the YA, it would definitely be my hardest one too. There will definitely be at least 1 YA shelf, so if you have one of those put it aside in case that shelf gets picked.
Yay! Kimberly!Steph is off doing Presidents Day stuff but you'll be added when she's back on line.
Yay! Lots of fresh meat! I mean...new players! ;)
I'll see what my library has for YA paranormal that I can tolerate. I won't read Twilight or similar for this. So they're better not be a Twilight shelf. If there is my team won't be getting that stamp.
Don't worry there are no shelves that generic. They are all general like in R1.
Mary, the YA shelf is YA-Fantasy, and you're better off with that than YA-Paranormal, anyway. Some of my fave books have been YA, and some of my most hated. There is a trend lately of putting out complete drivel in the YA paranormal genre, riding on the Twilight coattails. But there is some really great YA-Fantasy out there. Have you read The Hunger Games yet? That's got to be on every YA shelf out there, and I (and countless others) highly recommend it. Can't go wrong with Hunger Games. :)
OK I'll look at the YA-fantasy shelf. I'm not into teen romance. I looked at the Hunger Games and I wasnt' really interested but we'll see. I know I have some books that I got for my daughter and I to read together: Witch & Wizard by James Patterson, Steel Trapp by Ridley Pearon and the first 3 Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan. I also have The Search For Wondla by Toni DiTerlizzi.Hm Ok: I have a few on the list: the 3 Percy Jackson books, Inkheart, the Narnia books (and those are short), Clockwork Angel (CDs coming from Booksfree), The Red Pyramid (DD asked for this) and some Anne McCaffreys that might qualify.
Another newbie here. I checked out all the Round 1 threads and this looks like such fun. So count me in!
Sandra wrote: "I have the same problem here in Australia CyberAlmu, that's why I have such a large tbr pile. It certainly helps for challenges like this one. Of course, not everyone can do this. My only other t..."
Well, I'll be cheering you ladies on from the sidelines! Enjoy de challenge!!
P.S. One day I'll take this challenge too
Yay Karen & Jessica!!Keep cheering CyberAlmu, we'll be looking for you :)
I'm not sure I got it all right but I definitely want to play.Count me in for round 2!
Actually explaining it makes the game sound much more difficult that it really is--it's super easy, and you'll pick it up as soon as we start. Plus, you'll have your team thread, and each team will have veteran BINGO players to help out the newbies. :)
I'm curious as to how this game is going to be set up now that we have so many people joining. Does that mean we're going have more teams or is each team going to have more members? Or both? I don't mind either way, I'm just curious.
It depends Lethal on the final numbers, we could go either way.
Sandra wrote: "It depends Lethal on the final numbers, we could go either way."Alrighty! Either way, I'm muy excited!
So excited to see all the new players joining! It IS super easy and super FUN! I worried about book availabilty, but had no problems...shelves with lots of books and not "too" specific were rounded up.Can't wait to start...I'm missing it....
Yay, Nici!
Ok....count me in....this sounds like much fun....woohoo
Yay, Zina & Zaanodes!!
Yay!!! Go away for a day (or two) and WOW! So many new players! I love it! :DUpdating the list now. Let me know if I missed you.
I think everyone's questions have been answered, but if I missed any of those, please don't hesitate to ask again.
Like LLL said, it's SO much easier to play than to explain. It's super easy and everyone's had a lot of fun with R1. So, here's hoping R2 will go just as well for everyone.
WELCOME TO THE GAME! We'll continue to keep the sign-up sheet open until 27 Feb. On the 28th, I'll randomize the players and assign teams. Not sure if we'll increase the # of teams or the # of players on each team, but I'll let ya know soon.
Does this start March 1st? I didn't see the date anywhere. I think I get the gist now. I was worried about not having a book in time to read it with in teh week. But now that I know you can backdate stamps I'm better. Not that I plan to make my team wait on me. I'm actually a fast reader. It was more with concern with acquiring a book quick enough if I couldn't fit a category. But after going through some possible shelves and my TBR-I think I might be OK.
I just got 2 Paranormals in from booksfree and now I don't wnat to read them before this starts. Even though I know I have other shifter and dragon books.
Mary, the last day for sign-up is 27 Feb and the first shelf announcement will be on 6 Mar. (Full post can be read here)
We'll have some add'l set-up announcements between now and then - team/member assignments, new game threads, posting of BINGO cards, etc.
You can wait to start those books, if you'd like, not sure how long you have your books on-hand or if the 1st shelf will have those books on it or not. Up to you if you want to wait and see. All shelves are randomized weekly to keep it fair for every team. :)
Thanks. I saw the part about sign ups open until the 27th but not the start date. The booksfree books are rentals so it's more cost effective to read them quick. I have others with the same theme. So I don't need to save them. I just hate having to wait for a challenge to start. I always want to start them right away.
NP! :) I hear ya! March 6th will be here before we know it!
Hi everyone, I've put some serious thought into this after I received the invite and to make sure I understood the rules. I'm in! This sounds like a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to it :)
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