Bookish Challenges discussion

Think Tetris meets your books pile — this is no ordinary reading game.

Here’s your mission:

🧱 You’re starting with 5 columns, each 3 blocks high. These blocks? They represent different aspects of reading described further below

🔄 Each round, you’ll get 5 new random book blocks. You can read at least 3 (or go for all 5) and place them above your current stacks.

🎯 The goal? Clear all your blocks by strategically stacking 3 or more of the same color in a row or column. Every clear gets you closer to victory!

💡You can end the game after 10 rounds, or keep going until you clear your stack.

🎁 Score time:

Each block you read for = 2 points
Clear the entire board = Bonus 25 points

📖 Sample game📖

Initial blocks

Your initial random stack looks like below

🟦 💖 ⬜ 🟠 🟥
🟫 🟥 🟫 🟩 🟩
🟠 🟪 🟤 💖 ⬜
  1   2    3    4    5

Note : ❌ means empty space in a row which contains some blocks where you can place new blocks in a round

Round 1

You receive the below 5 random blocks
🟤 🟠 🟤 🟠 🟦
You read for 🟠 🟠 🟦 tasks and decide to place the 2 bronze blocks over the current bronze block at position 4 thus eliminating the 3 of them and the blue box above the current blue block at position 1

So your board looks like

🟦
🟦 💖 ⬜ ❌ 🟥
🟫 🟥 🟫 🟩 🟩
🟠 🟪 🟤 💖 ⬜
  1   2    3    4    5

Round 2

🟥 🟩 ⬜ 🟩 🟦

You decide to read for all 5 and place the 2 green above the green at position 4, the red above the red at position 1 and white above the white at position 3 and the blue above the blue at position 1. Board at end of round 2:

❌ ❌ ⬜ ❌ 🟥
❌ 💖 ⬜ ❌ 🟥
🟫 🟥 🟫 ❌ 🟩
🟠 🟪 🟤 💖 ⬜
  1   2    3    4    5

and so on..


Each round, you’ll need to think strategically, decide which books to read, and place your blocks wisely to trigger those satisfying clears!

Blocks described

🟨 Yellow Blocks – Solid Foundation (Comfort Reads)

1. A book by an author you love
2. A book you’ve read before (reread)
3. A cosy mystery or light-hearted book

🟥 Red Blocks – High Stakes (Thrillers & Suspense)

1. A book with a chase or escape scene
2. A crime or psychological thriller
3. A book with “danger” in the title

🟦 Blue Blocks – Deep Dives (Long or Thoughtful Reads)


1. A book over 500 pages
2. A classic or literary fiction novel
3. A book exploring deep emotions or philosophy

🟩 Green Blocks – Fresh Discoveries (New & Diverse Reads)

1. A book by a debut author
2. A translated book
3. A book from a genre you rarely read

🟪 Purple Blocks – Magical Journeys (Fantasy & Sci-Fi)

1. A book with magic or mythology
2. A science fiction novel
3. A book featuring time travel or alternate realities

🟧 Orange Blocks – Historical Journeys (Past & Present Stories)

1. A historical fiction novel
2. A memoir or biography
3. A book set before 1950

⬛ Black Blocks – Dark & Twisted (Horror & Gothic Reads)

1. A horror or gothic novel
2. A book with a haunted house or eerie setting
3. A book featuring a villain’s POV

🟫 Brown Blocks – Down to Earth (Realistic & Contemporary Reads)

1. A contemporary fiction novel
2. A book with themes of friendship or family
3. A book about personal growth

⬜ White Blocks – Wild Card (Free Choice)

1. A book outside of your usual picks
2. A book with a one-word title
3. A book on your TBR

🟠 Gold Blocks – Award Winners (Critically Acclaimed Books)

1. A book that won a major literary award
2. A book recommended by a celebrity
3. A book from a “Best of the Year” list

🟤 Bronze Blocks – Knowledge is power (Learn Something New)

1. A book that has taught you something new
2. A book that inspires creativity or motivation
3. A book with a message that changed your perspective

💖 Pink Blocks – Love & Relationships (Romance & More)

1. A romance novel with an HEA (Happily Ever After)
2. A book about friendship, family, or personal bonds
3. A book featuring a love triangle or second-chance romance

Special powers:

You can use them one time at any point in the game. If you want to use any of them again, 5 points

1 - Swap all blocks of a colour with one of another colour - used
2 - Skip a block colour in one round
(i.e. if you receive 🟤 🟠 🟤 🟠 🟦 and decide to skip reading for 🟤 colour block but still use them)
3- Ask for another set of 5 blocks in a round

Points tracking: 6

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Your block set

🟤 🟩 💖 🟥 🟩
💖 🟪 🟧 🟤 💖
🟤 ⬛ 🟩 💖 🟩

  1   2    3    4    5

Round 1: Your set of blocks is below. You need to read for at least 3 of them and let me know their placement. Next round will commence after this round is completed

Only books completed from 01 May 2025 will be accepted.
🟤 🟩 🟫 🟠 🟧

Nistha wrote: "Round 1: Your set of blocks is below. You need to read for at least 3 of them and let me know their placement. Next round will commence after this round is completed

Only books completed from 01 M..."

🟠 i would like to swap this out (1 - Swap all blocks of a colour with one of another colour) do i get to pick which one i swap it out with?
IF SO, i'd rather have this one: 💖

🟤 Bronze Blocks – Knowledge is power (Learn Something New)

1. A book that has taught you something new
2. A book that inspires creativity or motivation
3. A book with a message that changed your perspective

🟩 Green Blocks – Fresh Discoveries (New & Diverse Reads)

1. A book by a debut author
2. A translated book
3. A book from a genre you rarely read

The Pucking Wrong Number

🟫 Brown Blocks – Down to Earth (Realistic & Contemporary Reads)

1. A contemporary fiction novel Stubborn as a Mule
2. A book with themes of friendship or family
3. A book about personal growth

🟧 Orange Blocks – Historical Journeys (Past & Present Stories)

1. A historical fiction novel
2. A memoir or biography
3. A book set before 1950

🟠 Gold Blocks – Award Winners (Critically Acclaimed Books)

1. A book that won a major literary award Phantasma
2. A book recommended by a celebrity
3. A book from a “Best of the Year” list

🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️ wrote: "Nistha wrote: "Round 1: Your set of blocks is below. You need to read for at least 3 of them and let me know their placement. Next round will commence after this round is completed

Only books comp..."

You can swap them but it will be based on your blocks set

🟤 🟩 💖 🟥 🟩
💖 🟪 🟧 🟤 💖
🟤 ⬛ 🟩 💖 🟩

1 2 3 4 5

Currently, this has no 🟠 - you can use this power once throughout the game i.e. you can want to swap 🟩 with 💖 per your current board.

🧚🏽‍♀️Title, Author: Stubborn as a Mule by Sawyer Bennett
🟫: Down to Earth (Realistic & Contemporary Reads)
🛖column placement: 1
🎇Task: 1. A contemporary fiction novel
🥠How it fits: MPG contemporary romance
🫶🏽Date Completed: 5.11.25 🫧🫧/5🫧


🧚🏽‍♀️Title, Author: Sinners Retreat by Lauren Biel
🟩: Fresh Discoveries (New & Diverse Reads)
🛖column placement: 5
🎇Task: 3. A book from a genre you rarely read
🥠How it fits: this is rom com and i am not a rom com fan
🫶🏽Date Completed: 5.19.25 🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧/5🫧


🧚🏽‍♀️Title, Author: Sovereign by Raya Morris Edwards
🟤: Bronze Blocks – Knowledge is power (Learn Something New)
🛖column placement: 2
🎇Task: 1. A book that has taught you something new
🥠How it fits: this book taught me that i like dark cowboy romances, this is my first..
🫶🏽Date Completed: 6.16.25 🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧/5🫧

🟤 i would like to swap this out (1 - Swap all blocks of a colour with one of another colour), i'd rather have this one if possible: 💖

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🧚🏽‍♀️Title, Author:
⬛ 💖 🟪 🟫 💖:
🛖column placement:
🎇Task:
🥠How it fits:
🫶🏽Date Completed: 6. 🧜🏽‍♀️.25 🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧/5🫧



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🧚🏽‍♀️Title, Author:
⬛ 💖 🟪 🟫 💖:
🛖column placement:
🎇Task:
🥠How it fits:
🫶🏽Date Completed: 6. 🧜🏽‍♀️.25 🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧/5🫧


🚨🏮150 pg limit🏮🚨
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💖 Pink Blocks – Love & Relationships (Romance & More)
1. A romance novel with an HEA (Happily Ever After)
2. A book about friendship, family, or personal bonds Men of Mayhem & Vengeance
3. A book featuring a love triangle or second-chance romance

🟪 Purple Blocks – Magical Journeys (Fantasy & Sci-Fi)
1. A book with magic or mythology
2. A science fiction novel Annie Bot
3. A book featuring time travel or alternate realities

⬛ Black Blocks – Dark & Twisted (Horror & Gothic Reads)
1. A horror or gothic novel Raised by a Killer 1
2. A book with a haunted house or eerie setting
3. A book featuring a villain’s POV

🟫 Brown Blocks – Down to Earth (Realistic & Contemporary Reads)
1. A contemporary fiction novel Ruthless Creatures
2. A book with themes of friendship or family
3. A book about personal growth

Round 2

⬛ 💖 🟪 🟫 💖

Your block set

❌ 💖 ❌ ❌ 🟩
❌ 🟩 💖 🟥 🟩
❌ 🟪 🟧 💖 💖
🟫 ⬛ 🟩 💖 🟩

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