The Challenge Factory discussion

Round 8 Super Series

✸This is a team challenge that requires 1 book a week. The object of the game is to roll the dice and move along the board. To win a team must roll past 100. Teams will roll on Fridays.

✸ R8 SS Sign ups are open now through 7/11. Then teams will be formed and the game will officially start 7/15.

✸Teams will roll by clicking the dice on Fridays once their team has completed their reads. Please note you will be using two dice for each roll.

**VERY IMPORTANT**
A team can NOT advance if all reviews are not in by the deadline. That being said, players need to have their reviews in latest by Friday. Technically, a review isn't late until after Friday 11:59p. But your team captain cannot roll until ALL of the team reviews have been posted.

❖If a player fails to have their book done two times throughout the game (excluding a prearranged absence) they will no longer be a part of the team.


HOW TO PICK A BOOK:
✸ Books are based on the spot you're on not the roll of the die.
If you land on single digit spot for example let’s say you land on spot 5 then you have to read a book that's #5 in a series. For double digit numbers, for example you land on spot 48 you can read either a #4 or a #8 in a series.
✸Standalone books can be used for a 1 or a 0
✸First in a series can be used for a 1
✸I don't expect anyone to read a series out of order and for people that don't read series books that still want to play there will be an alternate option. There will be an alternate option for each spot.
✸Half books: ½ or .5 count only if they meet the page requirement AND will be judged by preceding whole number numeral on goodreads.
Example: Spot 8: A MacKenzie Clan Gathering (MacKenzies & McBrides, #8.5) would count for spot 8 because it meets the page limit.
✸ Books in multiple series can be used for ANY of the series. An example: Azagoth (1001 Dark Nights, #6; Lords of Deliverance, #5.5; Demonica, #10.5) can be used for spot 6 for 1001 Dark Nights, spot 5 for LoD or spot 10 for Demonica because it meets the page limit.


✸There will be a separate thread for captains to post their place on the board after rolling and a separate thread for captains to post a link to the teams completed reviews.

✸Teams will have a chance to earn 1 Free Pass to roll. To earn your free pass your team has to complete their reads a day before the next roll. Once your team has done this you will have 1 free pass. The free pass will allow a team to roll if they are missing a review(s) before the cutoff. Once you've used it, you can't earn another one. It's a one-time shot.
NOTE: The free pass may not be used for the win.


✸Re-reads are allowed
✸Page limit is 150
✸When using an anthology you may use any of the numbers in the book except for the .5 since this means ½. But you must review each story in the anthology.
✸Series # will be based on how GR has it listed.
✸Deadline cutoffs are based on US Central time zone

✸✸✸ Any questions please feel free to ask!

R8 SS Sign ups

ALTERNATE LIST:

Rules: (view spoiler)[
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.
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**5 links where gotten from RRRC's Let's Partner Up! challenge which I am currently enjoying**

1. Title D (view spoiler)[ Next round, begin at #2 because we will never use #1 with 2 dice (hide spoiler)]
2. Cover: Black
3. Goodreads Choice Awards 2015
4. England
5. I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
6. Cover Item Vehicle
7. Author M
8. The Ultimate List of Fighter Romance
9. California
10. Cover Purple
11. 2001
12. Title L
13. Author J
14. Cover Item Weapon
15. Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
16. Texas
17. New Release in 2016
18. Cover: Gray/Silver
19. Geek/Nerd/Genuis Romance
20. Cover Item Food/Drink
21. Title W
22. Best Book Boyfriends
23. Author H
24. Tattoos
25. Released the month you rolled (year doesn't matter)
26. Science Fiction
27. Cover: Orange
28. Athletes or Sports. This link might help Athletes, Sport stars etc
29. Title T
30. Cover Item Water
31. Author L
32. Mental Illness
33. On Teammate's shelf
34. Cover: Red
35. Law Enforcement/Military
36. Audiobooks
37. Title B
38. Cover Item Building(s)
39. Amazon 2016 Bestsellers
40. Artist/Dancer/Musician
41. Enemies to lovers (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
42. Friendship
43. Road trip
44. Sequel in a series you've already started. Must have read a book in that series already.
45. Freebies
46. New to me Author
47. Humor
48. New York
49. Author I
50. Fairy Tale Retellings
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 Z
63. Best Book Ever
64. Title E
65. College
66. Mexico
67. Beautiful covers
68. Cover: Green
69. Priority Reads
70. Cowboy (girl) take me Away (western)
71. Historical (fiction, nonfiction, romance etc)
72. Author S
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/Gold
83. LGBT
84. I Don't Understand All That Fuss
85. Title M
86. Cover Item Moon
87. Author F
88. Amnesia/Memory loss (temporary, real, faked)
89. Reader's choice
90. Cover: Blue
91. 2013
92. Author E
93. Title G
94. Cover Item Weapon(s)
95. Detective
96. Non-caucasian author
97. Illinois
98. Cover: Purple
99. Character has a pet
100. Amazing
(view spoiler)[ [101. Cover: Brown
102. Author M
103. Multicultural
104. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween, Valentine etc)
105. Wisconsin
106: 2008
107. 3 Star
108. Canada
109. Cover: Pink
110. Book read by anyone (regardless of team) in this challenge this round (hide spoiler)]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

★ You can use any edition of the book you read.
★ Publication years, any edition so long as it is published in the given year.
★ Covers must be at least 50%
★ Cover Item, must have the given item on the cover.
★ The alternates with links are for shelves, your book must be on the given shelf.
★ New item - Text item, your book must contain the given word and need to include the sentence with it and location when posting your review. Plurals will be ok to use.
★ Locations as long as the book takes part in the given location at some point in the book.
★ Author letters, first, middle, or last name must start with the given letter. (i.e.) "L": First: Lisa Kleypas✿Last: Jade Lee✿Middle: R.L. Mathewson
★ Title letters, must be the first word in the title excluding the lead ARTICLE (The, A, An...) i.e.:
An Elephant in the Garden would be considered starting with "E"
While And the Mountains Echoed would be considered starting with "A"
Thanks to Book Concierge for the examples


FOR THOSE PLAYING BOTH
★YES, you can use the same book in both challenges.
For example: Ezi is on SS Team 1 and SSS Team 3
Week 1: SS Team 1 rolled 12 (so they can read a book 1 or 2 in a series and
SSS Team 3 rolled 2 for their first roll

Ezi is allowed to read and claimInsurgent (Divergent #2) for her SS and her SSS team if she wants.

Of course, you could always challenge yourself to read different books as I did last round :D
#BelikeEzi

EXAMPLE OF AN ACCEPTABLE POST

Week 2:
Spot: 12 (or Alternative~ Title "C")

Book: Crave The Night by Lara Adrian
Qualification: Midnight Breeds Book 12 OR Title "C"
Finished: 9/10
Rating & Review: ★★★½.
I am not sure if my expectations were too high, but I didn't enjoy this book like I thought I would. This one was just kind of flat.

First of all, I didn't "feel" the chemistry between Jordana and Nathan. It felt more like insta-lust, the kind you feel when a good girl meets that bad boy you know your dad would want you to stay away from. That feeling of wanting to be the one who tames that tiger. I liked Nathan and Jordana individually though. I kept waiting for the moment Elliott Bentley Squire (Jordana's boyfriend) would be revealed to be a fiend waiting to use her for evil...I am still waiting.

Also, I am baffled at where this series is going. Not knowing the true enemy and the enemies motivations didn't really get me excited. It's like now everyone is an Atlantean descendant. Are there any plan old breedmates left anymore? There are just more questions and not enough answers, so this one was just okay for me.

When using the alternate that involves cover items, colors, or publications years, please be sure to link the Correct edition to show how the book qualifies

RESERVED

RESERVED

Finding Family -- is this series eligible? There is no series listed by the title. The Series name and number is listed above the date published.

Susan A wrote: "Finding Family -- is this series eligible? There is no series listed by the title. The Series name and number is listed above the date published."

It does have a series listing. So yes.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Thanks Ezi. I must have clicked on a different edition. I should know to check them all.

I always check them all especially if I need a higher page number or cover color for challenges!
But don't worry, we aren't too strict here

Is the Alternates list still under construction?
I will be on vacation during part of the game. No problem with internet access but I will be reading only from my kindle or what I physically take with me. I know I won't be able to be exact on where my team will be on the list, but I can make sure I have some options for around the possible numbers for those weeks. However, I don't want to start using these criteria if they will be changing.

Linda C wrote: "Is the Alternates list still under construction?
I will be on vacation during part of the game. No problem with internet access but I will be reading only from my kindle or what I physically take ..."

Yes. It is. I hope to finish it by tomorrow morning

ThatEzi wrote: "Linda C wrote: "Is the Alternates list still under construction?
I will be on vacation during part of the game. No problem with internet access but I will be reading only from my kindle or what I ..."

thanks

Ezi, which time zone is the official game clock on?

Central time as I live in Texas.

Thanks! That's what I thought, but wanted to double check.

Links that don't work:

Goodreads Readers Choice Awards 2012
Man Protagonist

Team 1 has chosen the name 1 for the Money and I will be the captain.

Where is the list of who is on what team? I know I'm on team 8 because there was question about which Denise was on which team, at least.

Denise wrote: "Where is the list of who is on what team? I know I'm on team 8 because there was question about which Denise was on which team, at least."

I have the list. Do you have a question pertaining to the teams?

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Links that don't work:

Goodreads Readers Choice Awards 2012
Man Protagonist"

Thanks. Fixing

Sunshine✰✰✰ wrote: "Team 1 has chosen the name 1 for the Money and I will be the captain."

Thanks:D

ThatEzi wrote: "Denise wrote: "Where is the list of who is on what team? I know I'm on team 8 because there was question about which Denise was on which team, at least."

I have the list. Do you have a question pe..."

No. I was just wondering if there was a master list. We have two who haven't checked in with the group yet. It's still a little early, but we're starting to plan.

Denise wrote: "ThatEzi wrote: "Denise wrote: "Where is the list of who is on what team? I know I'm on team 8 because there was question about which Denise was on which team, at least."

I have the list. Do you ha..."

Denise, I would send a pm to the members. I find with summer vacay and busy schedules, sometimes people forget to check in. Sometimes GR doesn't send notification to people to. I would let the member know that we are waiting in her

Thank you. We are just missing one member now. Hopefully, she'll check in tonight.

Team 2 will be Ready Player 2 and I am the captain.

Team 7 is going to be the Lucky Charmers and I'm the captain. We have one team member that hasn't checked in. Someone in the team sent her a message yesterday.

ETA: Our last member just checked in. We're all ready to go!

I will be the Captain for Team 9 and our name is going to be The 9th Degree. Still waiting on our last member to check in but I sent a PM today so hopefully we'll be ready to go soon.

I will be the captain for Team 8 and our name will be 8ook 8rigrade.

Do we need a different thread to post the teams reviews, or how do we post the link when it's time?

Up dated to here. It's looking good

Is there any rule about when a book can be started? Is it finish dates only or does the book have to be started after the roll?

Kim wrote: "Is there any rule about when a book can be started? Is it finish dates only or does the book have to be started after the roll?"

According to the rules, your book choice is dependent on you roll so you cannot begin a book until AFTER the roll. You need to finished said book and post review before your next rolling time.
Your team cannot roll until every review is posted

*you gotta wait for the roll hehehehe

OK! I thought so! Thanks!

You guys are ready huh?

I was just wondering how late I needed to stay up to finish the book I'm currently reading! Ha ha.

I don't know if I'm going to make it. I'm on vacation in Florida, so that's 1 am for me. And the beach days are making me sleepy. :)

But it's only Wednesday!

Logan wrote: "But it's only Wednesday!"

For you guys yes.

I meant I'm watching SSS teams.

Ohhhhh! Now I get it. :)

I'm going to captain Team 3 and we are the Super Series Slayers

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "I'm going to captain Team 3 and we are the Super Series Slayers"

I like it!

I'll be captain of Team 5 and we would like to be Five Alive.

I have PM'd Ceren, but have received no response and still no check in. Please advise how to proceed since we start tomorrow. Thanks!

Tara wrote: "I'll be captain of Team 5 and we would like to be Five Alive.

I have PM'd Ceren, but have received no response and still no check in. Please advise how to proceed since we start tomorrow. Thanks!"

If no response by 9pm. I will assign a replacement player. So reminder me after 9p

Ok, thank you.

Ezi, after two PMs, Ceren never checked in with our group :(

Tara wrote: "Ezi, after two PMs, Ceren never checked in with our group :("

I've also sent her a pm but I never heard back. I'll get replacement

Team 6 is still down a player. No word yet from Catherine.

15 mins to first roll