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12/30 - Will notify teams of who goes first! You will continue in order after that.
12/31 - Check-in deadline for team members. Captains, if you have members that haven't been checked in by then, please message them directly and let me know/
1/1 - Start Date! For simplicity, the first roll can happen after 7am CST (1pm in the UK), please adjust to your time zone for the first roll.
2/28 - End Date! 6pm CST (12am in the UK)
Hello Team Thimble...Checking in and saying hello to everyone while I'm currently awake. I'm down with covid right now, I hope I will be feeling better by the time the challenge starts.
Hi, all!Michelle, sending you lots of good health wishes!
I had covid when it started no ill feeling but lost my smell and taste...to this day my senses haven't come back 100%
Hi team! Hope you feel better soon, Michelle :)
Hey everyone! Oh no Michelle hope you feel better soon. I'm going out of town this weekend but should have my computer at night and I'll have my phone with me to check in.
Hi everyone! Just checking in. Michelle, I hope you start to feel better soon!
Hi everyone and Happy New Year. I'm starting to feel a bit better. Now if I could get rid of the chest congestion and headache I would be a lot happier. Our first roll should be today sometime. We have to go in a certain order. Team Cannon gets to go first.
I reread the rules a couple times and I hope I have comprehended everything correctly. I'll admit I'm a bit nervous.
Michelle wrote: "Hi everyone and Happy New Year. I'm starting to feel a bit better. Now if I could get rid of the chest congestion and headache I would be a lot happier. Our first roll should be today sometime. W..."
Good to hear that you are feeling better. Two things that I swear by for congestions are chicken soup and turmeric-pepper milk. Not at the same time, though 😜 But seriously, as somebody who has allergic rhinitis, these are must-haves for me. The chicken soup keeps me warm and the saltiness is sometimes the only thing I can taste while congested. Turmeric-pepper milk helps get rid of congestions like nothing else I have ever tried and it is very simple to make. Just boil milk (I do half milk and half water as I am not very fond of thick milk) with some turmeric and a few peppercorns or pepper powder, add honey to taste, and drink. This is a very effective expectorant.
Happy New Year!! Glad you're starting to feel better.
Happy New Year! I've also reread the rules a couple of times, and the posts in the Q&A section. We can ask there if we need to.
I may be wrong but I think we won't get to roll today. I know we're next in line but Team Cannon needs to finish their book for the property they bought first.
So I guess in the meantime we just read what we want and those books can either be banked or we may use one in our roll... I don't know if anyone had a different strategy?
Preeti wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Hi everyone and Happy New Year. I'm starting to feel a bit better. Now if I could get rid of the chest congestion and headache I would be a lot happier. Our first roll should be ..."
I love chicken soup. I just wish I could really taste things. I made an eggdrop soup, but no taste even with soy sauce. Its getting a little better each day. I have no appetite really. I'm not sure I could do the tumeric milk. I don't really like milk. Would tumeric in a tea be good?
I'm still trying to understand all the rules, but I agree that all we can really do right now is just to read what we want and hope it works for our roll. It looks like Team Cannon finished their book, but they're having technical issues.
Gabriela wrote: "Happy New Year! I've also reread the rules a couple of times, and the posts in the Q&A section. We can ask there if we need to.
I may be wrong but I think we won't get to roll today. I know we'r..."
Ok..That's what I thought. I was confused at first on whether we had to wait for them to complete there task.
Michelle wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Hi everyone and Happy New Year. I'm starting to feel a bit better. Now if I could get rid of the chest congestion and headache I would be a lot happier. Our first ..."
Yes, absolutely. Boil the turmeric and pepper in water and use it to make your tea. Tastes good and makes the world of a difference. You can also add ginger and cinnamon to round out the goodness, healthwise and tastewise.
Book: The Sorrows of Young Werther
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Date Read: Jan 2
How It Fits:
Mediterranean Avenue: 63.4% brown cover
Baltic Avenue: 63.4% brown cover
St. Charles Place: Title starts with S
States Avenue: Title starts with S
Pennsylvania Railroad: Double letter in title: Sorrows
St. James Place: AFN starts with J
Free Parking
Illinois Avenue: Double letter in title: Sorrows
Water Works: 2 W’s in the title
Pennsylvania Avenue: ALN starts with V
Short Line Railroad: Straight line on the cover
Chance: Pg. 24: My days are as happy as those reserved by God for his elect;…
I have added my first book to the spreadsheet on the banked books page and have also added what it works for above as I believe we can use banked books for the tasks.
Team Cannon posted their completion, it's our turn to roll =)
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I rolled a 2 community chestCommunity Chest Card
You've had TWINS, read a book with a child under 5 in it.
I do not at the moment...I am reading the flight attendant
Niether of my current books work. I can find something, but I won't have it finished until tomorrow evening at the earliest
Book: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Author: John le Carré
Date read: 1/1/23
How it fits:
Jail: MC is held captive by German intelligence.
St. Charles Place: Title starst with S (if the is omitted)
States Avenue: Title starst with S (if the is omitted)
St. James Place: Set in Europe
Free parking
Short Line Railroad: Elizabeth's nickname is Liz
Luxury Tax: Mc's last name is Leamas.
Broadwalk: Title ends with letter D
Does an alien child count? I've been reading Cottonwood and the alien child is two in the beginning, I've just found where it says so in the text.
Book: The Department of Sensitive Crimes
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Date read: 1/2/23
How it fits:
Mediterranean Avenue: Author's initials A.M.
Income Tax: Ch Felix Ahlbörg
Oriental Avenue: Author's first initial A.
Jail: MC is a detective.
Pennsylvania Railroad: MC Ulf Varg
St.James Place: Set in Europe: Sweden
Free parking
Kentucky Avenue: Red cover 71.1%
Indiana Avenue: Red cover 71.1%
Illinois Avenue: Red cover 71.1%
Atlantic Avenue: Author's first initial A
Ventnor Avenue: Title contains all the letters of "VENTNOR"
Marvin Gardens: Author's first initial A
Pacific Avenue: Author's firs initial A
Pennsylvania Avenue: Author's firs initial A
Park Place: Author's firs initial A
Luxury Tax: Ch Lars Patricksson
Gabriela wrote: "Does an alien child count? I've been reading Cottonwood and the alien child is two in the beginning, I've just found where it says so in the text."
I'll ask on the Q&A
Awesome, thank you!!I think I can have it finished in about an hour. I'll post here and in the Tracking Sheet when I do.
Hold off..your captain here is an idiot.It seems I had to spin the wheel when I landed on community chest and did not do that until someone very patient pointed it out to me so this is what we got..
IS YOUR BIRTHDAY! Collect $10 from each TEAM!
So no book is needed, you can go ahead and bank it.
Sorry everyone.
Starting Bank Acct: $1500Roll: 2
Landed: Community Chest
Task: IS YOUR BIRTHDAY! Collect $10 from each team
Ending Bank Acct: $1530
Michelle wrote: "Hold off..your captain here is an idiot.It seems I had to spin the wheel when I landed on community chest and did not do that until someone very patient pointed it out to me so this is what we go..."
Okay, no problem Michelle! We're all learning as we go, and I'm happy I liked my book! I'll bank it then.
Book: The Bees
Author: Laline Paull
Date Read: Jan 3
How It Fits:
Baltic Avenue: Title starts with B
Electric Company: MPG Science Fiction
Pennsylvania Railroad: Double letter in title: Bees
Free Parking
Illinois Avenue: Double letter in title: Bees
Atlantic Avenue: Yellow cover
Ventnor Avenue: Yellow cover
Marvin Gardens: Yellow cover
Pacific Avenue: ALN starts with P
Pennsylvania Avenue: AFN starts with L & ALN starts with P
Short Line Railroad: AFN starts with L
Park Place: AFN starts with L & ALN starts with P
Chance: Pg. 126: As Flora’s feet touched the sun-warmed wood of the landing board, a great weariness filled her body.
Book: I'm Glad My Mom Died
Author: Jennette McCurdy
Date read: 1/3/23
How it fits:
Income Tax: Title starts with I
States Avenue: Set in the United States
St. James Place: Author's initials are J.M.
Free Parking
Indiana Avenue: Title starts with I
Atlantic Avenue: Yellow cover 54.6%
Ventnor Avenue: Yellow cover 54.6%
Marvin Gardens: Yellow cover 54.6%
Broadwalk: Title ends with letter D.
Chance Card: Page 109: "I asked if I could please just try on one-pieces with board shots,"
We rolled a 1 and landed on Baltic Ave.We can use Preeti's book for the task there.
Preeti..do you have a finish date for your book above?
I have to punch in for work..Amanda would you be able to do the Ss thing once we get a read date on Preeti's book and complete the comp!etion post.
Michelle | 197 commentsTeam ThimbleStarting bank account $1530
Roll - 1
Landed - Baltic Ave
Task - read a book that starts with a B
Read by Preeti
Book/author - The Bees by Laline Paull
Finished 1/3/22
How it fits - Title starts with a B
Ending bank balance - 1526.00
Amanda wrote: "I will do my best!!!"The only thing that needs to be taken care of now is the SS.
Completion Post:Book: American Dirt
Author: Jeanine Cummins
Date read: 1/2/23
How it fits:
FREE PARKING
Read any book of your choice that meets the Standard Rules.
ATLANTIC AVENUE
Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in “ATLANTIC”
WATER WORKS
Read a book that is a tear-jerker
PACIFIC AVENUE
Read a book set in a place that borders the Pacific Ocean
Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in “PACIFIC”
PARK PLACE
Read a book with a rich character
Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in “PLACE”
Completion Post:Book: Nine Liars
Author: Maureen Johnson
Date read: 1/3/23
How it fits:
NEW YORK AVENUE
Read a book whose title starts with N or Y
FREE PARKING
Read any book of your choice that meets the Standard Rules.
NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE
Read a book whose title starts with an N or C
Amanda wrote: "game board books updated!"Thanks
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Duration: January 1-February 28, 2023
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Team Thimble
✅ Michelle (Captain)
✅ Amanda (Co-Captain)
✅ Heli
✅ Preeti
✅ Anna (bamaace83)
✅ Gabriela
✅ Laila
Team Tracking Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Boardwalk Group Game Board: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
If you have any rule questions, you can refer to these links, ask a Captain or Co-Captain or use the Q&A:
Q&A: Game Board Spaces - Book Tasks
BOOKOPOLY How-To
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