The Challenge Factory discussion

Team 8 - SMMACKLe

Captain: Apoorv
Sarah
Sunshine✰✰✰
⚣Michaelle⚣
Carrie
Karen ♐
~Melissa~
Lanelle

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Bonus Points:
Earned: 6
Used: 6

Helpful Links:

Dice Roll (2 dice on Fridays, US Central Time)
R11 SS Post Your Spot
R11 SS Discussion Thread
Time Zone Converter

ALTERNATES:
*Titles exclude leading articles like A, An, The)
❀Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
❀ Colors: The cover has to be at least 50% Guidelines
❀ Locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location.
❀ Publication Years: Any edition so long as it is published in the given year according to GR.
❀ Authors' Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
❀ Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
❀ Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, and The do not count.

LIST:
2. Title N
3. Cover Item: Furniture
4. Author L
5. South America
6. Cover: Black
7. Published 2016
8. Character has a pet
9. Cover Item: Lamp/Candle
10. Character has at least one child
11. Romance
12. Set in a place you've visited
13. GR average rating <3.6
14. Cover Item: Jewellery
15. Book that one of your teammates read shelf rated a 5-star
16. Cover: Pink
17. Four or more Words Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
18. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
19. North America
20. Title G
21. Cover Item: Animal
22. Historical
23. Female Author
24. Cover: Green
25. Published 2015
26. Non-Fiction
27. Cover Item: Two or more people
28. Author uses their middle name/initial (e.g. Robert J. Sawyer, Rita Mae Brown)
29. Cover: Red
30. Cover Item: Water
31. Young Adult/New Adult
32. Set in a Fictional Location/Universe
33. Africa
34. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
35. Author I
36. GR average rating >4.0
37. Number in the Title (i.e. Third Grave Dead Ahead or Every Fifteen Minutes)
38. Originally published in a language other than English
39. School/College/University
40. Cover Item: Food/Drink
41.Title B
42. Cover Item: Weapon
43. LGBTQ+
44. Author W
45. Published 2011-2012
46. Cover: White
47. Published 2019
48. Australia
49. Author D
50. Cover: Blue
51. Published 2017
52. Cover Item: One person
53. Author R
54. Published before 1950
55. Favorite Author
56. One Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Witness or Divergent)
57. Cover: Yellow/Gold
58. Mystery/Thriller
59. Author H
60. Asia
61. Several authors
62. Author A
63. Award winner (must state which/when)
64. New to you author
65. Published 2013
66. Title V
67. Cover Item: Book
68. Published the year you were born
69. Title C
70. Cover Item: Mode of Transportation
71. Title F
72. Published between 2001 and 2010
73. Cover Item: Hands/Arms/Feet/Legs (no other body parts visible)
74. Book to Movie/TV (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
75. Male Author
76. Two Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. Deadly Silence or The Hunger Games)
77. Title J
78. Cover: Purple
79. Debut Novel or Debut Author
80. Cover Item: Instrument
81. Title K
82. Cover Item: Building
83. Published between 1950 and 2000
84. Author O
85. Cover: Grey/Silver
86. Title T
87. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
88. Sci-Fi
89. Title E
90. Cover: Orange
91. Published 2014
92. Three Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. Behind Closed Doors or Etched in Bone)
93. Europe
94. Author P
95. Cover Item: Dress
96. Fantasy
97. Cover Item: Hat/Helmet/Other Headwear
98. Author M
99. Cover Item: Plant
100. Author S
101. Four or more Words Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
102. Cover: Brown
103. Published 2014
104. Author B
105. Title L
106. Romance
107. Award Winner (must state which/when)
108. Cover: Green
109. Title A
110. Favorite Author
111. Author Y

A couple of things to keep in mind:

✸ Communication is key. Please make sure to check in regularly with your team.

✸ Let your team know if it looks like you won't get your review posted by Thursday, 11:59pm. You do have all of Friday to submit your review, but it can be intensely frustrating for your captain if they don't know when or if they can expect your review before the deadline.

✸ If you know beforehand that you won't be able to read and review a book during a certain week, you can request a pre-arranged absence from me, either by posting the request in the discussion thread or by sending me a pm. The request has to be submitted before the team rolls for the week in question, can only be approved by me as the mod in charge of running the game, and has to state a reason for the absence. (Reasons for pre-arranged absences can include e.g. going on vacation or work trips, planned hospital stays, exam period, etc.)

✸ If you do not have a pre-arranged absence and won't be able to finish your book in time for an unforeseen reason, please let your team know as soon as possible. If the team has earned the free pass, it can be used to cover the missing review. Without a free pass, the team has to sit out the next roll.

✸ We all know that real life gets in the way sometimes, be it through family emergencies, work emergencies, natural disasters, technical problems making it impossible to get online, or in other ways. That being said, please do keep in mind that this is a team challenge and your team relies on you to do your part unless an emergency occurs.

✸ If you find that the pressure of keeping up with the pace of the game gets too much for you or you wish to stop playing for any other reason, you can drop out of the challenge at any time. In that case, please let your team captain and/or me know that you wish to drop out rather than just disappearing without a word so your team won't be penalized when you fail to turn in your review. Thank you!


Captain's Handbook

✸ The team's captain is its chief organizer. This includes rolling the dice, posting the team's new spot to the team thread and the Post Your Spot thread, collecting links to team members' review posts in a single post to be linked in the Post Your Spot thread, doublechecking that books and review posts comply with requirements, reminding team members to post their reviews in time if necessary, etc.

✸ The captain may delegate some tasks, such as rolling and posting the new spot to the team thread, to another team member if they so choose. (Either a designated roller who fulfills this role every week, or whichever team member is online first once rolling is possible.) Collecting reviews into a single post and posting to the Post Your Spot thread should always be handled by the captain.

✸ Instead of having everything handled by a single team captain, teams can also choose two co-captains to handle the workload.

✸ Selection posts are not strictly required by the game's rules and I won't be checking for them. It's up to the team captain to decide whether they want them.

✸ If the team captain requests a pre-arranged absence, it's their responsibility to arrange for another team member to step in as temporary captain.

✸ The team captain is my primary point of contact for the team and should allow receiving private messages.

Hi team! Excited to get started!

Greetings and salutations

Hello! Hello!
The team of victors, the team of champions - hello!!

Some familiar faces, some new ones - this sure is going to be fun!
I'm excited!! :D
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✔ Roll #1 - Week #1 - Spot #11 (Completion Post)
✔ Roll #2 - Week #2 - Spot #18 (Completion Post)
✔ Roll #3 - Week #3 - Spot #25 (Completion Post)
✔ Roll #4 - Week #4 - Spot #29 (Completion Post)
✔ Roll #5 - Week #5 - Spot #38 (Completion Post)

Hi everyone!! Looking forward to a great round of SS :)

Hi, everyone! I love this game!

This is my first time playing, so I probably shouldn't be captain. Anyone want to volunteer?

Name ideas just to get us started:

Super 8
The Amazing Eight
Crazy Eights

I don't mind being the captain if no else chooses to.
Also, some more team name suggestions:

Wicked Octagonals
Octasome
Favor8
Brilliant High Scorgasms
ATE Musketeers
SMMACKS (which is actually the first letters of all our names)

I’m unable to captain as my time online is sometimes limited with my job. I can help with rolls if needed as I’m usually up by 6 am (if not earlier) for work if everyone has their reviews in.

Some possible team names.....thinking up team names is not my thing but I’ll see if I can think of some more.

Winning is F8
F8ful Winners
Serial Readers

I've been the captain the last couple times I played. So if someone else wants to captain, that's great.

I am so bad at coming up with team names...

We are just waiting on Michaelle and Sunshine to check-in. Once we have that we can choose one name amongst all those choices and get ready for our first roll on Friday! :) Exciiiiiiiting!! :D

Apoorv wrote: "We are just waiting on Michaelle and Sunshine to check-in. Once we have that we can choose one name amongst all those choices and get ready for our first roll on Friday! :) Exciiiiiiiting!! :D"

I know right!! Can't wait :)

Hello!! I'm here and ready to play!!

My vote on the team names listed is
F8ful Winners or SMMACKS

I'm here! Sorry - been a crazy week. I'll come back with a better "check in" post in a bit, but for now:

I like SMMACKS and Serial Readers.

Yaaaaay! We have a full house now!! :D
Seems like SMMACKS is getting majority vote, so if everyone is okay - let's finalize that and get ready for the first role!! :D

Apoorv wrote: "Yaaaaay! We have a full house now!! :D
Seems like SMMACKS is getting majority vote, so if everyone is okay - let's finalize that and get ready for the first role!! :D"

I’m good with SMMACKS! Is it Friday yet !?!

SMMACKS is fine with me too!

I'm fine with it too.

Just wanted to give you a heads up that my Nanny passed this morning, so I might not check in right away when the call is made tomorrow. Still waiting to hear what the arrangements will be for her.

Carrie wrote: "I'm fine with it too.

Just wanted to give you a heads up that my Nanny passed this morning, so I might not check in right away when the call is made tomorrow. Still waiting to hear what the arrang..."

Oh no!! I am so sorry for your loss, Carrie! :'(
Please take your time to do all that you need to do in this time of grief. The challenge will be here when you get back. My heartfelt condolences with you and your family.

Carrie wrote: "I'm fine with it too.

Just wanted to give you a heads up that my Nanny passed this morning, so I might not check in right away when the call is made tomorrow. Still waiting to hear what the arrang..."

Sorry for your loss Carrie! Hugs and prayers to you! 🙏🏻

Carrie wrote: "I'm fine with it too.

Just wanted to give you a heads up that my Nanny passed this morning, so I might not check in right away when the call is made tomorrow. Still waiting to hear what the arrang..."

So sorry for your loss, Carrie.

Sending you a virtual hug, Carrie. So sorry for your loss. {{hugs}}

Good morning ~ hope you’re all good with me rolling for us 😜

I rolled a 6 & 5
So we are on spot 11

We can read a 1 or 11 in a series or a stand-alone
Alternate is: Romance

Selection Post

Week 1; Spot 11

Book: Dark Ride by Iain Rob Wright
Pages: 203
How it Fits: Standalone

Selection Post: Week 1
Spot 11


Riven by Roan Parrish
235 pgs
How it fits: #1 in a series

~Melissa~ wrote: "Good morning ~ hope you’re all good with me rolling for us 😜

I rolled a 6 & 5
So we are on spot 11"


Thanks for rolling, Melissa.
I had planned to do it in the morning, but work got a bit nuts!!
Will put up a post to track things in a bit!

Also, Denise, could you please, at your convenience, change our team name to SMMACKS. Thank you! Thank you! :D

Apoorv wrote: "Also, Denise, could you please, at your convenience, change our team name to SMMACKS. Thank you! Thank you! :D"

Will do! Shall I put you down as captain while I'm at it? :)

Week 1 - Roll 1
Number Rolled: 11
Post Your Roll - Post

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Spot: 11

Book Choice:

Read a standalone book.
Read 1st book in a series

Alternate Choice:

Read a book with romance as a MPG.

Note the bonus points!
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Books Read (Alphabetically)

Apoorv | Tell Me It's Real | At First Sight #1 | Review | 05-Sep-2019
Carrie | The Kiss Quotient | The Kiss Quotient #1 | Review | 04-Sep-2019 ✱
Karen | One Reckless Summer | Destiny #1 | Review | 04-Sep-2019
Melissa | Riven | Riven #1 | Review | 04-Sep-2019
Michaelle | Pretty Pretty Boys | Hazard & Somerset #1 | Review | 05-Sep-2019 ✱✱
Sarah | Widdershins | Whyborne & Griffin #1 | Review | 05-Sep-2019
Sunshine | Dark Ride | Standalone | Review | 03-Sep-2019

✱ Bonus: 2-in-1 - Series #1 (The Kiss Quotient) & Alternate Spot #11 (MPG: Romance - 4111 users)
✱✱ Bonus: 500+ pages - Book has 541 pages.

Denise wrote: "Apoorv wrote: "Also, Denise, could you please, at your convenience, change our team name to SMMACKS. Thank you! Thank you! :D"

Will do! Shall I put you down as captain while I'm at it? :)"

Sure! Let's do this! :D

Selection Post
Week 1
Spot 11


Shane and Trey by Anyta Sunday
Page Count: 232/GR
How it Fits: #1 in Enemies to Lovers series

BOOK CHANGED; SEE MSG 47

Bonus Points

✸ One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series. - Apoorv/Michaelle
✸ One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages. - Michaelle
✸ One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series. There must be at least 4 books in that series. Series + spin-off totalling ≥4 books also counts. For series with >9 books, point will be awarded for reading books 1-9. For still ongoing series, all books published to date (OR up to #9 in longer series) must be read.~ No re-reads on this one. - Michaelle
✸ 2 in 1: One point can be earned for reading a book that fits both the series number and the alternate for the spot you are on. - Carrie
✸ One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate lists. This point is awarded when your team rolls past 90.
✸ Halloween Bonus: One point can be earned for reading a Horror/Paranormal/Urban Fantasy book for the roll on 10/25. - Apoorv/Melissa/Michaelle

Apoorv wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Good morning ~ hope you’re all good with me rolling for us 😜

I rolled a 6 & 5
So we are on spot 11"


Thanks for rolling, Melissa.
I had planned to do it in the morning, but work..."

You're welcome and no worries. If I'm on and not posted I tend to roll and post, lol.
Thank you for captaining us!!

Question - what list did you look at for the Alternate. I thought we were to look at the one in Message 4 above. Spot 11 from above list is Romance as the alternate. Is there a different one we are to use?

~Melissa~ wrote: "Question - what list did you look at for the Alternate. I thought we were to look at the one in Message 4 above. Spot 11 from above list is Romance as the alternate. Is there a different one we are to use?"

You're right, the list up in message 4 is the correct one for this round. Apoorv, looks like you were looking at the one from last round! :)

LOL! Can you already tell how my day is going? Sheesh!
*runs and hides away*
Is it Friday yet? :P

Selection Post
Week 1 - Spot 11

One Reckless Summer Toni Blake
Pages: 370
How It Fits: #1 in series & Alternate: Romance

Thank you for all your kind words. I am completely drained but I wanted to see what the roll was so if I felt like attempting to read tonight I could find a book.

Selection Post:

Week 1
Spot 11
Book:
Page: 333 pages
How it fits: #1 in a series but also a mpg Romance
Bonus✸ 2 in 1: One point can be earned for reading a book that fits both the series number and the alternate for the spot you are on.

Apoorv wrote: "LOL! Can you already tell how my day is going? Sheesh!
*runs and hides away*
Is it Friday yet? :P"

🤣 I think we’ve all had these kinds of days! No need to hide

Ooof, can I change my book? I'm not really all that into it after all...

⚣Michaelle⚣ wrote: "Ooof, can I change my book? I'm not really all that into it after all..."

Yes, you can change your book. Just strikeout your old post and then do a new message with the new book you’d like to read

Okay, thanks!

New Selection Post

Week 1, Spot 11


Pretty Pretty Boys by Gregory Ashe
Page Count: 541/GR
How it Fits: Book 1 of Hazard and Somerset Series
ALSO BONUS: Book is >500pgs.

⚣Michaelle⚣ wrote: "New Selection Post

Week 1, Spot 11


Pretty Pretty Boys by Gregory Ashe
Page Count: 541/GR
How it Fits: Book 1 of Hazard and..."


Oooh ~ good choice! I liked that one! I did it on audio. Hope you enjoy

Oh good, I'm gonna listen to it as well. I pestered my Library long enough to get it!

⚣Michaelle⚣ wrote: "Oh good, I'm gonna listen to it as well. I pestered my Library long enough to get it!"

Lol 😆 good job! My library has it avail through Hoopla