Never Ending TBR discussion

The Pubs

The Games

THE GAMES:
Points = 28

1. Spell out PUB using book titles, series name, author, or character names.
P=1pt. The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War by Eileen Welsome. Read 3/8/21.
U=2pt
B=1 pt. Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden. Read 1/30.
Points once completed= 4

2. Around the Horn.
Drink: (Find on cover or in text of book)
One Beer=1pt. Demon Theory by Stephen Graham Jones. Med students drinking beer at Halloween party. Read 3/15/21.
One Glass of Wine=1pt. The Birds & Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier. Couple drinking wine in Venice. Read 2/8/21.
One Mixed Drink=1pt. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict. Read 2/14/21.
Points once completed= 3

3. Around the Horn(s):
One Bourbon=1p
-Title must start with the letter B. Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague by David K. Randall. Read 3/29/21.
One Scotch=1pt
-Title must start with the letter S.
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn. Read 1/3/21.
One Beer=1pt
Title must start with the letter E
Points once completed= 3

4. The Patriot.
(Cover Colors!)
Red: 1pt. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Read 3/14/21.
White: 1pt. Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks. Read 1/15/21.
Blue: 1pt. The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman. Read 2/11/21.
Star: 2 pts. We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry. Read 2/14/21.
Points once completed = 5

5. Potty Mouth.
At each bar there is a Word you are not allowed to say.
Everytime you see it in a title you receive one point!
Pick one word. That word must be in the title.
You must hit at least three bars, however there is no max.
1pt for each book.
WORD = Friend

6. The Name of the Game.
Read books with names in the title. You must hit at least three bars, however there is no max.
1 pt for each book
3 points if you happen to find your name in the title
1pt for each book.
Dracul. Murphy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant.
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks. Lamb and Flag.
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict. The Burren.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark. Read 4/23/21. Boadas.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. O'Leary's.

7. Pub Poker.
Build a poker hand. You will need 5 Cards.
Read books with numbers or words of a Suit of cards. Series numbers will work. 1-10, Jack, King, Queen, Ace, or Joker.
1 pt for each book that you use series #.
2 points for suit name in title.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. #1 series The Cemetery of Forgotten Books. Read 2/1.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. 1st in series. Read 3/14/21.
Finna by Nino Cipri. 1st in series. Read 3/18/21.
Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer. Read 4/22/21. 1st in series.

8. New Pub.
Build a bar. You will need 4 cards
Read books to build a bar
1. Read a book with a table on the cover. 1 pt
2. Read a book with a seat on the cover. 1 pt
3. Read a book with a person for a bartender on the cover. 1 pt. The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North. Read 4/18.
4. Read a book that the title would make a good Pub name. 2 pts

9. Darts. Read books that keep getting bigger to hit the target.
A. Read a book with 100-200 pages (1pt). The Final Reconciliation by Todd Keisling. 164 pages. Read 4/15/21.
B. Read a book with 200-300 pages (2pt). The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. 213 pages. Read 4/25.
C. Read a book with 300-400 pages (3pt). Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March. 389 pages. Read 4/30/21.
D. Read a book with 400 - 500 pages (4pt). Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy by Dan Abrams. 400 pages. Read 5/20/21.

10. 8-Ball. Find 8's in title, series, page counts
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THE PUBS:
Points: 19

1. The Sherlock Holmes. Read a book that is about or mentions Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Watson (1pt). Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March. Read 4/30/21.

2. The Beehive Inn. Read a book that someone goes to prison (1pt). Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn. Brother goes to prison. Read 1/3/21.

3. The Belle. Read a book that features a dog (1pt). The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Read 3/14/21.

4. Winning Tip. Read a book tagged Science or a character works in the science field (1pt). The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War by Eileen Welsome. Read 3/8/21.

5. The King's Head. Read a book with a pie or dessert on the cover (1pt).

6. Lamb and Flag. Read a book tagged History (1pt). Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks. Read 1/15/21.

7. Inn on the Pier. Read a book that features water on the cover (1pt). The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman. . Read 2/11/21.

8. Fallon's. Read a book that features a gem or jewels on the cover (1pt).

9. Boadas. Read a book that features someone "dressed-up" on the cover (1pt). The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark.
. Read 4/23/21.

10. The Irish Pub. Read a book tagged Mythology (1pt).

11. Farren’s Bar. Read a book that the setting is near you geologically (1pt).

12. George Best Bar. Read a book that has a page count between 137 and 179, no less or no more (1pt). The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Read 2/2/21. 143 pages.

13. O’Leary’s. Read a book has a setting that starts with the Letter S (1pt). The Sanatoriumby Sarah Pearse. Switzerland. Read 4/12.

14. The Irish Pub in Nepal. Read a book with a mountain setting (1pt). ]

15. Oh Neil’s. Read a book with food on the cover (1pt).

16. Murphy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant. Read a book with a person's name in the title (1pt). Dracul by Dacre Stoker. Read 1/9/21.

17. Brendan Behan Pub. Read a book that the title starts with any of the letters of BEHAN (1pt). Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague by David K. Randall. Read 3/29/21.

18. The Burren. Read a book that features Roots or plants on the cover(1pt). The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict. Read 2/14/21.

19. Coleman's Irish Pub. Read a book that features the color green and red on the cover(1pt). We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry. Read 2/14/21.

20. County Clare. Read a book that the title contains two C's (1pt). Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden. Read 1/30.

21. Doyle's Cafe. Read a book that the title Features a location (1pt). The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack E. Davis. Read 2/19.

22. Emmit's. Read a book that Was published in the 90's (1pt). The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War by Eileen Welsome. Read 3/8.

23. Finn McCool's. Read a book that features a bike on the cover.

24. The Harp. Read a book that features the colors Black and Gold. The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams. . Read 3/26.

25. Irish Haven. Read a book that has been made into a movie. The Birds & Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier. Read 2/8.

29. James Joyce. Read a book that the author has a J initial. (1pt). Ghoster by Jason Arnopp. Read 5/17.

30. John D. McGurk's. Read a book that features a cake on the cover (1pt).

31. Kells. Read a book that has a one word title (1pt). Later by Stephen King. Read 5/25.