The Challenge Factory discussion

Okay cool. I can do it then. Thanks. I just didn't want to pick the wrong one.

Thank you :)

Ok.
Here is the Periodic table. Nika gave me the idea to turn into a Challenge because she is taking an Earth Science class. I said I thought I could turn the table into a challenge, but I need help. I am about to eat breakfast so I will think on it as I devour my eggs:D

Here are two pictures:

Hmm that's tricky, all I can think of ATM is titles with the various elements and or make the different types a particular genre to give it a twist.

I was thinking the same thing. Or book cover colors.

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Ok.
Here is the Periodic table. Nika gave me the idea to turn into a Challenge because she is taking an Earth Science class. ..."

The only not-so-original idea I came up with is to have the author First & Last initials be the two-letter symbol (in any order: so for Iron it could be FE or EF) If it's a one-letter symbol (Like O for Oxygen) then it could be an author first OR last initial. You could also use titles if you wanted.

Over on Crazy Challenge group they had a challenge It's Elemental, My Dear! based on the periodic table. You can check it out here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'm sure if you asked Barb, she would allow you to use it here. Or maybe this will just give you the inspiration you need to create a challenge.

Oh wow! that's really involved. Nice challenge.
Thanks BC.

I don't know if I will borrow it since a lot of people belong to that group and have probably seen it.

Back to drawing board. I should probably ask my 6 year old as she keeps making up games (and rules) for us to play. Kids are quite creative...and cheaters too :D

Book Concierge wrote: "Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Ok.
Here is the Periodic table. Nika gave me the idea to turn into a Challenge because she is taking an Earth Science class. ..."

The only not-so-original ..."

Nika found one she liked for a challenge from some blog-



Novels In Verse
Poisoned Apples by Christine Heppermann
Hideous Love by Stephanie Hemphill
Kiss of Broken Glass by Madeleine Kuderick
Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay
Street Love by Walter Dean Myers
Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill
How to (Un)cage a Girl by Francesca Lia Block


Books Told In Multiple Points-of-View
Defiance by C.J. Redwine
The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine
Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy
Panic by Lauren Oliver
Mind Games by Kiersten White
Breathe by Sarah Crossan

Paperback Originals
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
House of Ivy & Sorrow by Natalie Whipple
How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer
Crash by Nicole Williams
Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart
Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins


Stand-Alones
The End Games by T. Michael Martin
Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale
Fake ID by Lamar Giles
Dear Killer by Katherine Ewell
Salvage by Alexandra Duncan
The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
Tease by Amanda Maciel
The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Pretty Girl-13 by Liz Coley
Possess by Gretchen McNeil
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
Great by Sara Benincasa
Life by Committee by Corey Ann Haydu
You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle
Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff
Vivian Divine Is Dead by Lauren Sabel
Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith
Parallel by Lauren Miller
Period 8 by Chris Crutcher
Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
September Girls by Bennett Madison
Kiss Kill Vanish by Jessica Martinez
The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes
Don’t Touch by Rachel M. Wilson
The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno
Fan Art by Sarah Tregay
Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn
Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis
Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block


Books Made Into Movies or TV Shows
The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
The Secret Circle by L.J. Smith
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
Beastly by Alex Flinn
The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
Divergent by Veronica Roth
The Last Apprentice: Seventh Son by Joseph Delaney


Award Winners
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia
Monster by Walter Dean Myers


Books by Authors Who’ve Also Written Adult Books
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong
Partials by Dan Wells
Rush by Eve Silver
Made for You by Melissa Marr
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas


New York Times Bestselling Series
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Gone by Michael Grant
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

I won't be joining in that one. I am not HUGE YA lover like that.

Ooh I loves some YA me lol but I think I've probably read most of them already

Ezi that might be tricky if people have read a lot of the titles. What about using shelves or themes?

Jenne wrote: "Ezi that might be tricky if people have read a lot of the titles. What about using shelves or themes?"

That's Nika's problem...I prefer to ENTER challenges not create them. I am not touching that challenge now that she has stepped in. Woo hoooo!

Superheroes VS. Super villains challenge

I like that idea Ezi

That sounds good Ezi!

Love the names!!!!

Where is Jennifer?

Busy with the baby :)

I love the names too Jenne.

I'm working on my August foreman challenge and August in History. Sorry I slacked on the July foreman challenge, I just could not think of anything.

Also trying to think of some other things to do since I feel like I've been slacking around here a bit, but with the new job change things are a little wacky around here.

It's all good :)

Jenne wrote: "It's all good :)"

Sorry, I just finishing packing for Myrtle Beach. My mom got here. I am trying to clean the house so I can come back to Pine sol clean. That is the best smell, opening your house and smelling that Fresh/Clean smell.

Please keep an eye on DB and FWYS, and maybe send a pm to the group as I won't be able to.

DAMN Houston wants Chandler Parsons. Damn them and Donnie dummy Nelson. He doesn't know what the hell he is doing

I hear ya on Parsons :/
What days are you going to be gone?
I have to have the house spotless before going out of town.

I'll send out a mass message tomorrow about the DB and FWYS for August.

Paris I love all of those ideas! Personally I've been thinking we need some new stuff to shake the group up. I put up a new yearly challenge this week, and have been brainstorming but not coming up with anything good.

Great thanks Jenne. I'll start delving into those ideas. Let me know if you think of anything that'll make them work better.

I put Hangman and Ready, Set, Cover in the mini challenge section. I wasn't sure if I should put them there or in odds and ends. If you think they would be better in odds and ends, let me know and I'll move them.

I think mini will work :)
All looks good :)

I'm gonna wait to put up celebrate until next week when I put up my other August challenges. Still working on the rules/details for Trivial Pursuit. It's a little tricky.

I'll take a look at the real game (haven't played in ages) and see if anything jumps out at me.

Here's a board Trivial Pursuit Board

What I've got so far is:

pink = characters
yellow = history
blue = geography
purple = arts (covers)
green = science/nature (so settings, by water, desert, etc)
orange - sports/leisure (vehicles, weapons, sports, etc)
and then there are 12 "other" spots that I believe are roll agains in the normal version, but I figured they could be wild cards (so author, stand alone, etc).

We would provide a list of listopias and shelves for each color that the players would choose from whenever they land on the color. They have to read one book from one of those lists/shelves to move on.

If they land on a pie spot, they have to read 2 books on any of those and then answer a question that revolves around that category in order to get the pie piece. The first person to get all the pieces wins.

Some of my issues include, do we let everyone play at once, or limit games to only so many players?

Is working off of listopias/shelves too much work? If so, how else do people pick their books? Maybe instead of lists/shelves, we label each spot with a number and that number corresponds to something like Swoonworthy Heroes for characters and they have to prove somehow that the hero in the book they read is indeed swoonworthy? That kind of thing would be easier for geography (read a book set in London) or history (read a book published in 2001 or set in 1960). Even for arts (read a book with a red cover) and science/nature (read a book set near a lake). I think characters really would be the more difficult one followed by sports/leisure (unless we stuck strictly to sports or maybe weapons/vehicles on the cover)

Wow Paris you sure like to make things difficult for yourself don't you ? Haha.
I think the idea is awesome, will definitely play :•D

How about a spell it out for a place here in Wales?
You may have heard of the longest train station name in the world ?
Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch

It will be a bit of a challenge though lol.

I think you could make that one into a year-long challenge all by itself! XD

Loving all the new ideas!
The Trivial Pursuit project looks especially fun, I'm kinda in awe of your creativity Paris! :) Maybe you could number the spots and combine using lists/shelves for the harder categories like characters and sports/leisure with clear tasks (red cover, lake setting, etc.) for the rest?

I like the # idea vs shelves and listopias. What about grouping it together in groups like monopoly?

Vicci Audio Nerd wrote: "How about a spell it out for a place here in Wales?
You may have heard of the longest train station name in the world ?
Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch

It will..."

That is awesome. I didn't know about that. I think that would be a fantastic spell out challenge...emphasis on the challenge part. lol

I think the numbering for TP will be a lot easier. I'll start coming up with things to read for each spot. And I think groups of 6 or less would be good...it's been so long since I've played TP though does a two player game even really work or does it have to be more than 2?

I think I'll also need help with the questions for each category. Let me know if you ladies have any suggestions on that part.

I'll be out of the country on vacation from tomorrow until next Thursday, could one of you keep an eye on the buddy reads and set up new threads if anyone else signs up? :)
I'll check in every once in a while, but I probably won't be quite as attached to the internet as usual. ;)

NP :)
Have fun! Where ya headed?

Back "home" to Germany, spending some time at my parents' place together with my boyfriend. :)
Thx!

Denise, take me with you. Have fun and drink lots of dark beer like Guinness.
I will also keep an eye on the BR thread with Jenne

Have fun Denise!! Be sure to have a ton of fun on the 5th for me since I don't get to actually go anywhere for my birthday.

I'll back them up on the BR thread too.

Thanks, you guys are the best! :)

Ezi: i'm fairly sure some beer will be consumed sooner or later... I'll have one for you!

Paris: Will do! Hope you'll have a great birthday anyway! :)

Thanks Denise!! It's a Tuesday and a ton of books are being released that I want, so it should be great. And I'm getting a new tattoo the day before.

We're on the featured groups today :)

Jenne wrote: "We're on the featured groups today :)"

what is that?

Click on groups and your groups are on the left and to the right of that is featured groups were the first one listed :)

Jenne wrote: "Click on groups and your groups are on the left and to the right of that is featured groups were the first one listed :)"

Cool. Ummm, how did you even notice that? i never go on that page.

PS: i have updated the Buddy Reads thread

I just happened to see it :)
Good deal I've been on my phone all afternoon so no new threads from it....

Jenne wrote: "We're on the featured groups today :)"

Wooohoooo!!!

Nice! And thanks for keeping an eye on things for me. :)

New tattoo, Paris? Now I'm curious, what are you getting?