Challenge Corner discussion

Euchre:
✔ Caroline - C
✔ TheYALibrarian
✔ Emily
✔ Valerie
✔ Celia
✔ Brittany
Riasat

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Please check in by November 1st!

Checking in!!!

TheYALibrarian wrote: "Checking in!!!"

Gotcha!

There is no captain for this team. So if you would like to nominate one, or not, please let me know :D

Since it's basically Saturday morning, I wanted to let every team know that the SS has been made! Sorry for the lateness guys - work was hectic! Just so you know the SS has zero formulas. I feel like everyone likes something different so I left them kind of plain and boring for now. If you need me to add formulas, let me know. If you want to jazz up your teams SS, you are more than welcome to!

Please let me know if you can't access the teams SS!!

ALSO - you will still find out your 5 categories tomorrow (but like.. after I wake up since I haven't gone to bed yet.. xD)

Team,

I have updated your SS with some formulas and you also have your 5 categories as well!

Checking in! I am willing to be the captain.

Caroline wrote: "Checking in! I am willing to be the captain."

Gotcha and done!

checking in and about the spreadsheet, is there a typo in the points for 250-349 pages? or is it meant to also be worth 2 points?

Valerie wrote: "checking in and about the spreadsheet, is there a typo in the points for 250-349 pages? or is it meant to also be worth 2 points?"

oh yes there was! However, the point system is correct on the second tab on your SS. Thank you for letting me know - it has been fixed :D

Anyone interested in doing a buddy read for this challenge?

Valerie, what do you want to BR? I saw on your TBR, I would read that if you want! I’m also up for a BR of anything on my up-next list or general TBR.

Caroline wrote: "Valerie, what do you want to BR? I saw on your TBR, I would read that if you want! I’m also up for a BR of anything on my up-next list or general TBR."

I'd be down to read . I've been meaning to read that since college a million years ago :) so how does this work exactly? One of us has to put in a request to BR somewhere? I'm still getting used to how groups work >.<

Yes! First we decide what day we want to start. We can each actually start up to a week before or after, so it’s just to agree on a general time frame. Then one of us requests a thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

When do you want to start? I can start Nov 1, but if you need some time to get the book or finish up other books, we can make it later. :)

Caroline wrote: "Yes! First we decide what day we want to start. We can each actually start up to a week before or after, so it’s just to agree on a general time frame. Then one of us requests a thread here: https:..."

Nov 1st works for me! With my hubby on evening shift, I have a lot of free time this week and possibly next week :p I guess I'll go make the thread request now =) Should we be picking a category for this to go with in the spreadsheet?

Also, if anyone wants to BR the Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood or the African trilogy by Chinua Achebe I totally don't mind rereading the 1st volumes =)

@Caroline: Here's the BR thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Thanks! Yeah, I assume we should each pick a different category in the SS so we don’t repeat the book in the same category. I just put mine down for the Cersei category.

Checking in!

You are all checked in!

I'll be reading after I finish Melville if anyone wants to BR for extra points :p

Adding Celia to your team!

Yay, welcome Celia!

Here!

Celia wrote: "Here!"

Got you checked in!

So if I started a book not this month but finished it in November, does that only count for page points? Or can I add it to a category?

Celia wrote: "So if I started a book not this month but finished it in November, does that only count for page points? Or can I add it to a category?"

page points only :D

Alaina wrote: "Celia wrote: "So if I started a book not this month but finished it in November, does that only count for page points? Or can I add it to a category?"

page points only :D"

Only for the pages I've read in November or all of them?

Celia wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Celia wrote: "So if I started a book not this month but finished it in November, does that only count for page points? Or can I add it to a category?"

page points only :D"

Only for..."

Only for November.

Okay, thanks

silly question but how do you do spoilers on this forum?

Valerie wrote: "silly question but how do you do spoilers on this forum?"

you mean like.. (view spoiler)[this? (hide spoiler)]

Alaina wrote: "Valerie wrote: "silly question but how do you do spoilers on this forum?"

you mean like.. [spoilers removed]"

Yeah, how did you do that?

Valerie wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Valerie wrote: "silly question but how do you do spoilers on this forum?"

you mean like.. [spoilers removed]"

Yeah, how did you do that?"

<.spoiler.>then you add something mysterious here<./.spoiler.>

BUT without all the "."

Alaina wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Valerie wrote: "silly question but how do you do spoilers on this forum?"

you mean like.. [spoilers removed]"

Yeah, how did you do that?"

then you add something my..."

aha! it's the "<>" I needed. thanks!

This is hard none of the books I'm reading seems like they would fit into one of the blanks well...

Yeah, that is the case for most of mine as well. But I think we could just pick the best fit and make it work. Do you want to post your books? The rest of us could try to help with suggestions.

Caroline wrote: "Yeah, that is the case for most of mine as well. But I think we could just pick the best fit and make it work. Do you want to post your books? The rest of us could try to help with suggestions."

That's a great idea I'm almost done with this one any suggestions?

So I’m not sure if you’re aware, but it is okay to use just part of the title. So for that one I would say maybe:
Last time Cersei had too much to drink, she had a bad experience with outlaws
Or What is the force? Extraordinary lives

If other people have better ideas, feel free to chime in! With long titles there is some room for creativity.

also, this is a "just for fun" group. I'll happily rack up some points, but I'm not really in it to win per se.
Speaking of the categories, should we be filling in the blank there with the part of the title/author we are using?
(which i'm aware would be odd since there is only one blank and we have to fill it 4 times)

Yeah, I agree! I am in it for fun, not to win.

For filling in the blank, do you mean in the SS? I don’t think we need to there, but when posting reviews I would.

Caroline wrote: "Yeah, I agree! I am in it for fun, not to win.

For filling in the blank, do you mean in the SS? I don’t think we need to there, but when posting reviews I would."

Ah, that makes sense =)

So what is everyone else reading?

Caroline wrote: "So I’m not sure if you’re aware, but it is okay to use just part of the title. So for that one I would say maybe:
Last time Cersei had too much to drink, she had a bad experience with outlaws
Or Wh..."
OOOOOOh really? Awesome that helps a lot thanks!!!

TheYALibrarian wrote: "OOOOOOh really? Awesome that helps a lot thanks!!!”

Haha, yeah, that makes it a lot easier!! Especially for long titles!

Valerie wrote: "So what is everyone else reading?"

I just started , and I’m also finishing up a bunch of stuff I started before November, which will just be for page points. What about everyone else?

I just finished and posted my review for

Adding Brittany to your team!

Welcome, Brittany! Reading anything good right now?

Finished and reviewed.
Starting later today or tomorrow. Did anyone want to BR it?

Hello Team Euchre,

We just got an opening spot for a serious team and I was wondering if anyone would like to move up? Please let me know either by PM or replying to this message :D This will be first come first serve, since I will be asking all of the medium, just-for-fun, and SOLO threads.

This spot has been filled.