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Pass The Parcel (Team Challenge)
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Pass The Parcel Round 24 - Playing
This is a team challenge to encourage members to meet new friends and find new books.PLEASE READ EVERY LINE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS
I will be referring members back to this post if you ask me something already outlined here.
For this challenge we will have teams of roughly 6 players. The group will have a team captain who will track the completion of books for their team and remind their fellow team-members about compliance to the rules. Teams will be allocated before the reading starts. This will be done randomly.
Members signing up need to be prepared TO READ APPROXIMATELY ONE BOOK EACH WEEK.
Each week a theme will be randomly selected from the list posted in msg 4. This theme will be posted in the Q&A | Announcement thread between 4pm and 6pm US EST each Friday. (Feel free to prompt me if I forget :)
PLEASE NOTE THE TIMES for the theme announcements. I cannot guarantee I will post by the 4pm mark since that is 6am for me.
Each member in the group has the following options:
1. Read a book that matches the theme (the parcel)
OR
2. Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. (This essentially passing on a recommendation.)
If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
OR
3. 'Pass' on reading a book that week.
BUT each team member can only select option #3 once each 5 (five) weeks. AND each team may only have ONE person 'passing' for the round each week. It is up to the team as to how they manage a 'pass'. (Yes - this may mean that a team-mate can't claim a pass in a 5 week block.)
Each team member must post their selection (option 1, 2 or 3) in the week that the theme is announced. Please follow the format provided in msg 3. You can only change your book selection in its posting week. So choose carefully.
Each team member must return to their team thread and post a short review of the book that they read. This review should be enough to indicate that the member DID read the book. A couple of sentences is sufficient. "I liked it" is not.
Key information is required in both the selection and completion posts. Please ensure that you and your team-mates follow the format set out in msg 3 below. You and your Captain cannot claim to have completed your book until the post holds all the required information.
This challenge will run for 11 weeks. The winning team is the one that completes the challenge first; they win bragging rights :)
No-one can use the 'pass' option in the last week of the challenge.
Rules:
* Each team member MUST post their selection book into their team thread each week or they will be removed from the challenge. It isn't fair on your team-mates if you are not committed to participant each week.
* You MUST post your selection book in the week of the announced category. If you miss selecting your book (or pass) in that week, you will be removed from the challenge. The only exception is if you have contacted your team, team captain or one of the Mods with a valid reason. The decision to not remove you is solely up to the moderator running the game.
* You can only change your nominated theme book in the week that the theme is announced. You CANNOT change your book once a new theme is announced.
* '5 weeks' will be counted in blocks of five, with a new count starting in week 6.
* No-one can use the 'pass' option in the last week of the challenge.
* To qualify for a theme, the book's eligibility must meet the rules for the theme as posted each week (eg tagged, in the précis, MPG or found on an official list as contained in the theme announcement). Refer to the Q&A thread for more clarification on this rule.
* You can change your nominated book only during the week that it's theme is called.
* Books must be at least 100 pages in length.
* Anthologies and bundled books are fine, but you must read the full set.
* You must quote the page numbers for your selected book each week. Please quote the goodreads page numbers (any edition of the book is fine).
* The 'series' rule for Option 2 only applies to Option 2. The same book can be used under option 2 for multiple weeks so long as that book remains within the 6 month timeframe.
Important!!! If a team member falls behind by more than 2 books, they WILL be removed from the challenge. The team who loses that member will continue with the lower number of team-mates. This rule is to ensure that ALL participants are committed to their team and the challenge.
PLEASE NOTE - I will not remove, nor accept retirement from, any players in the last two weeks of the challenge. This will mean that the team cannot win if their players are MIA in the last two weeks.
IMPORTANT:
In the last week of the challenge, Option 2 will be altered. Book selections under option 2 will have to be taken from a different team's members' bookshelves. I will allocate the teams out on posting the final theme (week 11).
For example (and this allocation will be randomly done on the day of the last theme call)
Option 2 for Team 1 must come from the bookshelves of Team 4.
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For those of you who didn't play this growing up, a 'parcel' is passed from one person to another. ...When setting this game up, a prize (or 'gift') is wrapped in a large number of layers of wrapping paper. Smaller prizes may be placed between some or all other layers of wrapping.
During the game, music is played as the parcel is passed around. Whoever is holding the parcel when the music stops removes one layer of wrapping and claims any prize found under that layer. The music is then restarted and the game continues until every layer is removed and the main prize claimed.
This is the RRRC version of the game with a few more options and rules than we may remember from our childhood ;)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.
For selection post Option 2 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS
For the completion post you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selection/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this inforamtion in a NEW post. I don't want to have to keep going backwards in the thread.
💒💍Weddings💍💒We are a romance group and so ... time for a wedding based challenge!! Weddings have many different variations but are ultimately centred on love and commitment... So here we go, off into wedded bliss ;)
**Please note the tasks below are generalised; not all weddings, traditions, social groups or cultures follow the norms outlined below. Variations not included on these tasks are both acknowledged and accepted.**
The usual bookcover, precis, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.
1. A wedding unites 2 people
Read a book from a 2 book series (duology) or read the 2nd book in a series. A series that has only 2 books to date may be used.
Please link to the series page.
2. Rings are exchanged
Read a book with a ring on the cover. Any type of ring ~ eg wedding ring, smoke ring, donut. It must be round and have a clear empty middle.
3. There is a public declaration by an official (Minister, celebrant etc.)
Read a book with punctuation in the title and/or series name.
These are: full stop (aka period), question mark, exclamation mark, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, brackets, braces, parentheses, apostrophe, quotation mark and ellipsis.
A combined 'title: series' name will work. The proof can be on the main page of GR or on the bookcover. It must be limited to the actual title and/or actual series name. Tangential sentences to the title or series will not work.
4. Music is played ~ before, during or after
Read a book with an MC who is a musician.
5. The ceremony follows well established rituals
Read a book with the MPG 'Magic'.
This must be on the main page and not after you extend the genres to a full page list.
6. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly across cultures, religions and social groups
Read a book set in a country outside the USA.
The country must be stated in the precis or on the main page.
7. A wedding takes extensive planning
Read a book with a character who is a wedding planner or from a series of more than 5 books.
Please link to the series page.
8. Marriage is a legal contract
Read a book with a main character who is a lawyer.
9. A wedding is generally a pretty expensive event
Read a book with a wealthy character.
10. Popularised by Queen Victoria, the bride will often wear white.
Read a book with a character who is considered royal or rules a country, eg monarch, king, queen, emperor/ess, prince/cess, ruler of a country OR read a book with a mainly white cover (at least 50%).
11. There is often a dress code chosen by the couple, with many selecting to have a formal or semi-formal event
Read a book with a cover model in a suit or a flowing/formal dress.
12. At the end of the vows, the couple will kiss
Read a book with a kiss on the cover by the models, or with the word 'kiss' in the title.
13. Traditionally parents paid for the wedding
Read a book tagged with 'parent'.
14. Family and friends are invited to attend the ceremony
Read a book from a series where each new book is centred on a different couple.
A couple may be repeated in another book in the series, but only once. A compilation catch up, eg a Christmas book with multiple couples is fine.
15. A honeymoon trip will generally mark the beginning of the couple's married life
Read a book tagged 'holiday' or 'vacation'.
16. And they lived happily ever after
Read a book tagged 'hea'.
Sign UpsIf you are happy to be Captain, please let me know in your sign up post.
I'd really appreciate that bit of extra help from anyone who is happy to take on this fairly minor role :D
Wedding Planner (Captains)
Lisa
Christina (ovallsbooks)
Shan A
Michelle (Empty Nest)
Mountain Kat
Logan
KathyD
Julie
Chiara
Shandrea
KarenH
Diane
Trip
Partiers
Louise
Jane
Hazel^
Liza
Jamie AL
Vi
Heather
Sally
MrsGeo
CB
LaurLa
Kat (bookworm)
Sassafrass
Amber
Aiswrya
Dhruti
Michaele
Michelle (new)
Jill (rox)
Shelby^
Alma (new)
Catsalive
Emeli
Grace^
DanielleGS (Co)
Amanda (Co)
Monica (new)
Ariel
Jamie TRR
Carmen TBST
Eugenia
Janeylou
Stacey
Berit
Minnemoo
Vicki
Danielle
R~wka
Trio
Ela (mouse)
Bailey
Christy
Kendra
Ladybug
PurpleLadi
Jewelee
Jessica
Kari
Teams AllocatedTeam 1
🔔 Logan
Christy
Jill (rox)
Sally
Sassafrass
Team 2
🔔 Lisa
Minnemoo
MrsGeo
R~wka
Kendra
Team 3
🔔 Shan A
Michelle (new)
LaurLa
Vicki
Catsalive
Jamie TRR
Team 4
🔔 Chiara
CB
Trip
Trio
Amber
Team 5
🔔 KathyD
Jane
Ariel
Jewelee
Carmen TBST
Team 6
🔔 Christina (ovallsbooks)
Louise
Grace
Jessica
Kat (bookworm)
Team 7
🔔 Michelle (Empty Nest)
Dhruti
Jamie (AL)
Aiswrya
Vi
Team 8
🔔 KarenH
Ela (mouse)
Eugenia
Jessica S
PurpleLadi
Team 9
🔔 Julie
Bailey
Alma (new)
Hazel
Heather
Team 10
🔔 Shandrea
Shelby
Michaele
Ladybug
Amanda
Team 11
🔔 Mountain Kat
DanielleGS
Kari
Janeylou
Liza
Team 12
🔔 Diane D
Stacey
Emeli
Berit
Danielle
Just in case
Taking a break from captaining duties after a very stressful 12 month. Partier please
I’ll play please. Not captain (I will if you really need one)
I’m in. I would prefer not to captain this round but if you’re stuck I will step in.
I'm in. I don't mind being captain.
I'm in. Sorry - I can't be a captain this round.
I will play!! Sorry, no captain this time.
I'm in and can definitely captain!
I'm in! it's my first challenge so no captain please :)
Me please! 🙋🏻♀️ Happy to be a wedding planner. 😊
Would prefer to just party, but if we don't have enough wedding planners to go around, my organizational skills can be wrangled into use.
Awesome theme as usual! I’ll play and can captain.
I'm in, if you need a captain I can do it, but only if needed.
I think I need a holiday.Our Start Date for the first task will be on FRIDAY 18 April.
If the teams are organised I may call a day early :)
Apologies for any confusion.
I'm in - I can co-captain but I'm going to be on vacation for two weeks in May so I can't be captain by myself.
I'm in no to captain though.
I'm in, I'd be happy to take over for those 2 weeks Danielle is on vacation if you go the co captaining route, but otherwise I'd prefer not to captain
Partier, please
Partier here, please! I'd rather not captain.
THEME - 💒💍Weddings💍💒
Start date - FRIDAY 18 April
Sign up - now through to FRIDAY 11 April 4pm US EST
Teams assigned soon after sign ups close
First them call - 18 April between 4-6pm US EST
Last theme call - 27 June
If you sign up for this challenge, you must be prepared to:
* Read roughly one book each week
* Follow the format for the selection and completion posts.
* Post your selection book BEFORE the next theme is called, or you will be eliminated
* Technically be able to put links to other threads/bookshelves/lists, and insert book links and book covers in your posts. (These are not difficult but you MUST be able to do these links; they don't have to look pretty, but they do need to go to the intended location).
PLEASE READ THE RULES OF THE CHALLENGE CAREFULLY.
IF YOU HAVEN'T POSTED EACH WEEK WITHIN THE TIMELINES ABOVE AND YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY TOLD TEAM-MATES OR A MODERATOR - no questions - YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR TEAM and the challenge.
FURTHER, if you have dropped out of this challenge without explanation in the past or have been removed for lack of attendance, and you sign up and wish to play again, I will be PMing you...
This does not include those players who have PMd me or their Captain and dropped out due to real-life issues... We all understand that sometimes life throws curve-balls that mean you can't continue playing with us 💕