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August: Sliding Maze
Mod
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These kinds of puzzles always drive me bonkers in hidden object games. So, of course, I have to give it a try in book form as well. :)Slide Puzzle
Duration: August 1st - 31st
Option: 1
Level: whatever I get to
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Round 2, Different Map:
Blue ~
L - No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden 8/17/15
U - American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms 8/18/15
R - Widow's Walk 8/18/15
D - Night Bites 8/21/15
Yellow ~
D - Jurassic Park 8/22/15
L - The Forever Kiss 8/23/15
U - Demon Street Blues 8/24/15
L - The Grimm Chronicles Vol. 1 8/25/15
D - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 8/28/15
L - All Necessary Force 8/31/15
D - A Wizard of Earthsea 8/31/15
Slide PuzzleOption 2
Level: Medium
Moves:
✔U ~ Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready ~ 4 words 8/21
✔R ~ Ubik - Phillip Dick ~ 4 letters 8/9
✔R ~ Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin ~ 24 letters 8/23
✔R ~ Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare ~ 20 letters 8/19
✔R ~ Blood Games - Chloe Neill ~ 10 letters 8/17
✔R ~ Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux ~ 16 letters 8/7
✔R ~ Ubik - Phillip Dick ~ 4 letters 8/9
✔U ~ The Escape- David Baldacci ~ 2 words 8/21
✔U ~ Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett ~ 2 words 8/8
✔R ~ Deadtown - Nancy Holzner ~ 8 letters 8/11
✔U ~ Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke ~ 2 words 8/15
✔U ~ Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh ~ 2 words 8/12
✔L ~ Abandon the Night - Joss Ware ~ 15 letters 8/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Welcome to the challenge Holli and Barbara :)@Holli, that's where idea came from. Actually I like those more then HO sometimes ;)
This sounds very nice, I'am in!! Option:1
Level: I'll see where I get to
Sliding Maze August 1st to 31st
Level: Mini Slide
(4/4)
Moves:
- move up: book with even number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move down: book with odd number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move right: book with even number of letters in title
- move left: book with odd number of letters in title
Blue:
✔Move Up: Vampire Academy
✔Move Left: City of Bones
✔Move Down: The Young Elites
✔Move Right: The Diary of a Young Girl
Fun!Sliding Maze
Level: Mini Slide
1 Aug - 31 Aug
Blue
move right: book with even number of letters in title - That Way Again - 12 letters
move down: books with odd number of words in title - Trouble in Paradise - 3 words
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I have NO idea what I'm doing but you gotta start somewhere, right??I'm IN!
Sliding Maze Level: Medium Slide, Option 1 (I think!)
@Barbara; are you already done? or is that your plan of attack??
Also, do we update our progress throughout or wait until we've completed a slide to post?
Welcome to the challenge (and group) Jen ☺I'm guessing in Barbara's case it's plan of attack (or how to solve puzzle - in theory last two moves should be one more square to the right, but who's checking :P)
In most cases you'll see dates after books when they are done :)
You don't have to do image if you don't want to. You can just plan your steps. Or see where you'd get without planning.
As for updates, it's up to you. You can update as you go, or you can update when done. There is no rule for that. Most of us
Sliding MazeAugust 2015
11/11 completed
D - Junky by William S. Burroughs - one word (8/1) ★★★
D - Ubik by Philip K. Dick - one word (8/1) ★★★★
D - Shattered by Kevin Hearne - one word (8/5) ★★★
D - Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep - three words (8/6) ★★
L - The Veil by Chloe Neill - seven letters (8/8) ★★★
D - The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks - three words (8/8) ★★★★
L - Three Slices by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson and Chuck Wendig - 11 letters (8/13) ★★★
L - Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace - 29 letters (8/14) ★★★★
L - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - 17 letters (8/15) ★★★★
L - Crossed by Eliza Crewe - seven letters (8/18) ★★★
U - Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz - two words (8/22) ★★★★
Sliding MazeDuration: 8/1/15 - 8/31/15
Option: 1
Progress: 6 of 6
Completed: 8/23/15
Rules:
Using slide maze above, bring dots to similar colored squares.
Moves:
- move up: book with even number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move down: book with odd number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move right: book with even number of letters in title
- move left: book with odd number of letters in title
Red:
U- Secret Histories by Pittacus Lore (8/2/15) ★★★
L- The Doomsday Box by Herbie Brennan (8/23/15) ★★★
D- Pure by Jennifer Armentrout (8/7/15) ★★★
R- Jake Undone by Penelope Ward (8/11/15) ★★★
D- Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke (8/19/15) ★★
R- The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa (8/22/15) ★★★
Novel Books & Reading ChallengesSliding Maze
Duration: 8/1/2015 - 8/31/2015
Rules:
Using slide maze above, bring dots to similar colored squares.
Moves:
- move up: book with even number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move down: book with odd number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move right: book with even number of letters in title
- move left: book with odd number of letters in title
Progress: 9 out of 9
Yellow
D- Move Down: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 8/6/2015 - 416 Pages
D- Move Down: I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists by Wade Rouse - **** - 8/7/2015 - 272 Pages
D- Move Down: Untraceable by Laura Griffin - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages
L - Move Left: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson - **** - 8/12/2015 - 456 Pages - (9 Letters)
L - Move Left: A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas - **** - 8/13/2015 - 337 Pages (13 letter title)
L - Move Left: Xombi by John Rozum - ** - 8/19/2015 - 160 Pages - (5 letter title)
L - Move Left: Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - ***** - 8/20/2015 - 292 Pages (19 Letter Title)
L - Move Left: Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh - *** - 8/25/2015 - (17 Letter Title)
D- Move Down: Beauty and the Black Sheep by Jessica Bird - ***** - 8/29/2015
FINISHED - Message #16Sliding Maze
Duration: 8/1/15 - 8/31/15
Option: 1
Progress: 6 of 6
Completed: 8/23/15
Red:
U- Secret Histories by Pittacus Lore (8/2/15) ★★★
L- The Doomsday Box by Herbie Brennan (8/23/15) ★★★
D- Pure by Jennifer Armentrout (8/7/15) ★★★
R- Jake Undone by Penelope Ward (8/11/15) ★★★
D- Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke (8/19/15) ★★
R- The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa (8/22/15) ★★★
All done.
Moves:
✔U ~ Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready ~ 4 words 8/21
✔R ~ Ubik - Phillip Dick ~ 4 letters 8/9
✔R ~ Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin ~ 24 letters 8/23
✔R ~ Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare ~ 20 letters 8/19
✔R ~ Blood Games - Chloe Neill ~ 10 letters 8/17
✔R ~ Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux ~ 16 letters 8/7
✔R ~ Ubik - Phillip Dick ~ 4 letters 8/9
✔U ~ The Escape- David Baldacci ~ 2 words 8/21
✔U ~ Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett ~ 2 words 8/8
✔R ~ Deadtown - Nancy Holzner ~ 8 letters 8/11
✔U ~ Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke ~ 2 words 8/15
✔U ~ Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh ~ 2 words 8/12
✔L ~ Abandon the Night - Joss Ware ~ 15 letters 8/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Finally updated - Message 10Blue to blue slide
Done!Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Sliding Maze
Duration: 8/1/2015 - 8/31/2015
Rules:
Using slide maze above, bring dots to similar colored squares.
Moves:
- move up: book with even number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move down: book with odd number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move right: book with even number of letters in title
- move left: book with odd number of letters in title
Progress: 9 out of 9
Yellow
D- Move Down: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 8/6/2015 - 416 Pages
D- Move Down: I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists by Wade Rouse - **** - 8/7/2015 - 272 Pages
D- Move Down: Untraceable by Laura Griffin - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages
L - Move Left: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson - **** - 8/12/2015 - 456 Pages - (9 Letters)
L - Move Left: A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas - **** - 8/13/2015 - 337 Pages (13 letter title)
L - Move Left: Xombi by John Rozum - ** - 8/19/2015 - 160 Pages - (5 letter title)
L - Move Left: Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - ***** - 8/20/2015 - 292 Pages (19 Letter Title)
L - Move Left: Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh - *** - 8/25/2015 - (17 Letter Title)
D- Move Down: Beauty and the Black Sheep by Jessica Bird - ***** - 8/29/2015
I wanted to do this, but gave me a couple months to finish.YELLOW
left - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews 9/4/15
down - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 9/9/15
left - Tricked by Kevin Hearne 9/10/15
down - Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker 9/16/15
BLUE
right - The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King 9/18/15
down - Trudge by Shawn Chesser 9/22/15
RED
up - Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward 10/2/15
left - Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge 10/6/15
down - Steel by Carrie Vaughn 10/8/15
right - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 10/13/15
down - Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer 10/15/15
right - A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice 10/31/15
GREEN
up - Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath 10/17/15
right - The Ruins by Scott B. Smith 10/22/15
up - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 10/30/15
right - Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler 11/4/15
up - Defending Angels by Mary Stanton 11/7/15
left - Evolution by Kelly Carrero 11/20/15
down - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 11/20/15
Started late but managed to finish in a month
Start Date: December 3, 2015
Level: Slide
Completed: 15/15
Completed Date: January 3, 2016
Blue - Mystery
✓R - Death of a Red Heroine, 21/12/15 (18 letters)
✓D -And Then There Were None, 28/12/15 (5 words)
Red - Science Fiction
✓U - Infinite Jest, 10/12/15 (2 words)
✓L - The People in the Trees, 13/12/15 (19 letters)
✓D - The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, 21/12/15 (7 words minus "The")
✓R - Uprooted, 24/12/15 (8 letters)
✓D - Neuromancer, 31/12/15 (1 word)
✓R - Six of Crows, 3/1/16 (10 letters)
Yellow - Literature
✓L - My Documents, 3/12/15 (11 letters)
✓D -A Doll's House, 11/12/15 (3 words)
✓L - Station Eleven, 27/12/15 (13 letters)
✓D - Me Before You, 28/12/15 (3 words)
Green - Fantasy
✓L - A Darker Shade of Magic, 15/12/15 (19 letters)
✓U - The Shining Girls, 29/12/15 (2 words minus "The"), crossed with yellow (literature)
✓R - The Alchemist, (12 letters), crossed with yellow (literature)
Mod
I'm going to try this challenge - where (or how) are people creating the image of their maze?
LaurLa wrote: "I'm going to try this challenge - where (or how) are people creating the image of their maze?"Me too. Two years later, but same question.
Allegra wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I'm going to try this challenge - where (or how) are people creating the image of their maze?"Me too. Two years later, but same question."
Probably paint?
Mod
Me too. Two years later, but same question."
Hi Allegra,
I' m sorry I don't know the answer either. I took your question to the mod's group and when I get an answer I'll be back.
~Laura
Mod
You can save original 'empty' maze to your computer and then use any drawing program you are comfortable with to draw your moves. Like Samantha suggested paint. Actually if I remember right, I did make it originally in paint. But you can use whatever you want.Even pen and paper if that works for you.
You don't really have to post image of your maze and moves.
I hope I understood your question right :)
Sliding MazeDuration: 8/1/18 - 8/31/18
Blue
Down: 1st to Die 8/8/18 (3 words)
Down: Vicious 8/12/18 (1 word)
Right: Furyborn 8/20/18 (8 letters)
Right: Fool Moon 8/24/18 (8 letters)
Right: Along Came a Spider 8/25/18 (16 letters)
Right: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood 8/30/18 (10 letters)
Completed!
Yellow
Left: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 8/6/18 (9 letters)
Left: The Fates Divide 8/9/18 (15 letters)
Left: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 8/13/18 (31 letters)
Left: 2nd Chance 8/16/18 (9 letters)
Down: 4th of July 8/21/18 (3 words)
Left: 7th Heaven 9/7/18 (9 letters)
Down: Heir of Fire 9/7/18 (3 words)
Down: The 8th Confession 9/10/18 (3 words)
Down:
Mod
Mod
Completed!
I'd like to try and complete the other routes out of the time frame. Is that allowed?"
Congratulations Samantha! ( and yes, that is allowed. )
Allegra wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I'm going to try this challenge - where (or how) are people creating the image of their maze?"Me too. Two years later, but same question."
I did use Paint the way the Tea said on the original image. But the easiest was to find someone else who had the path I wanted already and just copy their image.
Sliding MazeDuration: 8/1/18 - 8/31/18
Option: 1
Progress: 7 of 7
Rules:
Using slide maze above, bring dots to similar colored squares.
Moves:
- move up: book with even number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move down: book with odd number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move right: book with even number of letters in title
- move left: book with odd number of letters in title
Up: The Maelstrom by Henry Neff (8/2/18) ~ even include The
Right: Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison (8/11/18) ~ 20 letter
Up: The Hidden Man by David Ellis (8/14/18) ~ even exclude The
Right: Hold Your Breath by Katie Ruggle (8/20/18) ~ 14 letters
Up: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (8/28/18) ~ even include The
Left: The Outsider by Stephen King (8/31/18) ~ 11 letters
Down: Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (8/24/18) ~ odd
Mod
I'm not sure if I get them all in one month but worst case I'll continue until I'm finished, I'm not doing it for any kind of badges only for the fun of the challange :-)Slide Maze
Duration: 8/1/19 - 8/31/19
Option 1: Hitting Walls
Level: Maxi Slide (16+ books)
Completed: 19/19
Blue: (2/2)
→ While I'm Waiting: Going from despair to hope while praising God and choosing contentment during trials by Laura Hodges Poole 4* 8/14 (14 letters or 86 letters - including subtitle)
↓ Sorry, wir haben uns verfahren: Kurioses aus der Bahn by Stephan Orth & Antje Blinda 4* 8/15 lit. transl: Sorry, We Lost Our Way: Train (Travel) Oddities (5 words or 9 words - including subtitle)
Green: (7/7)
↑ Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon 5* 8/3 (2 words)
→ Sheltered by the SEAL book 2 in HERO Force Box Set by Amy Gamet 4* 8/4 (18 letters)
↑ Harbored by the SEAL book 3 in HERO Force Box Set by Amy Gamet 4* 8/4 (4 words)
→ Weapons of Mass Distraction book 2 in Lexi Graves Mysteries Omnibus Volume Two by Camilla Chafer 3.5* 8/10 (24 letters)
↑ Scent of a Mystery by Victoria L.K. Williams 4* 8/13 (4 words)
← Sea, Sky, & Skeleton by Carolyn L. Dean 5* 8/14 (17 letters)
↓ Getaway by Rosemarie Naramore 4* 8/17 (1 word)
Yellow: (4/4)
← Command Indecision book 3 in Lexi Graves Mysteries Omnibus Volume One by Camilla Chafer 4.5* 8/8 (17 letters)
↓ Shock and Awesome book 1 in Lexi Graves Mysteries Omnibus Volume Two by Camilla Chafer 3.5* 8/9 (3 words)
← Fixing Perfect by Therese M. Travis 4* 8/11 (13 letters)
↓ The Waiting Place by Irene Davidson 3* 8/12 (3 words)
Orange: (6/6)
↑ Die fünf Menschen, die dir im Himmel begegnen=The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 4* 8/1 (8 words)
← Who Glares Wins book 2 in Lexi Graves Mysteries Omnibus Volume One by Camilla Chafer 4* 8/2 (13 letters)
↓ Inception book 2 in ALPHA by Steven Konkoly 4* 8/3 (1 word)
→ Aus süßer Berechnung=Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb 3* 8/6 (18 letters)
↓ Off the Charts by Anna Lowe 4* 8/6 (3 words)
→ The Great Exchange by Don Mance 4* 8/14 (16 letters)
(view spoiler)
It looks like at one time I thought I'd attempt this challenge but either completely forgot about it or gave up? (msg 33). I'll give it another try now :-)
August: Sliding Maze
August 2019
My Sliding Maze Challenge (msg 48)
Level ~ Maxi Slide 19 of 19 Complete
✔Yellow dot to yellow square
🔹Left Little White Lies ~ Kimberly Reeves ~ 15 letters ~ 08.02 ★★★
🔹Down Light After Dark ~ Marie Force ~ 3 words ~ 08.28 ★★★★
🔹Left Magic Triumphs ~ Ilona Andrews ~ 13 letters ~ 08.04 ★★★★★
🔹Down Sense and Sensibility ~ Jane Austen ~ 3 words ~ 08.06 ★★★
✔Green dot to green square
🔹Up Close Enough to Touch ~ Victoria Dahl ~ 4 words ~ 08.07 ★★★★
🔹Right Stars Above ~ Marissa Meyers ~ 10 letters ~ 08.26 ★★★★
🔹Up Big Girls Don't Cry ~ Brenda Novak ~ 4 words ~ 08.05 ★★★★
🔹Right The Perfect Play ~ Jaci Burton ~ 14 letters ~ 08.10 ★★★★
🔹Up Grizzly Love ~ Eve Langlais ~ 2 words ~ 08.13 ★★★
🔹Left Rebellion ~ Nora Roberts ~ 9 letters ~ 08.25 ★★★★
🔹Down The Wilde One ~ Janelle Denison ~ 3 words ~ 08.02 ★★★
✔Blue dot to blue square
🔹Right Let's Get Textual ~ Teagan Hunter ~ 14 letters ~ 08.05 ★★★★★
🔹Down On Her Own Two Wheels ~ Stacy Xavier ~ 5 words ~ 08.19 ★★★
✔Red Dot to red square
🔹Up Once Upon a Ghost ~ Day Leclaire ~ 4 words ~ 08.15 ★★★
🔹Left The Duet ~ R.S. Grey ~ 7 letters ~ 08.29 ★★★★
🔹Down Beneath the Secrets ~ Lisa Renee Jones ~ 3 words ~ 08.10 ★★★★
🔹Right Out of Focus ~ Nancy Naigle ~ 10 letters ~ 08.08 ★★★★
🔹Down Celebrity in Death ~ J.D. Robb ~ 3 words ~ 08.23 ★★★★
🔹Right Birthday Suit ~ Lauren Blakely ~ 12 letters ~ 08.24 ★★★★
Mod
How is it with books with subtitle? Is it fine if I count the words or letters of the main title only or do I have to count them all?I'm reading While I'm Waiting: Going from despair to hope while praising God and choosing contentment during trials currently as well.
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Duration: August 1st to 31st
Levels:
Mini Slide: 2-5 books
Medium Slide: 5-9 books
Slide: 10-15 books
Maxi Slide: 16+ books
Rules:
Using slide maze above, bring dots to similar colored squares.
Moves:
- move up: book with even number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move down: book with odd number of words in title (an, a, the can be excluded)
- move right: book with even number of letters in title
- move left: book with odd number of letters in title
Example
Option 1
Move dot on the board by 'hitting walls'. One direction equals one move. When it hits the wall it changes the direction until next wall or getting to the right square.
In case of blue dot it means two moves: 1 right and 1 down.
R: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - 20 letters
D: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - 5 words
Option 2
Move dot square by square in any direction you want as long as it reaches right square in the end.
You can also move diagonally but in that case you have two rules to follow!
In case of blue dot it has 4 moves right and 2 down.
R: Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn - 22 letters
R: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - 14 letters
R: My Name Is Rapunzel by K.C. Hilton - 16 letters
R: The House Girl by Tara Conklin - 12 letters
D: Wings of Fire by Charles Todd - 3 words
D: Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn - 3 words
Example for diagonal (right-down)
RD - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - 14 letters & 3 words
Extra challenge:
If you think it's too easy, here is something extra for you: One color=one genre.
Pick a color and associate it with a genre. Moving that dot means reading only books from that genre.
But be careful if you're reading more than one color and your lines cross!
Example:
blue = mystery
red = romance
yellow = young adult
green = fantasy
blue+red = romantic suspense