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Rules

Welcome to the Bookish Codenames Challenge! This game will test your bookish instincts and reward you with exciting reading tasks. Here's how to play:

Objective

Your goal is to complete as many tasks as possible, earn points, and avoid penalties. The game ends when all connection tasks, word in title and word in cover are revealed.

Setup

The List: The game features a list of 25 words (everyone will receive a different set). Each word is secretly assigned a category:

Connection Tasks (5 words): Choosing these will mean you would need to read any book that somehow connects to that word

Cover Tasks (5 words): Choosing these will mean you need to read to have that particular object on cover

Word in Title Tasks (5 words): Choosing these will mean you need to read to have that particular word in the title

Neutral Words (5 words): These have no effect—just your lucky break! You need to read any book that meets general guidelines

Penalty Words (5 words): Landing on these triggers a penalty. You need to either give 2 points or complete one of the penalty tasks

Clue master will provide clues to guide you through the list (Be aware and make the correct choice as sometimes clues can make you tempted on penalty words).

How to Play

Clues and Turns:

The clue master will give you a one-word hint (e.g., Magic). The clue master's objective is to hint toward words which are related to connection tasks, cover tasks, or words in title tasks (avoiding the neutral and penalty). The hint relates to one or more words in the list.

Based on the clue, you pick a word from the list that you think matches.

Revealing Words:

If the word is a Connection Task / Cover / Word in title , you will complete the challenge.

If the word is Neutral, nothing happens, just read any book that meets general guidelines and you move to the next turn.

If the word is a Penalty, you must complete a small penalty task.

Scoring

Connection Tasks: 2 points each

Cover Tasks: 4 points each

Word in Title Tasks: 3 points each

Neutral Tasks: 1 point each

Penalties: -2 points or complete one of the penalty tasks from below

Wild Words: 4 randomly assigned words may have special powers:
1- Swap a task for another eg: if you have "home" as cover - you can switch it to word in title / ask for challenge / change to neutral - you will get points based on the task you change it to
2- Skip a task completely
3- Skip a penalty completely
4- Substitute that word with any other word and complete that challenge accordingly eg: if you "home" as cover but you are reading a book with "girl' on cover you can change the word home to girl and complete that challenge

Skips

1 free skip is available, then 4 points per skip

Progress
Connection: 05 / 05
Word: 05 / 05
Object: 05 / 05



Your list
1- Games - Word
2- Freedom - Connection
3- Fish - Object
4- Independence - Penalty
5- Prince - Neutral
6- Aquarium - Penalty
7- Hand - Object
8- Price - Neutral
9- Story - Word
10- Wheel - Object
11- Science - Connection
12- Couple - Object
13- Octopus
14- Speaking - Neutral
15- Heart - Neutral
16- Giant - Word
17- Brain
18- Umbrella - Object
19- Leader - Penalty
20- Elephant - Word
21- Soul - Word
22- Power - Word
23- Directions - Connection
24- Management - Connection
25- Art



Wildcards unlocked
1. Swap a task for another
2. Skip a task completely
3. Skip a penalty completely
4.

Penalty Tasks

1- Read a book that you own
2- Read a book with author initials in "PENALTY"
3- Read from a series that you have already started
4- Read a book published before 2015
5- Read a book with any 3 letters of PENALTY in title

Points: 49

1.3
2. 2
3 4
4. 0
5. 1
6. 0
7. 4
8. 1
9. 3
10. 4
11. 2
12. 4
13.
14. 1
15. 1
16. 3
17.
18. 4
19. 0
20. 3
21. 3
22. 3
23. 2
24. 2
25. 2

First 3 cluemaster clues are:
a. Spin
b. Liberty
c. Control

These 3 clues relate to 3 different words. You now guess 3 words from the above list which you think fits the clues and I will reveal what they relate to. You can complete the first 3 tasks in any order

My guesses:

Spin - Wheel

Liberty - Independence

Control - Power

Congrats! You revealed 2 correct words!

8. Wheel - Object
Read a book that with wheel on cover

6. Independence - Penalty
Complete one of the penalty tasks or -2 points

22. Power - Word
Read a book with Power in title

You can read them in any manner. Only books completed after 01 February 2024 will be accepted. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!

6. Independence - Penalty
Book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Author: J.K. Rowling
Date Read: Feb 1st
Task: Series - a series I've started
How it Fits: I started it last year

22. Power - Word
Book: Queer Body Power: Finding Your Body Positivity
Author: Essie Dennis
Date Read: Feb 1st
Task: Title - 'power'
How it Fits: Power in title

8. Wheel - Object
Book: Is That Thing Diesel?: One Man, One Bike and the First Lap Around Australia on Used Cooking Oil
Author: Paul Carter
Date Read: Feb 4th
Task: Cover - wheel
How it Fits:

Next 3 cluemaster clues are:
a. Huge
b. Shade
c. Discovery

These 3 clues relate to 3 different words. You now guess 3 words from the above list which you think fits the clues and I will reveal what they relate to. You can complete the 3 tasks in any order

My guesses:

Huge - Giant

Shade - Umbrella

Discovery - Science

Congrats! You revealed 2 correct words!

Giant - Word
Read a book with Giant/Giants in title

Umbrella - Object
Read a book with umbrella on cover

Science - Connection
Read a book connected to Science in any manner
Congrats you revealed a wild card - Swap a task for another
You can use your wild card at any point in the game


You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!

Science - Connection
Book: Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Author: Lisa Genova
Date Read: Feb 5th
Task: Plot - science
How it Fits: MPG of science

Giant - Word
Book: Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big
Author: Bo Burlingham
Date Read: Feb 6th
Task: Title - 'giant'
How it Fits: Giant in title

Umbrella - Object
Book: Embrace the Struggle: Living Life on Life's Terms
Author: Zig Ziglar
Date Read: Feb 6th
Task: Cover - umbrella
How it Fits:

a. Route
b. Water
c. Lead

These 3 clues relate to 3 different words. You now guess 3 words from the above list which you think fits the clues and I will reveal what they relate to. You can complete the 3 tasks in any order

My guesses:

a. Route - Directions
b. Water - Aquarium
c. Lead - Leader

Congrats! You revealed 1 correct word!

Directions - Connection
Read a book you can connect to Directions in any manner

Aquarium - Penalty
Complete one of the penalty tasks or -2 points
Congrats you revealed a wild card - Skip a task completely
You can use your wild card at any point in the game

Leader - Penalty
Complete one of the penalty tasks or -2 points

You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!

Leader - Penalty
Book: Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets and Life beyond Our Solar System
Author: Ray Jayawardhana
Date Read: Feb 9th
Task: Published - before 2015
How it Fits: 2011

Aquarium - Penalty
Book: So Odd a Mixture: Along the Autistic Spectrum in 'Pride and Prejudice'
Author: Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer
Date Read: Feb 9th
Task: Published - before 2015
How it Fits: 2007

Directions - Connection
Book: Stage Directions and Shakespearean Theatre
Author: Sarah Dustagheer
Date Read: Feb 9th
Task: Related to Directions
How it Fits: 'Directions' in title

a. Unbound
b. Charge
c. Spirit

These 3 clues relate to 3 different words. You now guess 3 words from the above list which you think fits the clues and I will reveal what they relate to. You can complete the 3 tasks in any order

My guesses:

a. Unbound - Heart
b. Charge - Price
c. Spirit - Soul

Congrats! You revealed 1 correct word!

Heart - Neutral
Read a book that meets general guidelines

Price - Neutral
Read a book that meets general guidelines

Soul - Connection
Read a book you can connect to soul in any manner

You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!

Heart - Neutral
Book: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Author: Matthew Walker
Date Read: Feb 10th
Task: GR - general guidelines
How it Fits: It is

Price - Neutral
Book: Intersex Matters: Biomedical Embodiment, Gender Regulation, and Transnational Activism
Author: David A. Rubin
Date Read: Feb 10th
Task: GR - general guidelines
How it Fits: It is

Soul - Connection
Book: Your Soul Had a Dream, Your Life Is It: How to Be Held by Life When It Feels Like Everything Is Falling Apart
Author: Rebecca Campbell
Date Read: Feb 11th
Task: Connection to 'Soul'
How it Fits: 'Soul' in title

a. Fight
b. Ganesha
c. Tango

These 3 clues relate to 3 different words. You now guess 3 words from the above list which you think fits the clues and I will reveal what they relate to. You can complete the 3 tasks in any order

My guesses:

a. Fight - Freedom
b. Ganesha - Elephant
c. Tango - Couple

Congrats! You revealed 3 correct words!

Freedom - Connection
Read a book that you can connect to Freedom in any manner

Elephant - Word
Read a book with elephant in title

Couple - Object
Read a book with a couple (two people who seem to be in love/known to be in love) on cover

You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!

Couple - Object
Book: In Our Words: Queer Stories from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Writers
Author: Victoria Villasenor
Date Read: Feb 12th
Task: Cover - couple
How it Fits:

Freedom - Connection
Book: The Freedom Model for Addictions: Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap
Author: Steven Slate
Date Read: Feb 13th
Task: Connect to 'Freedom'
How it Fits: 'Freedom' in title

Elephant - Word
Book: Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
Author: Craig Ferguson
Date Read: Feb 13th
Task: Title - 'elephant'
How it Fits: It's in the title

a. Water
b. Guide
c. Write

These 3 clues relate to 3 different words. You now guess 3 words from the above list which you think fits the clues and I will reveal what they relate to. You can complete the 3 tasks in any order

My guesses:

a. Water - Aquarium
b. Guide - Leader
c. Write - Story

You have already guessed these (other than story) - the words are from the list you have yet to guess (posted in message 2)

Nistha wrote: "You have already guessed these"

Oh...sorry. I thought that since I guessed them wrong, they'd still be in play.

My guesses:

a. Water - Fish
b. Guide - Hand
c. Write - Story

Congrats! You revealed 3 correct words!

Fish - Object
Read a book with fish on cover
Congrats you revealed a wild card - Skip a penalty completely
You can use your wild card at any point in the game

Hand - Object
Read a book with hand / hands on cover

Story - Word
Read a book with story / stories in title

You can read them in any manner. Cluemaster will be back with 3 more clues after you complete these tasks!

Hand - Object
Book: Jonathan Swift
Author: Leo Damrosch
Date Read: Feb 17th
Task: Cover - hands
How it Fits:

Story - Word
Book: The Story Is Everything: Mastering Creative Communication for Business
Author: Andreas Loizou
Date Read: Feb 17th
Task: Title - 'story'
How it Fits: It's in the title

Fish - Object
Book: For the Love of Cod: A Father and Son's Search for Norwegian Happiness
Author: Eric Dregni
Date Read: Feb 17th
Task: Cover - fish
How it Fits:

a. Fun
b. Control
c. Expression

These 3 clues relate to 3 different words. You now guess 3 words from the above list which you think fits the clues and I will reveal what they relate to. You can complete the 3 tasks in any order

My guesses:

a. Fun - Games
b. Control - Management
c. Expression - Speaking

Congrats! You revealed the last 2 correct words!

Games - Word
Read a book with games on title

Management - Connection
Read a book you can connect to management

Speaking - Neutral
Read a book that meets general guidelines

You can read them in any manner. These were the last set of tasks

Speaking - Neutral
Book: Beyond the Throne: Epic Journeys, Enduring Friendships, and Surprising Tales
Author: Kristian Nairn
Date Read: Feb 20th
Task: GR - general guidelines
How it Fits: It does

Games - Word
Book: Children’s Propaganda Games of the Second World War: Playing and Collecting Nazi and Allied War Games
Author: Nicholas Milton
Date Read: Feb 21st
Task: Title - 'games'
How it Fits: It's in the title

Manage - Connection
Book: Born to Manage: The Autobiography
Author: Terry Venables
Date Read: Feb 21st
Task: Plot - management
How it Fits: MC is a football manager

Oh, I didn't realise this was the end. Thank you for a fun challenge! 😎