The Challenge Factory discussion

Let's see how fast we can move around the board. Let's play Speed Monopoly!
The game begins Monday, October 5 and ends Sunday, Nov. 22. There are 7 weeks of the game.

Week 1: Oct. 5 - 11
Week 2: Oct. 12 - 18
Week 3: Oct. 19 - 25
Week 4: Oct. 26 - Nov. 1
Week 5: Nov. 2 - 8
Week 6: Nov. 9 - 15
Week 7: Nov. 16 - 22

The team with the most points at the end of the 7 Weeks wins.

Details:
You have seven (7) days to read one (1) book. (You can read more than 1 book if you declared in your signup post that you could read more than that, but you cannot read more that you declared.)

Rules:
1. You can't begin reading your book until Monday morning, 12:01 a.m. your time.
2. You must finish and report a book by Sunday night 11:59 p.m. your time.
3. For those players who declared that they would read 2 or more books a Week, if you have begun a book towards the end of a Week, you can continue reading it into the next Week. The book will count towards your total in the Week it was finished.

If a team member does not make a Completion Post for a certain Week, the team misses out on the points that team member's book would have added to the total. That person must begin rereading that book the following Monday, or start a new book.

If that team member misses a second Week, they will be removed from the team, and a replacement will (hopefully) be provided.

Exceptions are made for a planned absence or emergency.

Books must be 140 pages or more.
Graphic Novels must be 200 pages or more.
Audio books must be at least 3 hours long.

How the game will work:
* Taking turns, each person on the team rolls two dice. https://www.random.org/dice/
* Each player will build off the previous player's roll to continue around the board.

Example:
* Harry rolls a 5 and reads a book for the 5 Spot.
* Hermione rolls a 6. 5 + 6 = 11. She lands on 11 and reads a book for that Spot.
* Ron rolls a 10. 11 + 10 = 21. Ron lands on 21 and reads a book for that Spot.
* Hagrid rolls a 9. 21 + 9 = 30. He lands on 30 and reads a book for that Spot.

That is the only time team members need to take turns rolling the dice. After you have finished and reported your book, you can roll again. You don't need to wait for another player to finish their book.

Example:
Hermione has finished and reported her book. She immediately rolls. The last player to roll (Hagrid) is on Spot 30. Hermione rolls a 12 and lands on 2. 30 + 12 = 42. (There are only 40 spots on the board, so Hermione continues past Go! to Spot 2 on the board.)

Remember, you can't read more books that you have declared. Don't begin a new book if you have reached your limit for that Week unless you plan on finishing it the following Week. That book will count towards your total for that next Week.

I foresee two potential problems with this style of team challenge.
1 - burnout. Please pace yourself. Even if you can read 4 or 5 books a Week, carefully gauge how well you are handling this marathon. This is meant to be fun! Balance your competitive side with the amount of fun you are having.

2 - cross-posting. I worry that Hermione and Ron are going to post their rolls at the same time and then everyone will be confused at who reads for which Spot. I strongly encourage you to post your message, leave your team thread, and immediately come back to check for cross-posting. If you are the second cross-poster, edit your message to build off the first cross-poster's Spot.

Our Speed Monopoly Board
read a book...
1 - Mediterranean Ave. - ...where the MC's name begins with "M" (60 points)
2 - Community Chest - ...from a teammate's shelf (100 points)
3 - Baltic Ave. - ...where the MC's name begins with "B" (60 points)
4 - Income Tax - ...that you purchased (100 points)
5 - Reading Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van (100 points)

6 - Oriental Ave. - ...where the MC's name begins with "O" (100 points)
7 - Chance - ...written by a new-to-you author (100 points)
8 - Vermont Ave. - ...where the MC's name begins with "V" (100 points)
9 - Connecticut Ave. - ...where the MC's name begins with "C" (120 points)
10 - Just Visiting - ...set in a place that you would like to visit (100 points)

11 - St. Charles Place - ...where the MC's name begins with "S" (140 points)
12 - Electric Company - ...with a source of light on the cover (100 points)
13 - States Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "S" (140 points)
14 - Virginia Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "V" (160 points)
15 - Pennsylvania Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van (100 points)

16 - St. James Place - ...with a title that begins with "J" (180 points)
17 - Community Chest - ...from a teammate's shelf (100 points)
18 - Tennessee Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "T" (180 points)
19 - New York Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "N" (200 points)
20 - Free Parking - read any book (100 points)

21 - Kentucky Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "K" (220 points)
22 - Chance - ...written by a new-to-you author (100 points)
23 - Indiana Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "I" (220 points)
24 - Illinois Ave. - ...whose author has an "I" initial (240 points)
25 - B&O Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van (100 points)

26 - Atlantic Ave. - ...whose author has an "A" initial (260 points)
27 - Ventor Ave. - ...whose author has a "V" initial (260 points)
28 - Water Works - ...with water on the cover (100 points)
29 - Marvin Gardens - ...whose author has an "M" initial (280 points)
30 - Go to Jail - read any book (no points) *

31 - Pacific Ave. - ...whose author has a "P" initial (300 points)
32 - North Carolina Ave. - ...whose author has an "N" initial (300 points)
33 - Community Chest - ...from a teammate's shelf (100 points)
34 - Pennsylvania Ave. - ...published in January-April of any year (340 points)
35 - Short Line Railroad - ...where the MC travels in a vehicle other than a car, truck, or van (100 points)

36 - Chance - ...written by a new-to-you author (100 points)
37 - Park Place - ...published in May-August of any year (350 points)
38 - Luxury Tax - ...that you purchased (100 points)
39 - Boardwalk - - ...published in September-December of any year (400 points)
40 - Go! - read any book (200 points)

* for book titles, you can use or ignore "A", "An", or "The"
* single use cards will be given to opt out of this Spot

Team Members
1. Princesspint - 4 bpw
2. Trigger Warning - 2 bpw
3. Janeylou (Janine) - 2 bpw
4. LaurLa - 1 bpw


It's time to play Speed Monopoly! Are you ready?
* Have you introduced yourself to your teammates?
* Has your team picked out a team name?
* Have you decided in what order you will roll the dice at the beginning?
* Have you decided who will be Team Watcher? (The Team Watcher will only need to watch and make sure that the rolls and resultant Spots are correct, cross-posting, etc. Generally, watch that everything goes smoothly.)


Sample Roll and Selection Post
I have rolled _____ and am now on Spot _____.
Spot _____'s task:
I plan on reading:
How it fits the task:



And I have news... There are no Team Completion Posts for this challenge. There will be one Reporting thread where everyone will make a Completion Post as they finish their books. I will keep track of who has met the 1-book-a-Week requirement and how many points each team has.






One time use cards to roll again. You may not like a low scoring Spot, Jail, or a task that is difficult for you. Just mention on the Reporting thread that you are using a card and I will remove it from this Message.

Checking in....👻🎃🍀🎇♑🎉 🔪📖

Hi all , im Janine from England ,looking forward to this

Ill have a think of some team names
Would rarher not be team watcher / captain as have quite a few on the go at the moment

House/ Hotel Hoppers
An Iron & a Thimble walked into a jail .....
Chasing the Chances

I need to sit and read these rules ...im not understanding at the moment 😄😄

Checking in

Team Name Bookoploy Cruisers
I rather not be team watcher..
How do we want to see who goes first, second and so on?

Princesspint wrote: "Team Name Bookoploy Cruisers
I rather not be team watcher..
How do we want to see who goes first, second and so on?"

Its only for the first round so im happy with any order

I did ask in Q & A if someone has something going on at home and cant read all their books one week could someone step in ..but we cant .

I read a lot more than 2 a week but have lots of other challenges going on and was worried they wouldnt work with each other

👋🏽👋🏽nice to meet you team. Im NOT able to be watcher. I'd like to request to roll last.

My go to is romance & subgenres
i don't normally pick up M/M, slowburns, clean romance, cozy mystery, YA or ROMANTASY.
i prefer historical fiction, non fiction/ true crime, poly romance/ M/F/F, romance/ erotica, dark romance, pitch black plots, urban fiction, PNR, horror/ splatterpunk etc.
Team name suggestions: Spooky Season Ghouls, From Dark to Light, Tricks for Your Treats, Book Bashers, Bookopoly Book Bashers,

I only read MM romance ..but im not seeing why we had to say
First of all i thought we would have to read recommendations from each other , then i thought perhaps wed have to cover a wide range of genres ....but im not seeing either of those

Janeylou wrote: "I only read MM romance ..but im not seeing why we had to say
First of all i thought we would have to read recommendations from each other , then i thought perhaps wed have to cover a wide range of..."

Yeah, I do see 2 tasks where you read from another teammates shelf, but other than that, I don't think genre will matter. I wonder if she changed up some of her task ideas after posting the sign-up?

Anyway, I don't mind being the team watcher if no one has the availability right now. I'm usually on GR everyday, so can make sure we're not cross rolling, etc.

I asked in Q&A a couple of questions because I do want to make sure I understand the rules because I'm a little confused. They boil down to: does a player have to read exactly what they signed up for each week, no more/no less. And what happens if you don't read the # you signed up for (if more than 1).

Team names? I like Book Bashers.
Other ideas: Boardwalk Bookers, JailBreak for Books

Im as blind as a bat sometimes 🙄🙄. I do everything on my phone so i think sometimes as i enlarge the print i end up missing half the page im reading 😄

From what i understand , we cant read any more than we said and if we dont read the amount we said then its tough luck 😄
I shouldnt have a problem with mine ..house bound for next 2 weeks and nothing else to do , but can get back to driving after that

LaurLa wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "I only read MM romance ..but im not seeing why we had to say
First of all i thought we would have to read recommendations from each other , then i thought perhaps wed have to cove..."

Yay 🎊🎶🪩🎃

🧟‍♀️⛓️Lanelle says we can roll but CANNOT start reading until Monday on the Q&A thread. I am ready when you all are, I would like to roll last please🎃👻

Once your team has decided in what order everyone will roll for this first time, go ahead and roll so you can find a book for your first task and be ready to begin reading Monday morning.

I randomized the rest of us and put Trigger Warning last. How does this look for the first week roll:

1. Princesspint
2. Janeylou (Janine)
3. LaurLa
4. Trigger Warning

We just need to wait for each other to roll this first time, then post our spot for the next person to know where to go. I'll make a tracking post of who is where and try to keep it current with all of the rolls as we go.

Tracking

Rolls & Spot
1. Princesspint - rolled 4; on spot 4 (1 of 4)
2. Janeylou - rolled 7; on spot 11 (1 of 2)
3. LaurLa - rolled 12; on spot 23 (1 of 1)
4. Trigger Warning - rolled 8; on spot 31 (1 of 2)
5. Janeylou - rolled 3; on spot 34 (2 of 2)
6. Janeylou - rolled 6; on spot 40 (1 of 2) - must finish after 10/12
7. LaurLa - rolled 7; on spot 7 (1 of 1) - must finish after 10/12
8. Princesspint - rolled 12; on spot 19 (2 of 4)
9. Princesspint - rolled 6; on spot 25 (3 of 4)
10. Princesspint - rolled 2; on spot 27 (4 of 4)
11. Trigger Warning - rolled 9; on spot 36 (2 of 2)
12. Princesspint - rolled 6; on spot 2 (1 of 4)
13. Janeylou - rolled 8; on spot 10 (1 of 2)
14. LaurLa - rolled 8; on spot 18 (1 of 1) - must finish after 10/19

Books completed by week:
Week 1: Oct. 5 - 11 (view spoiler)[
1. Princesspint - 4
2. Janeylou - 2
3. LaurLa - 1
4. Trigger Warning - 1 (hide spoiler)]
Week 2: Oct. 12 - 18
1. Princesspint -
2. Janeylou - 1
3. LaurLa - 1
4. Trigger Warning -
Week 3: Oct. 19 - 25
Week 4: Oct. 26 - Nov. 1
Week 5: Nov. 2 - 8
Week 6: Nov. 9 - 15
Week 7: Nov. 16 - 22

🎶🧟‍♀️just a note👽👻
I work nights, 80 hrs a week. I'm not normally available in the normal morning hours before noon PST/ 3p EST. I live on the west coast USA, so Pacific standard time.

⚠️🎇TriggerWarningEnthusiast🔖📚👸🏾 wrote: "🎶🧟‍♀️just a note👽👻
I work nights, 80 hrs a week. I'm not normally available in the normal morning hours before noon PST/ 3p EST. I live on the west coast USA, so Pacific standard time."

OMG thats a lot of hours , im surprised you have any time to read as well

Janeylou wrote: "⚠️🎇TriggerWarningEnthusiast🔖📚👸🏾 wrote: "🎶🧟‍♀️just a note👽👻
I work nights, 80 hrs a week. I'm not normally available in the normal morning hours before noon PST/ 3p EST. I live on the west coast USA..."

I'm allowed to read at both jobs which is a perk I love 😍 roll order looks great to me! 🔖📖📖

I have rolled 4 and am now on spot 4
Spot 4's task ~ income Tax that I purchased 100 points
I plan on reading ~ nothing to read
How it fits the task ~ I get 100 points
Rolling again

I have rolled 6 and am now on spot 10
Spot 10's task ~ Set in a place that you would like to visit {100}
I plan on reading ~ {TBD}
How it fits the task ~ {TBD}

Princesspint, you need to read and report your book for Spot 4 before rolling again. I'm sorry for any confusion. It seems like there's always a learning curve at the beginning of every new challenge. :(

Other people on your team also need to roll their first rolls this first time.

Ok. I'm sorry. So I read a book that u purchased right

Princesspint wrote: "Ok. I'm sorry. So I read a book that u purchased right"

Yes. Thanks.

The next person will build off of Spot 4.

Just to be clear, the "you" in the task is the team member on the spot (not Lanelle).

Sorry , my ✔️ for notifications dissappeared so didnt realise Princess had rolled

Ill sort mine

Rolled 7 , so now on spot 11

11 - St. Charles Place - ...where the MC's name begins with "S" (140 points

Going to read Whiskey Neat
MC is called Salem

I rolled 12 - on spot 23

23 - Indiana Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "I" (220 points)
Probably read The Inheritance

LaurLa wrote: "I rolled 12 - on spot 23

23 - Indiana Ave. - ...with a title that begins with "I" (220 points)
Probably read The Inheritance"

🥁🎊🪩

🧟‍♂️🍬TriggerWarning🗡️
⛓️I rolled an 8 and am now on Spot 31
🧟‍♂️Spot 31 task:
31 - Pacific Ave. - ...whose author has a "P" initial (300 points)
🕸️I plan on reading:
🎈How it fits: one author is James Patterson

LaurLa wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "I only read MM romance ..but im not seeing why we had to say
First of all i thought we would have to read recommendations from each other , then i thought perhaps wed have to cove..."

I like Book Bashers as well

Janeylou wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "I only read MM romance ..but im not seeing why we had to say
First of all i thought we would have to read recommendations from each other , then i thought perhaps w..."

I'm good with what you three decide. 📖🔖🧟‍♀️⛓️👽👻

Whatever name is good with Me

I'll let Lanelle know we're 🧌Book Bashers📖🔖!

Finished my first book

Book 2
Current spot 31..rolled 3
New spot ..34
Pennsylvania Ave. - ...published in January-April of any year (340 points
Will.check for a book

Unspeakable Words
Sarah Madison
200 pgs
Published 10 March 2017

Janeylou wrote: "Finished my first book"

Congrats! Don't forget to report it on the Reporting thread.

Janeylou wrote: "Finished my first book"

I think you still need to do a check-in post in the reporting thread - here's a sample post. It would also help out a lot if you post it here as well.

Sample Completion Post
Week 1 (or 2, or 3, etc.)
Name:
Team Number:

Book:
Date:
Pages or Time:
Monopoly Spot:
Task:
How the book fits the task:
Points earned:

Looks like Lanelle and I were posting at the same time!😂

LaurLa wrote: "Janeylou wrote: "Finished my first book"

I think you still need to do a check-in post in the reporting thread - here's a sample post. It would also help out a lot if you post it here as well.

Sam..."

Sorry, i missed that , will do it now

Week 1 book 1 ..completion
Janine
Team 1..Book Bashers

Whiskey Neat
Mia Monroe
250 pgs
5 october

Rolled 7
spot 11

11 - St. Charles Place - ...where the MC's name begins with "S" (140 points
MC is called Salem

140.pts

LaurLa wrote: "Looks like Lanelle and I were posting at the same time!😂"

Oops. Sorry. I'll let you take care of things. :(

Hows everyone doing
Im changing my 2nd book... reading Magpie Murders for another challenge and MC is called Susan

i'm doing fine, doing my book via audio and kindle.. i listed above what book 👻🍬🧟‍♂️