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2010 Challenge Archive
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It's Just a Game Challenge (Quarterly)
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If anyone needs help finding boardgames to fit certain themes, check out www.boardgamegeek.com/
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Didn't think about that, but I'm for it.
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You can post your list if you are ready, although the challenge won't start until the 1st of June.
Furthermore, you can always change your list anytime you like.
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Monopoly: Dying to Please by Linda Howard Jun 12
Clue: Hunted By The Others by Jess Haines Jun 6
Chess: Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead Aug 29
Candyland: Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke Jul 17
Twister: Witch Fire by Anya Bast Jun 10
Operation: Shadow Game by Christine Feehan Jul 5
Scene It!: The Kitchen Witch by Annette Blair Jul 8
Girl Talk: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Jun 8
Mahjongg: Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks Jul 26
Risk: Wild Card by Lora Leigh Jun 28
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![Hunted By The Others (H&W Investigations, #1) by Jess Haines](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1259457813s/7081899.jpg)
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Duration: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010
Monopoly
Clue
Chess
Candyland
Twister
Operation
Scene It!
Girl Talk
Mahjongg
Risk
Bonus:
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Duration: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010
Ooh this does sound like a ton of fun! I really like this idea! Very creative! :) Will post list soon! :)
No reading for this challenge until June 1, 2010.
Monopoly:
Clue:
Chess:
Candyland:
Twister:
Operation:
Scene It!:
Girl Talk:
Mahjongg:
Risk:
Bonus 1; Ouiji (Read a book that involves seeing or communicating with the Dead.)
Bonus 2; Battle of the Sexes (Read a romance where the characters clash; then fall in love:
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June 1-Aug 31 2010
This sounds like a lot of fun!
1/10
Monopoly- Married to his Business by Elizabeth Bevarly (DONE)
Clue- Look Again- Lisa Scottoline (DONE)
Chess- In the King's Service by Margaret Moore
Candyland- Would Be Witch by Kimberly Frost
Twister- Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Operation- A Doctor's Watch by Vickie Taylor
Scene It!: What I did for Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (could not finish, hated it. Will pick another)
Girl Talk- Hung up on You by Holly Jacobs
Mahjongg- Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas(done)
Risk- The Warlord's Daughter by Susan Grant
BONUS: TBD
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Monopoly – Housekeeper to the Millionaire by Lucy Monroe - DONE
Clue – The Search by Nora Roberts - DONE
Chess – Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris - DONE
Candyland – The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson - DONE
Twister – The Curse of the Spellman’s by Lisa Lutz - DONE
Operation – The Crush by Sandra Brown - DONE
Scene It! – What I Did for Love by Susan Elizabeth - DONE
Girl Talk - Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson - DONE
Mahjongg – Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - DONE
Risk – Unexpected by Lori Foster - DONE
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Valorie, you had a wonderful idea! Love it!!
It's Just A Game Challenge
Duration: 06/01/10 thru 08/31/10
1. Monopoly -
2. Clue -
3. Chess -
4. Candyland -
5. Twister -
6. Operation -
7. Scene It! -
8. Girl Talk -
9. Mahjongg -
10. Risk -
*Bonus -
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Monopoly:
Clue:
Chess:
Candyland:
Twister:
Operation:
Scene It!:
Girl..."
Kat, those are cool bonus categories! Would you mind if I used the Quija one if I decide to try for 12 books?
Harper wrote:Kat, those are cool bonus categories! Would you mind if I used the Quija one if I decide to try for 12 books?
Sure I don't mind at all :)
Sure I don't mind at all :)
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Monopoly – TBD
Clue - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Chess – Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
Candyland – TBD
Twister - Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Operation – TBD
Scene It! – TBD
Girl Talk - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Mahjongg – Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Risk – TBD
Bonus:
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1st June - 31st August
0/12
Monopoly - The Ring by Danielle Steel (Wife of a Banker)
Cluedo - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Chess - The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Candyland - Sophie's Bakery for the Broken Hearted by Lolly Winston
Twister - After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell
Operation - A Crack in Forever by Jeannie Brewer
Scene It - Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time by Valerie Bertinelli
Girl Talk - Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson
Mahjong - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India by William Dalrymple
Risk - Zoya by Danielle Steel (Russian Revolution)
Bonus
Singstar - Painting Ruby Tuesday by Jane Yardley (Voice Coach)
Poleconomy - Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Francis Moore - I had this board game when I was young, you basically try and run the country - there was politics, business etc.
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Read
Fantastic idea!!!
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Oooh, I'm gonna steal that! Good one!
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Sure I don't mind at all :)"
Cool, thanks! :)
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Clue- Poison Study or Tantalize
Chess- Ransom My Heart
Candyland- The Sugar Queen
Twister- The Eternal Ones
Operation- Houston, We Have A Problem
Scene it!- Death's Daughter
Girl Talk- Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
Mahjongg- Turning Japanese
Risk- The Twilight Before Christmas
Quiji- The Reckoning
Taboo- a banned book, Lolita
Kat, I hope you don't mind I stole :) Thats a great idea!
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1.Monopoly~ Start Me Up by Victoria Dahl(Land developer/Architect)
2.Clue~Fire by Kristin Cashore
3.Chess~TBD
4.Candyland~TBD
5.Twister~TBD
6.Operation~TBD
7.Scene It!~TBD
8.Girl Talk~TBD
9.Mahjongg~Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl or Girl Overboard by Justina Chen Headley
10.Risk~TBD
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Yz - For the Candyland category, would we be able to use a book with candy or a sweet on the cover? I have a book on my to-read shelf with a piece of candy on the cover.
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Yz - For the Candyland category, would we be able to use a book with candy or a sweet on the cover? I have a book on my to-read shelf with a piece of candy on the cover."
That will work.
Ashley wrote:Ooh I want to use Ouiji too! :) That ok Kat? :)
I don't mind at all it's open to anyone who wants to use it!
I don't mind at all it's open to anyone who wants to use it!
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0/10 done
Monopoly - The Cursed One
Clue - The Pride of Lions
Chess - Spirited Away
Candyland - Pretty Dead
Twister - The Last Stormlord
Operation - Sinful
Scene It! - Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Girl Talk - Merlin's Harp
Mahjongg - Naamah's Curse
Risk - Night Game
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Monopoly - (real estate agent) Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Clue - Town in a Blueberry Jam
Chess - The Iron King
Candyland - The Chocolate Cat Caper
Twister - (Blue) Glass Houses
Operation - Hospital Station
Scene It - Doppelgangster
Girl Talk - (young girl) Tithe
Mahjongg - Path of the Eclipse
Risk - TBD
Bonus
Oiuji(book containing ghosts or a psychic)
Scrabble(Author, writer, publisher, librarian)
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Clue: A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris
Chess: Queen of Dragons by Shana Abé
Candyland: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Twister: Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher
Operation: Bloody Awful by Georgia Evans
Scene It!: Wicked Ties by Shayla Black
Girl Talk: Blonde With a Wand by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Mahjongg: Turning Japanese by Cathy Yardley
Risk: The First Sin by Cheyenne McCray
Bonus:
Ouija Board: Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey
Mall Madness: Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
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Quarterly Challenge: It’s Just a Game
Duration: 6/01/10 – 8/31/10
Monopoly: Catching the Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort
Clue: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Next by Stieg Larsson
Chess: The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland
Candyland: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Twister: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Operation: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Scene It!: Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Girl Talk: Unzipped by Lois Greiman
Mahjongg: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Risk: The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig
Bonus:
Backgammon: Read a book about a time traveler.
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
Guess Who?: Read a book about a spy or a character with a secret identity.
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
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...and the bonus ideas are killer!
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Monopoly: Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster (heiress)
Clue: L is for Lawless - Sue Grafton
Chess: Queene of Light - Jennifer Armintrout
Candyland: A Taste of Magic - Tracy Madison
Twister: Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang - Katie MacAlister
Operation: The Xeno Solution - Nelson Erlick
Scene It: Heartthrob - Suzanne Brockmann
Girl Talk: Savannah Breeze - Mary Kay Andrews
Mahjongg: Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas
Risk: SEALed with a Promise - Mary-Margret Daughtridge
Bonus 1: Ouiji - Read a book with a character who sees/talks to ghosts
Kindred Spirits - CB Scott
Bonus 2: Backgammon - Read a book about a time traveler
Lord of the Highlands - Veronica Wolff
![Just a Hint - Clint (Visitation, North Carolina, #4) by Lori Foster](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1266500267s/225590.jpg)
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I *adore* board games. Yay!
1. Monopoly / riches - Heiress For Hire by Erin McCarthy
2. Clue / Mystery - Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
3. Chess / knight - A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
4. Candyland / Bakery - Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost
5. Twister / blue cover - Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
6. Operation / Medical - Virgin River by Robyn Carr
7. Scene It! / talkshow host - Knock Me for a Loop by Heidi Betts
8. Girl Talk / chick-lit - Undead and Unfinished by Maryjanice Davidson
9. Mahjongg / asian - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
10. Risk / war - Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
![Heiress For Hire (Cuttersville, #2) by Erin McCarthy](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1170330668s/46485.jpg)
![Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum, #16) by Janet Evanovich](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1259886904s/7023554.jpg)
![A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1267051380s/7075687.jpg)
![Would-Be Witch (A Southern Witch Novel, #1) by Kimberly Frost](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380849268i/3134219.jpg)
![Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1) by Lisa Kleypas](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1271033025s/693016.jpg)
![Virgin River (Virgin River, #1) by Robyn Carr](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1255581010s/184850.jpg)
![Knock Me for a Loop by Heidi Betts](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380905239i/3149680.jpg)
![Undead and Unfinished (Undead, #9 ) by MaryJanice Davidson](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1262328932s/6884614.jpg)
![The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1255698245s/33917.jpg)
![Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1166913011s/18405.jpg)
Bonus
11. Balderdash - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Read a classic where you have to look up the meaning of words because your vocabulary is so bad
12. Carcassonne - Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux
Read a book with a castle on the cover or that has a castle in the book
![North and South (Oxford World's Classics) by Elizabeth Gaskell](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1266700082s/1030225.jpg)
![Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1267041997s/7064992.jpg)
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It's Just A Game Challenge
Duration: June 1 to August 31
1. Monopoly - Ceremony in Death
2. Clue - Vengeance in Death
3. Chess -
4. Candyland - Chocolat
5. Twister -
6. Operation -
7. Scene It! -
8. Girl Talk -
9. Mahjongg -
10. Risk - The Prince
*Bonus -
11. Trivial Pursuit - A Short History of Nearly Everything
12.
![Ceremony in Death (In Death, #5) by J.D. Robb](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1259335546s/74036.jpg)
![Vengeance in Death (In Death #6) by J.D. Robb](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1259335477s/132778.jpg)
![Chocolat by Joanne Harris](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1170347047s/47401.jpg)
![The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1228190660s/28862.jpg)
![A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1176070851s/589453.jpg)
![Valorie | 2218 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1720237461p1/2299608.jpg)
![Danielle (Smiley1881)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1281540647p1/3625739.jpg)
Monopoly – The Luxe
![The Luxe (Luxe, #1) by Anna Godbersen](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1379729596i/13028.jpg)
Clue - Killing Moon
![Killing Moon (Moon, #1) by Rebecca York](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1266594250s/595896.jpg)
Chess – One Enchanted Evening
![One Enchanted Evening by Lynn Kurland](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380981292i/3660483.jpg)
Candyland – A Taste of Magic
![A Taste of Magic (Magic, # 1) by Tracy Madison](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1266468869s/6033247.jpg)
Twister - Lover Mine
![Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380314540i/688800.jpg)
Operation – Kiss of Crimson
![Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed, #2) by Lara Adrian](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1177598576s/715791.jpg)
Scene It! – Somewhere In Time
![Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1175985411s/581126.jpg)
Girl Talk - Remember Me?
![Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380855072i/3136122.jpg)
Mahjongg – Marked by Passion
![Marked by Passion (The Guardians of Destiny, #1) by Kate Perry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1266766443s/4497753.jpg)
Risk –Street Game
![Street Game (GhostWalkers, #8) by Christine Feehan](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1246282898s/6577773.jpg)
![](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1379741679i/75055.png)
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Thanks Valorie for the inspiration.
It’s Just A Game Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010
For this challenge, all of our categories are influenced by popular games.
Monopoly –Read a book where a character is a land developer, banker, real estate agent, millionaire, etc or the storyline is set in the world of finance, banking , or real estate.
Clue - Read a murder mystery or a book with a weapon somewhere in the title or on the cover (poison, gun, knife, etc).
Chess – Read a book that is set in the medieval period or has a character that is a Queen, King, Bishop or Knight or one of these words as part of the book’s title.
Candyland – Read a book set in a candy store, bakery, or has a character that is a baker or candy maker, or a name of a candy or sweet as part of the title.
Twister - Read a book with a green, blue, yellow or red cover or has all four colors represented on the cover.
Operation – Read a book set in a hospital or has a character that is in the medical profession.
Scene It! – Read a book that has a character that is a celebrity, an actor/actress or works in the film/TV industry.
Girl Talk - Read a book that is considered chick-lit or a book that has a young female as the main lead.
Mahjongg – Read a book that has an Asian main character or the book is set in Asia.
Risk –Read a book that has some sort of war as a backdrop or setting or has a character that is career military.
Bonus: Go for 12 books instead of 10 by creating your own Game-inspired categories. Be sure to name the Game you have selected and explain your criteria.
You can post your list anytime, but no reading for this challenge until June 1, 2010.