The Challenge Factory discussion

Team 6 Players
Captain: D.G.
Heather
Jamie
Nichole
Amanda A
Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave
Sally
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Dice Roll (2 dice on Friday, US Central Time)
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R7: Spreadsheet
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R7 SS Countdown to Roll 1

THE ALTERNATES:
Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location .
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.


The List:
1. Canada
2. Cover: Black
3. Goodreads Choice Awards 2015
4. Title D
5. I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
6. Cover Item Vehicle
7. Author M
8. Text Item Phone
9. California
10. Cover Purple
11. 2001
12. Title L
13. Author J
14. Cover Item Weapon
15. Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
16. Text Item Cup/Mug
17. Ohio
18. Cover: Gray/Silver
19. 1995
20. Cover Item Food
21. Title W
22. Best Book Boyfriends
23. Author H
24. Text Item Ambulance
25. Texas
26. Science Fiction
27. Cover: Orange
28. Amazing
29. Title T
30. Cover Item Water
31. Author Z
32. Mental Illness
33. Text Item: Bag
34. Cover: Red
35. Law Enforcement/Military
36. Audiobooks
37. Title B
38. Cover Item Building(s)
39. Fairy Tale Retellings
40. Text Item Computer
41. Enemies to lovers (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
42. Friendship
43. Text Item Computer
44. New Release (first Published on or after November 1, 2015)
45. Title E
46. Freebies
47. Author I
48. Text Item Desk
49. New York
50. Cover: Pink
51. Man Protagonist
52. Favorite Author
53. Title R
54. Cover Item: 2 or more People
55. Tagged DNF
56. Second chance love (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
57. Florida
58. White
59. Goodreads Choice Awards 2012
60. Title S
61. Cover Item An Animal
62. Author L
63. Best Book Ever
64. Cover: Brown
65. College
66. Mexico
67. Beautiful covers
68. Sports
69. Cover: Green
70.Humor
71. Author S
72. Text Item Midnight
73. suspense thriller
74. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
75. 2009
76. Has at least one child
77. Title C
78. Cover Item No People
79. Author A
80. Standalones
81. Europe
82. Cover: Yellow
83. LGBT
84. I Don't Understand All That Fuss
85. Title M
86. Cover Item Moon
87. Author F
88. Text Item Gloves
89. Non-fiction
90. Cover: Blue
91. 2013
92. Author E
93. Title G
94. Cover Item Weapon(s)
95. Detective
96. Text Item Mountain
97. Illinois
98. Cover: Purple
99. Character has a pet
100. 3 Star
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102. Author M
103. Multicultural
104. Text Item Midnight
105. Wisconsin
106: 2008
107. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
108. England
109. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
110. Inspirational (hide spoiler)]

SS Frog Squad (6)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Week 1: Spot 10
Series #: 10, 1, or a standalone
Alternate: Cover Purple - The cover has to be at least 50%
Completed: 7 / 7
✔ D.G.: The Cursed (#1) | 1/17 ★★ | review
✔ Sally: Me Before You (#1) | 1/21 ★★★½ | review
✔ Heather: Nocte (#1) | 1/21 ★★★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: The Perils of Pleasure (#1) | 1/20 ★★★½ | review
✔ Nichole: Red Rising (#1) | 1/20 ★★★★ | review
✔ Amanda A: Kiss of Snow (#10) | 1/20 ★★★★ | review
✔ Mary: Never Seduce a Scot (#1) | 1/17 ★★★★★ | review


Week 2: Spot 13
Series #: 13, 1, 3 or a standalone
Alternate: Author J - The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
Completed: 7 / 7
✔ D.G.: The Pirates of Pacta Servanda (Alt) | 1/24 ★★★½ | review
✔ Sally: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Alt) | 1/24 ★★★★ | review
✔ Heather: Pedal to the Metal (#3) | 1/26 ★★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: Real (#1) | 1/24 ★★ | review
✔ Nichole: Rescue My Heart (#3) | 1/25 ★★★ | review
✔ Amanda A: The Closer You Come (#1) | 1/23 ★★★★ | review
✔ Mary: A Vision in Velvet (Alt) | 1/26 ★★★★★ | review


Week 3: Spot 21
Series #: 21, 2, 1 or a standalone
Alternate: Title W - Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count. So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.
Completed: 7 / 7
✔ D.G.: Fool Moon (#2) | 1/31 ★★★½ | review
✔ Sally: Why Not Me? (Alt) | 2/4 ★★½ | review
✔ Heather: Misconduct (St) | 2/4 ★★★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: Like No Other Lover (#2) | 1/29 ★★★½ | review
✔ Nichole: Golden Son (#2) | 2/2 ★★★★½ | review
✔ Amanda A: The Drifter (St) | 2/1 ★★★★ | review
✔ Mary: Hard Evidence (#2) | 2/2 ★★★★ | review


Week 4: Spot 30
Series #: 30, 3 or a standalone
Alternate: Cover Item Water - Must have the given item on the cover
Completed: 7 / 7
✔ D.G.: A Place to Call Home (St) | 2/12 ★★★ | review
✔ Sally: The Choice (St) | 2/10 ★★★ | review
✔ Heather: Terrorscape (#3) | 2/10 ★★★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: Cast Off (#3) | 2/8 ★★½ | review
✔ Nichole: Fangirl (St) | 2/11 ★★★★ | review
✔ Amanda A: Finding It (#3) | 2/10 ★★★ | review
✔ Mary: Death of a Liar (#30) | 2/10 ★★★½ | review


Week 5: Spot 36
Series #: 36, 3 or 6
Alternate: Audiobooks - Any book on the given shelf
Completed: 7 / 7
✔ D.G.: Firefight (Alt) | 2/18 ★★★★½ | review
✔ Sally: Between the World and Me (Alt) | 2/18 ★★★★ | review
✔ Heather: A Clockwork Orange (Alt) | 2/13 ★★ | review
✔ Jamie: Of Dark and Bright (#3) | 2/14 ★★★½ | review
✔ Nichole: Morning Star (#3) | 2/17 ★★★★ | review
✔ Amanda A: Rescue My Heart (#3) | 2/12 ★★★★ | review
✔ Mary: And Only to Deceive (Alt) | 2/15 ★★½ | review


Week 6: Spot 43
Series #: 43, 4 or 3
Alternate: Text Item "Computer" - please post sentence with page number OR location.
Completed: 7 / 7
✔ D.G.: Calamity (#3) | 2/21 ★★★★ | review
✔ Sally: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Alt) | 2/26 ★★★★ | review
✔ Heather: Dangerous Lies (Alt) | 2/25 ★★★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: Home Work (#3) | 2/20 ★★★★ | review
✔ Nichole: Serpent's Kiss (#3) | 2/22 ★★★ | review
✔ Amanda A: Addicted for Now (Alt) | 2/22 ★★★★ | review
✔ Mary: Unlawful Contact (#3) | 2/25 ★★★★ | review


Week 7: Spot 53
Series #: 53, 5 or 3
Alternate: Title R - Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count
Completed: 6 / 6
✔ D.G.: Ravishing in Red (Alt) | 2/28 ★★★½ | review
✔ Heather: Reap (Alt) | 3/2 ★★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: Kings Rising (#3) | 2/29 ★★★½ | review
✔ Nichole: The Mane Attraction (#3) | 2/28 ★★★★ | review
✔ Amanda A: All He Ever Desired (#5) | 2/29 ★★★★ | review
✔ Mary: An Early Wake (#3) | 3/2 ★★★★ | review

Week 8: Spot 63
Series #: 63, 6 or 3
Alternate: Best Book Ever
Completed: 6 / 6
✔ D.G.: The Gates (Alt) | 3/10 ★★★½ | review
✔ Heather: Be My Hero (#3) | 3/10 ★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: 151 Days (#6) | 3/7 ★★★★ | review
✔ Nichole: Rack & Ruin (#3) | 3/6 ★★★½ | review
✔ Amanda A: Deep Dark Secret (#3) | 3/6 ★★★★ | review
✔ Mary: The Fleet Street Murders (#3) | 3/10 ★★★½ | review


Week 9: Spot 74
Series #: 74, 7 or 4
Alternate: Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
Completed: 6 / 6
✔ D.G.: Nothing to Lose (Alt) | 3/13 ★★★ | review
✔ Heather: With Every Heartbeat (#4) | 3/16 ★★★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: Cold As Ice (Alt) | 3/13 ★★★ | review
✔ Nichole: Heir to Sevenwaters (#4) | 3/17 ★★★★★ | review
✔ Amanda A: The Perfect Poison (Alt) | 3/17 ★★★★ | review
✔ Mary: Naked Edge (#4) | 3/17 ★★★★ | review


Week 10: Spot 84
Series #: 84, 8 or 4
Alternate: I Don't Understand All That Fuss
Completed: 6 / 6
✔ D.G.: The Black Hawk (#4) | 3/23 ★★★½ | review
✔ Heather: Beautiful Burn (#4) | 3/23 ★★★★★ | review
✔ Jamie: The Hidden Law (#4) | 3/19 ★★★★★ | review
✔ Nichole: Steel's Edge (#4) | 3/23 ★★★★½ | review
✔ Amanda A: Night Broken (#8) | 3/23 ★★★★½ | review
✔ Mary: What Darkness Brings (#8) | 3/23 ★★★★½ | review

Hi!

Hi team lucky # 6!

Oops, triple message! I'll leave it there in case I'm the captain - I can do it unless somebody else wants to do it instead.

I'm D.G., 39, married with no kids. I read pretty much every genre although this month I'm on a re-reading spree. :) Really looking forward to meeting and reading with you all - I'll send friend requests to everybody who's not already my friend. ;)

D.G. wrote: "Oops, triple message! I'll leave it there in case I'm the captain - I can do it unless somebody else wants to do it instead.

I'm D.G., 39, married with no kids. I read pretty much every genre alth..."

LOL, I thought you did that on purpose to save those spots.

Harry Dresden's Love Slave is currently in mourning for David Bowie. (just explaining the name)

I really need to got through my series and see what I have for what and if I should be putting library books on hold. Hard to plan too much for this one since we don't know where we'll land.

I do not want to be captain, btw.

anyway,

I'm Mary, 46, divorced single mom of an 18yr old daughter and a 7 yr old dog. Currently going back to school to finish my bachelor's in business but don't worry, I still manage a lot of audio books so getting one done each week should not be a problem at all.

DG and I are old pals from our days on paperbackswap.

I copy/pasted the spaces list above into a challenge tracking thread of mine and I'll go through and fill in some spots. But I'll probably just do the ones I think might be hard for me to fill. It takes me forever to get though a print book now that I'm back to school. So I need to take stock of my e-book and audio stash.

Also time to go on a library book holding spree for my ongoing series.

Gosh, Mary...I can't believe your daughter is 18! I still remember when you were married!

Here's how I plan for this challenge:

I only look at the 11 possible spots that will be in play, which for the first week will be 2-12 (#1 isn't in play because there are two dice.) So I check if I have a book that fits more than one spot. For instance, I have this book:
that fits 3, 4, 7, 8 & 10. That's 5 spots with only one book.

Once we get to the double digits things get easier because with 2 books you can fit all 11 possible spots. For instance, if all the possible spots for week 3 are 17-28, then either a #1 or #2 in a series will work.

Hola Teammies!

I'm Nichole, just turned 40 and married with no kiddos. I live in Oklahoma so I'm on Central Time. I've been on teams with a few of you before throughout GR :) I've been terrible about starting a bunch of new series lately so I'm really looking forward to this. I'm a compulsive list maker so I've already started 2 for this, lol. Of course, I rarely use them and just pick something else when it comes down to it.

I'm all for D.G. being captain! She's already reserved some spots :P

Team names?? I'll be back...

I never said they would be good ones...but here are a few to get started.

The Series Killers
Between The Sheets
Series Liquidators
Mullet Mafia
Razz Ma Tazz/ Razzmatazzers
Six Degrees of.... (Used this in another team challenge and won!)
Six Shooters
Hex Nuts
Six Pack of ....
Top Gunners
Frog Squad
Smartinis

Yeah I don't plan on planning too far ahead. I am mostly looking at my personal next in a series books and current audio book selection.

I am heavily loaded with 1-3 in a series books. So well covered for the teens to thirties.

Then again, I'm also a compulsive challenge planner.

She just turned 18 in November. I've been divorced for almost 5 years.

Hi! I'm Amanda, 35, single with no kids and I live in South Carolina. I read a variety of genres and have a ton of series that are in progress. That does not stop me from starting a new series though. :-) I am fine with D.G. being captain too! Looking forward to playing this round with all of you!

I am happy with DG as captain!

I live in NYC, my two sons are in college, both on the 5 year plan, although for opposite reasons LOL. I work full time in finance and try to walk around the city as much as possible and knit so my nose isn't always in a book.

I have SO many series I've started that I want to finish. Although I am also easily distracted by the new and shiny

I went through the list and filled in all my next in a series books. I think I have enough of a wide variety of series books 1-9 to cover various numbers throughout the board as they pop up plus quite a few higher number ones.
Plus as I read some of them, I will then have new next in a series books to work with. Maybe this will help me finish a couple.

hi guys!!! I'm so excited! I'm Amy (but go by Sally Stitches a lot so I don't care what you call me lol) I'm 31, mom of a 4 year old son, have a boyfriend and ex husband so it's like I have 3 children lol I love beards, books, baths, wine, tattoos, and cats. I am currently quitting my job as a massage therapist to go full time as the assistant manager at Torrid. I don't read a lot of series but have a few started. I like to read the alternates to dwindle down my TBR. Did I mention I'm excited?! :-)

oh I also live in North Dakota (central time zone)

Hello Team 6!!!!

This is the second time I've played this and I loved it the first time. I don't think I've "met" anyone here yet but I've seen most of you around.

I'm a married mother of three. I have an 18, 11 and a 2yr old. People tease that every eight years I'm bound to be pregnant! I lol I currently live in Houston, Texas but am from Baltimore and I'm dying to move back. I'm a stay at home mom. My favorite thing to do is read....surprise! And I'm completely addicted to Goodreads.

Sally wrote: "hi guys!!! I'm so excited! I'm Amy (but go by Sally Stitches a lot so I don't care what you call me lol) I'm 31, mom of a 4 year old son, have a boyfriend and ex husband so it's like I have 3 child..."

I have a husband and an ex husband so I totally understand!!! Lol

Thanks for thinking of names, Nichole! I sort of like Six Shooters and the Frog Squad! (Although not sure what that would say about us.:)

I like the Frog Squad too! Lol It's definitely original.

Jamie wrote: "I live in NYC, my two sons are in college, both on the 5 year plan, although for opposite reasons LOL. I work full time in finance and try to walk around the city as..."

I live in NYC too, Jamie! And work in the Financial District, although not in Finance.

Frog Squad sounds good to me (I like others as well, but Frog Squad IS unique as Heather said)

D.G. wrote: "Jamie wrote: "I live in NYC, my two sons are in college, both on the 5 year plan, although for opposite reasons LOL. I work full time in finance and try to walk around the city as..."

I live in NY..."

I work in midtown. I used to commute from Westchester, then when my youngest went to college we moved back into the city. Now I can walk to work and it's so much better!

lol frog squad makes me giggle. plus my child watches the show odd squad so it rhymes. I'm good with everything! I've only played one round in the past but I loved it and knocked out quite a few TBR books so yeah, I wish we could roll!!

You New Yorker's are pretty close to me. I'm in Western MA. About 2 hrs from NYC.

I'm not good at the name thing so whatever you guys want. Six Shooters, Series Liquidators and Between the Sheets are my favorites.

The only one that I can think of is something with "Six Guns" in it but only because there is a popular local band called "Johnny Six Guns" and so that's what keeps popping into my head.

Ok, here's where the votes for team names (assuming multiple votes).

Frog Squad - 4 (D.G., Heather, Jamie, Sally)
Six Shooters - 2 (D.G., Mary)
Between The Sheets - 1 (Mary)
Series Liquidators - 1 (Mary)

Nichole and Amanda A. - Let us know which one you prefer! :)

Frog Squad sounds good to me!

I like Frog Squad too!

Ok, Frog Squad it is! I'll let Ezi know we have a name. :)

This must the cutest frog pic ever!



Ribbit!!

D.G. wrote: "This must the cutest frog pic ever!



Ribbit!!"

That is the best! I love our mascot

It IS so cute! Probably extremely poisonous too! Lol

Heather wrote: "It IS so cute! Probably extremely poisonous too! Lol"

Of course! Cute AND dangerous! Like all of us! Hahahaha!

looks so innocent. Like "who me, poisonous? No way, come a little closer"

So the compulsive challenge planner that I am is really fighting the urge to find a book for every space just in case we land on it.

SS "Frog Squad"..it looks like the name of a ship! Hahahaha!

I love your name and your mascot picture!

The SS Frog Squad does sound like a navy ship

Mary: RIP Ziggy Stardust wrote: "So the compulsive challenge planner that I am is really fighting the urge to find a book for every space just in case we land on it."

LOL, don't do it. Just search after you get your spot.

Dangit! I woke up thinking it was Friday :(

One more day!

Aww! Poor Nichole!

I'll post the number as soon as I wake up in the morning on Fridays - which is around 6:30-7pm EST.