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HOB Olympic Games: F ~ Tuvalu
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F ~ Tuvalu
Ashley
Richard
Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Check In Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
When you have completed an event, please check-in using the following format:
Partner thread link:
Partner SS link:
Completed Sport/Event:
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The games will begin with the Opening Ceremonies on July 26th and will run through October 31st.
While you and your partner get ready for the Games, think about which country you would like to represent.
There is a list of all the Countries represented in the 2024 Paris Gams by their National Olympic Committee listed in a tab on your spreadsheet. There are 200! (In case you would prefer a link to the 2024 NOC: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/na...)
Please give me 3 to 5 options for the Countries that you would like to represent (post in here in the thread). You might even want to choose based on their flags! (Keep in mind that each team will be representing a different country, so everyone can’t be playing for Aruba!) 😃
There is a link to your spreadsheet in the 2nd post above. Please request access when prompted and I will open it for you. (This helps me to know that everyone has checked in with their partner.)
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CÔTE D'IVOIRE
DJIBOUTI
ESWATINI
etc... but what do you think?
Hulloooo Ashley. (c:Sure, I'm happy with whatever. I suspect the big countries will be taken by other teams, like US, UK & Australia. And I'd rather not play for any countries involved in a war or political-related stuff at the moment.
So given all that, I'm happy with a small non-divisive country.
What do you think about that?
Ashley wrote: "CÔTE D'IVOIREDJIBOUTI
ESWATINI"
Any of those 3 is fine with me.
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Bhutan
Tuvalu
Comoros
Lesotho
I vote Tuvalu. Because I love the YouTube channel Yes Theory & they made this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODuEl...
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Because I love the YouTube channel Yes Theory & they made this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODuEl..."
Hah!
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But if we can't have that one, these are ok too:
Bhutan
Comoros
Lesotho
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All tasks will be added to your spreadsheet as they are assigned.
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The passing of the Olympic flame from one torchbearer to the next is called the Olympic Torch Relay. The relay is a modern tradition that marks the beginning of the Olympic Games and is inspired by ancient Greek practices. The flame symbolizes life, knowledge, and spirit, and the relay conveys messages of friendship and peace.
🏅The Olympic flame is the flame which is kindled in Olympia under the authority of the IOC. In the context of the modern Games, the Olympic flame is a manifestation of the positive values that man has always associated with the symbolism of fire and thus makes the link between the ancient and the modern Games.
🏅A few months before the opening of the Olympic Games, a flame is lit at Olympia, in Greece. The location recalls the link between the Ancient Olympic Games and their modern counterpart. From there, the Flame is carried for a number of weeks to the host city, mainly on foot by runners, but also using other forms of transport.
🏅Throughout the Torch relay, the flame announces the Olympic Games and spreads a message of peace and friendship between peoples. The Torch relay ends at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The final runner (or sometimes runners) enters the stadium and lights the cauldron with the Olympic flame. The Games can then begin!
This event is optional; 8 letters to be completed by each partner.
1 - 16. Spell-out HOBS OLYMPIC GAMES
🏅Using Author's first or last initial / Title / Series
🏅Relay can be completed at your leisure across the course of the games. (These tasks are not required.)
🏅Points will be awarded based on page counts only
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For the first time in the history of the Summer Olympic Games, the ceremony will not be taking place in a stadium.
🏅 Taking on a new guise, the parade of athletes will be held on the Seine. The river parade will follow the course of the Seine, from east to west over a distance of 6 km.
🏅 Holding a ceremony open to a very large audience, with no admission fee for most of its spectators, is a major first. Spectators will not need tickets to access the upper quays. Hundreds of thousands of spectators will be able to attend the festivities along the banks of the Seine. Eighty giant screens and strategically placed speakers will allow everyone to enjoy the magical atmosphere of this show reverberating throughout the French capital.
🏅 Athletes will be the heart and soul of the ceremony. By opening with the parade of the delegations, Paris 2024 is breaking with tradition. Already during the introduction and throughout the ceremony, athletes will be featured on stage alongside the performers, as part of Paris 2024’s constant aim to hold Games created for and by athletes.
For this event only ALL FOUR tasks must be completed; two by each partner.
1. Read a book with 4 of the colors in your countries flag on the cover (if your flag does not have 4 different colors, use 2 colors from the Olympic Rings and 2 from your flag)
2. Read a book whose title begins with a letter in your country
3. Read a book that features an athlete
4. Read a book with a boat and/or river on the cover
So Ashley, I'm okay to read for any task. Do you have any preference for the tasks?Given that you probably read a lot less than I do, I imagine you'd want your books to...
Whoops I forgot what I was trying to say. ADHD brain. You get my drift, right? 🙃
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You definitely read more than I do, but since we are reading the same amount of books, that shouldn't be too much of an issue!
I will have a look in the morning at the books I have that might work, and let you know, so we are ready when the challenge starts Friday!
Excited to start!
I asked the timezone question in the Q&A, because Friday for me starts in 9 hours.
However if any task in the challenge is specifically for a fiction book, I might have trouble with that one. I only really like to read non-fiction.
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Task: Read a book whose title begins with a letter in your countryBook: Trust: Living Spontaneously and Embracing Life
Author: Osho
Date Read: July 26th
How it Fits: T
Ashley wrote: "I'm sure we can work together to make sure you don't have to read too much you wouldn't want to!"Oh that's not my concern...I'm probably doing about 60 challenges atm.
I just want to make sure that you don't have to read more books than that are not within your capacity.
Richard wrote: "I just want to make sure that you don't have to read more books than that are not within your capacity."There's probably a better way to say that. Autism brain.
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1. 4 Flag colors on book cover - Ashley
2. Title begins with letter in your country - Richard
3. Features an athlete - Richard
4. With boat and/or river on cover - Ashley
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Ashley wrote: "Also, would you like to just alternate letters for the Torch Relay Spell Out?"Alternate is fine with me. Also, if there's any vowels or tricky letters that you can't do, I'm sure I can.
And thanks, I didn't realise we had an SS.
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For the remainder of the challenge, books will need to be finished after the tasks were posted. (As long as start date is 7/25 or after, it's good.)
I'm going away for the weekend. I'll be back on Sunday evening (my time) to put my books in. I don't go anywhere without at least one of my Kindles!
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I'll put in my 2nd task before I leave in a few hours.
Richard wrote: "I'm going away for the weekend. I'll be back on Sunday evening (my time) to put my books in. I don't go anywhere without at least one of my Kindles!"I forgot I can use the hotel's WiFi. So can still add my books.
When you finish the first 2 tasks, we'll do the thing at the check-in. And it looks like the spell-outs can be done whenever, over the challenge.So strategy-wise, it'd be good to finish the task books first.
It's my birthday today by the way.
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Sorry I'm a bit slow to start! I never get enough reading time on the weekend (should be the opposite really!), so when I challenge starts near one, I stress.
I should *hopefully* finish my last book today (maybe tomorrow, it's a bit longer than I thought).
I definitely agree, we should just work on the tasks and hit the spell out as we go!
Thanks. All good, I thought it'd be a good idea to mention that strategy, instead of just guessing or assuming each others' intent.
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🏅 Breaking is a style of dance that originated in the United States in the 1970s. It took form in the lively block parties in the Bronx, emerging from hip hop culture, and is characterised by acrobatic movements, stylised footwork and the key role played by the DJ and the MC (master of ceremonies) during battles.
1. Read a book where the characters dance.
2. Read a book that takes place in the Bronx OR New York
3. Read a book whose author first or last initial can be found in DJ-MC
🏅 Sport climbing is a modern discipline that has become immensely popular over the past 20 years. It is a young, mixed sport – with 39% of climbers under 18 years old – practiced both outdoors and in a more urban format indoors. At the Olympics, sport climbing involves three formats: boulder, speed and lead.
1. Read a book with MPG of Young Adult
2. Read a book where SPEED plays a big part in the story
3. Read a book with letters "CLIMB" in title/series/author's name
🏅 Skateboarding is a young and spectacular sport that developed in the US in the 1950s as surf culture was taking off. It was then part of the underground, alternative culture of the 1980s, going hand in hand with the values of freedom, rebellion and thrill seeking. The world’s greatest skateboarders will face each other at the Olympic Games, competing in the two most popular and spectacular disciplines: park and street. Athletes must carry out their most impressive tricks, meeting criteria for the degree of difficulty, speed and range of moves.
1. Read a book with a rebel character
2. Read a book with a thrill seeking character
3. Read a book with the word "SKATEBOARD" in the text
🏅 Surfing originated in Hawaii, where it has been common since the 15th century. Surfing evolved and flourished in the 1950s, as new types of boards made it more accessible to the general public. Surfers perform maneuvers and tricks on a wave, the totality of which is scored by five judges based on the variety, type and difficulty of tricks. Surfers are also judged on their speed, power and flow.
1. Read a book set in Hawaii
2. Read a book with a wave or large body of water on the cover
3. Read a book the word POWER, SPEED or FLOW in the title or series.
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I've entered my first book for this round, in Skateboarding.For the others, I can do Option 3 for each of them. Is that okay with you?
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Do you have any tasks that you'd prefer to do? I'm very flexible & have tons of books to choose from.
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Aw, I wanted to be a partner with Richard. Would anyone like to be a partner with me?
Ashley wrote: "No, I think I can do the ones available, they just require more searching than checking titles and authors, so, it may take me a bit longer to locate books to use!"That's ok with me. I've got a wide selection of books that I can access. I can easily do the other options.
I'll give you the 3rd options. :)
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🏅 Breaking
1. Read a book where the characters dance. Ashley
2. Read a book that takes place in the Bronx OR New York
3. Read a book whose author first or last initial can be found in DJ-MC Richard
🏅 Sport climbing
1. Read a book with MPG of Young Adult Ashley
2. Read a book where SPEED plays a big part in the story
3. Read a book with letters "CLIMB" in title/series/author's name Richard
🏅 Skateboarding
1. Read a book with a rebel character Richard
2. Read a book with a thrill seeking character
3. Read a book with the word "SKATEBOARD" in the text
🏅 Surfing
1. Read a book set in Hawaii
2. Read a book with a wave or large body of water on the cover
3. Read a book the word POWER, SPEED or FLOW in the title or series. Richard
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul (other topics)Beyond That, the Sea (other topics)
Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter (other topics)
Trust: Living Spontaneously and Embracing Life (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky (other topics)Laura Spence-Ash (other topics)
Osho (other topics)
Partner Challenge ~ Competitive
Duration: July 26 - October 31, 2024
Challenge Rules
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📘 HOB Standard Challenge Rules Apply
📘 You may use or ignore "A, An, The" from the title.
📘 For spell-outs: Author's first or last initial / Title / Series
📘 A separate book must be used for each task.
📘 Partners must complete different tasks.
📘 Have fun!
Welcome to the HOB Olympic Games!!
With all the talk of the "Paris Games", it seems that the athletes for the Games have ditched us for Paris....can you believe it?!? We are in need of people to pick up the slack and help out the countries. If you think you have the stamina and the drive to participate in the Olympics Games, this is the place for you! Now, now....don't get too worried; we won't have you physically competing!! The HOB Games are all about the books...with an Olympic twist.
If you ever wanted to compete in the Olympics or just be in the midst of the excitement, grab a partner and sign up together OR sign up individually and partners will be assigned. Oh, WAIT! I guess you'd like to know a little more about the Games!
This will be a Partners Challenge. Each pair will be assigned a country to represent and will complete tasks to earn points for their country. But, just like in the Olympic Games, the partners will also be competing individually for a WIN of their own! You will have to work together for your country, while also competing against your partner!
The events will have multiple task choices; the events will have multiple rounds as well. Each partner will read for a different task in each round. The tasks will have different points awarded by the judges. The Head Judge will have final say and will ensure the judges don't play favorites! For that reason, creativity, task difficulty or individual style *could* earn you extra points. The Head Judge's ruling is final!!
We understand that everyone doesn't enjoy completive challenges. If you aren't interested in the competitive nature of the Olympic Games, you can still play non-competitively but will still be assigned a Country to represent as that will play into the challenge.
🏅 Each partner team will represent a different country
🏅 Partners will work together for their country and individually for a WIN of their own!
🏅 45 sports will be featured in the Olympic Games
🏅 Multiple events could be encompassed within some of the sports
🏅 All events within each sport must be completed before a new sport can be started.
Competitive vs Non-competitive
Competitive Version: You and your partner will be competing in various Olympic Sports by completing tasks. You will read for as many of the Sporting Events you can. You are competing for the most points against other Partner Teams. In addition, you will be competing against your partner for most points (from medals/placement) in the events.
Non-Competitive Version: You will play at your own pace. You may choose to compete with your partner for wins/medals, but will not be competing against the other teams. Medals will still be awarded; it is the Olympics afterall!
(Tasks/events will be the same for both competitive and non-competitive teams.)
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Points
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Points will be earned based on book page counts and individual placement in the events.
Book Points
Graphic Novel Points
Page Count Limit: 100 (Actual page count)
Please use this formula to find your adjusted page count (for points):
#Pgs x 1/4 = Adjusted Page Count
❀ If your adjusted page count is less than 100, you will get 0.5 points for the book. If it is 100 or higher see the page point chart above for points.
Task/Placement Points
The tasks will have different points awarded by the judges. (randomly determined)
Creativity, task difficulty or individual style *could* earn you extra points
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BONUS Opportunities.....
(Books must be completed during this challenge - July 26 to October 31)
Read the GR Choice Awards
I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie
Ready Player One
HOB Partner Pick **
Listopia Madness **
Birth Flower **
** I've linked the current month's challenge; the bonus still applies for any new months that are setup during the Olympic Games Challenge.**