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🕹 🎮 👾 Game 1: January 1st ~ Pong 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book published in or set during the 1970s.
🕹 Read a book where any type of sport is played.
🕹 Read a book with an MPG of Historical or Historical Fiction.
🕹 Read a book where the letters P-O-N-G are found anywhere in the title.
Video Game: Pong 👾 🎮Book:Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench!
Author:Henry Winkler
Date Read:3/2 4*
Task:🕹 Read a book where any type of sport is played.
How it Fits: basketball
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 2: January 15th ~ Pac-Man 👾 🎮 🕹🕹 Read a book published in or set during the 1980s.
🕹 Read a book that has been published under two different names.
🕹 Read a book with huge commercial success. {NYT List, Best-Seller, etc.}
🕹 Read a book where a character eats pizza.
Video Game: Pac-Man 👾 🎮Book:A Haunting Midlife
Author:Lia Davis
Date Read: 1/3 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book where a character eats pizza.
How it Fits: location 13% After I placed the pizza order, I stared into the kitchen and breathed out a long, drawn-out sigh. With a flick of my hand,
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 3: February 1st ~ The Legend of Zelda 👾 🎮 🕹🕹 Read a book with a subtitle.
🕹 Read a book with two authors.
🕹 Read a book with a female MC whose first initial is found in ZELDA.
🕹 Read a book with a male MC whose first initial is found in LINK
Video Game: The Legend of Zelda 👾 🎮Book:Magic & Mischief
Author:Annabel Chase
Date Read: 2/3 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book with a female MC whose first initial is found in ZELDA.
How it Fits: mc name Ember
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 4: February 15th ~ Final Fantasy 👾 🎮 🕹🕹 Read a book from a series with at least 16 distinct works.
🕹 Read a book with an alliterative title.
🕹 Read a book tagged ANTHOLOGY / ANTHOLOGIES.
🕹 Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in HIRONOBU SAKAGUCHI
Video Game: Final Fantasy 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Ryker
Author:Geri Glenn
Date Read:17/4 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in HIRONOBU SAKAGUCHI
How it Fits: initials G and R
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 5: March 1st ~ Animal Crossing 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book set on an island.
🕹 Read a book where the MC builds or crafts something.
🕹 Read a book published during the COVID-19 Pandemic {let's go with 2020 - 2023}.
🕹 Read a book where at least two characters are neighbors
Video Game:Animal Crossing 👾 🎮 🕹Book:A Killer Midlife
Author:Lia Davis
Date Read:2/5 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book published during the COVID-19 Pandemic {let's go with 2020 - 2023}.
How it Fits:Published November 24, 2021
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 6: March 15th ~ Asteroids 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book with a mostly black cover. {Your discretion.}
🕹 Read a book that has between 40,000 and 60,000 ratings on Goodreads.
🕹 Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in ASTEROIDS.
🕹 Read a book where the characters have a meeting of some kind
Video Game:Asteroids 👾 🎮 🕹Book:A Grave Midlife
Author:Lia Davis
Date Read:3/5 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in ASTEROIDS.
How it Fits: fmc is Ava
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 7: April 1st ~ Grand Theft Auto 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book where a theft occurs.
🕹 Read a book with a character who is in law enforcement.
🕹 Read a book with an adult nature or violent themes.
🕹 Read a book that mentions a well-known rock-n-roll figure or has them as a character.
Video Game:Grand Theft Auto 👾 🎮 🕹Book:A Powerful Midlife
Author:Lia Davis
Date Read:3/5 4*
Task:🕹 Read a book with a character who is in law enforcement.
How it Fits: Drew is a cop
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 8: April 15th ~ Frogger 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book with a vehicle on the cover.
🕹 Read a book where characters die in more than one manner.
🕹 Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in SEGA.
🕹 Read a book with a 5 in the page count
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 8: April 15th ~ Frogger 👾 🎮 🕹Book:A Book to Kill For
Author:Harper Lin
Date Read:6/5 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book with a 5 in the page count
How it Fits: 256 pages
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 9: May 1st ~ Call of Duty 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book tagged WAR.
🕹 Read a book with a military or veteran character.
🕹 Read a book that is controversial in some way.
🕹 Read a book with the word OF found in the title/subtitle.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 9: May 1st ~ Call of Duty 👾 🎮 🕹Book:To Dream of You
Author:Tamara Gill
Date Read:6/5 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book with the word OF found in the title/subtitle.
How it Fits: of in title
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 10: May 15th ~ Centipede 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book where every letter in A-T-A-R-I can be found in the title/subtitle.
🕹 Read a book that has the word FLEA or MUSHROOM in the text.
🕹 Read a book with some type of bug or insect on the cover.
🕹 Read a book by an author who has written more than one series, like Ed Logg has produced more than one video game.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 10: May 15th ~ Centipede 👾 🎮 🕹Book:The Attraction Distraction
Author:Jenn McKinlay
Date Read:17/5 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book where every letter in A-T-A-R-I can be found in the title/subtitle.
How it Fits:The -A- -t- t -r- -a- ct -i- on Distraction
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 11: June 1st ~ Super Smash Bros. 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book published in the 1990s.
🕹 Read a book with an abbreviation in the title.
🕹 Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in NINTENDO.
🕹 Read a book that is a "crossover," meaning it appears as part of more than one series.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 11: June 1st ~ Super Smash Bros. 👾 🎮 🕹Book:The Quiche of Death
Author:M.C. Beaton
Date Read:5/7 2*
Task:🕹 Read a book published in the 1990s.
How it Fits:First published January 1, 1992
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 12: June 15th ~ Halo 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book with an MPG of SCI-FI / SCIENCE FICTION.
🕹 Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in MICROSOFT.
🕹 Read a book with a one-word title.
🕹 Read a book that has its own line of merchandise, like t-shirts, mugs, etc
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 12: June 15th ~ Halo 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Scrooged
Author:Vi Keeland
Date Read:5/7 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book with a one-word title.
How it Fits: one word
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 13: July 1st ~ Sonic the Hedgehog 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book set in Japan.
🕹 Read a book where the MC is a scientist.
🕹 Read a book with an animal on the cover.
🕹 Read a book with a title that DOES NOT start with a letter in SONIC.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 13: July 1st ~ Sonic the Hedgehog 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Wicked Haunts
Author:Lily Harper Hart
Date Read:8/7 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book with a title that DOES NOT start with a letter in SONIC.
How it Fits: start with W
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 14: July 15th ~ Donkey Kong 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book where you know the MC's first and last name.
🕹 Read a book with a character who has a son, like Donkey Kong, Jr.
🕹 Read a book where the MC runs into obstacles, physically or metaphorically.
🕹 Read a book with an animal character
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 14: July 15th ~ Donkey Kong 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Day of the Iguana
Author:Henry Winkler
Date Read: 15/7 4*
Task:🕹 Read a book where you know the MC's first and last name.
How it Fits:Hank Zipzer
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 15: August 1st ~ The Sims 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book published in the 2000s {2000 - 2009}.
🕹 Read a book where something is destroyed by fire.
🕹 Read a book where the MC gets married and/or has a baby.
🕹 Read a book where a character's home is described.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 15: August 1st ~ The Sims 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Baby, Be Mine
Author:Ginny Baird
Date Read:2/8 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book where the MC gets married and/or has a baby.
How it Fits:loc92% jacks dad called in some favors and helped arrange a quickie ceremony, he emma an tony all stood by as witnesses. after breaking the happy news to her mom about this wedding...
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 16: August 15th ~ World of Warcraft 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book where the MC goes on a quest of some kind. {Be creative.}
🕹 Read a book with opposing factions.
🕹 Read a book where a character belongs to a guild, or a group.
🕹 Read a book with an author who has double letters in either name, like Blizzard does.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 16: August 15th ~ World of Warcraft 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Three Alarm Fury
Author:Annabel Chase
Date Read:23/8 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book with an author who has double letters in either name, like Blizzard does.
How it Fits: double nn in name
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 17: September 1st ~ Stardew Valley 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book published in the 2010s {2010 - 2019}.
🕹 Read a book where a grandparent dies or more than one season is mentioned.
🕹 Read a book set on a farm or in a small town.
🕹 Read a book where the MC fishes, cooks, crafts, or explores.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 17: September 1st ~ Stardew Valley 👾 🎮 🕹Book:All Spell Breaks Loose
Author:Annabel Chase
Date Read:1/11 4*
Task:🕹 Read a book published in the 2010s {2010 - 2019}.
How it Fits:First published January 9, 2018
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 18: September 15th ~ Space Invaders 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book set in space.
🕹 Read a book that you think is very influential.
🕹 Read a book where a pop culture icon is mentioned.
🕹 Read a book where an invasion takes place
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 18: September 15th ~ Space Invaders 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Never Enough
Author:Lauren Dane
Date Read:11/11 4*
Task:🕹 Read a book where a pop culture icon is mentioned.
How it Fits:Getting an opening spot on a Pearl Jam tour?
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 19: October 1st ~ Fortnite 👾 🎮 🕹o Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book with at least 6 different editions listed on Goodreads.
🕹 Read a book that you would describe as EPIC.
🕹 Read a book published in December of any year.
🕹 Read a book that was an instant success.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 19: October 1st ~ Fortnite 👾 🎮 🕹Book:The Egypt Game
Author:Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Date Read:11/11 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book with at least 6 different editions listed on Goodreads.
How it Fits:has 60 editions listed
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 20: October 15th ~ Wii Sports 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book that has a main menu, or Table of Contents.
🕹 Read a book that various ages of readers could enjoy.
🕹 Read a book with AI, or Artificial Intelligence.
🕹 Read a book where a character watches or participates in tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, or boxing.
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 20: October 15th ~ Wii Sports 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Murder in the Gallery
Author:Sydney Tate
Date Read:16/11 2*
Task:🕹 Read a book that has a main menu, or Table of Contents.
How it Fits:has a table of contents
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 21: November 1st ~ Minecraft 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book where the title starts with a letter in MOJANG.
🕹 Read a book that was won more than one award.
🕹 Read a book with either the word HOSTILE or PEACEFUL found in the text.
🕹 Read a book with a character named Steve or Alex
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 21: November 1st ~ Minecraft 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Amnesia
Author:Ellie Grace
Date Read:21/11 3*
Task:🕹 Read a book where the title starts with a letter in MOJANG.
How it Fits:starts with A
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 22: November 15th ~ Super Mario Bros. 👾 🎮 🕹To Level Up on this game, complete ONE of the following:
🕹 Read a book that features brothers, like Mario and Luigi.
🕹 Read a book where a character is rescued, like Princess Peach.
🕹 Read a book set in a fictional place, like Mushroom Kingdom.
🕹 Read a book with alternating points of view, like when there's a Player Two
Video Game:🕹 🎮 👾 Game 22: November 15th ~ Super Mario Bros. 👾 🎮 🕹Book:Picking Up the Pieces
Author:Denise Grover Swank
Date Read:25/11 4*
Task:🕹 Read a book with alternating points of view, like when there's a Player Two
How it Fits: Includes POVs from Violet, Bruce Wayne, Joe, and Mason.
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Ready Player One: A Year-Long Reading Challenge
January 1 - December 31st, 2024
Let's read books and complete tasks related to video games you know and love, and maybe a few that are new to you!
On the 1st and 15th of each month I will post a new video game in the Game Console Thread. You will have four tasks to choose from for each game. You only need to complete one. Participate in as many or as few games as you would like.
You will make your Completion Posts here IN YOUR OWN THREAD. Please use this format. {You are welcome to copy and paste the game tasks into your own thread if you would like.}
Completion Post
Video Game:
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Task:
How it Fits:
If you have any questions, please post them in the Cheat Codes Q & A Thread.
Challenge Rules:
📘 Standard Rules Apply
📘I will create an individual thread for you prior to the start date.
📘Your first video game will be posted on January 1, 2024.
📘Books must be completed after the video game has been posted.