TBR game

 TBR game

Watch me play my TBR game here: TBR game playlist 
Watch info videos here: TBR game info playlist
Make your TBR Prompt Submission here: TBR jar prompts Submissions form
 Get my TBR game documents here TBR game google drive
When rules are updated and or added to or prompts are added to, they will be added to this list and also the changed rules will also be said at the beginning of each TBR game draw video. The prompts will be added to this list and said if new win drawn in video

Rules:

  1.      If I finish my TBR from the previous month I get to choose any books on my TBR
  2.  If I don't finish my TBR from the previous month I have to choose books from my owned books TBR
  3.       I have to get 50% through a book for it to count as complete
  4.      Whatever books I don't finish have to be transferred over to the next month on top of whatever books I pick for the prompts I pull for the next month
  5. .     if a prompt repeats in the same game it can go back in the jar
  6. If a library book Is chosen for a prompt and the Book has A long wait time That book can be skipped and moved to the next month

 

 Prompts in the TBR jar:

Read a book published

  • Published before 2015
  • Published before 2017
  • Published in 2018
  • Published in 2019
  • A book published in 2020
  • A book published in 2021
  • A book published in 2022
  • A book published in 2023
  • A book published in 2024
  • A book published in the last week
  • A book published the decade before you were born
  • Indie published
  • A book published before you were born
  • A book released in the last month
  • A book published on your birthday
  • A book published the year you were born
  • A book published last year

Awards

  • A book nominated for an award this year
  • A book that won an award last year
  • Read a Goodreads Choice Awards book

Format

  • A format outside your comfort zone (i.e., print, E-books, audiobook)
  • Read just audiobook
  • Read just E-books
  • Read an E-books and audiobook
  • A book that is only available as an E-books

Challenges

  • A book that fits your favorite prompt from another reading challenge
  • A book featuring or specifically about one of your other hobbies besides reading such as cooking, hiking, gardening, sports, knitting, etc.
  • An #OwnVoices book
  • A Book with A Great First Sentence
  • Includes illustrations
  • A book you think will make you cry (see TBR jar doc. info link for Rec.)
  • A book with text messages in it
  • A book with letters in it
  • A book with a map at the beginning
  • A book with a preposition in the title (“on,” “in,” “at,” etc., see TBR jar doc. info link for Rec.)
  • A book with a character that has the same name as one of your loved ones
  • A book involving a career you wanted as a kid
  • Roll a dice Read a book with as many words in the title
  • TBR machine website 

Comfort zone

  • A book outside your genre comfort zone
  • A book outside your trope out of comfort zone

TBR shelf

  • The book you own that's been on your unread shelf the longest (can be print or electronic. The point is to read something you own to get through your to-be-read (TBR) list)
  • A book that's been on your TBR list the longest (It does not have to be one you own)
  • TBR vet
  • A book on your TBR for more than year.
  • Pick a TBR card
  • A book older than you
  • Longest book on TBR
  • Shortest book on TBR
  • A Kindle Unlimited book
  • The most recent add to your TBR
  • Read the book on your TBR with the longest title
  • A book that’s been on your TBR for over a year

Audiobook

  • An audiobook by your favorite narrator. (It can be read by the author, a celebrity, or an actor we typically see in movies or TV.)
  • A book with an unreliable narrator
  • Listen to an audiobook

Backlist

  • A book on the backlist of one of your favorite authors. (Backlist means a book of theirs that you haven't read yet.)
  • A backlist book by a favorite author.

Events

  • A book with a subject related to or on current events
  • Either fiction based on current events or a nonfiction book

Reread

  • A reread of one of your favorite books
  • Reread an old favorite
  • A reread
  • Reread a book you read as a kid

Translation

  • A book in translation

Meant to

  • A book you meant to read in the last few years.
  • A book you meant to read last year
  • A book you’ve had for years and keep saying “I can’t wait to read this”

Something on the cover/color

  • A book with mostly pink on the cover
  • Red cover
  • Purple cover
  • Blue cover
  • Green cover
  • Yellow cover
  • Orange cover
  • Brown cover
  • Black cover
  • Pink cover
  • White cover
  • Person on the cover
  •  Animal on the cover
  • Weapon on the cover
  • Nature on the cover
  • Water on the cover
  • A Book with Trees on The Cover
  • A Book with Your Favorite Color
  • Person on the cover
  • Bird on the cover
  • A Book with Food or Drink on The Cover
  • Flowers on cover
  • A Book with No People on The Cover
  • A Book with A Mostly Blue Cover
  • Hand on the cover
  • A book with the prettiest cover
  • A book with mostly blue on the cover
  • A book with a map or compass on the cover
  • A book with a bright-colored cover
  • A book with a fully neutral cover (all black, brown, gray, white, etc.)
  • A book with your favorite color on the cover
  • A book with your least favorite color on the cover
  • A book with stars on the cover
  • A book with mountains on the cover
  • A book with a moon on the cover
  • A book with a rainbow cover
  • A book with mostly orange on the cover
  • A book with a cover matching the shirt you are wearing
  • A book with a road on the cover
  • A book with mostly green on the cover
  • A book with mostly purple on the cover
  • A book with a camera on the cover
  • A book with mostly yellow on the cover
  • A book with mostly red on the cover
  • A book with a tree on the cover

Type of cover

  • Beautiful cover
  • Illustrated cover

Pages

  • Under 300 pages
  • Over 400 pages
  • A Book with Less Than 300 Pages
  • Big book >500
  • A Book with An Odd Number of Pages
  • A book that is over 400 pages
  • A book that has an even number of pages
  • A book under 300 pages
  • A book at least 500 pages long
  • A book between 321 and 456 pages
  • A book at least 700 pages long

Series

  • Continue a series
  • A Book in A Series
  • A book in a trilogy
  • A book in a Duet
  • Read the next book in a series
  • Start the first book in a new series
  • Start the longest series on your TBR
  • Read a sequel

Buy

  • Recent purchase
  • Buy a new book!
  • New Release
  • Treat your shelf
  • A book you bought because you liked the cover

Gift

  • A book gifted by a loved one

Someone/something picks

  • Pet pick
  • Blindfold pick
  • Mom pick

Genres

  • Non-fiction
  • An autobiography or biography
  • A Romantasy book

Random

  • Random letter
  • Random number
  • Random Color
  • Restart TBR

 

This scares me.

  • Intimidating book
  • A Book That Scares You
  • Book you feel like you missed out on

Sub-genres

  • Historical fiction
  • Contemporary
  • Cozy Mystery
  • Rom-Com

Recommendations

  • Booktube rec
  • Instagram rec
  • Recommended
  • Goodreads rec.
  • A book recommended by social media
  • A book that's highly recommended by a source you trust
  • Use recommendation service
  • Read the last book someone recommended to you
  • A book recommended to you more than once
  • Rating
  • Lowest rated
  • Highest rated
  • The highest rated book from your Goodreads TBR (that you own)
  • The lowest rated book from your Goodreads TBR (that you own)

Borrowed

  • Library book
  • Library list
  • A book that takes place in a library
  • A book on display at your local library
  • The first book in a series available at your local library.
  • A book from the "New Arrivals" section.

Standalone

  • Standalone
  • An interconnected standalone

A book about?

  • A book you know nothing about

Anticipated

  • Most anticipated

Adaptation

  • Adaptation
  • A book mentioned in another book, movie, or TV show
  • A book being made into a movie this year(Check out #BookToFilm or #BookToBoxOffice for ideas)
  • A book being made into a TV series this year(Use #BookToTV or #BookToTVSeries for ideas)

Freebies

  • Mood read
  • You pick!

Title 

  • A book with a single syllable title
  • A book with a title at least 7 syllables long
  • A book that has a reading-related word in the title  
  • More than 5 words in title
  • A book with a 3-word title
  • The title begins with a  A
  • The title begins with a B.
  • The title begins with a C.
  • The title begins with a D.
  • The title begins with a E.
  • The title begins with a F.
  • The title begins with a G.
  • The title begins with a H.
  • The title begins with a I
  • The title begins with a J.
  • The title begins with a K.
  • The title begins with a L.
  • The title begins with a M.
  • The title begins with a N.
  • The title begins with a O.
  • The title begins with a P
  • The title begins with a Q.
  • The title begins with a R.
  • The title begins with a S.
  • The title begins with a T.
  • The title begins with a U.
  • The title begins with a V.
  • The title begins with a W.
  • The title begins with a X.
  • The title begins with a Y.
  • The title begins with a Z
  • A Book with A Title That Is 2 Words or Less
  • A Book That Does Not Start With “The”
  • One word title
  • A Book with A Place in The Title
  • A Book with A Title That Is More Than 6 Words
  • Number in title
  • A book with a 1 author name one word  title
  • A book with a name in the title
  • A Book with A Title You Love A book that starts with the same letter as your first name
  • A book with a color in the title
  • A Book With “Girl, Lady, or Woman” In The Title
  • A book with more vowels than consonants in the title
  • A book with a title that starts with a vowel
  • Read a book with a pun in the title

Theme

  • A book about social media
  • A holiday novel
  • Sad book
  • Happy book
  • A book set during one of your favorite holidays. In case you haven’t noticed ( Christmas, Memorial Day, America’s Independence Day. Thanksgiving)
  • Includes cooking
  • Includes music
  • A book about an athlete or sport in the Olympics
  • Seasonal book
  • A beach/summer read
  • Read a book about your favorite sport.

Setting

  • A book set in the fall/autumn
  • A book set in winter
  • A book set in a Mediterranean country
  • A book set in a small town
  • A cozy mystery set outside the United States or United Kingdom
  • A book set in a country that you’d like to visit
  • A book set in Hollywood
  • A Book Set in A Different Continent
  • Set outside of North America
  • A book set in your favorite season
  • A Book Set Somewhere You’d Like to Visit
  • Set in Europe
  • A book set in the state or province where you currently live
  • A book set in the state or province where you're originally from
  • A book set in a city
  • A book set in winter/snow/cold/etc.
  • A book set in your hometown (or close to it)
  • A book that takes place in another world
  • A book set in a country you’ve never been to
  • Read a book set in Canada.

Representation

  • A book with a protagonist with a disability
  • Disability rep.
  • POC rep.
  • LGBTQ+ rep.
  • Gender discrimination

Trope

  • A friends-to-lovers romance
  • A slow burn romance
  • A Sports Romance Book
  • A book about a road trip or a long voyage
  • A book about a long-distance relationship
  • Family Bond
  • Friendship circle
  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Sibling Relationship
  • Marriage of Convience
  • A second-chance romance A sports romance
  • A grumpy/sunshine romance
  • Read a book with your least favorite trope

Author

  • A Book Written by A Male Author
  • Book By an Author That Has Written More Than 10 Books
  • A Book by An Author Whose Last Name Starts with A Letter After M
  • A Book Written by An Author with Your Initials
  • A book by an author with the same last initial as you
  • A book by a new-to-you female author
  • A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
  • New author
  • A book written by a female author by 2 or more authors
  • A book by a new-to-you LGBTQ+ author
  • Favorite Author New to you author
  • Author you love
  • Authors debut
  • A book by an author from your home state
  • Asian Author
  • Black Author
  • LGBTQ+ Author
  • A Book by One of Your Favorite Authors
  • A book written by an author under 30 years old
  • A book from an author with a 4-letter surname
  • A book from an author whose name starts with a vowel (i.e., A, E, I, O, and U. )
  • A book from an author with a disability
  • A book mentioned by your Favorite author
  • Read from an author you’ve never heard of
  • A book by multiple authors
  • A Read from an author who blurbed your favorite book
  • A book from an author with a 3-letter first name

Character

  • A Book with A Main Character That Starts With A, B, or C
  • A book featuring your favorite pet(s) or animal(s).
  • A book with a character or by an author with the same first, or last name as you
  • Strong Female Character
  • Animal sidekick
  • A book where one of the main characters is bookish (author, reader, book influencer, etc.)
  • A book with a nonbinary protagonist
  • A book with a protagonist that’s at least 50 years old
  • A book featuring a protagonist with a disability
  • A book featuring a famous person or character

 

Social Media

  • A Book You Discovered on Social Media
  • A book voted for you by Bookstagram or other group of people
  • Poll pick
  • A popular book that you haven’t read yet
  • A book you found on TikTok
  • Read the last book you saw on TikTok
  • Read the last book you saw on Instagram

Chapters

  • A book with over 40 chapters
  • A book with over 10 chapters
  • A book with over 20 chapters
  • A book with over 30 chapters
  • A book with over 100 chapters
  • A book with under 10 chapters
  • A book with under 20 chapters
  • A book with under 30 chapters
  • A book with under 25 chapters
  • A book with under 100 chapters
  • A book with under 200 chapters

 

POVs

  • A Book with Multiple POVs
  • A book with alternating POV
  • A book with more than one point of view

Length of book

  • Short Book
  • Novella

ARC’s

  • Read an ARC
  • Read an ALC

Kids

  • A book you and/or your kids loved growing up











Watch me play my TBR game here: TBR game playlist 
Watch info videos here: TBR game info playlist
Make your TBR Prompt Submission here: TBR jar prompts Submissions form

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