Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Teams will post their targets and results here each week.

Books must be started after this countdown ends: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...


Info needed in posts:
Start of Cycle
Targeting Info:
Supergroup making the post
Which game (e.g Aegean v Trojans)
Targets to be attacked

Response to Targeting Info
Supergroup making the post
Which game (e.g. Aegeans v Trojans)
Targets missed
Targets hit, with the genre

End of Cycle
Supergroup making the post (e.g. Trojans)

Which attack game (e.g. Trojans v Mythics)
Target info (ref & genre), number of books used in attack; links to books

Which defence game (e.g. Aegeans v Trojans)
Target info (ref and genre), number of books used in defence; links to books

Number of books banked in the round
Number of banked books used in the round

Agree Outcomes
It should be obvious which pieces have been won by which team. If there is a tie in the number of books used in attack and defence then a member of Team Gods must be asked to toss a coin to decide the outcome (heads= win)

For Team Gods: they should request a coin toss for all their attack outcomes; any General can toss the coin for them (heads=win)

You can use any form of coin toss you prefer, real or virtual. One option : https://g.co/kgs/bD44oQ

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Targeting
Targeting Info:
Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Mythics vs Aegeans
Targets to be attacked:

A6, B3, C8, D1, E4, F5, G10, H7, I2, J9

Targeting Info:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics

Targets to be attacked:

B3, B4, C8, E3, E9, F3, G6, H5, I9, J1

Melindam wrote: "Targeting Info:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics

Targets to be attacked:

B3, B4, C8, E3, E9, F3, G6, H5, I9, J1"

Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Trojans vs Mythics:
Targets missed: B3, C8, E9, H5, I9, J1
Targets hit, with the genre:
B4 - Classic
E3 - Classic
F3 - Science
G6 - Contemporary

Louise wrote: "Melindam wrote: "Targeting Info:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics

Targets to be attacked:

B3, B4, C8, E3, E9, F3, G6, H5, I9, J1"

Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Trojans vs Mythics:
..."

Thank you, Louise

Team Gods

Targets to be attacked: A10, B9, C8, D7, E6, F5, G4, H3, I2, J1

Targeting Info

Team Aegeans

Game: Aegeans v Trojans

Targets to be attacked: A2, B3, C4, D5, E6, F5, G6, H7, I8, J9

Louise wrote: "Targeting
Targeting Info:
Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Mythics vs Aegeans
Targets to be attacked:

A6, B3, C8, D1, E4, F5, G10, H7, I2, J9"

Team Aegeans
Trojan Warships: Mythics vs. Aegeans
Targets missed: A6, B3, C8, D1, E4, F5, G10, H7, I2, J9
Targets hit, with the genre: -

Deanna wrote: "Targeting Info

Team Aegeans

Game: Aegeans v Trojans

Targets to be attacked: A2, B3, C4, D5, E6, F5, G6, H7, I8, J9"

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Aegeans

Targets missed: A2, B3, C4, D5, E6, G6, H7, J9

Targets hit:
F5 - War
I8 - Retelling

MN Lisa wrote: "Team Gods

Targets to be attacked: A10, B9, C8, D7, E6, F5, G4, H3, I2, J1"

Misses: A10, C8, D7, F5, H3, J1
Hits: B9 - Romance; E6 - Horror; G4 - Space Opera; I2 - Non-Fiction

If we have read all our books and have planned our attacks and next targets, can we post them at anytime or does it have to be after 9pm Friday London Time?

Plans for next week's targets can go up whenever you like.

You can post attack and defences whenever, but I suspect that closer to 9 will make more sense for the supergroup teams.

If team Gods want to post against their bot now, go for it!

Team Gods: Round 2 Next Targets: B8, D6, H4, J2, H8, F9, B4, D3, E8, F2

Team Gods Attacks:

Grid Ref: I2 - Non-Fiction - 2 Books:
Finding Me - MPG Nonfiction - 244 users
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - MPG - Nonfiction - 2,895 users

Grid Ref: E6 - Horror - 2 Books:
Wool Omnibus - Column 3 - 46 users
The Broken Girls - MPG - 479 Users

Grid Ref: G4 - Space Opera - 2 Books:
Oaths of Legacy - Column 2 - 4 users
Leviathan Wakes - MPG - 1,114 Users

Grid Ref: B9 - Romance - 2 Books:
Red, White & Royal Blue - MPG - 11,754 Users
Wreck Me Forever - MPG Romance > MM Romance - 88 Users, Romance - 22 Users

Banked Books: 2

Can a general toss four coins to decide the Gods results please!

I'll be back with your attack hits & miss info soon!

Sure. BRB

Hits
F2 Dystopian
J2 Magical Realism
H4 Middle East

Team Gods - Round 1

I2 - Head
E6 -Head
G4- Tails
B9 - Tails

Heads is a win!

Targeting Info - Round 2:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics - Round 2

Targets to be attacked: A4, B5, B9, C4, F6, F9, G3, G7, H6, J9

Targeting Info - Round 2:

Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Mythics vs Aegeans
Targets to be attacked:

A4, B7, C2, C10, D7, G4, G8, H1, I6, J5

Melindam wrote: "Targeting Info - Round 2:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics - Round 2

Targets to be attacked: A4, B5, B9, C4, F6, F9, G3, G7, H6, J9"

Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Trojans vs Mythics:
Targets missed: A4, B9, C4, F6, G7, J9
Targets hit, with the genre:
B5 - Feminist
F9 - Urban Fantasy
G3 - Paranormal
H6 - Gothic

Louise wrote: "Melindam wrote: "Targeting Info - Round 2:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics - Round 2

Targets to be attacked: A4, B5, B9, C4, F6, F9, G3, G7, H6, J9"

Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Tr..."

Thank you, Louise.

Louise wrote: "Targeting Info - Round 2:

Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Mythics vs Aegeans
Targets to be attacked:

A4, B7, C2, C10, D7, G4, G8, H1, I6, J5"

Aegeans Supergroup

Game: Mythics vs Aegeans

Targets missed: A4, C2, C10, D7, G4, G8, H1, J5

Targets hit:
B7 - Greece
I6 - Urban Fantasy

Targeting Info - Round 2

Team Aegeans

Game: Aegeans v Trojans

Targets to be attacked: A10, B9, C8, D7, E5, F6, G5, H4, I3, J2

Deanna wrote: "Targeting Info - Round 2

Team Aegeans

Game: Aegeans v Trojans - Round 2

Targets to be attacked: A10, B9, C8, D7, E5, F6, G5, H4, I3, J2"

Trojan Supergroup

Game: Aegeans v Trojans

Hits:
D7 - Horror
I3 - Witches

Misses: A10, B9, C8, E5, F6, G5, H4, J2

Supergroup: TROJANS

Attack game: Trojans vs Mythics

Target info:

E3 - Classic
Number of books read for attack: 4

1) The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

2) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

3) All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

4) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

F3 - Science
Number of books read for attack: 4

1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

2) Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

3) Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

4) Stolen Focus by Johann Hari


Number of banked books: 2

Supergroup: TROJANS

Defence game: Trojans vs Aegeans

Defence info:

F5 - War
Number of books read for defence: 5

1) The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson

2) Firebird by Elizabeth Wein

3) The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

4) The Fallen King's Penitent Soldier by Megan Derr

5) Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.


I8 - Retelling
Number of books read for defence: 5

1) Evil Thing by Serena Valentino

2) Heartless byMarissa Meyer

3) Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

4) For the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten

5) The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Team Aegeans

Attack game: Aegeans v Trojans

Target 1: F5, 5 books to attack
1 - The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
2 - The Effing List
3 - The Book of Lost Names
4 - Submission is Not Enough
5 - Chains of Command

Target 2: I8, 5 books to attack
1 - Ariadne
2 - Cinder
3 - Ensnared
4 - The Witch's Heart
5 - Tam Lin

Defense game: Mythics v Aegeans
No books used for defense this round

Number of books banked in the round: 10
Number of banked books used in the round: 0

In the Game Trojans vs Aegeans, Round 1 we have a tie for both grids F5 and I8 and we ask the Gods to decide for both by coin toss, please!

And thank you. :)

The Gods have Spoken!

F5 Winner: Trojans
I8 Winner: Aegeans

Thank you!! :)

Team Mythics

Attack game: Mythics vs Aegeans
No books used for attack this round.
Number of books banked: 10
Number of banked books used: 0


Defence game: Mythics v Trojans

Target 1: B4, 2 books to defend
1. Far From the Madding Crowd
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Target 2: E3, 3 books to defend
1. Paradise Lost
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. The Picture of Dorian Grey

Target 3: F3, 2 books to defend
1. A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
2. The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies

Target 4: G6, 2 books to defend
1. Long Shot
2. The Last Romantics

Number of books banked: 1
Number of banked books used: 0

^ Team MYTHICS* (;

Targeting Info:
Supergroup making the post:Team Mythics
Which game: Mythics vs Aegeans
Targets to be attacked:

A8, C4, D9, E6, F3, F9, H6, I5, I7, J6

Targeting Info:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics - Round 3

Targets to be attacked:

B6, C2, D3, D8, E3, E6, G6, G9, H3, I6

Melindam wrote: "Targeting Info:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics - Round 3

Targets to be attacked:

B6, C2, D3, D8, E3, E6, G6, G9, H3, I6"

Targets Missed: C2; D3; E6; H3
Targets Hit
B6 - Paranormal
D8 - Paranormal
E3 - Classic
G6 - Contemporary
G9 - MM
I6 - Greece

Wowsers! That's a positive barrage!

Cat wrote: "Wowsers! That's a positive barrage!"

I’m just going to hide below deck

Thank you for the feedback, Louise. :)

Louise wrote: "Cat wrote: "Wowsers! That's a positive barrage!"

I’m just going to hide below deck"

I'd be in the lifeboats, Louise!

Targeting Info - Team Gods - Round 3

H2, I2, G4, F4, B9, C9, F6, E5, H6, B5

MN Lisa wrote: "Targeting Info - Team Gods - Round 3

H2, I2, G4, F4, B9, C9, F6, E5, H6, B5"

I2??? didn't you win that last round???

Team Gods Attacks:

Grid Ref: H4 - Middle East - 2 Books:
Crocodile on the Sandbank - Column 3 - 25 People
The Last Camel Died at Noon - Column 3 - 6 People

Grid Ref: J2 - Magical Realism - 2 Books:
The Night Circus - MPG 2,087 Users
Bravely - Column 2 - 7 People

Grid Ref: F2 - Dystopian - 2 Books:
A Vampire's Heart - Column 3 - 2 People
In the Wreckage - Column 2 - 14 People

Cat wrote: "MN Lisa wrote: "Targeting Info - Team Gods - Round 3

H2, I2, G4, F4, B9, C9, F6, E5, H6, B5"

I2??? didn't you win that last round???"

Yes, Thank you for that. I think I wanted G2 and not I2.+

Team Gods Attack
H2, G2, G4, F4, B9, C9, F6, E5, H6, B5

Another barrage!

H2: Hit - Suspense
G2: Hit - Dystopian
G4: Hit - Space Opera
B9: Hit - Romance
C9: Hit - Food and/or Drink
E5: Hit - Middle East
B5: Hit - Indigenous

F4: Miss
F6: Miss
H6: Miss