The Lost Challenges discussion

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Challenges
What type of challenges would you like to see more of?
What are you fav type of challenges?

Lizz you and Dana do a great job coming up with challenges. I LOVE this group, fun challenges and it is not to big that you get lost and feel overwhelmed!

One challenge type I haven't seen here is one that tracks pages read, not books.

I so forgot that one Dawn
I will get with Dana and see what we can come up with

Ok one idea is going through my head is doing one with the awareness ribbon. Cause a lot of the ribbons have more then on meaning and some are lesser known.

EX:
Pink: Most commonly associated with breast cancer awareness, this ribbon is also a symbol for birth parents, and childhood cancer awareness

Awareness Ribbons

Awareness Ribbons Wiki

Awareness Ribbons craftsnscraps

and there might be more sites out there and meanings

'Awareness'Challenge EX

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1.Pink cover
2.Chick lit
3.A YA character with cancer or a parent with a child with cancer
4.A chareacter with breast cancer
5.Birth perent looking for their child

Still working on the idea but I wanted to run it by yall before I make the challenge. It wont be til next month or I might want for Jan 2012

Are you thinking monthly or yearly? One ribbon color a month or 5 books to go with pink, 5 to go with yellow etc?

Maybe a monthly for the year? List out 12 ribbons and 5 types of books to go with each then assign each a month. That way we know what is expected for the year in January.

I have an idea for a Scatagories challenge, I just haven't worked out all the details.

Yes Dawn I was thinking about a year challenge or a 6 months challenge.There are a lot of color awareness ribbons so I was just going to use the main colors we use.Pink,Red,Yellow,Blue,Green,Black,Purple,Orange,Silver, Teal,and Dark Blue

I couldn't sleep last night so I came up with a lot more challenge ideas

can't wait to see your scatagories challenge

I have a color cover challenge coming up here soon

(i'm having a hard time with the awareness challenge)

What colors are you having trouble with? Maybe I can help come up with some ideas?

Ok, here is the gist of the Scatagories Challenge.Let me know what you think.

Scategories Challenge
The Challenge: I will post a list of 12 categories, 6 general relating to any book, and 6 specific to that month. On the last day of the month before, I will post the letter of the month. You can start reading on the 1st. The goal is to get as many points as possible by the end of the month.

Points: You get one point for each category you can tie to a book. You get double points for each time the letter of the month is used to begin a word (ex. for author if the letter was C, Cassandra Claire would be 2 points).

Special categories are open for interpretation. As long as it is mentioned in the book and you can justify how it fits, it will work.

For the special categories please note on which page number the item is mentioned.

I like it Dawn

i'm having a hard time Blue,Dark Blue,Teal,White,and Silver

Here is what I came up with quickly. I couldn't find dark blue meanings... I will look later tonight. Let me know if you still need for some of these and I'll look when I have more time.

Blue Ribbon-
1.First Place- read a first in a series
2.Child abuse- read a YA book
3.Addiction Recovery Awareness- Read any book to feed your book addiction
4.Blue Ribbon Coalition- read a book with outdoor recreation
5.Chronic fatigue syndrome- read a book where a character sleeps a lot.

Teal-
1.Anti Bullying Awareness- Read a book with a bully or on a farm with a bull
2.Tsunami Victim Awareness- Read a book set in a coastal area
3.Sexual Violence Awareness- Read a book where a character has been attacked. (not sure I like this one but it was there)

White-
1. Lung cancer- read a book with a smoker
2. White Ribbon Alliance- Read a book with a pregnancy or childbirth
3. White Ribbon Campaign- read a book where someone stops a violent act against a woman

Silver- Brain disorders
1. Braniac lead character
2. read a book where a character has amnesia
3. read a book where a character gets a head injury
4. read a book with a "crazy" person
5

Awesome Dawn

Yeah I don't know about Teal #3

We will get everything worked out with Awareness challenge

and i'm thninking about making it a year long challenge with dirrerent levels

yeah I loved that book do you know anyother books like that Penny

I love the scategories idea, fun!

Thanks Penny

@dana maybe we could make it a team challenge like in SOS

Ok what about a football theme challenge?

EX:
Baltimore Ravens-Read a book that has a bird shifter or a book with a purple cover
Minnesota Vikings-(My boyfriend's fav team) Read a book where the hero is a viking or the book takes place in Minnesota
Jacksonville Jaguars-Read a book with a cat shifter or a book with a blue cover
New Orleans Saints-Read a book that takes place in New Orleans or a book with a gold or black cover
Miami Dolphins-Read a book that takes place around water or with a some type of water animal shifter
Dallas Cowboys-Read a book that takes place in Texas or the Hero is a cowboy

and so on

I like the foot ball idea!

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "@dana maybe we could make it a team challenge like in SOS"

Sorry I met Dawn

Thanks Dawn

No problem! Any time.

Would yall like a team challenge like the do in SOS

I will make a poll

I think the team challenge is a great idea. My only thought on the SOS version is that the bingo game has taken forever! I found the thread a few months ago and thought it would be cool to join in. However, the current game has gone on for months. Which may be nice for those involved, but as a new person coming in it sucks to see this cool challenge going on that you can't be a part of. I would suggest finding a way for new teams to form and join in, (they would have to work harder to catch up, but still play).

Anyway, stepping down off my soap box now. I think it is a great idea and I would love to do a team challenge.

This game business is awesome! Let's put this one together. :) Team challenges = FUN!!!!

Team challenge sounds fun too! I would like to do it once it gets set up and going!

I'm in the bingo challenge right now with SOS and it is fun but I feel were you are coming from Dawn. How would yall like to do a team challeng were new teams can join through out the team challenge?

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I'm in the bingo challenge right now with SOS and it is fun but I feel were you are coming from Dawn. How would yall like to do a team challeng were new teams can join through out the team challenge?"

Like I said before, it sounds fun and I would like to do it once it is up and running!

Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I'm in the bingo challenge right now with SOS and it is fun but I feel were you are coming from Dawn. How would yall like to do a team challeng were new teams can join throug..."

Dana and I are trying to figure everything out right now.

Do you guys like the A-Z challenges?

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I'm in the bingo challenge right now with SOS and it is fun but I feel were you are coming from Dawn. How would yall like to do a team challeng w..."

Okay

Deserunt Velit wrote: "I haven't seen this one anywhere, but if I've overlooked it, please disregard this. I was thinking it would be fun to have a U.S. challenge where we read fifty books, each of which is set in a diff..."

Yeah I was thinking about doing a 50 states challenge but starting on Jan 1st so it might be easier for people to start.

Deserunt Velit wrote: "❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "Deserunt Velit wrote: "Yeah I was thinking about doing a 50 states challenge but starting on Jan 1st so it might be easier for people to start. "

That sounds great :). Start..."

Yup

If you are going to do a 50 state challenge, feel free to reference our Happily Ever After Café Log for Keeping Track of Books for 50 States Challenge. Note: not all these books are HEA's. Many are mystery, fantasy, and mainstream fiction.

I'm still working on the hyperlinks for all the books... almost done; I think I have 3 or 4 states left to do.

Also, a group called Settings might help you out; the states are under "usa-statename" ...

My Scattergories Challenge is up over here!

Lisa Kay wrote: "If you are going to do a 50 state challenge, feel free to reference our Happily Ever After Café Log for Keeping Track of Books for 50 States Challenge. Note: not all these books are HEA's. Many ..."

Great info Lisa Kay, thanks!

Ok I wanted to ask yall and I already PM Dana. How would yall like a scavenge hunt as a team challenge? It wouldn't start until after the first of the year so all the main holidays are out of the way.

Scavenger Hunt
I would post whatever you need to find 1 or 2 times a week.
EX: Vampire
It can be on the cover

In the title
Vampire Mine
Or main character
Vampire Mine-Conner

YAY! I love the scavenger hunt idea.

Still working on it and thanks Dawn

Lizz, did you see the announcement on challenges in the Feedback Group? It is in beta (testing), but still...

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Thanks Lisa Kay

I like it, C.M.! ☺