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🕹 🎮 👾 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.
Completion PostVideo Game: August 1st - The Sims
Book: The Cabinet of Curiosities
Author: Douglas Preston
Date Read: 8/4/24
Task: 🕹 Read a book published in the 2000s {2000 - 2009}.
How it Fits: Published June 3, 2002
🕹 🎮 👾 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.
Completion PostVideo Game: August 15th ~ World of Warcraft
Book: The Eye of the World
Author: Robert Jordan
Date Read: 8/26/24
Task: 🕹 Read a book with opposing factions.
How it Fits: Aes Sedai and the Children of the Light oppose each other, and they both oppose the Dark One.
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 17: September 1st ~ Stardew Valley 👾 🎮 🕹🕹 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.
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 18: September 15th ~ Space Invaders 👾 🎮 🕹🕹 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.
🕹 🎮 👾 Game 19: October 1st ~ Fortnite 👾 🎮 🕹🕹 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.
Completion PostVideo Game: September 1st ~ Stardew Valley
Book: Hounded
Author: Kevin Hearne
Date Read: 9/3/24
Task: Read a book published in the 2010s {2010 - 2019}.
How it Fits: First published May 3, 2011
Completion PostVideo Game: September 15th ~ Space Invaders
Book: Player Piano
Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Date Read: 10/1/24
Task: Read a book that you think is very influential
How it Fits: a classic dystopian book that is still relevant today
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The Eye of the World (other topics)
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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.