Bookish Challenges discussion

Board 5 - Hard - 4 pts per book read + 30 pts for reaching 100. You lose 2 points 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 : 120 + 30 =150

Free skips: 2

R1: 1. Your position has nothing
Position: 1

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

R1: 1. Your position has nothing
Position: 1

The Dentist by Tim Sullivan
Date read: 01/07/2025
Task: a. One or two-word title
How it fits: Two word title

R2: 4
Position: 5 - Position has sloth - you go upto 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

R2: 4
Position: 5 - Position has sloth - you go upto 16
Lyrebird by Jane Caro
Date read: 04/07/2025
Task: a. One or two-word title
How it fits: One word title

R2: 2
Position: 18 - Position has sloth - Position covered by red snake

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

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

R2: 2
Position: 18 - Position covered by red snake
Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
Date read: 06/07/2025
Task:
Position a. One or two-word title
Snake b. The plot features a betrayal
How it fits: Two word title and Shane Schofield is betrayed by a member of his team

R3: 3
Position: 21 - Position has 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

R3: 3
Position: 21 - Position has nothing
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Date read: 07/07/2025
Task: c. GR Rating >3.75
How it fits: GR rating 4.32

R4: 5
Position: 26 - Position has 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

R4: 5
Position: 26 - Position has nothing
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
Date read: 10/07/2025
Task: 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)
How it fits: Set in United States

R5: 3
Position: 29 - Position has direction - you will go back in the next round

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

R5: 3
Position: 29 - Position has direction - you will go back in the next round
Wings Above The Diamantina by Arthur W. Upfield
Date read: 11/07/2025
Task: a. Three or four-word title
How it fits: Four word title

R6: 1
Position: 28 - Position has direction - you will go back in the next round. There is a tree - you collected a free skip

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

R6: 1
Position: 28 - Position has direction - you will go back in the next round. There is a tree - you collected a free skip
You Called an Ambulance for What? by Tim Booth
Date read: 12/07/2025
Task: 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)
How it fits: Set in Australia

R7: 2
Position: 26 - Position has 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

R7: 2
Position: 26 - Position has nothing
15th Affair by James Patterson
Date read: 13/07/2025
Task: 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)
How it fits: Set in United States

R8: 3
Position: 29 - Position has direction - you go back next round

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

R8: 3
Position: 29 - Position has direction - you go back next round
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Date read: 16/07/2025
Task: a. Three or four-word title
How it fits: Three word title

R9: 4
Position: 25 - 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

R9: 4
Position: 25 - Nothing at your position
Dying Breath by J.A. Konrath
Date read: 20/07/2025
Task: 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)
How it fits: Set in United States

R10: 6
Position: 31 - 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

R10: 6
Position: 31 - Nothing at your position
Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer
Date read: 22/07/2025
Task: a. Three or four-word title
How it fits: 3 word title

R11: 6
Position: 37 - Red snake covers the 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

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

R11: 6
Position: 37 - Red snake covers the position
Birthday Party Murder by Leslie Meier
Date read: 23/07/2025
Tasks: a. Three or four-word title and b. The plot features a betrayal
How it fits: Three word title and Miss Tilley is betrayed by her niece and taken advantage off

R12: 5
Position: 42 - Red snake covers the position

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

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

R12: 5
Position: 42 - Red snake covers the position
Scones, Skulls & Scams by Leighann Dobbs
Date read: 24/07/2025
Tasks: c. A book where no one dies and d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
How it fits: No one dies and title starts with S

R13: 3
Position: 45 - Nothing at your position

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

R12: 3
Position: 45 - Nothing at your position
Yeah, Nah!: A Celebration of Life and the Words That Make Us Who We Are by William McInnes
Date read: 29/07/2025
Task: a. > 4-word title
How it fits: More than 4 words in title

R14: 4
Position: 49 - sloth at your position - next round you move upto 52 - red snake

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

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

R14: 4
Position: 49 - sloth at your position - next round you move upto 52 - red snake
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
Date read: 04/08/2025
Tasks: a. > 4-word title b. The plot features a betrayal
How it fits: >4 word title and many women are betrayed and raped

R15: 2
Position: 54 - 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

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

R15: 2
Position: 54 - red snake covering
Eat Smarter: Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your Life by Shawn Stevenson
Date read: 08/08/2025
Tasks: a. > 4-word title and d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
How it fits: >4 word title and authors first and last names begin with S

R16: 3
Position: 57 - Direction, next round you will go back + red snake

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

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

R16: 3
Position: 57 - Direction, next round you will go back + red snake
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Date read: 09/08/2025
Tasks: a. > 4-word title and 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)
How it fits: 5 word title and I rated the book 3 stars below average goodreads rating of 4.58

R17: 2
Position: 55 - Ladder - you go upto 94 in next round

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

R17: 2
Position: 55 - Ladder - you go upto 94 in next round
Apple Strudel Alibi by H.Y. Hanna
Date read: 11/08/2025
Task: c. Some tall man-made structure (building or monument etc) on the cover
How it fits: Buildings on cover

R18: 1
Position: 55 - Snake - you go down to 66

IIf 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

R18: 1
Position: 55 - Snake - you go down to 66
The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag
Date read: 14/08/2025
Task: b. The plot features a betrayal
How it fits: The victim is betrayed by her mother and her therapist

R19: 1
Position: 72 - Nothing 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

R18: 1
Position: 72 - Nothing in your position
Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis
Date read: 18/08/2025
Task: a. A plural word in the title
How it fits: Graves is a plural word

R20: 5
Position: 77 - Duck in your position - you go down to 64

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

R20: 5
Position: 77 - Duck in your position - you go down to 64
The Director's Cut by Steve Higgs
Date Read: 22/08/2025
Task: c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
How it fits: GR rating 4.28

R21: 6
Position: 70 - Duck in your position - you go down to 64

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

R21: 6
Position: 70 - Duck in your position - you go down to 64
The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters
Date read 02/09/2025
Task: c. GR Rating >4.0 or has won an award or is a nominee for an award
GR rating: 4.21

R22: 3
Position:67 - Red snake covering

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

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

R22: 3
Position:67 - Red snake covering
On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander
Date read: 06/09/2025
Task: d. Cover colour: Orange or Multi and b. The plot features a betrayal
How it fits: Multi coloured cover and plot features a betrayal which is reason for murder