2018 BingoDOG Suggestion Thread

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1LittleTaiko
Out 1, 2017, 7:48 pm

I’m happy to say that it looks like there is definitely interest in continuing with the BingoDOG for 2018.

If you are wanting to contiribute to next year’s squares please send me 1-2 suggestions in a private message. I’ll keep the suggestion window open until after the CAT’s have been selected in case you’re wanting to suggest a square related to a CAT that didn’t get chosen.

Looking forward to seeing what great ideas you guys come up with for 2018!

2christina_reads
Out 2, 2017, 10:16 am

Yay, the BingoDOG is returning! Thanks for taking this on, Stacy. I'll try to think of some good suggestions for squares....

3leslie.98
Out 2, 2017, 10:21 am

Yes, thanks for taking charge of this >1 LittleTaiko:! I will also try to think up some suggestions.

4LisaMorr
Out 2, 2017, 10:51 am

>1 LittleTaiko: Me three!

5sallylou61
Out 2, 2017, 1:19 pm

>1 LittleTaiko: Many thanks for setting this up. Especially if you get too many suggestions, are you planning to decide yourself (the usual practice) or have a discussion as we did for the Woman BingoPUP a couple of years ago? Also, if you are able to make for bingo cards, will you instruct some of us so that we will not need to depend upon one person in the future (plus be able to form our own bingo cards if we want to do so)? I notice that there are a number of instructions on the web for creating bingo cards, but they mostly are for printing out the cards instead of sharing them on a website and letting numerous people copy them as we do here.

Thanks again. I'm really looking forward to playing again next year.

6LittleTaiko
Out 2, 2017, 9:38 pm

Looking forward to everyone’s suggestions. I’ve already received some really good ones so far.

>5 sallylou61: - If for some reason I have too many suggestions, I may try to combine any that logically go together. If not, I’ll probably decide myself unless there are just too many to choose from and then open it up for a vote.

Yes, once I figure out the whole bingo card process I’ll be happy to share it with you guys so that anyone can create them going forward.

7MissWatson
Out 7, 2017, 10:24 am

Thank you for setting this up, I'm really looking forward to another year of Bingo.

8LibraryCin
Out 9, 2017, 3:49 pm

I'd love to make a suggestion, but I need to think about what suggestion to make. It would be nice to come up with something a bit different from what I've suggested before.

9LittleTaiko
Out 10, 2017, 12:33 pm

>8 LibraryCin: - Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. There are still plenty of open squares to fill so feel free to send me a couple once you come up with them. I'm not finalizing anything until after the CAT's have been selected so you have a week or so to think of something new.

10LibraryCin
Out 10, 2017, 7:34 pm

>9 LittleTaiko: Great! Thank you for the timeline! :-)

11LittleTaiko
Editado: Out 21, 2017, 6:23 pm

Here is the list of BingoDOG squares for 2018. I'll work on putting together the actual cards over the next month but wanted to share all the great ideas that were submitted.

1. Title contains a person’s rank, real or fictional
2. Story involves travel
3. A long-time TBR/TBR the longest
4. Poetry or plays
5. New-to-you author
6. Autobiography/memoir
7. Book with a beautiful cover (in your opinion)
8. Book that fits at least 2 KIT’s/CAT’s
9. Related to the Pacific Ocean
10. Title contains something you would see in the sky
11. Book bought in 2017 that hasn’t been read yet
12. Number in the title
13. Book that is humorous
14. Book on the 1001 list
15. LGBT central character
16. Book set during a holiday
17. Fat book - 500 plus pages
18. X somewhere in the title
19. Money in the title - any form of currency, type of payment, etc...
20. Book published in 2018
21. Relative name in the title (aunt, niece, etc...)
22. Originally in a different language
23. Published more than 100 years ago
24. Title contains name of a famous person, real or fictional
25. Read a CAT (middle square)

Now I'm off to start looking for books that will help fill my card for next year!

12majkia
Out 21, 2017, 5:37 pm

Thanks!

13virginiahomeschooler
Out 21, 2017, 5:37 pm

Yay! Thank you for putting this together.

14sallylou61
Out 21, 2017, 5:42 pm

Thanks. This BingoDOG looks more challenging than some of those in the past -- which will be fun.

15clue
Out 21, 2017, 6:09 pm

Looks like fun!

16rabbitprincess
Editado: Out 21, 2017, 7:08 pm

Awesome! I've started putting together my pool for books that would fit the ColourCAT and MysteryCAT and seeing how many of those books fit the squares :D
(what do you mean, I have books to read in 2017?)

17cmbohn
Out 21, 2017, 7:14 pm

Do we have to go for blackout? I don't know if I've got something for all 25 squares.

18DeltaQueen50
Out 21, 2017, 7:20 pm

>17 cmbohn: Cindy, you can choose how you would like to fill in your bingo card. Some of us go for the full card while others make Bingos by doing lines - horizontal, diagonal or vertical.

19rabbitprincess
Out 21, 2017, 7:20 pm

>17 cmbohn: No, you don't have to :)

20VivienneR
Out 21, 2017, 7:37 pm

>11 LittleTaiko: Terrific categories! This will be fun. Already I'm looking for titles. Thanks Stacy.

21cmbohn
Out 21, 2017, 7:39 pm

That's a relief! I came up with a few now, but I don't want to get overwhelmed before I even start.

22dudes22
Out 21, 2017, 8:28 pm

I was wondering what I'd do tonight while watching TV - now I'll update my 2018 spreadsheet and start looking for books.

23MissWatson
Out 22, 2017, 4:11 am

Oh, these look like fun! Some really imaginative challenges in there! Now I think I'm ready to finalise my own 2018 challlenge.

24Chrischi_HH
Out 22, 2017, 9:18 am

I forgot to send in a suggestion, but I can see it wasn't necessary anyway. Really great choices in my opinion! Can we now skip November and December to get started? Ok, just joking... ;)

25LisaMorr
Out 22, 2017, 9:44 am

Great ideas! I'm looking forward to this BingoDOG!

26majkia
Out 22, 2017, 11:19 am

>24 Chrischi_HH: I know, right? I try to make fewer plans for the end of the year since I'm always more focused on the New Shiny Challenges than the last two months of the old ones!

27donan
Out 26, 2017, 4:00 pm

This is a great list!! So thankful to everyone who submitted an idea.

28sushicat
Out 27, 2017, 2:11 am

So nice to see some really different topics - I specially hate "books recommended by your mother" (no mother in my life anymore) and "author sharing your initials" (my initials are very difficult to match).

29VivienneR
Out 27, 2017, 2:42 am

>28 sushicat: I agree. An author sharing my initials was the hardest one I ever had to find.

30MissWatson
Out 27, 2017, 5:44 am

>28 sushicat: >29 VivienneR: Same here. I always have to reverse them.

31EBT1002
Nov 21, 2017, 11:56 pm

I'm thinking about doing the BingoDOG Challenge for 2018....

32cyderry
Nov 22, 2017, 4:36 pm

>11 LittleTaiko: If you are going to have 1001 list as a square, I think there needs to be a link if this is a specific 1001. Personally, I could very easily come up with my own 1001!

33majkia
Nov 23, 2017, 6:19 am

>32 cyderry: Yeah, me too.

34LisaMorr
Nov 23, 2017, 6:33 pm

>32 cyderry: and >32 cyderry:: I suggested this one; it's meant to be any book from any edition of 1001 Books You Must Read Before you Die.

35cyderry
Nov 25, 2017, 4:56 pm

>34 LisaMorr: The link isn't a list, it's a book.

37christina_reads
Dez 1, 2017, 1:55 pm

Here's another iteration of the 1001 list, if helpful for anyone: https://1001bookreviews.com/the-1001-book-list/

38LittleTaiko
Editado: Dez 1, 2017, 3:25 pm

Thank you for the links. I've started working on the cards and hope to have them by next weekend at the latest.

39majkia
Dez 10, 2017, 11:51 am

I'll set up a Bingo Dog wiki in the next day or two

41leslie.98
Dez 14, 2017, 5:59 pm

Any word on the Bingo cards?

42LittleTaiko
Dez 14, 2017, 9:42 pm

Still working on them. They should be ready this weekend when I have a chance to use the computer they were started on. Sorry for the delay!!

43christina_reads
Dez 15, 2017, 11:01 am

>42 LittleTaiko: Thanks so much for doing this! :)

44LibraryCin
Dez 15, 2017, 9:51 pm

I can't even believe we're halfway through December already!

Thank you >42 LittleTaiko: for doing the Bingo cards!

45Berly
Dez 15, 2017, 10:39 pm

I am sorely tempted--can't wait to see the card! This sounds fun.

46LittleTaiko
Dez 17, 2017, 5:57 pm

Quick update - the cards have been created and emailed to Shelby. Once I have the links, I’ll post them here.

47LShelby
Dez 28, 2017, 9:41 am

Sorry about the delay in getting these up. I've been offline for the past two weeks.

<img src="http://www.lshelby.com/Utilities/Bingo/bingocardC.php?type=CAT2018-1&color=green&markers=9-13-20-5-24-6">


<img src="http://www.lshelby.com/Utilities/Bingo/bingocardC.php?type=CAT2018-2&color=blue&markers=2-13-19-7-22-14">


Don't forget that you can change the color of the markers to any of the following:
aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, orange, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow

If you haven't used my cards before, instructions on how they work can be found at:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/180134#4971850

Have fun playing BINGO! :)

48Montarville
Dez 28, 2017, 9:47 am

>47 LShelby: Thank you so much! The cards look great!

49LShelby
Dez 28, 2017, 9:58 am

>48 Montarville:
All comments as to the wonderfulness of the cards should be directed LittleTaiko who actually made them. I just uploaded them to my server, and posted the links.

...It is really cool for me that that little bingo marker web-utility program I coded four or five years ago is still being used, though. :)

50majkia
Dez 28, 2017, 10:03 am

47 Thanks!

51Helenliz
Dez 28, 2017, 10:20 am

Brilliant cards. Thanks to all concerned. >:-)

52rabbitprincess
Dez 28, 2017, 11:22 am

Awww puppies! Thanks LittleTaiko for making the cards and LShelby for providing the web infrastructure!

53Chrischi_HH
Dez 28, 2017, 12:15 pm

Sweet! Thanks to LShelby and LittleTaiko!

54VivienneR
Dez 28, 2017, 12:55 pm

Thank you to both LittleTaiko and LShelby for two excellent bingo cards. Beautiful job!

55sturlington
Dez 28, 2017, 1:36 pm

Echoing the compliments on the cards. Love puppers in glasses!

56clue
Dez 28, 2017, 2:38 pm

>54 VivienneR:, 55 Me too, I'm excited about getting the new reading year started in just a couple of days!

57virginiahomeschooler
Dez 28, 2017, 2:49 pm

Thank you both for the bingo cards. I can't wait to start filling the slots.

58RidgewayGirl
Dez 28, 2017, 5:28 pm

Thank you both for making the BingoDOG possible this year!

59dudes22
Dez 28, 2017, 9:11 pm

These are great. Thank you both.

60Berly
Dez 29, 2017, 12:22 am

I am excited to try these out this year! Thank you.

61novawalsh
Dez 29, 2017, 2:45 pm

Thanks! This looks so fun - looking to participating for the first time!

62LittleTaiko
Dez 29, 2017, 3:04 pm

You all are quite welcome! To be fair, my husband created the backgrounds as he speaks the tech language better than I do. My job was filling in the squares which was way harder than I thought it would be. :) Now I have the hang of it though and should be able to do these much faster in the future.

63Tafadhali
Jan 2, 2018, 9:48 am

Thanks for getting this up and running! Can't wait to participate this year.

64sallylou61
Editado: Jan 27, 2018, 6:47 pm

Who suggested the square "Money in the title - any form of currency, type of payment, etc..."? Would How Not to Get Rich: The Financial Misadventures of Mark Twain count? Financial misadventures certainly implies money; the book is about Mark Twain and money.

65MissWatson
Jan 27, 2018, 1:25 pm

>64 sallylou61: It was me and I would say it counts, because this is definitely about money.

66sallylou61
Editado: Jan 27, 2018, 4:41 pm

>65 MissWatson: . Thanks, I will count it. I've just finished reading this book which my husband got us (from our cats!) for our wedding anniversary. I was amazed to read how often and far Twain kept getting into debt sometimes for an invention which did not pan out. He finally got a robber baron who liked his writing to manage his business affairs.

67virginiahomeschooler
Editado: Fev 11, 2018, 9:56 am

>65 MissWatson: I have a question about the money one as well. Does the money word actually have to mean money in the title or does it just need to be a word that could mean money? For example, if I found a biography on Johnny Cash (I have no desire to read such a book, just thinking here) or something like Cookie Dough or Die, would that work?

68LibraryCin
Fev 11, 2018, 1:25 pm

>67 virginiahomeschooler: I'd use something like that!

69LittleTaiko
Fev 11, 2018, 5:23 pm

>67 virginiahomeschooler: - Yes, the intent with this one was that anything money related could be used - cash, penny, nickel, dough,etc...

70virginiahomeschooler
Fev 11, 2018, 5:25 pm

71dudes22
Fev 11, 2018, 6:34 pm

>67 virginiahomeschooler: - I used one with "fortune" in the title.

72MissWatson
Fev 12, 2018, 3:49 am

>67 virginiahomeschooler: Yes, of course that was also intended, just as rich and poor would also count.

73sallylou61
Mar 12, 2018, 10:38 am

What is the definition of relative name in title? Can it just mean the word for a relative or must a name be attached? Over the weekend I read Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush. Would this qualify? It is obvious that the title is referring to the Bush twins although it does not read Sister Jenna and Sister Barbara.

74LittleTaiko
Mar 12, 2018, 10:48 am

It's my understanding it would be just the word for relative such as sister, aunt, uncle, cousin, etc...No need to include the actual name in the title.

75sallylou61
Mar 12, 2018, 11:53 am

>74 LittleTaiko: Thanks, I've used it.

76LibraryCin
Mar 12, 2018, 8:34 pm

"Title contains name of a famous person" - could a (music) group count for this? Or do we want to be more specific to a person?

77virginiahomeschooler
Mar 12, 2018, 10:55 pm

Wife would count as a relative, right? I feel like I have "wife" books coming out my ears.

78LittleTaiko
Mar 13, 2018, 10:04 am

>76 LibraryCin: - I think a music group would work just fine for that square.

>77 virginiahomeschooler: - Yes, a wife or husband would definitely count as a relative.

79LibraryCin
Mar 13, 2018, 7:24 pm

>78 LittleTaiko: Thank you! I'll add in the one I read, then.

80LadyoftheLodge
Abr 23, 2018, 9:31 pm

Yippee! Done! Covered 'em all!!

81DeltaQueen50
Abr 23, 2018, 9:40 pm

>80 LadyoftheLodge: Congratulations!

82sturlington
Abr 24, 2018, 6:40 am

>80 LadyoftheLodge: Wow! I'm finding this card very challenging. That's impressive.

83dudes22
Abr 24, 2018, 7:41 am

>80 LadyoftheLodge: - Wow! That's great!

84LittleTaiko
Abr 24, 2018, 4:10 pm

Way to go!

85clue
Abr 24, 2018, 10:42 pm

>80 LadyoftheLodge: Congratulations, you've left me in the dust! I'll get there but it won't be soon.

86LadyoftheLodge
Abr 27, 2018, 8:19 pm

Thanks for all the kind comments. It is so nice to have friends who like to read! Last year I finished by the end of May, so this year I am ahead of schedule.

87Kristelh
Abr 30, 2018, 9:56 pm

>80 LadyoftheLodge:, Congratulations. I think I have 4 left counting the middle square and I am finding this a hard one to complete.

88sallylou61
Maio 2, 2018, 9:02 am

The thread for May is up at http://www.librarything.com/topic/290827

89witchyrichy
Maio 25, 2018, 6:05 pm

I have a question about the "fits at least two KITS/CATS." For this book, does it have to fit the KIT and CAT in the same month. And the "two" means one KIT and one CAT, right?

Asking for a friend....

90LibraryCin
Maio 25, 2018, 7:53 pm

>89 witchyrichy: I took it to mean in the same month.

I assumed it meant either 2 CATs, 2 KITs, or 1 CAT and 1 KIT.

91Helenliz
Maio 26, 2018, 5:34 pm

>89 witchyrichy: I read it the same way as >90 LibraryCin:.
That's not to say that's the only possible reading of it, of course.

92witchyrichy
Maio 26, 2018, 6:53 pm

>90 LibraryCin: >91 Helenliz: Thanks for your interpretations! It makes it more of a challenge to do it in one month.

93Kristelh
Editado: Maio 27, 2018, 7:25 am

>92 witchyrichy: it’s one book that meets criteria for 2 CAT/KIT in once month. CATS and KITS being essentially equal in this challenge.

94sturlington
Jun 1, 2018, 10:06 am

I started a new topic for June: https://www.librarything.com/topic/292012

95BookConcierge
Jun 24, 2018, 10:34 am

So, I've just joined the group and I have to say that i'm feeling a little overwhelmed. Might just observe for a few months to see if I get the hang of things, and jump into the challenges for 2019 and later. (And I DO realize there will be a new group set up for 2019, 2020, etc).

One thing that would be helpful is some sort of explanation for each of the CATs and KITs.

For example, I was looking at AlphaKIT .... and then I looked at the AlphaKIT wiki .... SO I'm guessing that I can find the month's letters in ANY word in the title, or the author's initials. But I don't find an actual explanation anywhere. So could I use author last name sancheZ for 'Z'? Or would that last name only count for 'S'? Seems that I could use a word in the title that begins with a 'Z' no matter whether it's the first word of the title or not (e.g. "The Tower, The Zoo, and the Tortoise") ... but what about a word in the title that includes a letter 'Z' even if it's not the first letter of that word? (e.g. "Blue HoriZon")?

96rabbitprincess
Jun 24, 2018, 12:01 pm

>95 BookConcierge: Hi, and welcome to the group! It is perfectly OK to observe and get the hang of things. That is how a lot of us got started :)

For the AlphaKIT, from what I've seen, people normally use the first letter of a word in the title or of the author's initials. I'm not saying they *couldn't* use letters that appear in other places in a word, but it might be more of a last resort, especially for those pesky Q's, X's and Z's.

As for the other KITs and CATS, each one has a specific theme and different topics each month that fit the theme (for example, with the MysteryCAT, each month features a different type of mystery novel). The person hosting the monthly topic will explain what the topic covers and suggest some books that would fit the parameters of the topic. If you have a book that seems like it might fit but you're not sure, just ask and we'll help you figure it out. (Usually the answer is yes.)

If you have particular questions about a given KIT or CAT, let us know! You can post on that KIT's or CAT's main thread (as seen on the main group page) or on the current topic, and someone will be by to help you out :)

97RidgewayGirl
Jun 24, 2018, 12:29 pm

>95 BookConcierge: Welcome, BookConcierge, I hope you soon feel at home. Take your time looking around. The main thing about the CATs, KITs and BingoDog is that they're optional. Some of the people who have been doing the Category Challenge for years, who never participate in these side challenges, there are a few who manage to follow several every single month, and most people dip in and out of them as they find books, or when they need a little inspiration on what to read next.

So take a look at the side challenges and feel free to jump into the ones that interest you as often or infrequently as you want and ignore the ones that don't.

And as for which books qualify for any given challenge -- that's entirely up to you. Just as each person designs their own category challenge each year, with categories and numbers you choose to suit yourself - either to push yourself into new areas or simply to have a fun way to keep track of your reading. If you want to join the AlphaKIT and count any letter appearing on the front cover, you can do that. If you only want to count the first letter of the first word in the title, that's also fine. The other side challenges are likewise up to you to decide how stringent or relaxed you want to be about them.

I hope you'll eventually set up your own thread (either this year, or next year) and let us see what you're reading!

98LibraryCin
Jun 24, 2018, 2:07 pm

>95 BookConcierge: Hi, BC! Thanks for giving it a try! There is a lot going on here, and I started off slowly, as well, just following along to see how it worked. You could always choose ONE of the challenges to try for the rest of this year, if you'd like.

PM (on any platform we are connected!) or email me if you want more help behind the scenes. :-)

I see >96 rabbitprincess: has answered your question about AlphaKIT already.

99Kristelh
Jun 25, 2018, 6:53 am

>95 BookConcierge: Hello! Great to see you here.

100cyderry
Jul 2, 2018, 7:43 pm

I just realized that no matter how many books I read this year, I will not fill my card - there are several blocks I just will not read because they don't interest me and since I have so many books I want to read, it won't happen. I enjoy the bingo card but if the selections next year are again a bit political and off the wall, I won't be playing along.

101RidgewayGirl
Jul 2, 2018, 8:14 pm

>100 cyderry: I haven't found a money title yet, either, but isn't the fun in the challenge of trying?

102katiekrug
Jul 2, 2018, 8:43 pm

>100 cyderry: - I'm interested in which you find political, as I didn't interpret any of them that way. Perhaps sharing which are frustrating or challenging would allow other bingo players to make suggestions?

I only have 8 squares left to fill, but even with that many completed, I still haven't gotten an actual Bingo!

103EBT1002
Jul 4, 2018, 11:31 pm

For the Pacific Ocean prompt, I might also read The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara. It sounds like a difficult but worthwhile read....

104Berly
Jul 7, 2018, 12:38 pm

I have a BINGO across, but the squares get harder and harder to fill as the year progresses...we'll see!

105christina_reads
Out 5, 2018, 12:10 pm

I've posted a planning thread for the 2019 BingoDOG, for anyone who's interested! http://www.librarything.com/topic/297102

106christina_reads
Dez 3, 2018, 10:27 am

I made a December thread for this year's Bingo: https://www.librarything.com/topic/299671.