Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Wow, here we are at the end of 2011!! I hope you have all enjoyed some of ROAR whether you have followed through to the end or just pick and choose your ‘mini’ challenges.

Just a quick run through for our Final Reporting:
*Maximum of 5 books per ‘mini’ challenges (except for Mini SAT)
*Maximum of 7 ‘mini’ challenges PER book
*For Mini SAT, 15 points penalty per book read in excess of 5 per month BUT 50 bonus points if less than 5 books read for the month. Note: bonus points cannot be claimed if you skip shelves and there's 15 penalty points for each shelf skipped
*Don’t forget to claim your bonus points for the Thick books you’ve read and the monthly shelves (Wide) books - noting the exception for December where you can claim points for Wide from 15 November 2011 as Dec challenges were posted early

Thank you for everyone who participated and have been so very helpful and patient for another good game this year :)

Your feedback, as always, are welcome, as to how we can improve our ‘game’ or running of them.

Looking forward to your participation in our Next Game which will be unveiled around 20th January 2011. I will be in contact with some ROAR participants for your parts in the new game

Previous Ladder:

13,156 - Susan
11,095 - Karen
10,906 - Coralie
9,476 - Sam
8,506 - Lahni
7,721 - Dee
7,256 - Amy
6,011 - Natasha
4,386 - Christina
2,975 - Bea

Finals:
14,906 - Susan
13,446 - Amy
13,321 - Coralie
12,811 - Karen
12,086 - Sam
6,566 - Natasha
5,370 - Vivian
4,445 - Bea

When you say a maximum of 5 books per mini challenge, that also includes thick and wide books, right?

Kazza wrote: "Just a quick run through for our Final Reporting: "

Kazza, doesn't this leave out one of the deductions? Points deducted for every shelf skipped in the mini-SAT?

Oh, found it: Message 1, rule 5d:
"You may skip up to 12 shelves out of 144 shelves, but you will be penalised 15 points per shelves. Please note if you skip a shelf in a particular month’s list of shelves, even though you completed the list with less than 5 books, you cannot claim the 50 bonus points."

Amy wrote: "When you say a maximum of 5 books per mini challenge, that also includes thick and wide books, right?"

Oh, I hadn't thought so. I don't think there's a limit on how many thick and wide books you can count per month.

Susan, you're right on both counts! And here I thought I was being accurate :p

Next year I definitely have to ask my questions and get things clarified earlier in the year. Looks like I can grab a few extra wide points for December, which is an unexpected bonus.

Back to reading...8 books in progress that I need to finish by end of December. Wish me luck!

Amy wrote: "Next year I definitely have to ask my questions and get things clarified earlier in the year. Looks like I can grab a few extra wide points for December, which is an unexpected bonus.

Back to reading...8 books in progress that I need to finish by end of December. Wish me luck! "

Wow! Eight??? Good luck!!!
I only have two that I'd like to finish to make my personal goal, one an audio book. And I don't think even that is going to happen.

Almost made it - I'm still working on my last two books from December (one is half done, the other about a quarter) but have finished everything else. Here are my final totals:

January: 875 - Done
February: 1000 - Done
March: 875 - Done
April: 1745 - Done
May: 1761 - Done
June: 1490 - Done
July: 940 - Done
August: 855 - Done
September: 780 - Done
October: 1725 - Done
November: 750 - Done
December: 650

Final Total: 13446

January - 800 points completed
February - 680 points completed
March - 1040 points completed
April - 1280 points completed
May - 1656 points completed
June - 1865 points completed
July - 920 points
August - 905 points completed
September - 485 points
October - 1825 points completed
November - 430 points
December - 925 points completed

Grand Total - 12811 points

This is a work in progress. I will finalize it later today.

January: 460
February: 600 DONE
March: 460
April: 660
May: 190
June: 385
July: 255
August: 435
September: 260
October: 465
November: 275
December: (Didn't Participate)

Total: 4445

I am sure that my real score is less that the total but I really didn't understand the scoring so did not deduct for missed shelves.

My personal goal was 15,000, and I came SO close, but didn't quite make it.

January: 875 points - done
February: 830 points - done
March: 815 points - done
April: 1715 points - done
May: 1711 points - done
June: 1915 points - done
July: 915 points - done
August: 1075 points - done
September: 1405 points - done
October: 1900 points - done
November: 950 points - done
December: 800 points

Grand Total 14906 points

Susan wrote: "Amy wrote: "Next year I definitely have to ask my questions and get things clarified earlier in the year. Looks like I can grab a few extra wide points for December, which is an unexpected bonus.
..."

Susan wrote: "Amy wrote: "Next year I definitely have to ask my questions and get things clarified earlier in the year. Looks like I can grab a few extra wide points for December, which is an unexpected bonus.
..."

Got 6 out of the 8 done. One of my remaining 2 is an audio book, but with 20 disks, I thought it would be a tall order, and I was right. Only made it to disk 10. Oh well...

January = 830 points
February = 780 points – completed
March = 1165 points – completed.
April = 1530 points - completed
May = 1786 points – completed
June = 2040 points – completed
July = 1115 points – completed
August = 945 points completed
September = 755 points – completed
October = 900 points
November = 675 points
December = 800 points

Grand Total 13321 points

I am trying to figure out what I've done since November. I fell off the recording track when I got engaged! :) I've had so much fun with you all!

I will try to update my numbers soon. Hopefully I'm not in last place although I think I am, but if so it is ooookay ;) Happy New Year!!

So I went on and off (more off than on) with this challenge, but it was a ton of fun!


Jan - 455
Feb - 630
March - 230
April - 1475
May - 205
June - 500
July - 120
August - 290
Sept - 155
Oct - 415
Nov - 270
Dec - 625

Grand Total: 5370 points

Didn't quite manage to complete this but my god it was fun trying!! Can't wait til this year's challenge starts!

January ROAR Total = 725 completed
February ROAR Total = 825 completed
March ROAR Total = 850 completed
April ROAR Total = 1,165 completed
May ROAR Total = 1,606
June ROAR Total = 1,215
July ROAR Total = 725
August ROAR Total = 825 completed
September ROAR Total = 930 completed
October ROAR Total = 1,625
November ROAR Total = 770
December ROAR Total = 825

Grand Total = 12,086

My internet has been stuffed up and only been fixed so, I'm going to update the ladder soon...

And, I'll give it to Monday for anyone else who'd like to submit their score and we'll finalise ROAR by 15th *fingers crossed*

However, from what I can see so far, the scores are looking mighty terrific ;)

Christina wrote: "I am trying to figure out what I've done since November. I fell off the recording track when I got engaged! :) I've had so much fun with you all!

I will try to update my numbers soon. Hopefully I..."

Congrats on your engagement, Christina! Exciting times ahead!! Have you set a date? Good Luck with the wedding preps etc :)

Thank you! We are looking at November 2013. Two of my brothers and three friends are getting married this year and I'm maid of honor in two of them so we kinda wanted our own time :) Plus I'm trying to finish my degree before the wedding so hopefully I can make that happen! I'm helping out at all weddings far so by my time I should be a pro ;) I get sad though when I haven't been able to pick up a book for days!!

Okay, I don't think we're expecting anyone else to update their scores. I have been in contact with Lahni, Dee, & Christina who have been very busy & discracted with other more exciting things ;)

So... **drum rolls**

Congrats to Susan for 1st place with Amy & Coralie following not too far behind.

Congrats also Susan, Amy & Sam for completing Mini SAT.

Susan read the most number of WIDE books (99!!!) with Coralie and Sam tying for the most number of THICK books (29).

BIG thank yous for all participants who kept their scoring threads so neat and tidy! It was amazing considering the complexity of the game.

well, i wouldn't say school work is exciting...but its def. other things ;)

congrats Susan, Amy and Coralie!!

Dee wrote: "well, i wouldn't say school work is exciting...but its def. other things ;)"

oops, well, my excuse is that your message wasn't quite specific what you were "slammed" with, ha ha ha, I just assumed it would be other HOT reading challenges etc ;)

lol! bit of everything...new commute to work that is 120 miles round-trip a day (long story); dissertation writing and of course, hot reading challenges ;)

wow, that's a long way to work (mine's half that and I'm complaining!)

Congratulations, Susan!! Also congrats to Amy, Coralie and Sam!! Wow! And great job to anyone who participated! I did a few of the mid-month challenges, but never really enough to bother keeping track of points.

Great job everyone!

Congrats Susan, that score is amazing! And well done to the rest of us too for getting stuck in and giving it a go!

I can't wait for this year's challenge (I have been literally counting the days)!

Is there a ROAR 2012?

its a new game that is being posted right now:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

a play on snakes and ladders