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TCF's Family Feud


Woolf family:
LaurLa – Captain
Jen K – Scorekeeper
Vi
Brittany
~Melissa~

Details:
웃 The game will begin on Monday, Oct. 24, at 12:01 a.m. (your local time)
웃 The game consists of 6 'Weeks'. 'Week 5' is actually 14 days to allow for extra reading time because of Thanksgiving.
웃 The game will conclude Sunday, Dec. 11, at 12:59 p.m. (your local time)
웃 If your profile is set to private, you will need to open it for the duration of the game. You may need to be contacted by the head of your family.

How to Play:
웃 Each Saturday morning, a survey will be posted.
웃 By Sunday night, each family member must declare (make a Selection Post) which answer they will read a book for. Family members can read for the same answer.
웃 Each family member will need to read one book a week.
웃 The book must be selected from that week's survey prompts.
웃 Do not start reading your book before Monday morning.
웃 Post a link to the book, finish date, and which survey answer you choose.

Qualifying Books:
웃 Books must be a minimum of 140 pages.
웃 Cookbooks and poetry books ARE NOT allowed.
웃 Graphic novels must be 250+ pages.

Sample Selection or Completion post
Book and Author: Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
Pages: 298
Date Read: 10/21/2022
Survey Answer: Arrives Late - read a book published in 2022
How it Fits: the book was published in 2022

Completion Tracking


Week 1: Name a kind of hat ➺ COMPLETE
(view spoiler)[
🔹LaurLa ➺ Baseball
🔹Jen K ➺ Cowboy/Stetson
🔹Vi ➺ Top hat
🔹Brittany ➺ Cowboy/Stetson
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ Cowboy/Stetson
(hide spoiler)]

Week 2: Name someone of fact or fiction with enormous strength ➺ COMPLETE
(view spoiler)[
🔹LaurLa ➺ The Hulk
🔹Jen K ➺ Superman
🔹Vi ➺ The Incredible Hulk
🔹Brittany ➺ Superman
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ Arnold Schwarzenegger
(hide spoiler)]

Week 3: Name a magazine you consider to be intelligent ➺ COMPLETE
(view spoiler)[
🔹LaurLa ➺ New Yorker
🔹Jen K ➺ National Geographic
🔹Vi ➺ Wall Street Journal
🔹Brittany ➺ National Geographic
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ New Yorker
(hide spoiler)]

Week 4: Name something you see in almost every Italian restaurant ➺ COMPLETE
(view spoiler)[

🔹LaurLa ➺ Pasta
🔹Jen K ➺ Pasta
🔹Vi ➺ Wine
🔹Brittany ➺ Pasta
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ Pasta
(hide spoiler)]

Week 5: Name how many hours a day a dog sleeps ➺ COMPLETE
(view spoiler)[

🔹LaurLa ➺ 12 hours
🔹Jen K ➺ 12 hours
🔹Vi ➺ 14 hours
🔹Brittany ➺ 12 hours
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ 14 hours
(hide spoiler)]

Week 6: Besides doors and windows, name something people open

🔹LaurLa ➺ Bottle
🔹Jen K ➺ Bottle
🔹Vi ➺ Cans
🔹Brittany ➺ xx
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ Cans

Reserved

Reserved

Hi Everyone! Looking forward to this. Family Feud is one of my favorite game shows.


I have added details and game information in message 1 but let me know if you have questions. I'll try to figure them out... or ask for the team if needed.

A little about me: I live in Brownsburg, Indiana - a suburb of Indianapolis. I am married, have 2 grown boys (one still in college) and 2 dogs. I read a ton, mostly any genre of romance but have been known to read just about anything for a challenge!

Can't wait to start this one!

Official Scoring for Team Woolf

Week 1
(view spoiler)[ LaurLa – Baseball- 17
Jen K – Cowboy- 20
Vi- Top- 20
Brittany- Cowboy- 20
~Melissa~ - Cowboy 20
(hide spoiler)]
Running Total: 97 points

Week 2
(view spoiler)[🔹LaurLa ➺ The Hulk- 2 points
🔹Jen K ➺ Superman- 14 points
🔹Vi ➺ The Incredible Hulk- 3 points
🔹Brittany ➺ Superman- 14 points
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ Arnold Schwarzenegger- 7 points (hide spoiler)]
Week 2 Total: 40 points
Running Total: 137 points

Week 3
(view spoiler)[🔹LaurLa ➺ New Yorker- 4 points
🔹Jen K ➺ National Geographic- 12 points
🔹Vi ➺ Wall Street Journal- 3 points
🔹Brittany ➺ National Geographic- 12 points
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ New Yorker- 4 points (hide spoiler)]
Week 3 Total: 35
Running Total: 172

Week 4
(view spoiler)[🔹LaurLa ➺ Pasta- 32 points
🔹Jen K ➺ Pasta- 32 points
🔹Vi ➺ Wine- 12 points
🔹Brittany ➺ Pasta- 32 points
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ Pasta- 32 points (hide spoiler)]
Week 4 Total: 140
Running Total: 312

Week 5
(view spoiler)[🔹LaurLa ➺ 12 hours- 25 points
🔹Jen K ➺ 12 hours- 25 points
🔹Vi ➺ 14 hours- 7 points
🔹Brittany ➺ 12 hours- 25 points
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ 14 hours- 7 points (hide spoiler)]
Week 5 Total: 89
Running Total: 401

Week 6
(view spoiler)[ 🔹LaurLa ➺ Bottle- 2 points
🔹Jen K ➺ Bottle- 2 points
🔹Vi ➺ Cans- 17 points
🔹Brittany ➺ xx
🔹~Melissa~ ➺ Cans- 17 points (hide spoiler)]
Week 6 Total: 38
Running Total: 439

Hey teamies! Looking forward to starting. LaurLa - you and I are practically neighbors, lol. I live outside of Chicago in one of the many northwest suburbs. I have two grown children, a rescue dog and work full time in the healthcare field.

I read almost any genre including MM. Horror and historicals are not my favorite. As my children are college age I don't really like YA or NA. Feels too creepy to me - I'm sure it's a me thing, lol.

I didn't see anything about not being able to read books that I'm doing for other team challenges in other groups. If this is correct - I'm in a team challenge that starts every Friday in the MM group. I may be able to make 2 books work for us every week.

Sorry - re reading the 'rules' and I already have a question :)

States the game starts on Monday Oct 24 but then goes on to state that a survey will be posted on Saturday. Does this mean next Saturday the 22 we need to look for the survey and then determine by Sunday what we will be starting to read on Monday? I thought we would get the survey on Mondays since that is the 'start' of the game.

Hopefully that made sense.

Melissa, I thought it would be nice to post the survey a couple of days before the start of each week to give folks time to decide which answer might score the highest and to find a book that fit the reading prompt.

So, yes, I'll post the survey early (Mountain Standard Time) Saturday mornings.

Lanelle wrote: "Melissa, I thought it would be nice to post the survey a couple of days before the start of each week to give folks time to decide which answer might score the highest and to find a book that fit t..."

Thanks, Lanelle, sounds good and nice of you :)

Hi everyone! Nice to meet you. I'm Vi, living in Netherlands. I have two young(er) kids, currently not working. This is my first team game - I went on a hiatus when I had my second child. I'm very excited to play.

I average about 1-2 books a week (depending). I read mostly romance and fantasy genres. Sometimes a mystery or thriller thrown in. But I'm good to try different genres to expand my reading horizon.

I'm looking forward to a great time with you all.

Hi everyone! Challenge Obsessed Bibliophile Brittany here.

I read from pretty much any genre but prefer speculative fiction, psych thriller, epic historical fiction, and true crime.

I have somehow surpassed 300 books this year, but mostly because I listen at work and in the car.

I am a mother of a 6th grader and 2 dogs and 2 cats. 1 of each was a stray that I never intended to keep.

Week 1's survey has been posted in the Survey Says thread. Have fun deciding which answer might score the highest points.

Family members can read for the same answer.

I will more than likely read a book for the Stetson as it works for another team challenge this week. I'll try and see if I have something that will work for other options too. Not sure if we want to discuss in this thread which we think will get us the most points.

I personally think baseball or cowboy hat would be the most popular answer. But who knows, I'm usually surprised by the answers on the actual show.


TWO REMINDERS
1. We can not start reading our books until Monday 12:01 AM (your time)
2. We will need an actual Selection post with the answer/task you're going to read for and your book - these are due by Sunday night. There us a sample post in Msg 1.

LaurLa wrote: "I personally think baseball or cowboy hat would be the most popular answer. But who knows, I'm usually surprised by the answers on the actual show."

This was my thought as well. When I know for sure what I will go with I'll do my Selection Post tomorrow

Fun options. I have books that will work for either baseball or cowboy or others. I'm not quite sure of the best strategy.

I will edit my first post to use to track our points. Excited for the game to officially start on Monday.

I was thinking either Top or Beret. Beret though feels like probably the least common.

Selectio Post ➺ LaurLa ➺ Week 1
Survey ➺ Name a kind of hat

Answer ➺ Baseball

Task ➺ read a book with an author's name that has double letters
Book ➺ Finding Pride
Pages ➺ 296
How it fits ➺ author Jill Sanders

Selection Post: Week 1


Survey: kind of hat
Answer: Cowboy/Stetson hat

Task: Stetson - read a book where the MC rides a horse
Book: by Mary Calmes

Timing
232 pgs

How it fits: pg 104 Minutes later hoofbeats in the dirt turned my head back to the house. I doubted I would ever get tired of seeing Rand up on a horse.
(Main Characters: Stefan Joss and Rand Holloway)

[*book:Timing|32458073]

Are we reading for different answers or the same?

Name a kind of hat.
Baseball - read a book with an author's name that has double letters (Sally, Emmett, Briggs, Woolf)
Beret - read a book with a 5 word title (includes articles)
Cowboy/Stetson - read a book where the main character rides a horse
Derby - read a book within 24 hours (the Kentucky Derby is fast!)
Easter Bonnet - read a book set during the springtime
Fedora - read a book by a male author
Panama - read a book with the word "canal" in the text of the book
Straw - read a book where the mc spends a lot of time outdoors
Top - read the first book of a series

Brittany wrote: "Are we reading for different answers or the same?"


I think we should each read for the answer we think is the best or top answer and/or what task we can easily find a book for. I don't think the tasks are terribly hard (at least not this week) but I don't want to assume everyone can read for a specific task either.

That may not be the best strategically, but I think it's fair to everyone. Also, it would be hard to guess the highest answer each week so could hinder our points if we all read for one that ended up really low.

Selection Post- Week 1:

Book and Author: The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
Pages: 368
Survey Answer: Cowboy/Stetson - read a book where the main character rides a horse
How it Fits: Horse is found 63 times in book and set in late 1800's so I'm guessing but can use baseball or fedora as backup

Selection Post 1

Book And Author: The Heir by Grace Burrowes
Pages: 471
Survey Answer: Baseball hat
How it Fits: author name has double letters

Completion Post ➺ LaurLa ➺ Week 1
Survey ➺ Name a kind of hat


Answer ➺ Baseball
Task ➺ read a book with an author's name that has double letters
Book ➺ Finding Pride
Pages ➺ 296
How it fits ➺ author Jill Sanders
Date Read ➺ 10.25 ★★★

Completion Post- Week 1 Name a kind of hat

Book and Author: The Sweetness of Water
Pages: 368
Date Read: 10/26/2022
Survey Answer: Cowboy/ Stetson: MC rides a horse
How it Fits: (view spoiler)[ Caleb steals a horse to rescue Prentiss and then they escape with both on the horse riding for days (hide spoiler)]

Completion Post: Week 1

Survey: kind of hat
Answer: Cowboy/Stetson hat

Task: Stetson - read a book where the MC rides a horse
Book: by Mary Calmes

Timing
232 pgs

How it fits: pg 104 Minutes later hoofbeats in the dirt turned my head back to the house. I doubted I would ever get tired of seeing Rand up on a horse.
(Main Characters: Stefan Joss and Rand Holloway)

Read: 10/26/22 4 stars

[*book:Timing|32458073]

Book and Author: by Stephen King
Pages: 1016
Date Read: 10/27/2022
Survey Answer: Cowboy/Stetson - read a book where the main character rides a horse
How it Fits: Roland and Susan both regularly ride horses

I finished my book.. It'll work for Cowboy (MCs ride a horse)/Top(first in series)/Baseball (double letters). Any suggestions on which category is better?

Vi wrote: "I finished my book.. It'll work for Cowboy (MCs ride a horse)/Top(first in series)/Baseball (double letters). Any suggestions on which category is better?"

Not really sure. Maybe since we have 3 cowboy hats already, try baseball or top?

Week 2 Survey

Name someone of fact or fiction with enormous strength.
Answers:
Atlas - read a book where the mc travels to a different country
Arnold Schwarzenegger - read a book set in Europe
Charles Atlas - read a book with a main character whose first name begins with C
Goliath - read a giant book (400+ pages)
Hercules - read a mystery book (in honor of Hercule Poirot)
Incredible Hulk - read a book from the 5 Stars list
Paul Bunyan - read a book set in the United States
Samson - read a historical book
Superman - read a science fiction book
The Hulk - read a book where the author uses a pseudonym

Selection Post- Week 2

Book and Author: The Second Rebel by Linden A. Lewis
Survey Answer: Goliath (also Superman)
How it Fits: 512 pages

Thanks for putting up the call, Jen! It's been a bad week for me (sick!) and I'm just catching up.

Selection Post ➺ LaurLa ➺ Week 2
Survey ➺ Name someone of fact or fiction with enormous strength


Answer ➺ The Hulk
Task ➺ read a book where the author uses a pseudonym
Book ➺ Dirty Martini
Pages ➺ 242
How it fits ➺ J.A. Konrath is pseudnym for Joe Konrath. He aslo writes as Melinda DuChamp

Book and Author: The Heir by Grace Burrowes
Pages: 471
Date Read: 10/28/2022
Survey Answer: Top - First book in a series.
How it Fits: This is the first book in Windham series.

I've checked us in for the week. Good job all!

Week 2 Selection Post
Survey ➺ Name someone of fact or fiction with enormous strength


Answer ➺ Arnold Schwarzenegger
Task ➺ read a book set in Europe
Book ➺ As You Wish by Isobel Starling
Pages ➺ 238 pgs
How it fits ➺ Set in Scotland

[ book:As You Wish|50618891]

I haven't decided on my next book. I'll post it once I do.

Going to go for
Hercules - read a mystery book (in honor of Hercule Poirot)
with
by Kōtarō Isaka
MPG Mystery

I will be going with either (which works for Incredible Hulk and Superman) or (which works for The Hulk, Hercules and Paul Bunyan). I will decide after the points announcement tomorrow.

Week 2 Completion Post
Survey ➺ Name someone of fact or fiction with enormous strength

Answer ➺ Hercules - read a mystery book (in honor of Hercule Poirot)
Book and Author: by Kōtarō Isaka
Pages: 432
Date Read: 10/30/2022
How it Fits: MPG Mystery

Brittany, I just want to check and make sure that you didn't begin reading your book until Monday morning.

All the family Completion Posts are in. Well done, everyone!

I have edited Message 2 on the 'Survey Says' thread with the points for each answer, and Message 2 on the 'Reporting Thread' with each teams' total points.

Nice work everyone! I updated message 6 with our points. We started quite strong with 97 points!

I guess I was a day off, I thought that we could start yesterday.

I will change my answer to
Superman - read a science fiction book
with
(starting this one right now)
MPG Science Fiction

Brittany wrote: "I guess I was a day off, I thought that we could start yesterday."

Sorry :(

Week 2 Completion Post
Survey ➺ Name someone of fact or fiction with enormous strength


Answer ➺ Arnold Schwarzenegger
Task ➺ read a book set in Europe
Book ➺ As You Wish by Isobel Starling
Pages ➺ 238 pgs
Finished ➺ 11/1/22 4 stars
How it fits ➺ Set in Scotland


[ book:As You Wish|50618891]

Week 2 Completion Post
Survey ➺ Name someone of fact or fiction with enormous strength


Answer ➺ Superman -
Task ➺ read a science fiction book
Book ➺
Pages ➺ 464 pgs
Finished ➺ 11/1/22 3 stars
How it fits ➺MPG Science Fiction