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2025 Team Literary Bookopoly - Dystopian Developers
Good morning! This is my first time playing! Looking forward to it!
Hiya! Checking in and excited for my first time playing, too!
Hello team! Checking in
Hello everyone!!! Bare with me during this event. First time player and first time captain here but looking forward to tackling this game with you guys!!Quick introduction:
I am Bubbles and I am just shy of 40. I live in beautiful North Carolina with an incredible husband, 3 fur babies, and 2 turtles. Horror is my absolute favorite genre but I do read a little bit of everything to keep myself rounded lol. When I am not reading, I can be found drawing, painting, cross stitching, or playing video games!!
I hope everyone is excited and can't wait to start!!!
hello, team! my name is Natalie and I am the co-captain for our team. it's my first time playing as well, so good to know I am not the only newbie. here is a little bit about me: I am 25 and live in the great state of Minnesota. I am married along with having some pets, but no children yet. we have a corgi named Daisy May, an orange cat named Fiona, and a gecko named Corona. I work two jobs come school time (September 2nd), so life gets a little bit busy on my end. :) I am a SPED para at a school by day and a CNA at night (LOL). my favorite genres are just about everything besides non-fiction. I do not read a whole lot of them except there has been a few exceptions as of late.
I look forward to meeting all of you. :)
Hello Team! Checking in! :) Looking forward to this game!
A little introduction on my side too then :DMy name is Yasmine, I am 29 years old and Swiss, but I grew up in Singapore. Currently living and working in Zurich, trying to travel as much as possible to discover the whole world and I love reading and picking up books from everywhere (it's seriously my most collected souvenir :P). I am a software engineer and love coding, but my work is currently taking up a lot of my "free reading time", so I don't have a high book per month set for this challenge. I've recently also started to read other stuff than just scifi and fantasy so I'm branching out into other genres, slowly but steadily :D Looking forward to this game with you all!
hello, team! we are getting down to the wire with needing all members to check in before August 28th. it's about 48 hours away & we would love to have everyone join us. we are missing check-ins from 4 people: Priya, Jess, Alyssa, & Ariel. I will be sending personal messages to you guys are well in hopes that maybe the notifications just haven't been working, but if you are reading this & have yet to drop a comment, please do within the next 48 hours. :)
Hey everyone!! Sorry I am late to the party and just now seeing this. My dad passed away suddenly a week ago today and this whole week has been a nightmare. Everything will settle down by the 1st I'm sure. Can't wait to play with you guys!
I’m so sorry to hear about your dad. My heart goes out to you and your family during this difficult time Alyssa!
Alyssa wrote: "Hey everyone!! Sorry I am late to the party and just now seeing this. My dad passed away suddenly a week ago today and this whole week has been a nightmare. Everything will settle down by the 1st I..."I am so sorry for your loss. If you need anything, just let us know. I am so happy to see you are excited to play!!
i sent Priya a msg on FB
🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️ wrote: "i sent Priya a msg on FB"Thank you for your help!
Bubbles wrote: "🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️ wrote: "i sent Priya a msg on FB"Thank you for your help!"
yw 🩷
Alyssa wrote: "Hey everyone!! Sorry I am late to the party and just now seeing this. My dad passed away suddenly a week ago today and this whole week has been a nightmare. Everything will settle down by the 1st I..."Sorry for your loss, Alyssa
Checking in.Hi everyone! Looking forward to playing with you all!
Thank you @PrinZessBookdragon!
Priya wrote: "Checking in.Hi everyone! Looking forward to playing with you all!
Thank you @PrinZessBookdragon!"
yw 🩷
oh, Alyssa! i’m so sorry to hear about the passing of your dad. if you need anything at all don’t be afraid to reach out. we are here for you. 🫶🏻
Mod
📢 Important Dates & Reminders
Here are the key dates to keep in mind as we get started:
📅 August 28th – Members must check in by the end of the day, or they will be removed/replaced.
📅 August 30th – Books may be started on this date, but cannot be finished until Monday, September 1, 2025 at 3:00 am (CST).
📅 September 1st – Official Start Date! The first roll can happen anytime after 3:00 am (CST).
👉 Countdown: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
As always, if you have any questions about gameplay, rules, or how things work, please don’t hesitate to ask! We want this to be fun, clear, and smooth for everyone.
Welcome again everyone!!! Are we getting excited yet?!?
Okay so I am finally checking in! <3 I'm happy to play.
Okay, so I have been going over all the rules so I think I got this now lol.We will be rolling last so it may be a little bit before we get on the board but we can still log books on the 1st to start building up our bank.
I just want to make sure everyone is on the same page since I am a newbie myself and can find new games a little intimidating.
I am so ready for the 1st!!!
So at present do we read for the tasks in the spreadsheet or any book will do to bank?
Priya wrote: "So at present do we read for the tasks in the spreadsheet or any book will do to bank?"We bank until our turn comes up and then when we get the prompt, we can decide who wants to read for our prompt. From talking with the admins, it looks likes our roll will decide what task we get from the spreadsheet.
By any chance, has someone created something we can print out with words and character names et. al. that we should be watching/listening for when we are reading? I started making a list but gave up because I didn't have time to finish it. So... thought I'd check here to see if someone made something. Thanks!
Jody wrote: "By any chance, has someone created something we can print out with words and character names et. al. that we should be watching/listening for when we are reading? I started making a list but gave u..."No, but I can make one after I finish cooking dinner :)
Edit:
Okay here is a list :)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G...
Can we add another tab in our ss for the bank books
christene_littlelibrary wrote: "Can we add another tab in our ss for the bank books"The log tab is the bank book page basically.
Ookay, I logged my first book that I just finished right now, but once we have our first task I can add more of the details if it could fit.. Sadly TinEye says the most colour it has on the cover is only at 46%, so it's not meeting the 50% minimum requirement :(
Yasmine wrote: "Ookay, I logged my first book that I just finished right now, but once we have our first task I can add more of the details if it could fit.. Sadly TinEye says the most colour it has on the cover i..."Sounds good :) It looks great and already has a lot of detail so way to go!
We have plenty of options available to make money on books even if they don't fit a prompt with our salary books, etc.
Good morning my fellow team members! I hope you are all reading some interesting books :) Ashley has created this very helpful thread that everyone needs to follow so you can be kept up to date with updates and announcements without them getting lost in all the various threads we have for Bookopoly. Make sure you click the notify me of updates option.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
If you have any questions about the game or need help, just let Natalie or myself know.
Yasmine wrote: "Ookay, I logged my first book that I just finished right now, but once we have our first task I can add more of the details if it could fit.. Sadly TinEye says the most colour it has on the cover i..."I will post more info later as well, if you end up needing to use my books for more than just page count to buy properties or what not.
In the past we'd try to use the lower page counts to count for the task we received when we rolled, not sure if we are planning to do the same this time around as well.
Can I get added to the spreadsheet so I can add my books? Please and thank you. :)
Shan ~A~ wrote: "Yasmine wrote: "Ookay, I logged my first book that I just finished right now, but once we have our first task I can add more of the details if it could fit.. Sadly TinEye says the most colour it ha..."That is what I was thinking since the bigger the book the more salary we can make. Glad to know that is the way to go! Feel free to give any more tips :)
Ariel wrote: "Can I get added to the spreadsheet so I can add my books? Please and thank you. :)"Ashley set it up for everyone to use our group spreadsheet. Have you tried to use the team tracking spreadsheet and not the game board?
Okay guys, just wanted to do a quick check in. Is everyone doing okay? We are the last team to roll so still waiting a little. Team 2 just started their roll so hopefully soon. You guys are doing GREAT!! I just added my books to the logs and saw all the books already read. Great job with all the details in the spreadsheet.
Doing great here. Currently trying to figure out what my next read is going to be that can fit more than one challenge.
I’ve been traveling but will figure out my books and get them added soon.
Bubbles wrote: "Ariel wrote: "Can I get added to the spreadsheet so I can add my books? Please and thank you. :)"Ashley set it up for everyone to use our group spreadsheet. Have you tried to use the team trackin..."
My name isn't in the name drop down?
Gotcha! Sorry, I thought you couldn't edit it. Fixing right now
Ooooh, no, I cam edit but someone with admin capabilities needs to add me, please. <3
I added a couple of books. I have a few more to add.
Hey there, Gothic Groundskeepers have decided the genre of choice for your team should be....FANTASY 😊
V_Nerdbooks wrote: "Hey there, Gothic Groundskeepers have decided the genre of choice for your team should be....FANTASY 😊"Can someone explain what this means? I'm lost
Does that mean our book going forward needs to be Fantasy?
So, I was going to update once I got this message.We just had our first roll of the game!! We landed on the Genre Junction were an opposing team had to pick a random genre for our prompt.
Natalie is going to take this prompt for us. My goal with rolling is to let everyone know what we landed on and ask if anyone is already reading a book that will fit for the prompt.
Just keep logging all the books! You guys are really doing great!!
Team Dystopian Developers
Duration: September 1 - November 30, 2025
💥Make sure that you have notifications turned on, so that you don't miss updates, notices, etc. (How-To)
Team Members
Bubbles, Captain
Natalie Oachs, Co-Captain
christene_littlelibrary
Priya Prakash
Jody
Shan ~A~
Susan
Alyssa Tarpley
Yasmine
Ariel
Removed:
JessLandlords of Lore Game Board
View the Game Board here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
IMPORTANT: Only Captains and Co-Captains should request edit access. Everyone else, just view the board — do not request editing rights.
Important Links
📌Bookopoly How-To / Q&A
📌Bookopoly Property Tasks
📌Bookopoly Turns
📌Standard Book Qualifications
📌Standard Team Challenge Rules
Important Dates
📅 August 28th: Members must check-in by the end of the day, or they will be removed/replaced!
📅 August 30th: Books may be started on this date, but cannot be finished until Monday, September 1, 2025 at 3:00:00 am (CST)
(countdown: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...)
📅 September 1st: Start Date! The first roll can happen after 3:00:00 am (CST).
📅 November 30th: End Date! Turns must be completed and Books finished by Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 11:00:00 pm (CST)!
(countdown: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...)
📅 December 1st: Winners will be OFFICIALLY Announced!
The FIRST ROLL (chosen at random) belongs to... Play will continue as follows:
📊 Team Tracking Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...