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The Crystal Maze Challenge - February 2022
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The aim of this challenge is to work your way through The Crystal Maze by reading books that fit the descriptions below. There are four zones of the maze - Aztec, Industrial, Futuristic, and Medieval - each with four challenges (Physical, Mental, Skill and Mystery).
AZTEC ZONE:
Physical -
* Read a book that has a letter 'S' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name(for Strength).
* Read a book that has a letter 'B' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for Balancing).
* Read a book which does not have the letters 'O' and 'B' anywhere in the title, author's name, or series name (for avoiding 'OBstacles').
* Read a book which has the letter 'Y' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for 'sYmbols')
Mental -
* Read a book that has any 8 letter word anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
* Read a book that has a letter 'F' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for 'F'ace)
* Read a book that has 5 words in the title. ('A', & 'I', & numbers count as one word.)
* Read a book that has a title in which no letter is repeated.
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Skill -
* Read a book that has at least 300 reviews on Goodreads.
* Read a book that has something green on the cover.(view spoiler)
* Read a book that has the letter 'X' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for 'deXterity'.)
* Read a book that has a letter 'W' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for 'sWing')
Mystery -
* Read a book that is tagged 'Unique'
* Read a book that is part of a series.
* Read a book which has the letters 'S', 'P', 'I', 'R', 'A', and 'L' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
* Read a book that has at least 15,000 ratings on Goodreads.
INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Physical -
* Read a book that has a letter 'A' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for Agility).
* Read a book that has the letters 'P', 'I', 'P', and 'E' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
* Read a book tagged 'Physical'.
* Read a book which you have a physical copy of (i.e.: paperback, hardback.)
Mental -
* Read a book which has a number in the title or series name (can be the number, or spelled out 5 or five)
* Read a book that has the name of a shape in the title or series name (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, pentagon, star, or heart).
* Read a book that has any four-letter word in the title.
* Read a book that has 'AM' or 'PM' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
Skill -
* Read a book with a 'T' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for Turn).
* Read a book that has a number repeated twice in its page count (eg: 339, 772, 144, etc.)
* Read a book, which is written by an author, who you have already read a book by before.
* Read a book digitally, ie: an ebook or downloaded audiobook. (Not a paperback or hardback.)
Mystery -
* Read a book with the word 'dark' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
* Read a book that has a similar page count to the last book you posted.
(page count must be within 15 pages of the page count for the last book you posted - this means you personally, not a teammate, ideally please post these together).
* Read a book that has four words in the title.
* Read a book that has the word 'air' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
FUTURISTIC ZONE
Physical -
* Read a book that has the letters 'ST' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name. (for Stamina).
* Read a book tagged 'Sci-fi'.
* Read a book that has the letters 'M', 'A', 'Z', and 'E' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
* Read a book that has the name of a planet in the title, series name or author's name (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.)
Mental -
* Read a book that has the word 'Crystal' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
* Read a book which has a colour in the title or author's name - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, scarlet, white, black, pink, grey - please check with us before reading if you would like to use a colour other than those listed.
* Read a book which has exactly 384 pages.(view spoiler)
* Read a book which has the letters 'G', 'R', 'I', and 'D' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name.
Skill -
* Read a book that is part of a series, but isn't the first or last book. (as numbered on Goodreads)
* Read a book with at least 500 pages.
* Read a book which has the letters 'L', 'A', 'S', 'E', and 'R' in the title or authors name.
* Read a book which does not have the number 3 in its average rating.
Mystery -
* Read a book that has a letter 'N' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for 'Navigate')
* Read a book that has a musical instrument on the cover.
* Read a book that has a letter 'D' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for Dial).
* Read a book that has the number '2' as part of its average rating (eg: 3.32, 4.21).
MEDIEVAL ZONE:
Physical -
* Read a book that has a letter 'P' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for Physical).
* Read a book that has a letter 'E' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for Escape).
* Read a book that has a letter 'T' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for 'Tool').
* Read a book that has one or more keys on the cover (as in door keys/ car keys), or has the word 'key' as part of the title or author's name.
Mental -
* Read a book which has two different words in the title/series name/author's name which both start with the same letter (eg: Rich People Problems 'P', 'P' - 'P'eople 'P'roblems)
* Read a book that has two words of the same length in the title. (Eg: Love, Hate & Other Filters 2x4-letter words - 'Love' and 'Hate')
* Read a book that has at least 4 letter I's in the title/series name/author's name. (Eg: All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda. Letters can be spread out across the title and authors name, but there must be at least 4 I's in total.)
* Read a book that has a letter 'R' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for 'Riddles').
Skill -
* Read a book that has the letters 'SK' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name. (for 'SKill)
* Read a book that has 50% or more 5 star ratings (click on rating details to see percentages.)
* Read a book that has at least one hand, and at least one eye on the cover (for hand-eye coordination).
* Read a book that you have read before (it must have been at least 8 months since you last read it).
Mystery -
* Read a book that has a letter 'C' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for Clues).
* Read a book tagged 'mystery'.
* Read a book that is number 1 on a listopia list which has at least 100 books on it (please link to the list when posting your review.)
* Read a book that has a letter 'M' anywhere in the title/series name/ author name (for 'M'ystery.)
Further Tips - (view spoiler)
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In short, your team earns points by reading books that fit the above descriptions.
- You may use each of these descriptions as many times as you wish.
- You may use these descriptions in any order you wish.
- You do not have to complete all of the descriptions available.
- Each book read can be used to complete one description.
- Completing a description means you will earn individual bonus points.
- Minimum page counts for completing descriptions are the same as for page points ☺
- Team bonus points are detailed below.
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Earning Team Bonus Points:
On your team review thread, your progress will be tracked like this -
Zone_____|__AZTEC____||_INDUSTRIAL||_FUTURISTIC||__MEDIEVAL__|
Task_____|Ph|Me|Sk|My||Ph|Me|Sk|My||Ph|Me|Sk|My||Ph|Me|Sk|My||
Complete:|_0|_0|_0|_0||_0|_0|_0|_0||_0|_0|_0|_0||_0|_0|_0|_0|
Once your team has completed one each of the different types of challenge for each zone (16 books), your team will receive a bonus multiplier, which will multiple the number of total bonus points your team has.
Team Name:
__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Bonus Total______________________________0
Bonus Multiplier________________________x1
New Bonus Total__________________________0
Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
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Points:
* Points will be given for pages read between the 1st of February and the 29th of February 2022 inclusive. Books started before February, and unfinished books may be used, but you will only earn points for pages read in February. Please let us know how many pages you have read in February when posting your review.
Types of Books + Page Counts + Points:
* The minimum page counts needed for both page points and completing descriptions are:
~ Adult/Ya without illustrations = 50 pages
~ Middle-grade/children's books without illustrations = 75 pages
~ Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, and books written in verse = 150 pages
-- Books which are mainly illustrations, such as some children's books, picture books, and some non-fiction books etc. cannot be used as part of this challenge.
* Please let us know when posting which of these three categories your book falls into.
* Books that are tagged 'middle-grade' or 'children's' more times than they are tagged YA, will be scored at children's rates.
* Books which are illustrated, have an illustrator listed, or are tagged 'illustrated', 'Sequential Art', 'Graphic Novels', 'Comics', 'Manga', 'Poetry', 'Verse', 'Play', or words to that effect, will be scored at illustrated rates.
* Books may be added together to reach these minimums, as long as all books are under the minimum. You can't add a book to another book that is long enough to count on its own.
* There are no set books that need to be read, any book which fits within the rules will count, so books can be chosen by the reader. Please check with us before reading if you are unsure whether your book counts or not.
* Book samples may be used to earn page points, but must have a page count published on either Goodreads or Amazon to count.
* Higher page count editions may be used when claiming points for pages, but page counts for iphone/ibook/ipod/itunes editions will not be accepted, and neither will page counts for audiobook editions of any kind, or miniature versions of books such as Flipback, dwarsligger, PenguinMini (you are still welcome to read in these formats, but must use a different page count). We will also not accept a page count which is more than double the next highest for that book. (view spoiler)
* We request that you leave us a link to the edition with the page count that you are using if the book has multiple editions with different page counts.
* If you have short books which you have read and reviewed but which are not long enough to qualify for points, please post it on your team review thread, and we will make a list, and then add them together at the end (where possible).
* You are welcome to read physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks for this challenge, and you are also welcome to read in any language.
Reviews:
* A review or 4 detailed updates will be required for each book read.
* If for any reason you are unable to publish your review on Goodreads, it can also be sent to myself via personal message. Please continue to post on your team's review thread as normal, stating 'review sent to Sarah by PM' after 'Review:'.
* Please only post one review per comment on your team's review thread, unless you are adding the books together to reach a minimum page count.
* Please do not wait until the end of the challenge to post masses of reviews. This is not fair on your team or the mods who have to count the reviews. We will limit you to no more than 10 reviews in any one 24 hour period. If you post more than 10, they will not be counted.
* Reviews posted after the end of the challenge will also not be counted.
Re-Reads / Starting Again:
* Re-reads are allowed in this challenge as long as it has been at least 8 months since you last read the book (which would be before May 2021 this month). We recommend that you post on your review '2022 re-read', or something to that effect so that we can easily see what your new review is.
* If you have started reading a book previously but not finished it, and want to start again from the beginning in February please let us know you have started from the beginning again when posting, to speed up the scoring process.
Buddy Reads:
* Buddy reads must take place within this group (YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥) to gain the extra points. You can see which buddy reads are already planned each month here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
*Buddy reads must have a minimum of 4 comments to count, and comments must be detailed, and about the book. We also expect you to discuss the book with your buddies, not just post updates and leave. Comments must also be different from your review or status updates. If your buddy read comments, and your review or status updates are identical, then you will not receive points for both until they contain different details.
* You should not start a buddy read more than 7 days before the start date, or more than 14 days after the start date, or the last comment on the thread, whichever is later. If you do need to change the date, check with your buddy as they may also be able to start early/late with you.
* Please post the link to your buddy read along with the book you are reading and the start date on the 'Planned Buddy Reads' list for the correct month - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... (view spoiler)
* Group Buddy Reads can be joined to earn buddy read points, but only GBRs for February 2022 will count. You can find the list of these here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Start Times / Timezones:
* This challenge will begin and end on Goodreads time, which is Pacific Standard Time - https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-zo... The challenge will start at 00:01 on February 1st 2022 PST, and end at 00:01 on March 1st 2022 PST.
* You are welcome to start the challenge on the 1st of the month in your own time zone, but you must also finish the challenge on your own time zone. Please let us know if you are doing this, as Goodreads may time stamp your books as being started on the last day of the previous month.
* Whilst you may start on your own timezone, the challenge will still end on Goodreads time, so even if you start late, you cannot end late.
Got a Problem?:
** Please do not go back and alter posts once they have been counted, if you need to make a change, please make a new post on your team's review thread, with a link to your original post, and then explain the change, for example; a higher page count edition has been found, or a buddy read needs to be added, and please include links. We do reserve the right to not add additional points on when posts have been amended, as it may be unclear how many points were awarded the first time.
* If you think scores aren't correct for any reason, please let us know either by posting on the review thread or sending a mod a personal message ☺
Sign-Ups:
* Teams will be worked out by myself and posted before the end of the current month. Please let us know you are ready to go by commenting on your team chat thread before the challenge starts.
* If you would like to request to be with a specific person who is also taking part, please let us know when signing up and we will do our best to make that happen.
* If you sign up after teams are posted, we will try to place you on a team, but if teams are balanced that may not always be possible. You can always join a waiting list for a team, or go solo ☺
* The position you are in on the waiting list will not guarantee that you will be offered a place if one becomes available. This will be based on how strong of a reader you are seen to be. If you have read 50 books within the first 2 weeks, and the person who has dropped out would not be expected to read more than 12, then we will not offer you the place to be fair to the other teams.
* Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** If you are not sure if your book counts, please ask before you read it. Questions can be posted on this thread, or sent by personal message to myself.***
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★ YA/Adult Books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 50 pages*
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(Maximum of 12 points per book)
★ Middle-grade/children's books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 75 pages*
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(maximum of 8 points per book)
★ Graphic novels/manga/poetry/plays/books written in verse/books which have some illustrations - *1 point per 150 pages*
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(maximum of 4 points per book)
★ Buddy reads MATCH your points score for pages, so a 300-page book (6pts) + buddy read (6pts) = 12 points.
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(Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in this group.)
★ If books are long enough to count on their own (50/75/150 pages) they will be scored on their own.
If you read two novellas of 80 pages each, you will receive a 1 in the books read column as together they are over 100 pages, and 1 page point for each (2 points total), as each book is individually long enough to earn points. This applies to all types of points.
* Individual bonus points will be awarded based on page count, the same as page points and buddy read points. So if you read a 300 page book that also has completes a description, you will receive 6 page points + 6 bonus points ☺
* Team bonus points will be awarded when the Crystal Maze is completed. (Books are posted completing all 16 challenges (4 for each of the 4 zones) as above.)
* Bonus points will be awarded as a multiplier to the teams existing bonus points score. So when the Crystal Maze is completed the first time, a x2 multiplier will be given (so the bonus points score will be doubled), when the grid is then completed a second time, the multiplier will be increased to a x3 multiplier, and so on.
★ Mods will keep track of each teams points, using the following system -
Team Name:
__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page____|_Bonus_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points__|_Points|
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Bonus Total______________________________0
Bonus Multiplier________________________x1
New Bonus Total__________________________0
Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0____|___0___|_____0
Zone_____|__AZTEC____||_INDUSTRIAL||_FUTURISTIC||__MEDIEVAL__|
Task_____|Ph|Me|Sk|My||Ph|Me|Sk|My||Ph|Me|Sk|My||Ph|Me|Sk|My||
Complete:|_0|_0|_0|_0||_0|_0|_0|_0||_0|_0|_0|_0||_0|_0|_0|_0|
Number of times completed =
★ We will be tracking how many books you have read, but you will not receive points for this column.
The minimums to earn a 1 in the books read column are -
* 50 pages - YA/NA/Adult/non-fiction book (without illustrations)
* 75 pages - Middle-grade or children's book (without illustrations)
* 150 pages of graphic novels, poetry, plays, novels written in verse, and books with some illustrations etc.
(You may add books together to reach these numbers if you would like)
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This challenge will be a team challenge. We will have a small number of teams, with a mixture of readers in each. When signing up please let us know whether you would like to be on a team, or whether you would like to go solo ☺
Teams should be posted by late January. If you sign-up after teams are posted, we will try to add you to a team, but we may not always be able to. Please sign-up as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Thank you! ☺
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Team:
ellen
✩ Kristen ✩
❀ Crystal ✿ -
Ilse
Ta || bookishbluehead
Brandee
Rosh
Karen
Jamie
Mandy
Shahana
EdenB15
Maddie
Danique *
Caitlin
xuan
Sharon
☆☆Hannah☆☆
Lia
Alina
Andy
Sydney
Leah
Ivana - Diary of Difference
Ellie
Meaghan
+ Linaria
+ Jaye
Brittany
Maisha ❀
Julianne
Laura
Wolf (Alpha)
nefeli
Sibil
Yesha- Books Teacup and Reviews
Saar The Book owl
Max (1:45)
Ash
Jenn
Ashley
Ashley
Aaron
Lily
kateh804
Kate
Jason
Siobhan
shelby
Aly
Brigia
Megan
Susan
Deidra
Narnia Girl
Aneta
Katie
Morgan
Lesa
BookWorm
my link text
Solo:
Krystal
Starr
June
Sierra
♛Vanessa♛
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Q = Just to confirm, for books that are "tagged" a certain word, is it still just 2 or more times?
A = Hi, it's under the bit that says 'Further Tips' -
* For tagged descriptions, as long as your book is tagged with the word at least once it will count.
Q = Can the similar page count be the same page count?
A = Yes, that's fine ☺
Q = I'm going to read a nonfiction book with a colon in the title, do we count the words after the colon? I know we used to not count them
A = Yes, words after the colon will count ☺ Sorry, I thought I'd got that in there but I must have forgotten x
Q = Just wanted to ask about the category - pick number 1 on a listopia list of 100+ books.
Would a link like this work for you - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
A = Yes, that's what we're looking for ☺
Q = Sorry to bother you all, but "heart" can be considered a shape? (I'm asking for the prompt "Read a book which has the name of a shape in the title")
A = Yes, 'heart' is mentioned as an example. So, you can use it.
Please sign me up for a team. These points might need careful reading!
Sounds fun, I'll sign up for Team please! :)
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I'd like to join a team, please x
hi again!! team please :) if possible, I'd love to be on a team with Jaye and Linaria when they sign up <3
Team with meaghan and jaye if possible
This challenge looks fantastic. Sign me up please
Helllo team with meaghan & linaria if possible! ☺
Could I be on a team, please? Thank you!
Hi, I'm in for team.
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This will be a team reading challenge that will run from February 1st 2022 to February 28th 2022. Results will be announced on March 1st 2022.
To complete this challenge, participants will be split into teams. Each team will read books of their own choice (which fit the challenge guidelines), and points will be awarded based on the length of the book, and whether you have buddy-read your book. You can also earn some bonus points by earning crystals in The Crystal Maze.
You may also choose to take on The Crystal Maze as a solo participant ☺
Link to team threads - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...