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Pass The Parcel Round 22 - GO TO TEAM
This is a team challenge to encourage members to meet new friends and find new books.PLEASE READ EVERY LINE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS
I will be referring members back to this post if you ask me something already outlined here.
For this challenge we will have teams of roughly 6 players. The group will have a team captain who will track the completion of books for their team and remind their fellow team-members about compliance to the rules. Teams will be allocated before the reading starts. This will be done randomly.
Members signing up need to be prepared TO READ APPROXIMATELY ONE BOOK EACH WEEK.
Each week a theme will be randomly selected from the list posted in msg 4. This theme will be posted in the Q&A | Announcement thread between 4pm and 6pm US EST each Friday. (Feel free to prompt me if I forget :)
PLEASE NOTE THE TIMES for the theme announcements. I cannot guarantee I will post by the 4pm mark since that is 6am for me and we will be in winter by June.
Each member in the group has the following options:
1. Read a book that matches the theme (the parcel)
OR
2. Select a book from the 'READ' list of a team-mate that they read in the last 6 months AND that the team-mate rated at least 3 stars. (This essentially passing on a recommendation.)
If the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series.
OR
3. 'Pass' on reading a book that week.
BUT each team member can only select option #3 once each 5 (five) weeks. AND each team may only have ONE person 'passing' for the round each week. It is up to the team as to how they manage a 'pass'. (Yes - this means that one or two team-mates per group can't claim a pass in a 5 week block.)
Each team member must post their selection (option 1, 2 or 3) in the week that the theme is announced. Please follow the format provided in msg 3. You can only change your book selection in its posting week. So choose carefully.
Each team member must return to their team thread and post a short review of the book that they read. This review should be enough to indicate that the member DID read the book. A couple of sentences is sufficient. "I liked it" is not.
Key information is required in both the selection and completion posts. Please ensure that you and your team-mates follow the format set out in msg 3 below. You and your Captain cannot claim to have completed your book until the post holds all the required information.
This challenge will run for 11 weeks. The winning team is the one that completes the challenge first; they win bragging rights :)
No-one can use the 'pass' option in the last week of the challenge.
Rules:
* Each team member MUST post their selection book into their team thread each week or they will be removed from the challenge. It isn't fair on your team-mates if you are not committed to participant each week.
* You MUST post your selection book in the week of the announced category. If you miss selecting your book (or pass) in that week, you will be removed from the challenge. The only exception is if you have contacted your team, team captain or one of the Mods with a valid reason. The decision to not remove you is solely up to the moderator running the game.
* You can only change your nominated theme book in the week that the theme is announced. You CANNOT change your book once a new theme is announced.
* '5 weeks' will be counted in blocks of five, with a new count starting in week 6.
* No-one can use the 'pass' option in the last week of the challenge.
* To qualify for a theme, the book's eligibility must meet the rules for the theme as posted each week (eg tagged, in the précis, MPG or found on an official list as contained in the theme announcement). Refer to the Q&A thread for more clarification on this rule.
* You can change your nominated book only during the week that it's theme is called.
* Books must be at least 100 pages in length.
* Anthologies and bundled books are fine, but you must read the full set.
* You must quote the page numbers for your selected book each week. Please quote the goodreads page numbers (any edition of the book is fine).
* The 'series' rule for Option 2 only applies to Option 2. The same book can be used under option 2 for multiple weeks so long as that book remains within the 6 month timeframe.
Important!!! If a team member falls behind by more than 2 books, they WILL be removed from the challenge. The team who loses that member will continue with the lower number of team-mates. This rule is to ensure that ALL participants are committed to their team and the challenge.
PLEASE NOTE - I will not remove, nor accept retirement from, any players in the last two weeks of the challenge. This will mean that the team cannot win if their players are MIA in the last two weeks.
IMPORTANT:
In the last week of the challenge, Option 2 will be altered. Book selections under option 2 will have to be taken from a different team's members' bookshelves. I will allocate the teams out on posting the final theme (week 11).
For example (and this allocation will be randomly done on the day of the last theme call)
Option 2 for Team 1 must come from the bookshelves of Team 4.
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For those of you who didn't play this growing up, a 'parcel' is passed from one person to another. ...When setting this game up, a prize (or 'gift') is wrapped in a large number of layers of wrapping paper. Smaller prizes may be placed between some or all other layers of wrapping.
During the game, music is played as the parcel is passed around. Whoever is holding the parcel when the music stops removes one layer of wrapping and claims any prize found under that layer. The music is then restarted and the game continues until every layer is removed and the main prize claimed.
This is the RRRC version of the game with a few more options and rules than we may remember from our childhood ;)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.
For selection post Option 2 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS
For the completion post you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selection/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this inforamtion in a NEW post. I don't want to have to keep going backwards in the thread.
Pass The Parcel - Round 22✈️🚊 Travel 🚗 🛳�
This rounds is going to focus on travel - where we can go, how we can get there and what we need for our journey!
For all the location/setting tasks, the book does not have to be solely set in that location; it simply needs at least one scene set there. The usual precise, main page, tag or list will need to be provided to show how the book qualifies.
COUNTRIES:
1. Mainland Europe
Read a book set in mainland Europe
2. UK & Ireland
Read a book set in the British Isles
3. The Americas
Read a book set in a country in North America or South America
4. Africa & Asia
Read a book set in Africa, the Middle East or Asia
5. The Pacific
Read a book set in Australia, New Zealand or one of the other countries in the Pacific region.
LOCATIONS:
6. Wilderness
Read a book with a wilderness setting
7. Beach
Read a book with a beach setting
8. Country
Read a book set in the country eg farm, ranch
9. Small town (eg visiting relatives / friends)
Read a book set in a small town
10. Skiing / Winter sports
Read a book set in a winter resort or with winter sports as a feature (eg ice skating, skiing)
WHAT TO TAKE:
11. Clothes
Read a book with clothes on the cover
12. Glasses / gloves / hat / bag / phone / watch
Read a book with one of these items on the cover
13. Vehicles ~ plane / boat / motorcycle / train / car / truck / bus
Read a book with a vehicle on the cover
OTHER:
14. Tourist destination
Read a book set in one of the following cities - London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, Hong Kong
15. BUS
Read a book with the letters B, U and S in the title, series name and/or author
16. Around the World in 80 Days
Read a book with 8 and 0 in the publication date of the book's first Kindle edition
17. Rain, Hail or Shine
Read a book clearly showing 'weather' on the cover eg sun, snow, clouds.
Sign UpsIf you are happy to be Captain, please let me know in your sign up post.
I'd really appreciate that bit of extra help from anyone who is happy to take on this fairly minor role :D
Tour Guides (Captains)
Diane D
Hazel
Iliana
Vanessa
Carmen TBST
Kira
Darkness?
MKat
LaurLa
KathyD
Shandrea
Danielle GS?
ShanA
KarenH
Guests
Sexyladi
Kat
Sassafrass
Aiswyra
C
Jamie
R~wka
Darcy
Stacey
Christene Paula
Ariel (c)
Geri
Heather
Mary-Megan
Krissy
MN Lisa
Christy
Danielle
Jill
Maddie
Steph
bamaace83 (Amy)
Grace
Breann
Monica
Michaele
Vicki
Eugenia
PurpleLadi
Ladybug
Aoife (c)
Nistha
olivia
Jessica
Avigail
minnemoo
Bailey
Jamie TRR
Tink
Julie
Em
Kari
Jodi
Keya
Catsalive
Shelby (c)
Trip (c)
Teams AllocatedTeam 1
*Carmen
Sexyladi
Christy
Heather
Avigail
Team 2
*Iliana
Michaele
Breann
Trip
Kari
Team 3
*Kira
Sassafrass
Mary-Megan
Kat
Maddie
Team 4
*Diane D
Shelby
MN Lisa
Grace
Ladybug
Team 5
*LaurLa
Geri
Vicki
Christene Paula
minnemoo
Team 6
*ShanA
C
Jessica
Keya
Aoife
Team 7
*MKat
Danielle
Aiswyra
PurpleLadi
R~wka
Team 8
*KarenH
Danielle GS
Jamie
Tink
olivia
Team 9
*KathyD
Em
Jamie TRR
Catsalive
Jodi
Team 10
*Hazel
Krissy
Steph
Eugenia
Darcy
Darkness (c)
Team 11
*Shandrea
bamaace83
Monica
Bailey
Nistha
Team 12
*Vanessa
Stacey
Ariel
Julie
Jill
Please note the shorter than normal timeframe to sign up.This thread is now open for sign-ups!
I'm in! Can captain
Sign me up for a guest
I'm in as a guest - unless a captain is absolutely needed (backup).
I'm in as captain or guess (whatever is needed)
Count me in. I don't think I can captain this time.
I’m in! Yay! If you need a captain I can do it.
I am in. I can try to captain if needed
Me! 🙋🏻♀� I would love to be a Tour Guide! (Though in real life, I would need one more than be one. Except at Disneyland, I can lead people around there. 😉)
I'd like to play. I'll be a captain if needed.
Sounds like fun, so please put me in as a guest. I am. w to the group, and this is my first time playing. I am not completely sure what I am supposed to do.
PurpleLadi wrote: "Sounds like fun, so please put me in as a guest. I am. w to the group, and this is my first time playing. I am not completely sure what I am supposed to do."Welcome to the group and this game PurpleLadi! Its pretty straight forward - you just need to be prepared to read a book (at least 100 pages) each week that meets the theme for the week that I will call each Friday. Alternatively you can read a book that one of your team members has read in the last 6 months and rated at least 3 stars. You also need to be able to insert links into your post ~ instructions on how to do that is detailed in the Q&A thread.
Make sure you read msg 2 above to be comfortable with the more technical requirements :)
It will become pretty clear once I allocate members to teams and then call the first theme in the week commencing Friday 5 April.
Sign me up please! I'll put myself down as a backup captain if needed :)
THEME - ✈️🚊 Travel 🚗 🛳�
Start date - FRIDAY 5 April
Sign up - now through to SUNDAY 31 March 4pm US EST
Teams assigned by 31 March after sign ups close
First them call - 5 April between 4-6pm US EST.
Last theme call - 14 June
If you sign up for this challenge, you must be prepared to:
* Read roughly one book each week
* Follow the format for the selection and completion posts.
* Post your selection book BEFORE the next theme is called, or you will be eliminated
* Technically be able to put links to other threads/bookshelves/lists, and insert book links and book covers in your posts. (These are not difficult but you MUST be able to do these links; they don't have to look pretty, but they do need to go to the intended location).
PLEASE READ THE RULES OF THE CHALLENGE CAREFULLY.
IF YOU HAVEN'T POSTED EACH WEEK WITHIN THE TIMELINES ABOVE AND YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY TOLD TEAM-MATES OR A MODERATOR - no questions - YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR TEAM and the challenge.
FURTHER, if you have dropped out of this challenge without explanation in the past or have been removed for lack of attendance, and you sign up and wish to play again, I will be PMing you...
This does not include those players who have PMd me or their Captain and dropped out due to real-life issues... We all understand that sometimes life throws curve-balls that mean you can't continue playing with us 🧡