The Reading Challenge Group discussion

** See Books of Chance - How to Play for the full rules. **

Books of Chance is based on the dice game, Yahtzee. This game will run from June - December, 2016.

There are 3 levels of participation:

1. Play Upper Half only (6 books)
2. Play Lower Half only (7 books)
3. Play the entire game (13 books)

➜ Click here for electronic Yahtzee dice

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My shelf for this game is: (link)

Upper Half

Ones -
Twos -
Threes -
Fours -
Fives -
Sixes -

Lower Half

3 of a Kind -
4 of a Kind -
Full House - 25 pts -
Small Straight - 30 pts -
Large Straight - 40 pts -
Yahtzee - 50 pts -
Chance -

Allison's Books of Chance:

My designated shelf for this game is 2016 Books of Chance

Upper Half

✔ Ones - 4 - Vessel (Roll 5)
✔ Twos - 8 - Cursed Moon (Roll 8)
✔ Threes - 3 - The Winds of Khalakovo (Roll 10)
✔ Fours - 12 - The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence (Roll 7)
✔ Fives - 10 - XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel (Roll 2)
✔ Sixes - 18 - The King's Daughter (Roll 11)

Lower Half

✔ 3 of a Kind - 25 - The Clockwork Dagger (Roll 12)
✔ 4 of a Kind - 14 - A Breath of Frost (Roll 4)
✔ Full House - 25 pts - Lady Fortescue Steps Out (Roll 3)
✔ Small Straight - 30 pts - The Decoy Princess (Roll 1)
✔ Large Straight - 40 pts - Stormdancer (Roll 13)
✔ Yahtzee - 50 pts - An Officer and a Spy (Roll 6)
✔ Chance - 22 - Vicious (Roll 9)

Completed: 13/13

Designated shelf (+ link) - Bookopoly shelf

Upper Half

Ones -
Twos -
Threes -
Fours -
Fives -
Sixes -

Lower Half

3 of a Kind -
4 of a Kind -
Full House - 25 pts - A Dance with Dragons
Small Straight - 30 pts -
Large Straight - 40 pts -
Yahtzee - 50 pts - Perfect Match
Chance - 22 pts Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

So glad you're joining in on this one, Sam!

My shelf for this game is: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Upper Half

Ones - 0- The Goose Girl
Twos - 2-Fright Time #6: 3 Spine-tingling Tales for Young Readers DONE
Threes - 12 Marlfox DONE
Fours - 12-Fright Time #15 DONE
Fives - 15-Lord Brocktree DONE
Sixes - 18-Hart's Hope DONE

Lower Half

3 of a Kind - 11-Fiet's Vase and Other Stories of Survival DONE
4 of a Kind - 10-Fright Time #4 DONE
Full House - 25 pts - Time's Enemy DONE
Small Straight - 30 pts - 0- Crescendo DONE
Large Straight - 40 pts - 0-The Queen's Fool DONE
Yahtzee - 50 pts - 0- Girls in Trucks DONE
Chance - 19 pts-He Gold-Bug and Other TalesDONE

Changed shelf for next roll, less chance of a second book in a series showing up that way!

Yay!

I finished my first book, The Decoy Princess, for the Small Straight. It's one I've owned for a while but for some reason never picked up. It's good - less princessy and more assassin-ish than I expected.

My second turn, I rolled 2 fives. The 10th book on my shelf is XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel. I can pretty much guarantee that's not what I would have picked next!

Ah, but that is the fun of it Allison!

Exactly :D

Almost done my first book, getting my second and it is 12 Marlfox in the Redwall series.

All these fun games! I think I'll go with one of my long-term project shelves. I have a selection of 50 non-fiction books that I own that I wanted to try and read over a five year period. So far I still haven't gotten off the start line. I still probably won't make it far, as some are very long and I take my time reading them. However, with any luck this might give me the kick in the pants I need.

My shelf for this game is: 50-n-5 Non-Fiction

Upper Half

Ones -
Twos -
Threes -
Fours -
Fives -
Sixes -

Lower Half

3 of a Kind -
4 of a Kind -
Full House - 25 pts -
Small Straight - 30 pts -
Large Straight - 40 pts -
Yahtzee - 50 pts -
Chance -

That sounds perfect for this challenge, Plethora. Good luck!

Can someone pick a book for me from my list please?
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Thanks!

I finished my second book, XO, for the fives. Then rolled a Full House, and I'll be reading Lady Fortescue Steps Out for it.

Jenny, how about The Goose Girl?

OK thanks Allison! Now to finish my list!

Annnnddd another 0... another pick please :)

Crescendo!

Ok!

Yet another zero lol....

Oh no.... hahahaha. Ok, how about The Queen's Fool?

Ooh, that one has sounded good to me for a while!

Wow, I have rotten luck haha yet another zero.... But on the upside, my card is complete!

I wonder how electronic dice really compare to real ones. Is it harder to play a game like this since they're so purposely random??

Let's try this one a little differently - read #5 on your random shelf, whatever that might be!

Ok, and I think its more that I only had the hardest scores to get left haha

Somehow I miss giving the dice a good shake before throwing them. I'm sure that affects the outcome somehow!!

I finished my Full House book, Lady Fortescue Steps Out. I've now rolled 4 of a kind for A Breath of Frost.

Finished Marlfox, finally! I love Redwall, but it does get repetitive sometimes...

Finished A Breath of Frost. Next up is Vessel. Yet another book that has been hanging around on my shelf for too long!

Started reading The Sound & The Fury Struggling. Anyone know why I should read this? Should I keep on keeping on?

I finished reading Vessel. It's a standalone YA fantasy with a unique story. I really liked it!

Onto An Officer and a Spy for my next turn.

I finished my upper half! Just two books to go, so I think I'll make it by December.

Done! My last book ended up being a dnf, but I'm still counting it.

I did not do well, I never read my first roll.....oh well. another year is just around the corner filled with challenges.

I am way more organized for all the challenges I am trying to participate in so I hope to have success at making it through more of my TBR and challenges.

You're right, there's always next year! Good luck!