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Here is the list of items for Round 6. Feel free to ask questions in this thread about what will be accepted.



Winter:
1. Snow
2. Ice
3. Baby
4. Hat
5. Coat
6. Fireplace
7. Gift
8. Heart
9. Hot Beverage
10. King


Spring:
1. Flower
2. Rabbit
3. Rain
4. Vacation
5. Egg
6. Gold
7. Mom
8. Tree
9. Mexican Food
10. A Planet

Summer:
1. Firework
2. Dad
3. Sun
4. Junk Food
5. Grass
6. Swimsuit
7. Ball
8. Professional Sport
9. Camp
10. Dog

Autumn:
1. School
2. Costume
3. Leaf
4. Soldier
5. Pie
6. Moon
7. Prayer
8. Piano
9. Beer
10. Native American

Bonus items:


R4:Elbow
R3:Mountains/ cliff
R3:Forest
R5:Bed
R4:Emergency Vehicle
R2:Bad weather
R4:Boots
R4:Rain
R1:Witch/Mage/Wizard
R1:Pink
R4:Sunshine
R3:Metropolitan Area
R2:Silhouette
R2:Vehicle of some kind other than a car
R5:Coffee

Winter:


1. Snow Frozen precipitation. Will accept snowed, snowing, snows. Not ok as in a reference to a tv screen, cocaine or heroin. Will take compound snow-words.
2. Ice Frozen water. Will accept ice build up on an object, as a frozen dessert, in relation to hockey or phrases such as "as cold as ice" or "on thin ice". Not ok as a reference to drugs, diamonds, murder or ice a cake.
3. Baby Infant human or animal. Ok as a nickname. Not ok as babying or baby vegetables.
4. Hat Item of clothing worn on head. Figures of speech are ok. Any type of hat will do, cap, bonnet, beret, fedora, turban.
5. Coat Outer garment for protection against weather. Will take jacket, parka, or suit coat. Will also take an animal coat, as long as the word coat is used not just fur. Will not take coat of arms, coat of dust, coat of paint.
6. Fireplace Open recess for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.Will take any structure for the purpose of building fires. Will not take fire pit or campfire as they are not built up structures.
7. Gift Something physical that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation. Will take present or donation. Will not take a talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination.
8. Heart Can be the shape or organ. Can be in a phrase, related to or the actual object.
9. Hot Beverage Any thing to drink that is warm. Will take Hot Cocoa, Hot Tea, Hot Toddy.
10. King A male sovereign. Could be the use of the word king as in King Clarkson or just a reference to Henry the 8th. Could be name or earned title such as "King of Rock" or Martin Luther King.

Spring:


1. Flower The reproductive structure of some seed-bearing plants. Can be the word flower or any breed, rose, daisy, lilac. Can be the actual flower or scent.
2. Rabbit Mammals of the family Leporidae. Will take bunny or hare. Can be real, fake, angora sweater or just a foot. Will not take the car.
3. Rain Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops. Will take rainstorm, rainy, come rain or shine, rain cats and dogs. Will not take any other kind of rain except water drops from clouds.
4. Vacation A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation. Will also take holiday.
5. Egg Any noun form will work. Will take egg-shaped, female reproductive cells, or the thin shelled reproductive body of a bird, used as food. Will take omelet or phrases such as egg on your face, or he's a good egg. Will not take egging someone on or egged someone on.
6. Gold The color or metal. If used as a cover item must be 50% of the cover color.
7. Mom Will take mother, mama, mommy.
8. Tree A perennial woody plant having a main trunk. Can be the word tree or a type such as elm, oak, aspen. Can be a family tree, a phone tree or hat tree. Won't take treed the raccoon, or gallows.
9. Mexican Food Can be the phrase or a type such as taco, burrito, margarita. Will take Mexican restaurant.
10. A Planet A celestial body that orbits a sun. Can be the word or a name of one of our 9 (yes I'm old school, I'll take Pluto) or a fictional one. Will not take "earth" used as dirt, must be "Earth" in reference to the planet as a whole.

Summer:


1. Firework Real or imagined aerial explosions.
2. Dad Will take father, papa, daddy.
3. Sun A star that is the basis of the solar system. Will take sunbeam or sunlight.
4. Junk Food Any variety of unhealthy food. Will take chips, candy, soda by type or brand name.
5. Grass Any of various plants having slender leaves. Will take lawn or pasture. Will not take marijuana reference or yard.
6. Swimsuit Clothing designed for swimming. Will take male of female varieties, bikini, speedo, board shorts, swim trunks. Will not take cut offs or other normal clothes that characters end up swimming in impromptu.
7. Ball A spherical object. Will take beach-ball, baseball, volleyball or any other sports ball. Will not take a formal party, body parts or as in an enjoyable time.
8. Professional Sport Any sport where sportspeople can afford to make athleticism their primary career. Will take Football, Soccer, Hockey, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket. The reference in the book could be to an amateur game or player, it just needs to be a sport that there are professionals.
9. Camp A place where tents, huts, or other temporary shelters are set up, as by soldiers, nomads, or travelers. Can be a permanent encampment or a one night stop on a journey. Could also be in the sports as in a training camp.
10. Dog Any form of a canine. Can be real or fake or a figure of speech. Will not take it as a verb.

Autumn:


1. School An institution for instruction. Will take any level or specialization. Will take by type or name. Will not take a school of fish, the phrase old-school or schooled.
2. Costume An outfit or a disguise to be someone or something else. Needs to be described as a whole outfit not just a girl wearing fairy wings or a tiara. Could be the word or a type, a vampire, fairy, for a play or movie, as a spy.
3. Leaf Lateral structure attached to a stem on most plants. Will take plural leaves or foliage. Will not take paper, the section of a table top, or as a verb. Could be real or decorative.
4. Soldier A person engaged in military service. Will take any branch of service or from any government.
5. Pie A baked food composed of a pastry shell filled with fruit, meat, cheese, or other ingredients. Will take any flavor or style such as cobbler or tart as long as it relates to the food. Will also take pie pan or pie server. Will not take pi.
6. Moon A natural satellite revolving around a planet. Will take moonlight. Will not take a bared bum.
7. Prayer A reverent petition made to God, a god, or another object of worship. Will take a formal prayer or a informal such as "God help me". Will take any form of prayer.
8. Piano A musical instrument with a manual keyboard. Will take pianoforte, grand piano, baby grand, or electric keyboard.
9. Beer A fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and flavored with hops. Will take the word beer or any type. Will also take root beer or birch beer.
10. Native American The indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere.Will take the word or specific tribe. Will take Indian, Eskimo, Soiux, Apache, Navajo. Could be a person or cultural artifact.

Thanks to freedictionary.com for help with the wordings.

ok, question already. what's going on with the bonus items?

Here Pat this may help ~ I copied from the sign up discussion. I hadn't read this part either - just signed myself up

�� Bonus Items are back! Along with the item from the 4 main categories a bonus word will be called each week. While the main item can be claimed any time after it is called, the bonus item must be claimed before the next week’s item is called to get points. If only half the team claim the item (ie 2 of 4 or 3 of 5) the team will get .5 points. If the whole team gets the bonus item then the team will get 1 point. There are a total 40 regular items and up to 12 bonus items (depending on game length). The bonus Items will be randomly chosen from previous rounds words.



�� New Twist~ Through random selection at one point through the game between week 5 and 10 a SUPER-BONUS will be drawn. The SUPER-BONUS will allow each player to claim an extra item that week. Each player can decide from which category they want their extra item to be in. The whole team does not have to be the same.

Great job, Dawn! Awesome explanations.

Pat wrote: "ok, question already. what's going on with the bonus items?"

They will work the same as last round except worth 1/2 point or full points for the team instead of 1 or 2 points.

but what does the R# in front of the bonus mean?

Pat wrote: "but what does the R# in front of the bonus mean?"

Ohhhhh, sorry. That is what round the bonus was from.
All the bonus' are from past rounds. I just made a list of all of them and put them in a randomizer, the first 15 got posted.

ok, cuz that is what had me nuttier than usual

Pat wrote: "ok, cuz that is what had me nuttier than usual"


Really? Those are the proven ones. I know they can be found.

I didn't get why the R#. don't mind me -- I am princess fuzzy brain after all.

Question about the bonus words -

Bad weather - we just have to look for a passage describing bad weather ie dark clouds, torrential downpour etc?

Metropolitan Area - reference to a city?

~Melissa~ wrote: "Question about the bonus words -

Bad weather - we just have to look for a passage describing bad weather ie dark clouds, torrential downpour etc?

Metropolitan Area - reference to a city?"

Correct on both Melissa.

It can be the phrase "bad weather" or any interpretation of bad weather. But it needs to be bad, "the wind picked up", or "It started to rain" are weather but not quite BAD.

Any city will work, as long as it is well populated area. I am not going to get specific about what defines a town from a metropolitan area, but just know that small town won't work.

Thanks!

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Question about the bonus words -

Bad weather - we just have to look for a passage describing bad weather ie dark clouds, torrential downpour etc?

Metropolitan Area - reference ..."

So if we find a mention to downtown would that work for metro area. I just want to verify.

★M�𲵳󲹲��� wrote: "So if we find a mention to downtown would that work for metro area. I just want to verify...."


Yes.

question about king - how about the chess piece? I moved my knight to protect my king?

Sheila wrote: "question about king - how about the chess piece? I moved my knight to protect my king?"

Yeah, I'd take that.

cool beans!

1. Firework Real or imagined aerial explosions.

I read erotica a lot and orgasm is frequently described as fireworks. Would that work?

I think they should Gea - especially if done right!

Pat wrote: "I think they should Gea - especially if done right!"

LOL

Hehe that was where the "imagined" fireworks came in to the definition. So yes, orgasmic fireworks count.

Oh my poor virgin eyes! - blush.

Oh My! ;)

then Sheila -- stay away from those books

I don't know if anyone else caught this Rain is listed twice.

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I don't know if anyone else caught this Rain is listed twice."

good catch Angie

well Dayam!! LOL. I didnt notice that! If you want to push the point sun is there three times!! lol SUN, SUNSHINE and possibly for PLANET! Plus we could use rain in the right context for bad weather, so that would make it three times as well!!!

That's true too!

I missed those too. I panicked for a minute when I first read it because it was just a few days before I posted I realized moon was in two different seasons.

I didn't proof the bonus before I posted them I just did the first 15 that came up in the list randomizer. Lets just hope Rain and Rain don't come up together.

★��. �� * ° * Kathy,Ahmazing Book Faerie*°°*��.¸. ♥★ wrote: "well Dayam!! LOL. I didnt notice that! If you want to push the point sun is there three times!! lol SUN, SUNSHINE and possibly for PLANET! Plus we could use rain in the right context for bad weath..."

A sun wouldn't work for planet. But yup bad weather could be rain.

I'll make sure I'm more creative with the next round.

Ok Thanks Dawn

I anticipate witch/wizard being tough for me and wondered if AUGUR would fall within this. Here is the Wikipedia link for the definition.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "I'll make sure I'm more creative with the next round."

It's okay Dawn. I just thought it was interesting.

Some more clarifications about bonus words...

R2:Vehicle of some kind other than a car - I suppose carriages work?
R1:Witch/Mage/Wizard - Would a phrase like: He married his wild witch work or does it have to be a real witch/mage/wizard?
R3:Metropolitan Area - If a city is mentioned by a name is that enough?

Sheila wrote: "I anticipate witch/wizard being tough for me and wondered if AUGUR would fall within this. Here is the Wikipedia link for the definition.

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Ok, from reading that it looks like the Augur was more a religious figure. So if it just said Augur no. They would need to be someone who is performing some sort of "magical" act. It could be someone accused of witchcraft, not that they actually are a witch. It could also be fake, like Halloween decorations. Or even an obscure reference like Harry Potter, Glenda the Good, Marie Laveau, Merlin or Broom-Hilde. It doesn't have to come from a paranormal book.

Gea wrote: "Some more clarifications about bonus words...

R2:Vehicle of some kind other than a car - I suppose carriages work?
R1:Witch/Mage/Wizard - Would a phrase like: He married his wild witch work or doe..."

Yes to all three.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Sheila wrote: "I anticipate witch/wizard being tough for me and wondered if AUGUR would fall within this. Here is the Wikipedia link for the definition.

"

Ok, f..."

OK Dawn thanks. It just seemed like it was some kind of ancient ritual where the augur interpreted the blood pattern by some kind of divination. I'll think of something else.

Sheila wrote: "OK Dawn thanks. It just seemed like it was some kind of ancient ritual where the augur interpreted the blood pattern by some kind of divination. I'll think of something else. ..."


And I almost gave it to you for the divination part, but after thought I think divination would be more oracle or psychic not witchy. While some witches do predict the future it isn't their defining quality.

If there is enough in the text to make it clear others see that person as a witch-type, I could be persuaded to take it.

Not a problem Dawn. If there is a witch or wizard on the cover that would count wouldn't it? I think I'll read the week that one gets called!

Dawn,
Is Rabbit as in the sexual toy, okay for Rabbit?

Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "Dawn,
Is Rabbit as in the sexual toy, okay for Rabbit?"

LOL - Ezi, I am so lovin' this question

Pat wrote: "Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "Dawn,
Is Rabbit as in the sexual toy, okay for Rabbit?"

LOL - Ezi, I am so lovin' this question"

I only thought of it because , they were selling them and then at one of the parties, all the girls felt so bad for claire, they bought her toys to try

Easy Ezi-- not questioning the validity of the question. I needed a smile this morning and that was so very appropriate because I had read a book with one last week and wondered the same thing at the time. so again I say, I'm lovin' this question