The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

25.9 - Elizabeth B's task: Roll of the Dice

During another GR challenge I participated I had to solve cryptograms in English. I was searching for statistical information regarding frequencies of the letters in the English language and found the following list - Frequencies of the letters in the English language:
1 - E - 12.51%
2 - T - 9.25%
3 - A - 8.04%
4 - O - 7.60%
5 - I - 7.26%
6 - N - 7.09%

For this task, you should roll two dice ONE time. You may choose to re-roll the dice ONLY if you get two of the same number or you may use the same number twice.

The numbers you roll will determine the target letters and how often the letters must appear in your book's title and/or subtitle.

Read TWO books, one Book 1 and one Book 2:

For Book 1- use the first number you rolled as the number of occurrences of the letter and the second number to select the letter from the list (from 1-6)

For Book 2- Switch the 2 numbers you rolled. The second number now determines the number of occurrences and the first number identifies the letter on the list

If you rolled a 2 and a 5 then for book A: Read a book that contains exactly 2 I (fifth letter in the list) in the title. For book B: Read a book that contains exactly 5 T (second letter in the list) in the title. Subtitles can be used or disregarded.

**Books with the genre Childrens or Kids as a main page genre may NOT be used for this task.**
Graphic novels/manga/collected comic books are allowed as long as they meet the task requirements.

REQUIRED: State the numbers you rolled when you post.

I rolled 2 and 5.

5 T's: Knitter in His Natural Habitat
2 I's: Lots of choices here!

Reserved

This thread is now open!

to make sure i understand right - i rolled 5, 4
5 = I; 4 times
4 = O; 5 times

I have read this through at least 10 times and I'm pretty sure I still don't get it. I must be having One Of Those Nights.

I rolled a 4 and a 2.

Book 1= 4 T's in the title
Book 2= 2 O's in the title

Yes/no/not even close what are you doing, Cait?

that's how i understand it Cait

Cool, I'm gonna go with that for now then lol :D

A point of clarification. Do you have to include the subtitle or only include it if the title doesn't have all the needed letters?

I rolled a 2 and 6. For book 1 I need a book with two Ns. If the title has 2 Ns then I don't count the subtitle?

Thank you.

I feel like I just won gambling. lol. 3/2 I was nervous like money was on the line. XD (Now hopefully I understood correctly)

3 T's The Wrath and the Dawn

2 A's The Walls Around Us

I got 1 & 2:
1 T
2 E

So this book would work for both Option 1 & 2?


Book 1:

I'm jealous of you low rollers!

I rolled a 5 and 6, if I understand the rules, that means I need 5 n's and 6 i's, which if I can count, I think I've satisfied with

5 n's: Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

6 i's: The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships

I rolled a 3 and 5, so 3 I's and 5 A's (the A's were the toughest - I kept coming up with 4 or 6 but not 5) - I think I've got it.

Book 1, 3 I's: In the United States of Africa by Abdourahman A. Waberi
Book 2, 5 A's: Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper

I think I've counted that right.

Dee wrote: "to make sure i understand right - i rolled 5, 4
5 = I; 4 times
4 = O; 5 times"

Yes.

Cait wrote: "I have read this through at least 10 times and I'm pretty sure I still don't get it. I must be having One Of Those Nights.

I rolled a 4 and a 2.

Book 1= 4 T's in the title
Book 2= 2 O's in the t..."

Yes!

Kim wrote: "A point of clarification. Do you have to include the subtitle or only include it if the title doesn't have all the needed letters?

I rolled a 2 and 6. For book 1 I need a book with two Ns. If..."

Exactly, you include the subtitle only if you need it.

Morgan wrote: "I feel like I just won gambling. lol. 3/2 I was nervous like money was on the line. XD (Now hopefully I understood correctly)

3 T's The Wrath and the Dawn

2 A's [book:The Wal..."

Yes. Enjoy!

Pia wrote: "I got 1 & 2:
1 T
2 E

So this book would work for both Option 1 & 2?


Book 1:



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Emotionally Weird: Yes, works for both book 1 and 2.
The other two work for book 1.

Jennifer W wrote: "I'm jealous of you low rollers!

I rolled a 5 and 6, if I understand the rules, that means I need 5 n's and 6 i's, which if I can count, I think I've satisfied with

5 n's: [book:Falling Leaves: T..."

These look great.

Melissa wrote: "I rolled a 3 and 5, so 3 I's and 5 A's (the A's were the toughest - I kept coming up with 4 or 6 but not 5) - I think I've got it.

Book 1, 3 I's: In the United States of Africa by A..."

These look great.

Dee wrote: "to make sure i understand right - i rolled 5, 4
5 = I; 4 times
4 = O; 5 times"

I think you have it backwards (though it doesn't make much difference since your numbers are next to each other)

Book 1 - the FIRST dice tells you how many times; the second dice tells you which letter - so you would need 5 x letter # 4

Book 2 - the FIRST dice tells you which letter; the second dice tells you how many times - so you would need letter # 5, 4 times

I rolled 3, 2

Book 1 will have 3 of letter #2 (i.e. three T's)

Book 2 will have 2 of letter #3 (i.e. two A's)

I rolled 1 & 2

Book 1 -- 1 "T" Midnight Sacrifice by Melinda Leigh

Book 2 -- 2 "E's" Old Loves Die Hard by Lauren Carr

Do these work?

Ellen wrote: "I rolled 1 & 2

Book 1 -- 1 "T" Midnight Sacrifice by Melinda Leigh

Book 2 -- 2 "E's" Old Loves Die Hard by Lauren Carr

Do these..."

Yes!

Book Concierge wrote: "I rolled 3, 2

Book 1 will have 3 of letter #2 (i.e. three T's)

Book 2 will have 2 of letter #3 (i.e. two A's)"

Yes.

I rolled 1 & 5.

Could you verify that this will work for one of my books, please?

The Complete Persepolis

Thank you.

I rolled 1 and 4
Book 1 Phoenix and Ashes -1 letter O in the title
Book 2 A Great and Terrible Beauty -4 E's in the title.

I rolled 1 and 1. Will these two work?
Book 1 Shutter Island
Book 2 Red Rising

I rolled 2 and 1.

Book 1--2 "E" The Haunting of Maddy Clare or Murder on St. Mark's Place
Book 2--1 "T" Silence for the Dead or Stuck Rubber Baby

Jenifer, I count 5 E's, so this book works.

Jayme, these work.

etwatson, your choices work.

Robin, either of your choices work.

Elizabeth wrote: "Robin, either of your choices work."

Thanks Elizabeth!!BTW this was a nice fun task :)

Thanks, Robin ;)

I rolled 1 and 3

Book #1: 1As Run from Fear
Book #2: 3Es The Heart of Devin MacKade

I think this has 5O's
When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II

2 - books
1 - to
1 - stories
1 - world

4 I's
The Viking's Captive Princess
2 - viking's
1 - captive
1 - princess

did I understand correctly?

I rolled 6/1 and I need to find books
book 1 : 6 E in title
book 2: 1 N in title?

Lauren, the first book is Ok but the second has 4E's.

Dee, your choices work.

Aleksandra, the answer is yes but you could also use the subtitle if it works.

Elizabeth wrote: "Lauren, the first book is Ok but the second has 4E's."

Yeah, I have a tendency to ignore the "the", lol!

OK, I'm going with Like This, For Ever for the 2nd book. (3Es)

Lauren wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Lauren, the first book is Ok but the second has 4E's."

Yeah, I have a tendency to ignore the "the", lol!"

Haha, funny!
Like This, For Ever looks good (3Es).

Just to confirm...

I rolled 1 and 2

Book 1: 1 T The Summer I Died

Book 2: 2 E The Girl Next Door

Vicki wrote: "Just to confirm...

I rolled 1 and 2

Book 1: 1 T The Summer I Died

Book 2: 2 E The Girl Next Door"

These look good.

I rolled a 5 and a 4 (in that order) and just want to confirm my counting. I am using subtitles!

Book 1- 5 O's: The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women's True Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away

Book 2- 4 I's: Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir

Nicole wrote: "I rolled a 5 and a 4 (in that order) and just want to confirm my counting. I am using subtitles!

Book 1- 5 O's: [book:The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women's True Life Tales of Friendships that Bl..."

Book 1 has 6O's, so it won't work.
Book 2 works, I counted 4I's.

i counted three times and skipped the of every time! Crazy town. See this is why I check with you guys on tasks like this. I can't trust my eyes!

First, the hunt was fun, thanks Elizabeth.
After I was successful, I found I was still counting vowels on store signs and license plates and food boxes. I wanted to share another one of those bizarre facts one only finds when searching for SRC books. On my quest for a book with exactly 6 A's, I was surprised how many of my books have exactly 4 A's. Now, I find myself pondering whether there's some way I could use that seemingly pointless fact to my advantage...