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GO [READ]!
P: Michael L. Printz Award - Book Request
C: Publication Day
P: The Inky Awards - LaurLa's | Lyn
S: Tien's Trove
T: Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards
P: Man Booker Prize - Ashley's | Tien
C: Award Night
P: National Book Award - Rosemary's | Bea
P: Miles Franklin Award - Book Request
JAIL / Just Visiting
P: Lambda Literary Award - Book Request
S: Susan's Stash
P: James Tiptree Jr. Award -Kristina Simon's | Tien
P: RITA - Jammin Jenny's | Susan
T: Most popular book in [YEAR]
P: Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly Orange) - Rosemary's | Bea
C: Publication Day
P: Stella Prize - Book Request
P: Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize - Book Request
FREE PARKING
P: Edgar Award - Book Request - Amy's | Susan
C: Award Night
P: Agatha Award - Amy's | Susan
P: Anthony Award - Book Request
T: Underrated Books
P: Newberry Medal / Honor - Book Request
P: Carnegie Medal - Elvenn's | Lyn
S: Lyn's Literarium
P: Schneider Family Book Award - Book Request
GO TO JAIL
P: Hugo Award - Lusie's | Tien
P: Nebula Award - Elvenn | Lyn
C: Publication Day
P: Bram Stoker Award - Kristina Simon's | Lyn
T: Awards of your choice...
C: Award Night
P: Pulitzer Prize in Literature - LaurLa's | Bea
S: Bea's Bounty
P: Nobel Prize in Literature - Lusie's | Bea
Back to GO! (Note: this does not count as a square but GO is a Square)
GO [READ]!
P: Michael L. Printz Award - Book Request
C: Publication Day
P: The Inky Awards - LaurLa's | Lyn
S: Tien's Trove
T: Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards
P: Man Booker Prize - Ashley's | Tien
C: Award Night
P: National Book Award - Rosemary's | Bea
P: Miles Franklin Award - Book Request
JAIL / Just Visiting
P: Lambda Literary Award - Book Request
S: Susan's Stash
P: James Tiptree Jr. Award -Kristina Simon's | Tien
P: RITA - Jammin Jenny's | Susan
T: Most popular book in [YEAR]
P: Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly Orange) - Rosemary's | Bea
C: Publication Day
P: Stella Prize - Book Request
P: Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize - Book Request
FREE PARKING
P: Edgar Award - Book Request - Amy's | Susan
C: Award Night
P: Agatha Award - Amy's | Susan
P: Anthony Award - Book Request
T: Underrated Books
P: Newberry Medal / Honor - Book Request
P: Carnegie Medal - Elvenn's | Lyn
S: Lyn's Literarium
P: Schneider Family Book Award - Book Request
GO TO JAIL
P: Hugo Award - Lusie's | Tien
P: Nebula Award - Elvenn | Lyn
C: Publication Day
P: Bram Stoker Award - Kristina Simon's | Lyn
T: Awards of your choice...
C: Award Night
P: Pulitzer Prize in Literature - LaurLa's | Bea
S: Bea's Bounty
P: Nobel Prize in Literature - Lusie's | Bea
Back to GO! (Note: this does not count as a square but GO is a Square)
Passing Go
The card you rolled may be kept until such time that you'd like to use them however they can only be used once. Note: you can only used one (1) card at a time.
1. N/A
2. Skip the square you've just landed on & Roll again! (move on from the square you've just landed on)
3. Your picks do not appeal anymore, read a new book of your choosing (but only from your Bookopoly shelf)
4. Reduce jail sentence by 50% (if your thickest book is 500 pages long, with this card, you can read a 250 pages book)
5. Read any Award-winning book instead of any of your picks (this Card can only be used with property squares)
6. Get out of jail free � (may be kept until needed but use only once)
7. Swap the shelf you've rolled with the current PAS monthly shelf (this Card can only be used with shelves squares)
8. Skip to the nearest Award Night square
9. Read any New Release book (2019 pub only) instead of doing your task (this Card can only be used with theme squares)
10. Skip to the nearest Publication Day square
11. Replace whatever books picked / shelves / tasks rolled by reading a book for another PAS challenge (LOST, MM, [TBA: 2019 annual])
12. Double your die roll (ie. multiply your die roll by 2 and move accordingly)
Note: you may have rolled a particular card more than once so you can use it as many times as you've rolled it.
JAIL / Just Visiting
JAIL: Read the Biggest Thickest Meanest book on your Bookopoly Shelf at time of being sent to jail
JUST VISITING: Read a book with word in title that is, at least, 3 syllables long. Please choose your book from your Bookopoly Shelf if you can. If not, then from your general tbr.
FREE PARKING
Read a "Random" book from your Bookopoly Shelf. When viewing your Bookopoly Shelf, scroll down to the bottom and choose to view your shelf as 'Random'. When screen is refreshed, read one of the first top three books.
The card you rolled may be kept until such time that you'd like to use them however they can only be used once. Note: you can only used one (1) card at a time.
1. N/A
2. Skip the square you've just landed on & Roll again! (move on from the square you've just landed on)
3. Your picks do not appeal anymore, read a new book of your choosing (but only from your Bookopoly shelf)
4. Reduce jail sentence by 50% (if your thickest book is 500 pages long, with this card, you can read a 250 pages book)
5. Read any Award-winning book instead of any of your picks (this Card can only be used with property squares)
6. Get out of jail free � (may be kept until needed but use only once)
7. Swap the shelf you've rolled with the current PAS monthly shelf (this Card can only be used with shelves squares)
8. Skip to the nearest Award Night square
9. Read any New Release book (2019 pub only) instead of doing your task (this Card can only be used with theme squares)
10. Skip to the nearest Publication Day square
11. Replace whatever books picked / shelves / tasks rolled by reading a book for another PAS challenge (LOST, MM, [TBA: 2019 annual])
12. Double your die roll (ie. multiply your die roll by 2 and move accordingly)
Note: you may have rolled a particular card more than once so you can use it as many times as you've rolled it.
JAIL / Just Visiting
JAIL: Read the Biggest Thickest Meanest book on your Bookopoly Shelf at time of being sent to jail
JUST VISITING: Read a book with word in title that is, at least, 3 syllables long. Please choose your book from your Bookopoly Shelf if you can. If not, then from your general tbr.
FREE PARKING
Read a "Random" book from your Bookopoly Shelf. When viewing your Bookopoly Shelf, scroll down to the bottom and choose to view your shelf as 'Random'. When screen is refreshed, read one of the first top three books.
Award Night
Do task # as per your dice roll.
1. N/A
2. A reader's choice award - Go to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards - Theme
3. Wardrobe malfunction - Go back 5 spaces!
4. Advance token to nearest Shelf (S) square, follow the instruction and read 2 books for the shelf you rolled
5. J.K. Rowling told you she loved your book - Go forward 3 spaces
6. Sat next to James Patterson - Go forward 2 spaces
7. Advance to Go [then roll 2 die & accordingly move forward on The Board]
8. Research other nominees - Go to Most popular book in [YEAR] - Theme
9. Drank too much at after party - Go to jail!
10. Received invitation to Nobel Prize in Literature award night (Lusie's)
11. Advance token to the nearest Theme (T) square
12. Did not fumble your acceptance speech � Go forward 2 spaces
Publication Day
Do task # as per your dice roll.
1. N/A
2. Advance to Go [then roll 2 die & accordingly move forward on The Board]
3. Received your author's copy � go forward 2 spaces
4. Qualified for Women's Prize for Fiction - Rosemary's
5. Advance token to the nearest Theme (T) square
6. Get out of jail free � (may be kept until needed but use only once)
7. Caught a cold just before the launch party - Go back 3 spaces
8. Got a bad review; go to Underrated Books - Theme
9. Now you're published, next step Hugo Award - Lusie's
10. Missed your deadline � go back 5 spaces
11. Advance token to nearest Shelf (S) square, follow the instruction and read 2 books for the shelf you rolled
12. Neil Gaiman blurbed your debut novel - go forward 3 spaces
Do task # as per your dice roll.
1. N/A
2. A reader's choice award - Go to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards - Theme
3. Wardrobe malfunction - Go back 5 spaces!
4. Advance token to nearest Shelf (S) square, follow the instruction and read 2 books for the shelf you rolled
5. J.K. Rowling told you she loved your book - Go forward 3 spaces
6. Sat next to James Patterson - Go forward 2 spaces
7. Advance to Go [then roll 2 die & accordingly move forward on The Board]
8. Research other nominees - Go to Most popular book in [YEAR] - Theme
9. Drank too much at after party - Go to jail!
10. Received invitation to Nobel Prize in Literature award night (Lusie's)
11. Advance token to the nearest Theme (T) square
12. Did not fumble your acceptance speech � Go forward 2 spaces
Publication Day
Do task # as per your dice roll.
1. N/A
2. Advance to Go [then roll 2 die & accordingly move forward on The Board]
3. Received your author's copy � go forward 2 spaces
4. Qualified for Women's Prize for Fiction - Rosemary's
5. Advance token to the nearest Theme (T) square
6. Get out of jail free � (may be kept until needed but use only once)
7. Caught a cold just before the launch party - Go back 3 spaces
8. Got a bad review; go to Underrated Books - Theme
9. Now you're published, next step Hugo Award - Lusie's
10. Missed your deadline � go back 5 spaces
11. Advance token to nearest Shelf (S) square, follow the instruction and read 2 books for the shelf you rolled
12. Neil Gaiman blurbed your debut novel - go forward 3 spaces
Shelves
Your options:
a. Read a book found on Mod's bookshelf OR
b. and read from shelf which correspond to number rolled.
Tien's Trove
1. Tien's Bookshelf
2. ownvoices
3. translation
4. space
5. ghosts
6. tor-com
7. dreams
8. assassins
9. scandinavia
10. historical-fantasy
11. loveozya
12. war
Susan's Stash
1. Susan's Bookshelves
2. african-lit
3. poc
4. refugees
5. lgbtqia
6. high-fantasy
7. novella
8. grief
9. made-me-cry
10. friendship
11. end-of-life
12. adoption
Lyn's Literarium
1. Lyn's Bookshelf
2. book-club
3. true-crime
4. siblings
5. asia
6. mafia
7. stand-alone
8. family-drama
9. written-by-women
10. american-history
11. new-york
12. detective
Bea's Bounty
1. Bea's Bookshelf
2. life
3. holocaust
4. dementia
5. religion
6. family
7. steampunk
8. identity
9. survival
10. inspirational
11. human-trafficking
12. foster-care
Your options:
a. Read a book found on Mod's bookshelf OR
b. and read from shelf which correspond to number rolled.
Tien's Trove
1. Tien's Bookshelf
2. ownvoices
3. translation
4. space
5. ghosts
6. tor-com
7. dreams
8. assassins
9. scandinavia
10. historical-fantasy
11. loveozya
12. war
Susan's Stash
1. Susan's Bookshelves
2. african-lit
3. poc
4. refugees
5. lgbtqia
6. high-fantasy
7. novella
8. grief
9. made-me-cry
10. friendship
11. end-of-life
12. adoption
Lyn's Literarium
1. Lyn's Bookshelf
2. book-club
3. true-crime
4. siblings
5. asia
6. mafia
7. stand-alone
8. family-drama
9. written-by-women
10. american-history
11. new-york
12. detective
Bea's Bounty
1. Bea's Bookshelf
2. life
3. holocaust
4. dementia
5. religion
6. family
7. steampunk
8. identity
9. survival
10. inspirational
11. human-trafficking
12. foster-care
Theme Parks (railways)
Pick task as suits participant but each time they land on the square, they must choose different task each time. The end goal, if you've landed on same square 10 times, you would have completed 10 tasks for that square.
Theme #1: Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards :
Read a book (if possible from your Bookopoly shelf) that was nominated (including winners) in any year for the following categories:
1. Fiction OR Mystery & Thriller
2. Historical Fiction OR Fantasy
3. Romance OR Science Fiction
4. Horror OR Humor
5. Nonfiction OR Memoir & Autobiography
6. History & Biography OR Science & Technology
7. Food & Cookbooks OR Graphic Novels & Comics
8. Poetry OR Debut Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author
9. Young Adult Fiction OR Young Adult Fantasy
10. Middle Grade & Children's OR Picture Books
Theme #2: Most popular book in [YEAR]:
Read a "popular" book (& if possible from your Bookopoly shelf) which was published in year ending with:
NOTE: follow above link and you can change the year you are viewing from the drop down menu located on the right hand side of the page
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. 0 (eg. 2010, 1990, etc)
Theme #3: Underrated Books:
Read a book (if possible from your Bookopoly shelf) which fits into one of the following tasks:
1. Read a book on your tbr which none of your GR friends have added to their tbr (has to be at least 6 months after first publication date)
2. Read a book with less than 5 ratings (has to be at least 1 year after first publication date)
3. Read a book with 50 or less ratings with at least 5 of those ratings being 5*
4. Read a book with avg rating 4.25 or higher which has NOT won nor been nominated for any award (at time of reading)
5. Read a book which has NOT won BUT has been nominated for an award (or two)
6. Read a book with less than 1,000 ratings (has to be at least 1 year after first publication date) with an avg rating of at least 3.75
7. Read a debut book (fiction or non-fiction) with a 2019 release date
8. Read a book published independently or by small publisher (ie. not any way connected to the big 5 in publishing: Hachette, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster)
9. On your Bookopoly shelf, sort by Avg rating (Descending) and read one of the first 5 books
10. On your Bookopoly shelf, sort by Avg rating (Ascending) and read one of the first 3 books
*On the book page, click on 'rating details' (on the right of the avg rating), it will show number of ratings received per star ratings.
Theme #4: Awards of your choice...
Go to GR list of awards and pick 10 awards you'd like to read from this year. List them in your own movement thread and when you land on this square, you'll have to:
Read from Award of your choice:
1. - 10. List of award
Please NOTE: this list is static. Once you've made your choice, you cannot change them. You should make a list in your movement thread (see Tien's thread for example).
Pick task as suits participant but each time they land on the square, they must choose different task each time. The end goal, if you've landed on same square 10 times, you would have completed 10 tasks for that square.
Theme #1: Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards :
Read a book (if possible from your Bookopoly shelf) that was nominated (including winners) in any year for the following categories:
1. Fiction OR Mystery & Thriller
2. Historical Fiction OR Fantasy
3. Romance OR Science Fiction
4. Horror OR Humor
5. Nonfiction OR Memoir & Autobiography
6. History & Biography OR Science & Technology
7. Food & Cookbooks OR Graphic Novels & Comics
8. Poetry OR Debut Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author
9. Young Adult Fiction OR Young Adult Fantasy
10. Middle Grade & Children's OR Picture Books
Theme #2: Most popular book in [YEAR]:
Read a "popular" book (& if possible from your Bookopoly shelf) which was published in year ending with:
NOTE: follow above link and you can change the year you are viewing from the drop down menu located on the right hand side of the page
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. 0 (eg. 2010, 1990, etc)
Theme #3: Underrated Books:
Read a book (if possible from your Bookopoly shelf) which fits into one of the following tasks:
1. Read a book on your tbr which none of your GR friends have added to their tbr (has to be at least 6 months after first publication date)
2. Read a book with less than 5 ratings (has to be at least 1 year after first publication date)
3. Read a book with 50 or less ratings with at least 5 of those ratings being 5*
4. Read a book with avg rating 4.25 or higher which has NOT won nor been nominated for any award (at time of reading)
5. Read a book which has NOT won BUT has been nominated for an award (or two)
6. Read a book with less than 1,000 ratings (has to be at least 1 year after first publication date) with an avg rating of at least 3.75
7. Read a debut book (fiction or non-fiction) with a 2019 release date
8. Read a book published independently or by small publisher (ie. not any way connected to the big 5 in publishing: Hachette, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster)
9. On your Bookopoly shelf, sort by Avg rating (Descending) and read one of the first 5 books
10. On your Bookopoly shelf, sort by Avg rating (Ascending) and read one of the first 3 books
*On the book page, click on 'rating details' (on the right of the avg rating), it will show number of ratings received per star ratings.
Theme #4: Awards of your choice...
Go to GR list of awards and pick 10 awards you'd like to read from this year. List them in your own movement thread and when you land on this square, you'll have to:
Read from Award of your choice:
1. - 10. List of award
Please NOTE: this list is static. Once you've made your choice, you cannot change them. You should make a list in your movement thread (see Tien's thread for example).
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Authors mentioned in this topic
J.K. Rowling (other topics)James Patterson (other topics)
Neil Gaiman (other topics)
For bigger resolution:
Legend:
P: Property
C: Chance / Community Chest
S: Shelves
T: Theme