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Cat's 2025 Bookish Dominoes - Complete
Each tile will have two of the below categories:β€οΈ [MPG: Romance] β Must match the main genre
π·οΈ [Tags: Workplace] β Needs **10+ relevant tags**
π¨ [Colour: Blue] β **>50% blue** on the cover/image
π [Page No: 3] β Use books where the **page number starts with 3**
π [Wild] β **Wildcard!** Can match **anything**
1- Each round, you will receive 5 dominoes from randomly generated tiles2- You need to choose at least three per round
3- The book you read for needs to match both the criterias of the two tile ends you are matching (i.e. not both the criteria of same tile but both the criteria of end of the tiles.
eg. if you have T1: [page no.2] [color: yellow] and T2: [mpg: Romance][tags: Magic], to match these you need to read a book that matches a criteria for each end of the tile i.e. Read a romance that starts with 2, or read a romance with yellow cover, or read a book with Magic tags that starts with 2 or read a book with Magic tags with yellow cover)
4. The game finishes after 10 rounds
5. If one of the end has wild you can use it for anything
6. You can match with any of the tiles in your current board as long as one end of it is not struck out.
1 free skip to change a full block to [wild], after that - used
3 points to change one side to [wild]
Points / Book : 2
π Sample Game: Bookish DominoesπΉ Round 1 β Your Block Set:
A1: [MPG: Horror] + [Page No.: 2]
A2: [Page No.: 3] + [Colour: Orange]
A3: [Tags: Magical Realism] + [MPG: YA]
A4: [Page No.: 4] + [Tags: Friends to Lovers]
A5: [MPG: Thriller] + [Colour: Red]
You Choose:
A1: MPG: Horror + Page No. 2
A4: Page No. 4 + Tags: Friends to Lovers
A5: MPG: Thriller + Colour: Red
First Book You Read:
A Horror MPG book where the page number starts with 4 β matches A1 + A4.
Updated Domino Set:
A1:
A4:
Next Book You Read:
A Thriller MPG book where the page number starts with 2 β matches A5 + A1.
Updated Domino Set:
A5:
A1:
A4:
πΉ Round 2 β Your Block Set:
B1: [Colour: Blue] + [Page No.: 2]
B2: [Page No.: 3] + [MPG: Romance]
B3: [Tags: Workplace] + [MPG: Romance]
B4: [Tags: Dragons] + [Wild]
B5: [MPG: Historical Fiction] + [Colour: Pink]
You Choose:
B2: Page No. 3 + MPG: Romance
B4: Tags: Dragons + Wild
B5: MPG: Historical Fiction + Colour: Pink
Next Book You Read:
A Romance MPG book with Friends to Lovers tag β matches A4 + B2.
Updated Domino Set:
A5: [Colour: Red]
A1:
A4:
B2:
Next Book You Read:
A Historical Fiction MPG book where the page number starts with 3 β matches B2 + B5.
Updated Domino Set:
A5: [Colour: Red]
A1:
A4:
B2:
B5:
Next Book You Read:
A book with Red on the cover β matches A5 + B4 (Wild).
Final Domino Set for Round 2:
B4: [Tags: Dragons]
A5:
A1:
A4:
B2:
B5:
π Continue like this for 10 rounds!
Points tracking : 66 +10 = 76
Example Completion Post 1- Connect: X1, X4
Book: example name of A horror book with [486] pages
Date completed:
How it fits:
X1: MPG horror
X4: Pages [486]
Then I update your board per below:
2- Then you update
Connect: X1, X5
Book: example name of a thriller with [250] pages
Date completed:
How it fits:
X1: [250] pages
X5: MPG Thriller
Then I will update your stack as below ahead of Round 2 tiles
In Round 2, you would then need to start pairing with either X5 colour red or X4 page no. 4
Round 1 A1 :[ MPG : Romance ] [ Wild : Wild ]
A2: [ Color : Pink ] [ Tags : Friends to Lovers ]
A3: [ MPG : Mystery ] [ Tags : Romantasy ]
A4: [ Tags : Dark Academia ] [ Tags : Witches ]
A5: [ Color : Orange ] [ Page No. : 2 ]
Start by connecting ends of 2 dominoes. You would need to select at least 3 dominoes per round
R11. connect A1, A5
Book: The Clock Strikes Twelve by Patricia Wentworth
Date: 2/8 4.5β
A1: mpg romance
A5: orange
A1 :A5:
Continue Round 1 by selecting at least one other tile. Let me know your connects and when to end R1
R12. connect A3, A5
Book: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass
Date: 3/8 5β
A3: mpg mystery
A5: 224p
A1 :A5:
Great going! Please post when you would want Round 1 to end /b>
I think I'm good to move on to round 2.
Round 2 B1 :[ Page No. : 4 ] [ Tags : Retellings ]
B2:[ Tags : Translated ] [ Wild : Wild ]
B3:[ Color : Pink ] [ MPG : Romance ]
B4:[ MPG : Thriller ] [ Tags : dnf ]
B5: [ Color : White ] [ MPG : Young Adult ]
Continue connecting to your existing dominoes
R21. connect B4, A1
Book: Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb
Date: 6/8 4β
B4: mpg thriller
A1: wild
2. connect B3, B4
Book: The Lawson Sisters by Janet Gover
Date: 7/8 3.5β
B3: mpg romance
B4: tag dnf
3. connect B2,B3
Book: Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield 11/8 4β
B2: wild
B3: pink cover
next round
B3:[ Color : Pink ]B4:
A1 :
A5:
You need to choose atleast 3 dominoes this round - you need one more. I will accept all books completed from 08 Aug and then we can move on to R3 :)
Updated msg14. You need to strike out the DNF tile.
Sorry Cat, you need to make connections with your existing board ... i.e. to B3 pink or A3 Romantasy and not 2 new blocks
B2:[ Tags : Translated ]B4:
A1 :
A5:
Round 3
C1: [ Wild : Wild ] [ MPG : Thriller ]
C2: [ Color : Green ] [ Page No. : 4 ]
C3: [ Page No. : 4 ] [ MPG : Thriller ]
C4: [ Page No. : 2 ] [ MPG : Romance ]
C5: [ MPG : Young Adult ] [ Color : Orange ]
R31. connect A3, C5
Book: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date: 16/8 4β
A3: tag romantasy x155
C5: mpg YA
2. connect C4, C3
Book: Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date: 17/8 2.5β
C3: 420p
C4: MPG romance
3. connect C4, C5
Book: The Best Intentions by Candice Hern
Date: 18/8 2.5β
C4: 215p
C5: orange-ish :0)
Have I got it right this time? If so, next round.
B2:[ Tags : Translated ]B4:
A1 :
A5:
Sorry! I need to find a way to connect C4/C3/C1 to either B2 or C5 - I see a best intentions cover which is orangish
Updated. I'll get this right one of these days.
B2:[ Tags : Translated ]B4:
A1 :
A5:
Round 4 D1: [ Color : Yellow ] [ MPG : Fantasy ]
D2: [ Page No. : 4 ] [ Wild : Wild ]
D3: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ MPG : Historical Fiction ]
D4: [ Tags : Action ] [ Tags : Enemies to Lovers ]
D5: [ Color : Black ] [ MPG : Romance ]
You ned to start with something with either B2 or C4 and then continue from there :)
R41. connect C4, D3
Book: Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield
Date: 2/9 2β
C4: MPG romance
D3: MPG historical
2. connect D3, D2
Book: Opal by Patricia Wolf
Date: 4/9 3β
D3: 384p
D2: wild
3. connect D2, D5
Book: Lessons in Love at the Seaside Salon by Sophie Green
Date: 13/9 4β
D2: 400p
D5: MPG romance
B2:[ Tags : Translated ]B4:
A1 :
A5:
D5: [ Color : Black ]
Catsalive wrote: "Fingers crossed :0)"Haha all good :)
Round 5 E1: [ Color : Pink ] [ MPG : Romance ]
E2: [ Color : Orange ] [ Tags : Translated ]
E3: [ Tags : Witches ] [ Color : Blue ]
E4: [ Color : Yellow ] [ Wild : Wild ]
E5: [ MPG : Thriller ] [ Tags : Dark Academia ]
R51. connect D5, E5
Book: Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date: 2/10 3.5β
E5: tagged dark academia (p32)
D5:
2. connect E5, E4
Book: Bushranger of the Skies by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 30/9 3.5β
E5: MPG thriller
E4: wild
** 1 free skip to change a full block to [wild] **
change E2 to wild: wild
3. connect E4, E2
Book: A Brush with Death by J.M. Hall
Date: 26/9 3.5β
E2: wild
E4:
Round 5 completed. Phew! That was a tough one.
B2:[ Tags : Translated ]B4:
A1 :
A5:
E2:
Round 6 F1: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ Wild : Wild ]
F2: [ Tags : Witches ] [ MPG : Mystery ]
F3: [ Color : Pink ] [ Color : Yellow ]
F4: [ MPG : Historical Fiction ] [ Page No. : 3 ]
F5: [ MPG : Mystery ] [ Color : Blue ]
Round 61. connect B2, F1
Book: The Little French Recipe Book by Jacky Durand
Date: 31/10 3β
B2: translated tag
F1: wild
2. connect F1, F5
Book: Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
Date: 18/10 3β
F1: 384p
F5: blue
3. connect F5, F4
Book: Death of a Swagman by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 24/10 3β
F5: MPG mystery
F4: MPG historical
F1: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ Wild : Wild ]
B4:
A1 :
A5:
E2:
Round 7 G1: [ Tags : Psychological Thriller ] [ Wild : Wild ]
G2: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ MPG : Non-Fiction / Memoir ]
G3: [ Page No. : 5 ] [ Color : Green ]
G4: [ Color : Black ] [ Tags : dark romance ]
G5: [ MPG : Mystery ] [ Page No. : 4 ]
Catsalive wrote: "Missing F4 from msg 37"F4 is the first one right?
F4: [ MPG : Historical Fiction ] [ Page No. : 3 ] where you already read for historicall?
Nistha wrote: "Catsalive wrote: "Missing F4 from msg 37"F4 is the first one right?
F4: [ MPG : Historical Fiction ] [ Page No. : 3 ] where you already read for historicall?"
Yep. I didn't see it before.
Round 71. connect F4, G5
Book: The Stranger at the Table by Cassie Hamer
Date: 1/11 3.5β
F4: 341p
G5: MPG mystery
2. connect G4, G5
Book: Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
Date: 4/11 5β
G5: 480p
G4: black cover
3. connect G4, G1
Book: If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl
Date: 6/11 3β
G4: dark romance tag
G1: wild
G1: [ Tags : Psychological Thriller ]G5: [ MPG : Mystery ] [ Page No. : 4 ]
F1: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ Wild : Wild ]
B4:
A1 :
A5:
E2:
Round 8 H1: [ Wild : Wild ] [ Page No. : 3 ]
H2: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ Color : Black ]
H3: [ Page No. : 4 ] [ MPG : Romance ]
H4: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ MPG : Romance ]
h5: [ Color : Multi ] [ Page No. : 2 ]
Round 81. connect E2, H5
Book: The Devil's Steps by Arthur W. Upfield
Date: 8/11 4β
E2: wild
H5: 288p
2. connect H5, H1
Book: Your Friend and Mine by Jessica Dettmann
Date: 7/11 4β
H1: 384p
H5: multicoloured
3. connect H1, H3
Book: Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb
Date: 12/11 3β
H1: wild
H3: 402p
G1: [ Tags : Psychological Thriller ]G5: [ MPG : Mystery ] [ Page No. : 4 ]
F1: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ Wild : Wild ]
B4:
A1 :
A5:
E2:
h5: [ Color : Multi ] [ Page No. : 2 ]
H1: [ Wild : Wild ] [ Page No. : 3 ]
Round 9 I1: [ Page No. : 3 ] [ Color : Red ]
I2: [ Wild : Wild ] [ Tags : Romantasy ]
I3: [ MPG : Mystery ] [ Tags : Legal Thriller ]
I4: [ MPG : Fantasy ] [ Page No. : 3 ]
I5:[ Color : White ] [ MPG : Science Fiction ]
Round 91. connect G1, 14
Book: Open Season by C.J. Box
Date: 14/11 3.5β
G1: tagged Psychological Thriller
I4: 393p
2. connect I4, I2
Book: Blood Red by Sharon Page
Date: 17/11 2.5β
I4: mpg fantasy
I2: wild
3. connect I2, I5
Book: Vision of Seduction by Cassie Ryan
Date: 13/11 2.5β
I2: tagged romantasy
I5: mpg sf
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π― The Goal Make a domino chain by matching one of the ends with another tile for 10 rounds.