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LET's PLAY DEAL OR NO DEAL



The Challenge

1. Comment here to sign up and I will create a challenge thread for you.

2. We will play a Bookish version of the Classic Deal or No Deal Challenge No worries, if you have no idea what this is. I have posted our rules below. If that seems too much, just follow my lead and you will get a hang of it in no time!

3. If you feel stuck, you have options for skips or completing word hunts to skip challenges.

4. You can win a lot of points for this challenge! At the end, you will win either a Deal book or No Deal book based on your choice

5. If you don't have a personal point account thread yet, request one here.

General game rules
❏ There are 26 cases and a randomized amount is assigned to each of the cases.

❏ You choose a case number. The case you have chosen is the potential amount you can walk away with till the end of the game. The contents of your case are not revealed till the end or till you accept an offer

❏ We will play rounds to eliminate cases. Your goal would be to ideally choose cases that have a lower amount in them (meaning the case you have initially chosen has a higher amount). This is all based on your luck, so don't beat yourself up!
Round 1 : Eliminate 5 cases. We are left with 20 cases
Round 2 : Eliminate 5 cases. We are left with 15 cases
Round 3 : Eliminate 5 cases. We are left with 10 cases
Round 4 : Eliminate 4 cases. We are left with 6 cases
Round 5: Eliminate 3 cases. We are left with 3 cases
Round 6: Eliminate 2 cases. We are left with 1 cases
Final round: Choose between your case or the case you did not open till the end

❏ After each round, I will offer a deal. You can say "Deal" to take the deal or "No Deal" to continue playing

Tasks

◘. For every case you eliminate, you will be given 3 tasks and you need to read a book for any one of them.
◘. The lower the number you select, the easier the tasks will be as you have eliminated a good case. Similarly, the higher-numbered ones will have tough tasks to complete. I will randomize the tasks based on difficulty table from a bigger pool.
◘. I will give you 3 free skips, one you can use to skip for a case from 1-800, another one from 1000- 150k, last one to skip from 200k-2m
◘. For additional skips, you can either
Use points:
$1-800: 2 pts
$1000-150k: 4pts
$200k-2m: 7pts
or do word hunts (see below)
◘ Word hunt tasks:
You need to complete one of the word hunts from the below list to skip a task and avoid using your points. You can ignore punctuation. Per every book you read, you can choose 3 words. If you are reading a book in a language other than English, I will accept an equivalent word.

$1-800 Hunt Options:
↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

$1000-150k Hunt Options:
↠ "Not my circus, not my monkeys. Keep your drama"
↠ "Too glam to give a damn. Class dismissed"
↠ "I'm not a snack, I'm the whole damn meal"

$150k-2m Hunt Options:
↠ "Have you ever coached a winning team, it doesn't seem like it."
↠ "You're a marathon runner, you might want to pace yourself."
↠ "He's getting this offer and then he is going to rabbit hunting"


Points

☰☰ You will be awarded 10 points if you finish the game. This means either you play till the end or accept the offer of points and end the game

☰☰ You will be awarded below points for each task you complete per case based on amount in it
$1-800: 1 pt
$1000-150k: 2 pts
$200k-2m: 3 pts

☰☰ If you accept a deal at any points, you get points based on what the deal was offering you in addition to what you have accumulated

☰☰ If you accept a no-deal throughout and play till the end, you get points based on the amount in your case! It will be 2 points for $1 case, 4 points for $4 case and so on... implying 52 points for $2m case!!

☰☰If you want to play again after completing a round, you need to spend 10 points!


Have any questions? Ask away in the Q&A thread!

Tracking Template

🎁🎁 Deal or No Deal 🎁🎁

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Round 1
🎁 Box 17 - $20 - 1 pt
🎁 Box 5 - $50,000 - 2pt
🎁 Box 20 - $2000 - 2 pt
🎁 Box 12 - $150 - 1 pt
🎁. Box 8 - $10 - 1pt
Points: 7pts
Deal or No Deal Offer: 10 points


Round 2
🎁 Box 1 - $2m - 3 points
🎁 Box 13 - $50 - 1 point
🎁 Box 3 - $600,000 - 3 points
🎁 Box 21 - $1000 - 1 point
🎁 Box 4 - $400,000 - 3 points
Points: 11
Deal or No Deal Offer: 15 [ ]

Round 3
🎁 Box 15 - $150k - 3 points
🎁 Box 10 - $600 - 1 pt
🎁 Box 25 - $800 - 1 pt
🎁 Box 2 - $1m - 3 points
🎁 Box 14 - $20k - 2 points
Points: 10
Deal or No Deal Offer: 22

Round 4
🎁 Box 9 - $1 - 1 point
🎁 Box 19 - $100 - 1 point
🎁 Box 16 - $1,500 - 1 point
🎁 Box 23 - $800k - 3 point
Points: 6
Deal or No Deal Offer: 34

Round 5
🎁 Box 11 - $200 - 1 points
🎁 Box 6 - $400 - 1 points
🎁 Box 22 - $100k - 2 points
Points:
Deal or No Deal Offer: 33

Round 6
🎁 Box 24 - $10k - 2 points
🎁 Box 26 - $4 - 1 point
Points:
Amounts left: $200k, $1.5m
Deal or No Deal Offer: 44

Final Round
🎁🎁Box 18 - $1.5m - 3 points🎁🎁

Final Round Points: 40

Total Points:

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To start, choose a case between 1 to 26 which you think will have the highest amount.

The case you have chosen is the potential amount you can walk away with till the end of the game. The contents of your case are not revealed till the end or till you accept an offer

I choose case 7 :)

Amazing, congrats on getting the first decision out of the way! Let's begin Round 1 where you will be selecting 5 cases in total to eliminate.

Remember the objective is ideally to eliminate cases which will have a lower amount of values. The lower the amount, the easier the task level. However, no worries, as it's all luck and you get more points for completing tasks with cases having higher values. Tasks are based on a randomised set of tasks based on difficulty level so they can repeat themselves throughout the game

Go ahead and select your first case to eliminate!

I would like to eliminate case 17 :)

You decided to eliminate case 17...

and it had only $20 in it! Good job! I will post a below set of tasks for you to plan but only books completed from 01 June will be accepted. Let's begin the journey

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below tasks:
1. A book with a mythical creature in it
2. A book with some illustration / graphic on cover
3. A book about revenge


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

Book/Author: Six Cloves Under by Gin Jones
Date Read: June 1
Task: A book with some illustration / graphic on cover
How it Fits: Illustrated cover of a cat and veggies on a farm

Amazing! You get 1 point, go ahead and select your next case to eliminate :)

5 :)

You decided to eliminate case 5...

and it had only $50,000 in it! Not that great, but could have been worse right?

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below medium tasks:
1. A book by an author you have read only once before
2. A book involving a priest as a character
3. A book with Psychological Thriller mpg


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 3 books to complete this):

↠ "Not my circus, not my monkeys. Keep your drama"
↠ "Too glam to give a damn. Class dismissed"
↠ "I'm not a snack, I'm the whole damn meal"


After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Date Read: June 12
Task: A book involving a priest as a character
How it Fits: Priest John is a side character in the story
Next case: 20

Congrats! You get 2 points

You decided to eliminate case 20...

and it had only $2000 in it! Not that great, but could have been worse right?

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below medium tasks:
1. A book written by multiple authors (>1)
2. Read a book with a musician MC
3. A book set in an imaginary/mythical place


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 3 books to complete this):

↠ "Not my circus, not my monkeys. Keep your drama"
↠ "Too glam to give a damn. Class dismissed"
↠ "I'm not a snack, I'm the whole damn meal"


After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Date Read: June 16
Task: A book set in an imaginary/mythical place
How it Fits: Set in the mythical place that is Wonka's Chocolate Factory
Next case: 12

Congrats! You get 2 points

You decided to eliminate case 12...

and it had only $150 in it! Thats geat, one of the lower amounts

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below easy tasks:
1.A book less than 200 pages
2. A book with a love triangle in it
3. A book made into a TV show


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Date Read: June 19
Task: A book made into a TV show
How it Fits: Made into a movie
Next case: 8

Congrats! You get 1 point

You decided to eliminate case 8...

and it had only $10 in it! Thats geat, one of the lower amounts

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below easy tasks:
1. A book where MC has a best friend
2. A book rated >4.0 on GR
3. A book by an author who wears glasses


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

This is the last box of your round 1. You have eliminated a medium and easy boxes, good start but there are many more left.

I will offer you 10 points to finish the game here.

If you accept complete this task and say Deal You will get the book award and point accumulated so far and we will end the game here. I will also reveal what your initial box amount was.

To continue playing complete this task and say "No Deal" and select your next box to eliminate for round 2!

Book/Author: Be my Heartbeat by Christina Ellis
Date Read: June 21
Task: A book rated >4.0 on GR
How it Fits: Average rating of 4.50 on GR
Deal or No Deal: No Deal
Next case: 1

Congrats! You get 1 point and also choose to go ahead



You decided to eliminate case 1...

and it had only $2m in it! Oops, unfortunately thats the highest amount

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below hard tasks:
1. A book with lighthouse or camp or tent on cover
2. A book by an African author
3. Re-Read a book


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 4 books to complete this):

↠ "Have you ever coached a winning team, it doesn't seem like it."
↠ "You're a marathon runner, you might want to pace yourself."
↠ "He's getting this offer and then he is going to rabbit hunting"

Book/Author: Fata Morgana by Agatha Christie
Date Read: July 12
Task: Re-Read a book
How it Fits: My second time reading the book
Next case: 13

You get 3 points!

You decided to eliminate case 13...

and it had only $50 in it! Congrats thats one of the lowest amounts

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below easy tasks:
1. A book rated >4.0 on GR
2. A book with laptop on cover
3. A book less than 200 pages

If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: Überredung by Jane Austen
Date Read: July 12
Task: A book rated >4.0 on GR
How it Fits: Average rating 4.15
Next case: 3

Congrats! You get 1 point and also choose to go ahead


You decided to eliminate case 3...

and it had $600,00k in it! Oops, unfortunately thats one of the higher amount

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below hard tasks:
1. A book with Paranormal mpg
2. A book with someone wearing a floral item on cove
3. A book which features in the "Readers also enjoyed" list of any book you read since 2024


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 4 books to complete this):

↠ "Have you ever coached a winning team, it doesn't seem like it."
↠ "You're a marathon runner, you might want to pace yourself."
↠ "He's getting this offer and then he is going to rabbit hunting"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Date Read: July 18
Task: A book which features in the "Readers also enjoyed" list of any book you read since 2024
How it Fits: First book in that section of Funny Story which I read May 14, 2024
Next case: 21

Congrats! You get 3 points


You decided to eliminate case 21...

and it had $1000 in it! Thats not so bad!

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below medium tasks:
1. A book with candies or something sweet on cover
2. A book with C,U,T,I,E in title
3. A book written by multiple authors (>1)


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 3 books to complete this):

↠ "Not my circus, not my monkeys. Keep your drama"
↠ "Too glam to give a damn. Class dismissed"
↠ "I'm not a snack, I'm the whole damn meal"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: A Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants by Ann Claire
Date Read: July 26
Task: A book with C,U,T,I,E in title
How it Fits: A Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants
Next case: 4

Congrats! You get 1 point and


You decided to eliminate case 4...

and it had $400,00k in it! Oops, unfortunately thats one of the higher amount

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below hard tasks:
1. A book rated >4.5 stars
2. A book with "Heart" in title
3. A book which is Hugo award nominee or winner


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 4 books to complete this):

↠ "Have you ever coached a winning team, it doesn't seem like it."
↠ "You're a marathon runner, you might want to pace yourself."
↠ "He's getting this offer and then he is going to rabbit hunting"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

This is the last box of your round 2. Unfortunately, you have eliminated 3 hard boxes this round but a lot more are still left

I will offer you 15 points to finish the game here.

If you accept complete this task and say Deal You will get the book award and point accumulated so far and we will end the game here. I will also reveal what your initial box amount was.

To continue playing complete this task and say "No Deal" and select your next box to eliminate for round 3!

Book/Author: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Date Read: September 25
Task: A book which is Hugo award nominee or winner
How it Fits: Hugo Award for Best Novel 2023 nominee
Deal or No Deal: No Deal
Next Case: 15

Congrats! You get 3 points and also choose to go ahead


You decided to eliminate case 15...

and it had $150k in it! Oops, unfortunately thats one of the higher amount

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below hard tasks:
1. A book dealing with marriage as main plot
2.A book written by an author related to a famous literary figure or with a notable literary lineage
3. A book with dog on the cover


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 4 books to complete this):

↠ "Have you ever coached a winning team, it doesn't seem like it."
↠ "You're a marathon runner, you might want to pace yourself."
↠ "He's getting this offer and then he is going to rabbit hunting"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: Griechischstunden by Han Kang
Date Read: October 22
Task: A book written by an author related to a famous literary figure or with a notable literary lineage
How it Fits: Han Kang is the daughter of author Han Seung-won
Next Case: 10

You get 3 points!

You decided to eliminate case 10...

and it had only $600 in it! Congrats thats low!

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below easy tasks:
1. A book with abs on cover
2. A book with a memorable character
3. A book about revenge

If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
Date Read: October 24
Task: A book about revenge
How it Fits: Peter Pan takes revenge for having his shadow stolen
Next Case: 25

You get 1 point!

You decided to eliminate case 25...

and it had only $800 in it! Congrats thats low!

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below easy tasks:
1. A book with 3 different page numbers in the count
2. A book with pink cover
3. A book by an Asian author

If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book/Author: One by One by Freida McFadden
Date Read: October 25
Task: A book with 3 different page numbers in the count
How it Fits: 295 pages
Next Case: 2

bump :)

You decided to eliminate case 2...

and it had only $1m in it! Oops, unfortunately thats the highest amount

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below hard tasks:
1. A book with "Heart" in title
2. A book with all the vowels in title
3. A book ending in S


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 4 books to complete this):

↠ "Have you ever coached a winning team, it doesn't seem like it."
↠ "You're a marathon runner, you might want to pace yourself."
↠ "He's getting this offer and then he is going to rabbit hunting"

*You can use any book completed from 25 Nov 24 due to delay in posting if it fits*

Book/Author: Salt Kiss by Sierra Simone
Date Read: November 7
Task: A book ending in S
How it Fits: kisS
Next Case: 14

You decided to eliminate case 14...

and it had only $20,000 in it! Not that great, but could have been worse right?

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below medium tasks:
1. A book about a party gone wrong
2. A book that challenges your perspective or beliefs
3. A book with nothing other than text on cover


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 3 books to complete this):

↠ "Not my circus, not my monkeys. Keep your drama"
↠ "Too glam to give a damn. Class dismissed"
↠ "I'm not a snack, I'm the whole damn meal"


This is the last box of your round 3. You have eliminated mix of all boxes in this round! There is a good chance that your boxes is one of the higher amounts or maybe it could be the few lower left..

I will offer you 22 points to finish the game here.

If you accept complete this task and say Deal You will get the book award and point accumulated so far and we will end the game here. I will also reveal what your initial box amount was.

To continue playing complete this task and say "No Deal" and select your next box to eliminate for round 4! There will be only 4 boxes to eliminate

Book/Author: Freiheit: Erinnerungen 1954 – 2021 by Angela Merkel
Date Read: December 13
Task: A book that challenges your perspective or beliefs
How it Fits: Challenged my perspective on German politics
Deal or No Deal: No Deal
Next Case: 9

Congrats! You get 2 points

You decided to eliminate case 9...

and it had only $1 in it! Thats geat, lowest amount

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below easy tasks:
1.A book with a protagonist who shares your profession or hobby
2. A book with a title less than 4 words
3. A book by an Asian author


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

Book & Author: Lonely Heart by Mona Kasten
Date Read: December 20
Task: A book with a title less than 4 words
How it Fits: 2 words
Next Case: 19

bump

Congrats! You get 1 point

You decided to eliminate case 19...

and it had only $100 in it! Thats great, one of the lower amount

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below easy tasks:
1. A book with a title that contains a number
2. A book which is part of a bigger universe
3. A book with a child / teenager as MC


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

After finishing, please select your next box to eliminate as well!

You can use books completed from 20th December

Book & Author: Hands Down by Mariana Zapata
Date Read: January 21
Task: A book which is part of a bigger universe
How it Fits: Part of the MZ universe, with characters of other books appearing
Next Case: 16

Congrats! You get 1 point

You decided to eliminate case 16...

and it had only $1,500 in it! Thats great, one of the lower amount

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below easy tasks:
1. A book recommended by a friend or family member
2. A book with a memorable character
3. A book with mountains on cover


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 2 books to complete this):

↠ "Can you feel the penny"
↠ "You made a horrible decision"
↠ "Smile while you still have teeth"

After finishing, please select your last box to eliminate as well for this round!

Book & Author: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Date Read: January 23
Task: A book with a memorable character
How it Fits: featuring the very memorable Xaden Riorson <3
Next Case: 23

Congrats! You get 1 point

You decided to eliminate case 23...

and it had only $800k in it! That was one of the higher amounts but don't stress as you still have more left

As part of the randomiser, please complete one of the below hard tasks:
1. A book with all the vowels in title
2. A book that won/nominated for Pulitzer / Booker prize
3. A book with a formidable negative character


If you don't want to do one of these, you can either use your free skip or complete one of the below word hunts (max 3 words per book, so you would need min. 4 books to complete this):

↠ "Have you ever coached a winning team, it doesn't seem like it."
↠ "You're a marathon runner, you might want to pace yourself."
↠ "He's getting this offer and then he is going to rabbit hunting

This is the last box of your round 4. You are left with the following amounts: $4, $200, $400, $10k, $100k, $200k, $1.5m

I will offer you 30 points to finish the game here.

If you accept complete this task and say Deal You will get the book award and point accumulated so far and we will end the game here. I will also reveal what your initial box amount was.

To continue playing complete this task and say "No Deal" and select your next box to eliminate for round 5 - you have to eliminate only 3 boxes!