Bookish Challenges discussion

Board 1 - Easy - 2 pts per book read + 10 pts for reaching 100. You lose 1 point every time you want to skip and read a book that meets the general guidelines.

Basic Rules

🟩 Objective:
Reach square 100 by moving across the board based on dice rolls.

🎲 How to Play:
I will roll a die (1–6) twice. You move forward that many squares.

Ladders help you up — if you land exactly at the bottom of a ladder, climb to the top.

Snakes pull you down — if you land exactly on a snake’s head, slide down to its tail.

Directions mean reverse — if you land at one of the 4 squares covered by the direction, then in the next turn you will go back the spaces of your die instead of going forward

Sloth means jump up — if you land at one of the 4 squares covered by the sloth, you will directly rise up one level up, unless you are already at the topmost rung where nothing happens. You only jump up one level - eg. if there's a sloth at 6, and you move to 15 which also has a sloth then you don't jump up again to 26. However, if there's a snake/ladder/tree when you jump up, you need to follow their rules.

Duck means go down — if you land at one of the 4 squares covered by the duck, you will go down one level, unless you are already at the bottomost squares where nothing happens. You only go down one level - eg. if there's a duck at 91, and you move to 90 which also has a duck but you don't go down again to 71. However, if there's a snake/ladder/tree when you go down, you need to follow their rules.

Tree means skip — if you land at one of the 4 squares covered by the tree, you collect 2 skips that you can use to skip the task and read any book that meets general guidelines

Precedence order (if by chance a square has 2):
Snakes > Ladders > Sloth > Duck > Direction


At the end, if you reach 100 by even rolling a die that is higher - game is completed (i.e. if you are 98 and roll 3, you will still be considered to reach 100)

Bookish Rules

To move forward, you need to read as follows (you need to complete only one).

1- If you land at a square where there are no objects , read a book per below (difficulty increases as you move up the board)

1 to 20
a. One or two-word title
b. Set in a country where you have never been
c. New to you author
d. Cover colour: Red or Blue

20 to 40
a. Three or four-word title
b. Set in the top 10 largest countries of the world (>50% of the book)
(Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria)
c. GR Rating >3.75
d. Cover colour: White or Black

40 to 60
a. > 4-word title
b. Set in at least 2 countries
c. A book where no one dies
d. Cover colour: Yellow or Green

60 to 80
a. A plural word in the title
b. Set in a country/place that does not exist and is only the author's imagination
c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi


80 to 100
a. Part of a series
b. Set in your country of birth or one where you are currently living in
c. GR Rating >4.3 or has won an award (not just a nominee)
d. Cover colour: Purple or Pink

2- If you land at bottom of a ladder , read one of the below

a. The book is set at a high altitude (mountains, towers, space stations, etc.)
b. The plot features literal flight (plane, rocket, magical flying)
c. Some tall man-made structure (building or monument etc) on the cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with L
e. Book title word options: up, above, climb, over, high, rise

3- If you land at the mouth of a red / green snake , read one of the below

a. You have rated the book lower than its GR average rating (it has to be your GR rating of the book in absolute whole numbers eg. the book avg GR rating is 3.8 and you rate it a 4)
b. The plot features a betrayal
c. Animal on cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
e. Book title word options: down, below, drop, fall, low

4- If you land at any square covered by the red snake , you need to find a book that meets both the snake task as well as the position number tasks
(eg. If 82 has a red snake's tail, you need to read a book that meets 80-100 criteria as well as snake criteria. So you can read a book which is part of a series and starts with S)

1 free skip per game, and then you can get more whenever you cross the squares of the tree.

Points tracking: 50

R1: 5 - Your position has a sloth.
Position : 16


1 to 20
a. One or two-word title
b. Set in a country where you have never been
c. New to you author
d. Cover colour: Red or Blue

Task: d
Book: New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb
Date: 4/7 4★
Fit: blue cover

R2: 5
Position : 21. There's nothing at your position


20 to 40
a. Three or four-word title
b. Set in the top 10 largest countries of the world (>50% of the book)
(Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria)
c. GR Rating >3.75
d. Cover colour: White or Black

Task: a
Book: Roses for Harriet by Patricia Oliver
Date: 7/7 4★
Fit: 3-word title

R3: 3
Position : 24. There's nothing at your position


20 to 40
a. Three or four-word title
b. Set in the top 10 largest countries of the world (>50% of the book)
(Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria)
c. GR Rating >3.75
d. Cover colour: White or Black

Task: a
Book: A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes
Date: 8/7 3.5★
Fit: 4-word title

R4: 1
Position : 25. There's a ladder. You will go up to 64 in your next turn


If you land at bottom of a ladder , read one of the below

a. The book is set at a high altitude (mountains, towers, space stations, etc.)
b. The plot features literal flight (plane, rocket, magical flying)
c. Some tall man-made structure (building or monument etc) on the cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with L
e. Book title word options: up, above, climb, over, high, rise

Task: b
Book: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Date: 9/7 2★
Fit: ft. magical flying vampires

R5: 1
Position : 65. There's nothing at your position


60 to 80
a. A plural word in the title
b. Set in a country/place that does not exist and is only the author's imagination
c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi

Task: c
Book: The Library at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover
Date: 11/7 4★
Fit: rating 4.21

R6: 5
Position : 70. There's nothing at your position


60 to 80
a. A plural word in the title
b. Set in a country/place that does not exist and is only the author's imagination
c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi

Task: b
Book: Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
Date: 13/7 3★
Fit: set in an imaginary world

R7: 2
Position : 72. There's nothing at your position


60 to 80
a. A plural word in the title
b. Set in a country/place that does not exist and is only the author's imagination
c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi

Task: d
Book: One Last Gift by Emily Stone
Date: 16/7 3★
Fit: multi cover

R8: 5
Position : 77. There's a portion of red snake in your position


60 to 80
a. A plural word in the title
b. Set in a country/place that does not exist and is only the author's imagination
c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi

If you land at any square covered by the red snake , you need to find a book that meets both the snake task as well as the position number tasks

Snake tasks
a. You have rated the book lower than its GR average rating (it has to be your GR rating of the book in absolute whole numbers eg. the book avg GR rating is 3.8 and you rate it a 4)
b. The plot features a betrayal
c. Animal on cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
e. Book title word options: down, below, drop, fall, low

Task: c
Book: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Date: 19/7 3.5★
Fit: GR Choice Award Nominee for Paranormal Fantasy and for Favorite Book (2011)

Snake task: a
Fit: rated 3 (GR 3.82)

R9: 6
Position :83. There's a portion of red snake in your position


80 to 100
a. Part of a series
b. Set in your country of birth or one where you are currently living in
c. GR Rating >4.3 or has won an award (not just a nominee)
d. Cover colour: Purple or Pink

If you land at any square covered by the red snake , you need to find a book that meets both the snake task as well as the position number tasks

Snake tasks
a. You have rated the book lower than its GR average rating (it has to be your GR rating of the book in absolute whole numbers eg. the book avg GR rating is 3.8 and you rate it a 4)
b. The plot features a betrayal
c. Animal on cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
e. Book title word options: down, below, drop, fall, low

Task: a
Book: Coffin, Scarcely Used by Colin Watson
Date: 23/7 4.5★
Fit Flaxborough Chronicles #1

Snake task: b
Fit: Barnaby is betrayed by his co-conspirators

R10: 6
Position : 89. There's a duck - next round you will go down to 72


80 to 100
a. Part of a series
b. Set in your country of birth or one where you are currently living in
c. GR Rating >4.3 or has won an award (not just a nominee)
d. Cover colour: Purple or Pink

Task: a
Book: Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Date: 26/7 3★
Fit: Sookie Stackhouse #12

R11: 5
Position : 77. Nothing at your position


60 to 80
a. A plural word in the title
b. Set in a country/place that does not exist and is only the author's imagination
c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi

Task: d
Book: Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
Date: 30/7 2★
Fit:

R12: 6
Position : 83. Red snake covering your position


80 to 100
a. Part of a series
b. Set in your country of birth or one where you are currently living in
c. GR Rating >4.3 or has won an award (not just a nominee)
d. Cover colour: Purple or Pink

If you land at any square covered by the red snake , you need to find a book that meets both the snake task as well as the position number tasks

If you land at the mouth of a red / green snake , read one of the below

a. You have rated the book lower than its GR average rating (it has to be your GR rating of the book in absolute whole numbers eg. the book avg GR rating is 3.8 and you rate it a 4)
b. The plot features a betrayal
c. Animal on cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
e. Book title word options: down, below, drop, fall, low

Task: d
Book: The Clock Strikes Twelve by Patricia Wentworth
Date: 2/8 4.5★
Fit: Miss Silver #7

Snake task: b
Fit: James Parradine is betrayed by his sister Grace

R13: 1
Position : 84. Nothing at your position


80 to 100
a. Part of a series
b. Set in your country of birth or one where you are currently living in
c. GR Rating >4.3 or has won an award (not just a nominee)
d. Cover colour: Purple or Pink

Task: c
Book: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Date: 3/8 2.5★
Fit: ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original Novel (2023)

R14: 2
Position : 86. Sloth - next round you go up to 95


80 to 100
a. Part of a series
b. Set in your country of birth or one where you are currently living in
c. GR Rating >4.3 or has won an award (not just a nominee)
d. Cover colour: Purple or Pink

Task: a
Book: Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb
Date: 6/8 4★
Fit: In Death #34

R15: 3
Position : 98. There's a snake - you will go down to 63


If you land at the mouth of a red / green snake , read one of the below

a. You have rated the book lower than its GR average rating (it has to be your GR rating of the book in absolute whole numbers eg. the book avg GR rating is 3.8 and you rate it a 4)
b. The plot features a betrayal
c. Animal on cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
e. Book title word options: down, below, drop, fall, low

Task: b
Book: Mr. Jelly's Business by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 8/8 4★
Fit: Mrs Loftus & Mick Landon betray George Loftus

R16: 2
Position : 64 - Nothing at your position

60 to 80
a. A plural word in the title
b. Set in a country/place that does not exist and is only the author's imagination
c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi

Task: a
Book: Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 11/8 4★
Fit: plural - winds

R17: 3
Position : 67 - Red snake covering your position

60 to 80
a. A plural word in the title
b. Set in a country/place that does not exist and is only the author's imagination
c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi

If you land at any square covered by the red snake , you need to find a book that meets both the snake task as well as the position number tasks

snake tasks

a. You have rated the book lower than its GR average rating (it has to be your GR rating of the book in absolute whole numbers eg. the book avg GR rating is 3.8 and you rate it a 4)
b. The plot features a betrayal
c. Animal on cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
e. Book title word options: down, below, drop, fall, low

Task: c
Book: Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb
Date: 13/8 4★
Fit: GR rating 4.35

Snake task: a
Fit: GR rating 4.35, my rating 4

R18: 2
Position : 69 - Green snake - you go down to 32 in next round


snake tasks

a. You have rated the book lower than its GR average rating (it has to be your GR rating of the book in absolute whole numbers eg. the book avg GR rating is 3.8 and you rate it a 4)
b. The plot features a betrayal
c. Animal on cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
e. Book title word options: down, below, drop, fall, low

Task: a
Book: Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date: 17/8 2.5★
Fit: GR rating 4.03, my rating 2

R19: 5
Position : 37 - Nothing


20 to 40
a. Three or four-word title
b. Set in the top 10 largest countries of the world (>50% of the book)
(Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria)
c. GR Rating >3.75
d. Cover colour: White or Black

Task: a
Book: Whisky from Small Glasses by Denzil Meyrick
Date: 22/8 4★
Fit: 4-word title

R20: 1
Position : 38 - Nothing


20 to 40
a. Three or four-word title
b. Set in the top 10 largest countries of the world (>50% of the book)
(Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria)
c. GR Rating >3.75
d. Cover colour: White or Black

Task: b
Book: Opal by Patricia Wolf
Date: 4/9 3★
Fit: set in Australia

R21: 5
Position : 43 - Nothing


40 to 60
a. > 4-word title
b. Set in at least 2 countries
c. A book where no one dies
d. Cover colour: Yellow or Green

Task: b
Book: The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Date: 10/9 3.5★
Fit: set in USA & Turkey

R22: 4
Position : 47 - red snake covering


40 to 60
a. > 4-word title
b. Set in at least 2 countries
c. A book where no one dies
d. Cover colour: Yellow or Green

If you land at any square covered by the red snake , you need to find a book that meets both the snake task as well as the position number tasks

Snake tasks
a. You have rated the book lower than its GR average rating (it has to be your GR rating of the book in absolute whole numbers eg. the book avg GR rating is 3.8 and you rate it a 4)
b. The plot features a betrayal
c. Animal on cover
d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
e. Book title word options: down, below, drop, fall, low

Task: c
Book: A Rabbit Called Clover by Helen Peters
Date: 17/9 3.5★
Fit: no one dies

Snake task: c
Fit:

R23: 2
Position : 49 - nothing


40 to 60
a. > 4-word title
b. Set in at least 2 countries
c. A book where no one dies
d. Cover colour: Yellow or Green

Task: c
Book: The Ramshackle Suitor by Nancy Butler
Date: 21/9 2.5★
Fit: no one dies