The Lit Review | October LitLand 2023 ~ A New Round Begins @TheLitReviewForBooks | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Starting off a whole new round of LitLand, where I let a board game pick what I'll read each month. Open for the full rules!
LitLand Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5OD5SDTJc8l7P54DfJwsussJCGgIBLEp
Current LitLand Rules
There are six colors tied to six different genres. Each card I pull advances me across the board and informs which genre I pick from to add to my To Be Read (TBR) pile for the month.
I pull four cards to advance across the board each month.
If I land on a dot, I have to pull a prompt from my Stuck Square cards; I also use these as punishment cards if I haven’t completed one of my books from a previous month. BUT I do allow rollovers, so I essentially give myself two months to get a book read, or else I have to take a punishment. Punishment pulls also don’t help me advance across the board.
If I pull a card with a book on it, I have to go to wherever the genre on the card takes me. I also have to pull a Challenge Card and complete that prompt.
There are also Troll Bridge cards, but I only pull those if I want to cross a bridge or if I land on a square with a rainbow sticker. I have to complete the prompt on that card within the month or I have to take a punishment.
There’s also the Monthly Troll, which is an optional challenge for you and me. I will pull a Troll Bridge card and if I succeed in whatever the challenge is, I can protect myself from punishment in the next month. You’re welcome to play along and take on this challenge with me, but no pressure.
At the end of LitLand I get to treat myself with a book haul.
Hopefully, this helps keep us all up-to-date on the rules. Sometimes I make tweaks as I go along, but the current rules affecting this month’s game should be listed above.
So You’d Like to Support My Channel?
First of all, thank you so much for getting this far down in the description box! I really appreciate you being here and being part of my bookish life. If you like what I’m about and would like to show some support here are a couple of things you can do.
~Like the video! It helps me so much to know what’s working and what I should keep pursuing.
~Leave me a comment! Even if I don’t respond right away, I read all my comments and they mean a lot to me. They also help me get a sense of what this lil community cares about.
💫I also have a Bookshop.org and an Amazon wishlist. 💫There’s no pressure to spend money—either of the above options are amazing! But it’s here if you’d like to poke around. amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2X4S8WQI73H9?ref_=wl_share
bookshop.org/wishlists/735edd4ef2f24f3e4ad62adcd730861be1c685fa
Social Media:
📸Instagram: instagram.com/caitlinemccann/?hl=en
📚Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/7095759-caitlin
📊Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/caitlinemccann
💻Business Inquiries: thelitreviewforbooks@gmail.com
Video Details:
Camera: iPhone 12
Editing: Davinci Resolve 18
Music: Intro & Outro~ YouTube Audio Library “Don’t Hate Me” by Jingle Punks (free to use)
Starting off a whole new round of LitLand, where I let a board game pick what I'll read each month. Open for the full rules!
LitLand Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5OD5SDTJc8l7P54DfJwsussJCGgIBLEp
Current LitLand Rules
There are six colors tied to six different genres. Each card I pull advances me across the board and informs which genre I pick from to add to my To Be Read (TBR) pile for the month.
I pull four cards to advance across the board each month.
If I land on a dot, I have to pull a prompt from my Stuck Square cards; I also use these as punishment cards if I haven’t completed one of my books from a previous month. BUT I do allow rollovers, so I essentially give myself two months to get a book read, or else I have to take a punishment. Punishment pulls also don’t help me advance across the board.
If I pull a card with a book on it, I have to go to wherever the genre on the card takes me. I also have to pull a Challenge Card and complete that prompt.
There are also Troll Bridge cards, but I only pull those if I want to cross a bridge or if I land on a square with a rainbow sticker. I have to complete the prompt on that card within the month or I have to take a punishment.
There’s also the Monthly Troll, which is an optional challenge for you and me. I will pull a Troll Bridge card and if I succeed in whatever the challenge is, I can protect myself from punishment in the next month. You’re welcome to play along and take on this challenge with me, but no pressure.
At the end of LitLand I get to treat myself with a book haul.
Hopefully, this helps keep us all up-to-date on the rules. Sometimes I make tweaks as I go along, but the current rules affecting this month’s game should be listed above.
So You’d Like to Support My Channel?
First of all, thank you so much for getting this far down in the description box! I really appreciate you being here and being part of my bookish life. If you like what I’m about and would like to show some support here are a couple of things you can do.
~Like the video! It helps me so much to know what’s working and what I should keep pursuing.
~Leave me a comment! Even if I don’t respond right away, I read all my comments and they mean a lot to me. They also help me get a sense of what this lil community cares about.
💫I also have a Bookshop.org and an Amazon wishlist. 💫There’s no pressure to spend money—either of the above options are amazing! But it’s here if you’d like to poke around. amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2X4S8WQI73H9?ref_=wl_share
bookshop.org/wishlists/735edd4ef2f24f3e4ad62adcd730861be1c685fa
Social Media:
📸Instagram: instagram.com/caitlinemccann/?hl=en
📚Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/7095759-caitlin
📊Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/caitlinemccann
💻Business Inquiries: thelitreviewforbooks@gmail.com
Video Details:
Camera: iPhone 12
Editing: Davinci Resolve 18
Music: Intro & Outro~ YouTube Audio Library “Don’t Hate Me” by Jingle Punks (free to use)
