Random Magic Tour: Vive L’Amour




Random Magic Tour: Vive L’Amour 
Feb. 1-14, 2011

Tour organization: Lyrika Publicis
Tour prize coordinator: vvb32
Contact the tour: @RandomMagicTour 

Win a sweet prize!
Play to win: The Language of Flowers 
or Love: A Treasury of Verse
Game wrap: Feb. 14, 2011 
Tally and game summary: Feb. 16, 2011 (Final standings)

Feb. 1


Feb. 2

Twitter: @lindsiking

Feb. 3


Feb. 4

Romantic Reads - Reading circle
Discover some wonderful stories about love,
handpicked by a great group of international bloggers.

Feb. 5

Twitter: @taramq

Feb. 6


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Feb. 8


Feb. 9

Twitter: @Misha_1989

Feb. 10


Feb. 11


Feb. 12

Twitter: @MissIrenne

Feb. 13

Twitter: @vvb32reads

Feb. 14

He Said/She Said: Musical blog hop
Romance, flirting, mad passion,
melancholy regret and bitter heartbreak…
Find songs that share every nuance of love
from male and female points of view,
on this sweet musical blog hop!

Music hop menu (courtesy vvb32)








Happy Valentine's Day!

Scoreboard: Queen of Hearts tour game



SCOREBOARD 
(Updated: Feb. 16, 2011)
Game wrap-up: Feb. 14, 2011
Final standings

Kulsuma (Sunshine): 62 points (Second place)
(*Non-tour comments: Credited but poss. not counted in final tally: 9 pts.)
*Added as goodwill to final tally: 53 + 9 = 62
Bonus thank you (Added in final tally): +5
Points: 48 + 5 pts. bonus + *9 pts. = 62 points
Standing: In finals
Bonus Round 
(*Goodwill points added don't affect final standings.)


Pink Stuff (Rallu):  46 points
Bonus thank you (Added in final tally): +5
Points: 41 + bonus = 46 points
Standing: In finals
Bonus Round

Zombie Girrrl (Names): 93 points (First place - tie)
Bonus thank you (Added in final tally) +5
Points: 88 + bonus = 93 points
Standing: In finals
Bonus Round

Kiwi (Moondust): 93 points (First place - tie)
Bonus thank you (Added in final tally): +5
Points: 88 + bonus = 93 points
Standing: In finals
Bonus Round
   
Update time:
Midnight EST/11 p.m. CST/9 p.m. PST
(Equiv. next day: 5 a.m. GMT
6 a.m. CET/10:30 a.m. IST)


Well done, everyone! Thank you for a great tourney!


Final game tally and wrap-up: Feb. 16, 2011

Game end - Feb. 14, 2011
Final standings


Congratulations and many thanks to everyone
for their amazing and cool posts!


Zombie Girrrl and Kiwi wrap up the game with
a super 93 points each (88 pts. +5 bonus)
They tie for first place. Out of appreciation, 
instead of asking for something additional
to break the tie, they're both receiving their 
first pick.


Kulsuma has great collection of hearts
at 62 pts. and wins a copy of Love. (48 pts. +5 bonus).
(48 pts. +5 bonus = 55 pts., winning second place.
+9 goodwill points to recognize non-tour comments credited,
does not affect final standings.)


Pink Stuff places third with 46 pts. (41 pts. +5 bonus)
but would like to mention that her
good sportsmanship was noticed
and sincere best wishes that she'll
win something wonderful in a future tour game.


Standings
Zombie Girrrl and Kiwi - 93 points (Tie!, both receive their first pick)
Kulsuma - 62 points (Second, receives Love)
Pink Stuff - 46 (Placed third, but excellent effort and good sportsmanship)


Sample post: Queen of Hearts tour game



I'm playing the Sweet Treats for the Queen of Hearts tour game, part of Random Magic Tour: Vive L'Amour (Feb. 1-14), feel free to compete with me: How to play

I want this book: 
Love: A Treasury of Verse


About: Pocket-sized book of love poetry, marbled endpapers, silk-ribbon bookmark. Poems by Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and others. 45 full-color illustrations. Pages are scented with London perfume house Penhaligon's (Est. 1870) luxurious and dreamy fragrance, Elisabethan Rose



Here are my five hearts!


+ Twitter link


(Heart/blog link/comment = 3 pts. out of max 4 pts.)


+ Left a comment


(Heart/blog link/Twitter = 3 pts. out of max 4 pts.)


+ Twitter link


(Heart/blog link/comment = 3 pts. out of max 4 pts.)



#4 Found at: Romantic Reads at My Love Affair with Books
+ Left a comment
+ Twitter link


(Heart/blog link/comment = 3 pts. out of max 4 pts.)




#5 Found at: Romantic Reads at Willowdust Reviews - Tina's Book Reviews
+ Left a comment
+ Twitter link


(Heart/blog link/comment/Twitter = 4 pts. out of max 4 pts.)




BONUS ROUND


Here are extra hearts I collected for this tour game! (+1 for heart and blog comment)




#6 Found at: Most romantic places at Reading Lassie
+ Left a comment
+ Twitter link


(Heart/blog link/comment/Twitter = 4 pts. out of max 4 pts.) 


Etc.




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RMT: Vive L'Amour - Candy Hearts



Bonus: Sweet treat – Classic love poem

“To Anthea, who may command him Anything” 
by Robert Herrick

A heart as soft, a heart as kind,
A heart as sound and free
As in the whole world thou canst find,
That heart I'll give to thee.

Free MP3 download: Get this poem
(Helpful hint: Click Download episode)






BONUS: Sweet treat -  a classic love poem for you!

“To Anthea, who may command him Anything” 
by Robert Herrick

A heart as soft, a heart as kind,
A heart as sound and free
As in the whole world thou canst find,
That heart I'll give to thee.

Free MP3 download: Get this poem

Author top three - Spellbound blogoversary (image and notes)



Related series: Social Media with Sasha Soren
Jan./Feb. 2011 series
(Five-part series at What Book Is That?)

#2 of 5: Fun with Twitter 

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Music hop - Blog list credits




Participating in 
(Feb. 1-14) 
Musical blog hop (Feb. 14):


Menu - vvb32 Reads

#1 of 7: vvb32 Reads 
Twitter: @vvb32reads 

Twitter: @BooksAtTinas 

#3 of 7: Elbit Blog 
Twitter: @MeriGreenleaf 

Twitter: @MissIrenne 

Twitter: @truebookaddict 

#6 of 7: Fiction Folio 
Twitter: @taramq 

#7 of 7: The Bookworms 
Twitter: @TawniBookWorm 

RMT - Images


Tour headers (2) - Standard and smaller size (medium)
Sidebars (2) - Options #1 and #2


Reading circle (2) - Standard and smaller size (medium)
Reading circle (1) - Alternate selection (colorful)
Reading circle (1) - Alternate selection (plain white background)


Musical blog hop (2) - Standard and smaller size (medium)
Musical hop (1) - Alternate selection (plain white background)
Candy hearts (assorted) - Large
Candy hearts (assorted) - Small


Main Tour Header:






Main Tour Header - Medium






Tour Sidebar:




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Reading Circle:








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Reading Circle - Alt Selection:




Reading Circle - Alt selection
(plain white background)





Musical Blog Hop:






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Musical Blog Hop - Alt selection
(plain white background)





Candy Hearts:







































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