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News Alert: Godzilla is rampaging again! The city of Toyko must be saved!

How it works:
For this challenge, you and a partner will each choose a Japanese monster (kaiju) from the list. You cannot pick the same kaiju that your partner is reading for.

Each kaiju will have four tasks. You must read one of those tasks. Each task will score points. The higher the points, the harder the task. The 4 point task will always be the same: Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU. You can use or ignore the articles 'a', 'an', 'the'.

When both partners have finished reading their books, post a message on the Battle thread that you are ready for your fight with Godzilla. The moderator will use random.org to pick a number between 7-10 for Godzilla. If the total of your points ties
or is higher than Godzilla's number, you win.

Each partner will then pick another kaiju from the list (remember, it cannot be the same monster that your partner chooses) for another battle with Godzilla. This will continue until you have read for all the kaiju on the list.

If the partnership has won five or more of the battles with Godzilla by the time you have read for all the kaiju on the list, then Godzilla returns defeated into the ocean. I shudder to think what will happen to Tokyo if you don't :)

✱ Books must be 140 pages.
✱ Re-reads and audio books are okay.
✱ Page count for audio books will be determined by the first paper version shown on Goodreads. From the book's page, select “all editions”, then find the first paper edition as your guide.

Sample Completion Post:
Kaiju:
Book:
Date:
Number and Task:
How it fits the task:

Kaiju list and Battle scores:

Janeylou
Anguirus
Biollante
Destoroyah
Ebirah
Gigan
King Ghidorah
Mothra
Orga
Rodan
Titanosaurus


Roger
Anguirus
Biollante
Destoroyah
Ebirah
Gigan
King Ghidorah
Mothra
Orga
Rodan
Titanosaurus


Battles
1. Anguirus and Mothra win
2. Biollante and Rodan win
3. Destoroyah and King Ghidorah win
4. Ebirah and Titanosaurus win
5. Gigan and Ebirah win
6. Ghidorah and Orga win
7. Rodan and Biollante win
8. Titanosaurus and Anguirus win
9. Mothra and Gigan win
10. Orga and Destroyah win

Until I know Tasks, Mothra is what I am leaning toward for first battle

Roger im out doing my avon round at moment so will check rules etc when i get back but im happy with whatever

Mothra for me!

Janeylou we won't know the tasks until we both choose.

Sorry...ill go with
Anguirus

That was quick! Here are tasks for each monster -

For Janeylou

Anguirus


Godzilla’s first foe, the legendary Anguirus. Another quadruped, Anguirus has a much more prehistoric look to him, taking many features from the Ankylosaur. He has a long snout like a crocodile and a turtle-shell back covered in spikes. Though he and Godzilla start off fighting each other in Godzilla Raids Again, they spend most of the series as good pals. Aside from Godzilla, Anguirus has one of the series’ greatest roars. A great monster, and a great friend. But also a great foe. Those Raids Again fights are no joke.

3 point task - Read the first book in a series
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that has been tagged 'Humor' or 'Humour'
6 point task - Read a book with the word 'Great' in the title

For Roger

Mothra


No monster enjoys more personality and mythology than Mothra. There is so much to her. For starters, her look is absolutely iconic. She comes in two forms. A whole culture worships her, usually represented by miniature identical twins. She has her own theme song. Her offensive techniques are surprisingly varied and deep. And if one Mothra dies, there’s always another one to take her place. Sometimes two! Mothra is the benevolent protector we deserve, always there to sacrifice herself for the greater good. That’s a nice way of saying she dies a lot.

3 point task - Read a book that comes in more than two forms (i.e., paperback, hardback, ebook, audio book)
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with twins in it (must be more than a mention)
6 point task - Read a book where more than two people die (3+)

I think I am going with the 5 point task reading Tread Marks & Trademarks 202 pages. Twin brothers play a major role in the book

Well this isnt a good start, ive got 5 books to read by end of month and not one of them fits any of my tasks 😢😢..im going to have to see what i can fint that fits

Ok ,if ive got to find one anyway ive gone with 6 points ..its 147 pgs so will do tomorrow as off to bed now , up at 5.30 for work

Kaiju: Mothra
Book: Tread Marks & Trademarks
Date: 3/27/2023
Number and Task: battle 1 task read a book with Twins in it (5 points)
How it fits the task: Alex Maddox develops a robot with fine motor control skills. Micah, his identical Twin brother, and Alex have to be close to each other, they are Codependent with each other.and so proud of their brother's accomplishments and so close that the Brothers and their boyfriend form a company to market licenses to use Alex's groundbreaking technology.

Battle 1...Anguirus
6 point task - Read a book with the word 'Great' in the title
The Great Sex Olympics of 221 B
By XistentialAngst
147 pgs
28th march
Fits..great in the title

Checked us in

For battle 2 Rodan

Ill go Biollante..im just going down the list

Battle 1



Janeylou
Anguirus - 6 points

Roger
Mothra - 5 points

Godzilla - random.org says 10 points

And the winners are Anguirus and Mothra! *mighty roars are heard*

Woo hoo..go us roger 🎉

Yep!

For Janeylou

Biollante


The main thing about Biollante is how visually striking she is, almost beautiful. Which makes sense as she was created by a scientist who combined Godzilla DNA with the DNA of his dead daughter and injected it into a rose. She’s not even all that villainous until the Godzilla genes take over and turn her into a crazy monster. Supposedly, Biollente can never die due to her ability to regenerate wounds and turn into a cloud of spores if things get too heavy. That means she’s still out there somewhere, just waiting to bloom.

3 point task - Read a book by a female author
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with clouds on the cover
6 point task - Read a book where a significant character is a scientist of some kind

For Roger

Rodan


Rodan is very popular, one of the all-time legendary monsters. But consider this: Rodan’s design, while classic, is just a bit on the boring side. On top of that, he and Godzilla don’t actually fight all that often. They’re good pals in most of their appearances together. Rodan certainly isn’t a poor monster, but when it comes to the big ones, he’s a little on the overrated side.

3 point task - Read a book with 10,000+ ratings
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a cover that is 50% white
6 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Classic'

tineye - https://labs.tineye.com/color/

Ive got one for 5 points but i need to finish current book first

I am going to find classic for 6 points. Waiting on answers in Q & A thread but have to finish current book than can read what I found.

I will be reading https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Battle 2 ..Biollante
5 point task - Read a book with clouds on the cover
Spindrift by Amy Rae Durreson
143 pgs
29 march
Fits clouds on ccover

Kaiju: Rodan
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
734 pages
Date read: 3/29/2023
Ratings: 4 stars
How it fits: MPG Classics (6 point task)

Checking us in.

For 3 King Ghidorah

Battle 2



Janeylou
Biollante - 5 points

Roger
Rodan - 6 points

Godzilla - random.org says 8 points

And the winners are Biollante and Rodan! *mighty roars are heard*

Another victory for us

Sorry , forgot again, im going with
Destoroyah

Roger, if i forget again..im just going down the list

Lanelle, see 31 can I post for janeylou's choice since she sorta Gave me permission?

Ill try and remember to do it when i post completion 😄

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Lanelle, see 31 can I post for janeylou's choice since she sorta Gave me permission?"

Sure.

For Janeylou

Destoroyah


A fan favorite, and for good reason. Destoroyah was designed as the ultimate Godzilla foe, as he came from the same oxygen destroyer that took out the original Godzilla. In his final form, he means serious business, looking like a big, thick demon straight from Hell. But Destoroyah also starts small, as a collection of little demons that kill humans like monsters from a horror film (including mini-mouths that totally rip-off Alien). Toho needed a monster that would take Godzilla’s final Heisei movie out with a bang. And they got one.

3 point task - Read a book with "favorite" in the text
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read an anthology (collection of short stories)
6 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Horror'

For Roger

King Ghidorah


When picking the number one Godzilla foe, it has to be this three-headed dragon with no arms. What is it about Ghidorah? He’s just so cool, from his first appearance in 1964 to his most recent battle in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. When you think of Godzilla fighting a monster, that monster is almost exclusively Ghidorah. He can fly, shoot lightning out of his mouths, latch onto Godzilla with his three mouths, and do some real stomping damage as well. He is visually and offensively a perfect counterpart to Godzilla, as his many appearances make clear.

3 point task - Read a book with 3 in the page count
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a dragon in it
6 point task - Read a book with three or more mouths on the cover (can be a combination of human and animal mouths, but they must be easily visible)

Typical..my last book was tagged horror 🙄

Roger , ive got one of my hunt books that works for horror so will make sure its my first nook read

I have to check books I have for three mouths?

Ok got a KU book that I can read but no hurry since your can't even be started until Saturday. but there is a New ACE here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

Bugger !!!
Sorry roger , i forgot it was 140 pgs minimum and my book was only 106 , so now i need to find another

Salvation should work but have to check price got an ARC of it.

I havent got one in my next 5 that fits so may have to go with the 3 pointer 🙈🙈..sorry

Do you have one that starts with K, A, I, J, or U?

Ive got some but gonna be about 4 days till finish ??

That is ok with my 6 point book we will have 10 which is equal to the most godzilla can have and a tie is a win for us!

Kaiju: King Ghidorah 6 point task (3 mouths on cover)
Master Cleary's Boys by Brina Brady but used this edition from Amazon and not yet in Goodreads https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
371 pages
Date read: 4/4
Rating 5 stars
Already approved in Q & A by Lanelle

Ive started mine Roger should have it done tonight/ tomorrow morning

Destoroyah
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
Inside Affair
Ella Frank
239 pgs
5 april
Fits..title begins with I

Checked us in Roger

Im going with Ebirah for next round

Battle 3



Janeylou
Destoroyah - 4 points

Roger
King Ghidorah - 6 points

Godzilla - random.org says 9 points

And the winners are Destoroyah and King Ghidorah! *mighty roars are heard*