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message 1: by Alaina (last edited Oct 21, 2019 08:45AM) (new)

Oct 12, 2019 02:38PM

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Fall Into Winter Challenge

It has been a while since we’ve done a bingo reading challenge - about two years to be exact. Last time we did one board but this time I’m thinking about doing more than that. Now if you participated in our crossword challenge earlier this year - then you would remember all the different boards we had. However, for this challenge it won’t be that many boards and each one will have two rounds:

First round: you, as part of a team or solo, will be reading ONE task under EACH category.
Second round: you, as part of a team or solo, will be reading the task left for each category.

For example, if you read for the following task:
White Christmas: Read a book with a white cover or Read a book that starts with the letter W.

In the first round, you read

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Where the Sidewalk Ends - this could work for either task but let's use it for read a book with a white cover. Then the scoring template would look like:

______Name__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

You_________|__________|_____2____|_____2____
MEMBER______|__________|__________|__________
MEMBER______|__________|__________|__________
MEMBER______|__________|__________|__________
MEMBER______|__________|__________|__________

BONUS: 

Total_______|__________|_____2____|_____2____

Bingo Board: Songs
Categories Completed: (1/50)
White Christmas: ~~Read a book with a white cover or~~ Read a book that starts with the letter W.

Then the next time around, you will then have to read for the task:

White Christmas: Read a book that starts with the letter W.

**Also each FREEBIE space will be used in both rounds.** This will be the easiest one because any book will fit! Even books that are less than 100 pages - including graphic novels and novellas!

After completing a board, you will then move onto the next one. If you complete all boards before this challenge ends, then you will get to start all over again. That being said, your team will be given the choice of which one you want to start with.

Other than that, you will also get an opportunity for bonus points - chosen by wheeldecide.com The spinner will range from 0 - 100 points (by 5's). Each team, or solo participant, will get a spin once they complete a round of a board.

SPINNER: HERE

This challenge will run from November 1st and will end on December 31st. Winners will be announced on January 1st.

If you would like to sign up for a team or solo, please comment below. When signing up for team please comment if you would like to go serious, medium, or just for fun.
Serious - 8+ books per month
Medium - 4+ books per month
Just-for-Fun - any amount of books per month.

The Bingo Board:

The general challenge rules can be found here.

Page Points
1 - 99 pages → 0.5 pts
100 - 149 pages → 1 pt
150 - 249 pages → 2 pts
250 - 349 pages → 3 pts
350 - 449 pages → 4 pts
450 - 549 pages → 5 pts
550+ pages → 6 pts

Buddy Reads will DOUBLE your points.
BOTM will TRIPLE your points.

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message 2: by Alaina (last edited Oct 23, 2019 06:26PM) (new)

Oct 12, 2019 02:39PM

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The Boards!

Outdoor Activities:

Categories:
Apple Picking:
A piece of fruit on the cover OR ‘Apple’ in text

Corn Maze:
Author’s initials are in MAZE OR Letters C, O, R, N are in title (in any order)

Touch Football:
Mc plays a sport OR MPG Sports

Pumpkin Patch:
Orange cover OR ‘Pumpkin’ in text

Snowball Fight:
Snow on cover OR Features a fight

Build a Snowman:
‘Frost’ in text OR MPG Holiday

Make a Snowball:
'Ball' in text' OR Title has a word that rhymes with SNOW

Make A Snow Angel:
Angel in title OR MC makes something (Ex: food, object, or friendship)

Build A Snow Fort:
Authors first or last name only has 4 letters in it OR Snow in title

Ice Skating:
Ice on cover OR Book is written by two authors

Hay Rides:
MC drives a car OR Letters H, A, Y are in title (in any order)

Attend a Fall Festival:
Set in Fall OR Cover has a fall scene on it

Attend a Winter Festival:
Set in Winter OR Cover has a winter scene on it

FREEBIE!
*Read any book of your choice.

Turkey Trot:
Brown cover OR Published in November

Hiking:
MPG Adventure OR MC goes on a trip

Winery/Brewery Visit:
Alcohol on the cover OR ‘Wine’ or ‘Beer’ in text

Caroling:
MC sings OR ‘Sing’ in text

Haunted House:
MPG Thriller OR Title has two words

Sledding:
MC’s first or last name starts with S OR Authors initials are in SLEDDING

Wreaths Across America:
Features a war OR Title has 3 words ONLY

Ice Fishing:
Title has a word that ends in ‘ing’ OR Cover has water on it

Stargazing:
Stars on cover OR MPG Sci-Fi

Hockey:
Book revolves around Hockey OR Abs on cover

Shovel Snow/Rake Leaves:
Leaves on cover OR ‘Shovel’ in text

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message 3: by Alaina (last edited Oct 23, 2019 06:55PM) (new)

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Coffee Drinks:

Categories:
Cinnamon Dolce Latte:
Page count has 3 in it OR Title has 3 of the same letter in one word (Ex: Alpha Billionaire (3 I's in BILLIONAIRE))

Caramel Apple Spice:
Author's initials in CARAMEL OR MC's first or last name starts with C

Pumpkin Spice Latte:
Book that is between 120 - 380 pages OR Book has more than 16 editions

Classic Chai Tea Latte:
MPG Classic OR Teacup on cover

Salted Caramel Mocha:
MC's name has 6 letters ONLY OR Coffee on cover

Flat White:
'Flat" in text OR 'White' in text

Toasted Graham Latte:
Published in 2019 OR 'Toast' in text

Peppermint Mocha:
'Mint' in text OR Letters M, I, N, T in the title (in any order)

Toasted White Chocolate Mocha:
Book is 4th in series OR Title has 4 words ONLY

Caramel Brulée Latte:
Read a translated book OR Title has an accent letter (Ex: You will use another edition of a book - here is an edition of Twilight Crepúsculo)

Chestnut Praline Latte:
NUT in title OR Title has a word that rhymes with LINE

Gingerbread Latte:
MC has red hair OR GINGERBREAD in title

FREEBIE!
*Read any book of your choice.

Eggnog Latte:
Letters E, G, G are in the title (in any order) OR Author's initials are in NOG

Fudge Hot Chocolate:
'Chocolate' in text OR Chocolate on cover

Honey & Almond Hot Chocolate:
Yellow Cover OR Read a book that has 5+ books in the series

Toffee Nut Latte:
Feature's a nutty character (your interpretation) OR 'Coffee' in text

Apple Crumble Latte:
Features a break up OR Set in North Carolina

Peppermint Hot Chocolate:
Cover is red & white ONLY OR Tagged 'hot' on the first page

Holiday Blend:
Set around the holidays OR Published on a major holiday (Ex: New Years Eve, New Years, Valentines, etc.)

Fall Blend:
'Fall' in text OR Author's initials are in FALL

Christmas Cookie Latte:
Cookie on cover OR 'Sweet' in text

Dark Cherry Mocha:
Tagged 'dark' on the first page OR MPG Dark

Pumpkin Pie Frappuccino:
Author's initials are in PIE OR 'Orange' in text

Maple Pecan Latte:
Set in Canada OR MC's initials are MP or PM

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message 4: by Alaina (last edited Oct 23, 2019 06:39PM) (new)

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Holidays:

Categories:
Boxing Day:
Title starts with B OR Tagged 'bullying' on the first page

Christmas:
Present on cover OR Green cover

New Year's Eve:
NEW in title OR Features a kiss at midnight

Cyber Monday:
'Monday' in text OR Technology on the cover (Ex: phone, computer, etc.)

Giving Tuesday:
'Tuesday' in text OR Author's initials are in GIVING

Christmas Eve:
EVE in title OR MC's first or last name starts with E

World AIDS Day:
Letters A, I, D, S are in the title (in any order) OR Features a character living with an illness

Chanukah:
Candle on cover OR Page count has 22 in it (Ex: 422, 223, 122, etc.)

Day of the Dead:
DEAD in title OR Features ghosts

Thanksgiving:
Features a family reunion OR MC's name starts with T

Daylight Savings Day:
Published on the 3rd (any month) OR Clock on cover

Winter Solstice:
Author's initials are in YULE OR MC's name starts with W

FREEBIE!
*Read any book of your choice.

S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. Day:
Book has scientific aspect OR Features an inventor

Marine Corps Day:
Features a character that is from the marines (current or ex) OR Page count has any of the 3 numbers in 1921 (Ex: 192, 291, 911, etc.)

Veteran's Day:
Published on the 11th (any month) OR Features a character that is from the armed forces (current or ex)

Black Friday:
'Friday' in text OR Published on November 29th (any year)

Future Teachers of America Day:
Features a teacher OR Set in school (elementary, middle, high, or college)

National Princess Day:
MC is prince/princess OR Crown on cover

National Unfriend Day:
Features a breakup OR Enemies to Lovers book

International Ninja Day:
MC is a spy OR Set in a country that you aren't from

National Cupcake Day:
MC works in a restaurant/bakery OR Published on the 15th (of any month)

National Ugly Sweater Day:
Cover has someone wearing a sweater OR Read a book from the Popular Ugly Covers book lists

National Bacon Day:
Author's initials are in BACON OR MC's name starts with B

National Disability Day:
Tagged 'Mental Illness' OR Features a character that is disabled

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message 5: by Alaina (last edited Oct 23, 2019 07:01PM) (new)

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Alcoholic Drinks:

Categories:
Autumn Fizz:
AUTUMN in title OR Mc's name starts with A

The One With The Shrub:
Title starts with THE OR Title has 5+ words

'Two Guns' Miller:
'Tequila' in text OR Features a character that smokes

Apple Cider Mimosas:
'Sugar' in text OR 'Champagne' in text

Campfire Sling:
Fire on cover OR Feature a book with at least 3 twists in it

Whiskey Sour:
'Sour' in text OR Author's initials in WHISKEY

Kentucky Mulled Cider:
MC's first or last name starts with K OR Book title starts with M

The Harvest:
Features a date OR MC is a billionaire/millionaire

High Fashion:
MC is into fashion OR Letters H, I, G, H in the title (in any order)

Peat's Dragon:
Features a shapeshifter OR 'Scotch' in text

Cranberry Mimosas:
Red cover OR Title starts with C

Mistletoe Margaritas:
'Mistletoe' in text OR Title is an alliteration

FREEBIE!
*Read any book of your choice.

White Russian:
Book has Russian influence OR Book is from a trilogy

Hot Buttered Rum:
Letters R, U, M are in title (in any order) OR MC's first or last name starts with H

Red Wine Mules:
'Red' in text OR Author's initials are in WINE

Drunk Jack Frosties:
Blue Cover OR Features a drunk character

Irish Coffee:
Features someone with an accent OR Author's first or last name starts with I

Drunk Cinnamon Toasties:
'Cereal' in text OR MPG New Adult

Grasshopper:
Grass on cover OR Title starts with G

Figa:
One word title OR 4 in page count

Ticket to Cuba:
MC travels by plane OR Author's initials in CUBA

Old Fashioned:
Published before the year you were born (Ex: I was born in '91 so any book published before that year would work) OR Letters O, L, D, in the title (in any order)

Raising Manhattan:
Set in New York OR MC has a kid

The Optimist:
Author's initials are in BOURBON OR MC's first or last name starts with O

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message 6: by Alaina (last edited Oct 23, 2019 07:14PM) (new)

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Songs:

Categories:
White Christmas
White cover OR Book title starts with W

Wrapped in Red
Title words are in red OR RED in title

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
“Merry Christmas” or “Happy New Years” found in the text OR 'Wish' in text

Silent Night
Titles starts with S OR MC is mute or deaf.

Last Christmas
Author’s first or last name has “CHRIS” in it. (Ex: Christina, Christy, Chris, Christian, etc.) OR Title starts with L

Almost Thanksgiving Day
MPG Family OR Tagged 'family' on the first page

Five Little Turkeys
Number in title OR MC has 4+ siblings.

The Thanksgiving Song
'Turkey' found in the text OR Author’s initials in ADAM.

Mr. November
MR or MRS in title OR Read a standalone.

November Blue
Published in 2006 (any month) OR Page count has a 6 in it

November was White, December was Grey
Book title starts with N OR Author’s initials must be ND or DN.

Back to December
Features someone apologizing OR Published in 2010 (any month)

FREEBIE!
*Read any book of your choice.

A Long December
Reread a favorite book OR Read a book that has 500+ pages.

December Snow
Title starts with D OR Published in December (any year).

I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Book involves traveling OR Read a book that is set where you live (Ex: I live in Virginia so I would read a book that was set in VA.)

Santa Baby
MC is/gets pregnant OR Letters B, A, B, Y in the title (in any order)

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Tree on the cover OR Star on cover

Sleigh Ride:
Title has a word that rhymes with RIDE OR Horse on cover

Jingle Bells
Bells on the cover OR MC has a pet

Silver Bells
Book turned into a movie OR Author’s initials in SILVER

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Title starts with the letter Y OR Read a new release.

Winter Wonderland
Book has under 200 reviews OR Book has over 100,000 ratings

All I Want for Christmas is ~~You~~ Books
Read a debut novel OR Read a short story collection.

Sweet November
Published in 2014 (any month) OR Author's initials are in SWEET

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message 7: by Alaina (last edited Oct 12, 2019 08:58PM) (new)

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Movies:

Categories:
Dan In Real Life:
MC's first or last name starts with D OR Page count ends in 7

Son-in-Law:
MC lives on a farm OR Features a party

Mistress America:
Features a mistress OR Set in America

The Object of My Affection:
Features an obsession OR Page count ends in 8

One True Thing:
Set in the '90s OR Features a character that has cancer

Prisoners:
Features a kidnapping OR Title starts with P

The Vicious Kind:
MC is the 'black sheep' OR MPG Humor

Miracle on 34th Street:
MC gets arrested OR 'Miracle' in text

The Big Chill:
Features an insecure character OR Author's initials are in CHILL

Hannah and Her Sisters:
MC has 2 siblings OR Features someone with emotional baggage

It's a Wonderful Life:
Black & White cover OR 'Life' in text

Home Alone:
Mc is a kid OR Features a robbery

FREEBIE!
*Read any book of your choice.

A Christmas Carol:
Features a transformation OR Set in London

The Santa Clause:
Features someone who is divorced OR Author's initials are in SANTA

A Christmas Story:
Features a gun OR MC wear's glasses/contacts

Jingle All the Way:
Features a competition OR MC is looking for something (Ex: item, friend, etc.)

Elf:
Features an adoption OR Letters E, L, F in the title (in any order)

The Polar Express:
Train on cover OR Author's initials are in POLAR

Babes in Toyland:
Tagged 'Fairy-tale' on first page OR MPG Fantasy

Love Actually:
Features insta-love (your interpretation) OR MPG Erotica

Fred Claus:
MC is a male OR Author's first or last name starts with F

Christmas with the Franks:
Lights on cover OR 5+ colors on cover

How the Grinch Stole Christmas:
Published in 2000 (any month) OR Features an angry character

Bad Santa:
Published in 2003 (any month) OR Features a 'bad boy' or 'bad girl' character

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message 8: by Alaina (last edited Oct 22, 2019 06:12AM) (new)

Oct 12, 2019 08:59PM

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