The Challenge Factory discussion

Team 2 - Perfect Match
Captain: Lith
Spreadsheet: Nikk
Jonquil
Dragana
Shan ~A~

Here's how it works:
You decide which of the four categories you want to find a 'date' in. Roll a die. Read a book for the number you rolled. If you can't or don't want to read for that quality, a teammate can volunteer to read it for you. You cannot roll for a new 'date' until your book has been finished. You can read another team member's unwanted 'date' while waiting for your book to be finished.

The team with the most 'dates' read wins.

Rules:
Books must be 150 pages.
Poetry and graphic novels are not allowed.
Proof of the 'date's' quality must be provided by citing from the text of the book, i.e.; "'Where'd you get the scars?' he asked gently." p. 69 Shakespeare's Landlord

Roll one die

Categories:
Age
The main character must be:
1 - 12 and under
2 - a teenager
3 - in their twenties
4 - in their thirties
5 - 40 to 99 years old
6 - older than 100 or ageless/immortal

Vocation
The main character must be:
1 - a student
2 - in the military
3 - in a medical profession
4 - a detective/amateur sleuth/PI
5 - a business owner
6 - unemployed

Location
The main character must:
1 - live in Europe
2 - live on an island
3 - live in the USA
4 - live in a large city
5 - be traveling or visiting somewhere
6 - not live on Earth

Physical Attributes
The main character must:
1 - have blonde hair
2 - be very tall
3 - have a tattoo
4 - be able to change shape
5 - have scars
6 - have brown eyes

Hey everyone! I think we should introduce ourselves!

I'm Lith and I live in Hull - UK, If I am not reading then I am usually found painting or drawing. I get all of my reading done at weird hours of the night because sleep is something my brain doesn't seem to understand these days! I mostly like to read horror, but I have been reading more fantasy lately.

We need a team name, I don't have any ideas just yet, but once we know each other I am sure we will come up with something!

Edit: Just to make sure, does everyone understand the rules?

Hello Everyone.

My name is Dragana and I live in Kragujevac - Serbia. I love to read and every free second I have I use to read. As for favorite genres I read a bit from everything (except poetry, biographies and non-fiction) but my favorite genre is speculative fiction.
I really like the idea for this challenge. We will see how it will go in real life. I haven't played it before.

As for team name, I don't have an idea at the moment.

Hi guys, wanted to check in. I don't know why this game makes me think of Sweet Valley High. I can't get the theme song out of my head. smh

Do we post the category, then come back and post our roll? Or do we just pick a category (in our head?), roll then post both our category and roll?

Sorry that made better sense in my head.

Ideas for team names (I totally suck)

The Perfect Match
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue (Roses are Read)
He loves me, He loves me not (He loves me...Not)
Soul Mates

Some may be too long

So I've got an idea for a team name... Since we are looking for dates, how about some funny pet name that you would use for significant other?
Like: Sweethearts, Snuggie Woogems, Sweet Peas, Munchkins, Cinderellas, ...

Captains, feel free to send a message to any of your team members who haven't checked in. I haven't been getting notifications from Goodreads. Maybe your teammate hasn't seen that teams have been posted.

You can start reading tomorrow!

Hey, Y'all, from Nashville, Tennessee.
I was excited and intrigued to see we live in a variety of countries. It impresses me that non-Americans take multi-lingual lifestyles in stride when my NY and TN classmates (when I was in) school did whatever they could to avoid languages (including English). I'd love to hear some insights about the book you read and how things might differ in your current hometown.
I read very quickly and I'm willing to fill in any gaps as needed.

Shan ~ A ~ wrote: "Do we post the category, then come back and post our roll? Or do we just pick a category (in our head?), roll then post both our category and roll?

Sorry that made better sense in my head."

Shan ~ A ~ --what you said made perfect sense to me, but I'm not sure how this works, either.
Does "most dates" mean total number of books read or total number of books with the largest variety of traits?

"If you can't or don't want to read for that quality, a teammate can volunteer to read it for you. You cannot roll for a new 'date' until your book has been finished. You can read another team member's unwanted 'date' while waiting for your book to be finished."

Perhaps we can (1) reduce the amount of time we spend waiting on a team member and (2) reduce the stress she'll feel to finish a book knowing someone is waiting on her.

How do y'all feel about each of us selecting the Category that has the fewest items you would be reluctant to read? Then telling us which Category that is. That should decrease the likelihood of people being disappointed with the trait they got based on their roll.

Hi all! Checking in. My name is Nikk and I am from Sydney Australia. I read mostly urban fantasy/paranormal romance/supernatural but will read pretty much any genre as the mood takes me. Looking forward to playing and being keeper of the spreadsheet :-)

Hello everyone! I am really looking forward to this now! I am especially loving the name Perfect Match, but I am also loving the overly cutesy names too, they just fit so well!

I was thinking we could each select and comment a category, then edit the post with our dice roll. When the book is finished we could edit again to include proof and date finished too. how does that sound? I think it might be cheating if we roll first, then pick a category.

Nikk wrote: "Looking forward to playing and being keeper of the spreadsheet"

Nikk, would you rather we keep one post each up to date with what we have read and when, or would you rather we make separate posts for each? Just wondering what works best for you.

It would probably be more simple if we all used the same format, something like:

Category:
Die roll:
Book:
Proof:
Date Completed:

I hope that makes some sort of sense!

Jonquil wrote: "Does "most dates" mean total number of books read or total number of books with the largest variety of traits? "

Most dates means the total number of books read. You only need one trait per book and you don't have to restrict yourself to one category. I think it was asked in this thread somewhere.

I think the hardest task for me will be MC 12 and under. Otherwise I am good with everything else.

Shan ~ A ~ wrote: "I think the hardest task for me will be MC 12 and under. Otherwise I am good with everything else."

Me too. :)
Other might be harder to find but I am sure I can find something that fits.

Did the challenge start? Can we pick a category and roll?

Yep, it looks like it has started now! Had to google the time zone to make sure.

Category: Age
Die roll: 2 - a teenager
Book: Gathering Darkness
Proof: Pg 24 - Magnus bristled. "I'm eighteen"
Date Completed: 25-01-18

Lith wrote: "Nikk wrote: "Looking forward to playing and being keeper of the spreadsheet"

Nikk, would you rather we keep one post each up to date with what we have read and when, or would you rather we make se..."

I am good with doing a selection post each week with the category chosen then updated with roll , book and then finish date as needed.

My usual method for updating at least with other spreadsheets is to start at the last post on the thread and work backwards so as to make sure I don't miss anything.

Location rolled a 1
The main character must:
1 - live in Europe

I plan to read The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye which I believe is set in Great Britain

I am rolling for vocation. Be back shortly

Probably a glutton for punishment but:

Category: Physical Attributes
Die roll: 1. Have blonde hair
Book: Blood Kiss
Proof: pg 16 - Marissa crouched down, tucking her blonde hair behind her ear
Date Completed: 1/27/18


I will be back shortly with the book

Category: Vocation
Die roll: 6. Unemployed
Book: The Studying Hours by Sara Ney
Proof: Non working college students
Date Completed:

At least it looks like it fits from the blurb. If it doesn't I will pick another, but I'll have to start this one to see.

Category: Location
Die roll: 3 (live in the USA)
Book: Rapture in Death
Proof: MC (Eve Dallas) lives in New York
Date Completed:

Date 2:

Category: Physical Attributes
Die roll: 1 - have blonde hair
Book: Interview with the Vampire
Proof: Pg16 - "A tall, fair-skinned man with a mass of blond hair"
Date Completed:28-01-18

I will. have a spreadsheet ready later today :-)

Nikk wrote: "I will. have a spreadsheet ready later today :-)"

Oooh let us know when it is sorted :D

Sorry for the delay guys. Spreadsheet is ready to go and I will start filling it in now:

Team 2 - Mystery Date

Date Number 2

Category: Location
Die roll: 1. Live on an island
Book: Long Isle Iced Tea
Proof: Lily is the mixologist for the isle, a supernatural island hidden from humans
Date Completed: 1/30/18

ooh I have a book in mind and I will be back with the name of it.

Finished date

Category: Location
Die roll: 1 - live in Europe
Book: The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye
Proof: goodreads blurb "seedy underbelly of nineteenth century London"
Date Completed: 1/26

Finished date

Category: Age
Die roll: 2 a teenager
Book: Daisy Lane
Proof: goodreads blurb "When fifteen-year-old Grace Branduff finds an old man dying on her doorstep"
Date Completed: 1/27

Vocation
rolled a 3 (wondering if I'll maintain my streak and roll a 4 next....)
3 - in a medical profession

planning to read Unnatural Causes

Completion Post
Category: Vocation
Die roll: 6. Unemployed
Book: The Studying Hours by Sara Ney
Proof: Non working college students // The heroine was unemployed
Date Completed: 01/26/18

Next Category: Physical Attributes

Selection Post ~2nd date
Category: Physical Attributes
Die roll: 2 - be very tall
Book: Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
Proof: He was easily six foot two (heroine describing hero) loc 545 kindle edition
Date Completed:

Two questions: Do we need to just knock off all of the dates?

Clarification: If we roll for the same thing as a teammate, do we read for the same task or do we just roll again?


Also, did we ever decide on a team name?

Shan ~ A ~ wrote: "Two questions: Do we need to just knock off all of the dates?

Clarification: If we roll for the same thing as a teammate, do we read for the same task or do we just roll again?

Also, did we ever..."

It doesn't matter if you roll the same as a teammate as far as I know, since we aren't trying to complete every single possibility!
Edit: We are just trying to read as much as we can :)

I don't think we settled on a name, I really liked Team Perfect Match, so unless anyone has any issue with that, we can go with that one? I totally forgot about naming ourselves!

Date 3:

Category: Age
Die roll: 2 - a teenager
Book: Solitaire
Proof: Pg35 - "we're all at least sixteen now, and Becky's nearly seventeen"
Date Completed:31-01-18

Finished date

Category:Vocation
Die roll: 3 - in a medical profession
Book: Unnatural Causes
Proof: goodreads blurb (Dr. Katie LeClair #1) "Katie LeClair has finally settled down as the new doctor in Baxter, MI."
Date Completed: 1/27

Location
Rolled a 2

2 - live on an island
Plan to read one of my Kindle freebies based in Hawaii

Lith wrote: I don't think we settled on a name, I really liked Team Perfect Match, so unless anyone has any issue with that, we can go with that one? I totally forgot about naming ourselves!
..."

Fine with me.

Lith wrote: "I don't think we settled on a name, I really liked Team Perfect Match, so unless anyone has any issue with that, we can go with that one? I totally forgot about naming ourselves! "

I'm ok with that name.

Dragana wrote: "Category: Location
Die roll: 3 (live in the USA)
Book: Rapture in Death"

Proof: "She lives right here in New York" (chapt. 19, my Kindle location has gone nuts and won't show sorry)
Date Completed: 30. Jan. 2018.

Category: Physical Attributes
Dire roll: 2 (The main character must be very tall).
Book:

Completion Post ~2nd date
Category: Physical Attributes
Die roll: 2 - be very tall
Book: Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
Proof: He was easily six foot two (heroine describing hero) loc 545 kindle edition
Date Completed: 01/28/18

Next category: Vocation

Finished date

Category: Location
Die roll: 2 - live on an island
Book: Blood Orchids
Proof: goodreads blurb "Hawaii is palm trees, black sand and blue water"
Date Completed: 1/30

Vocation
rolled
4 - a detective/amateur sleuth/PI

If Fried Chicken Could Fly

while I have internet access, rolled again

Physical Attributes
4 - be able to change shape

Wolf Hunger

Category: Vocation
Die roll: 2 - in the military
Book:
Proof:
Date Completed: