Verónica’s Comments (group member since May 14, 2020)

Verónica’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

Thank you for updating guys!

I'll update the official spreadsheet on the weekend. In the meantime I'm placing the books for the cards in our spreadsheet (February Cards sheet) so you can check how things are going.

Corina wrote: "I finished all the books I was reading so that I can start fresh with the challenge.
My list will probably change as well, but will let you know. I usually do the same with one print, one e-book an..."

Another Blue 6 it's great, we have a WD4 card in the first hand, which is a duplicated color card.

Hello Everyone!

Challenge is around the corner.

UNO 2022 Challenge Countdown
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

I usually start at the same time a print (relax daytime), e-book (before sleep) and audio (doing chores). I think I'll start with all non-fiction: My Promised Land (about Israel), Minds made for Stories (language and writing) and Mating in Captivity (sexuality and relationships). Two of these are for color cards, Blue 6 and Red 8.

Just a reminder that only consecutive completed hands count for points. We cannot leave (at the end of the month) a hand incomplete and jump to the next. It's not necessary to finish color cards first, but if you feel like reading them, it's ok.

Happy reading to all!

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Verónica wrote: "Hello everyone.

Just checking in, how is everybody doing? how was your weekend?

It seems Verity doesn't cut it for the green 7 so I'm taking that one off for that card, but I sa..."

Too much dark that might or might not be green but black, and Tineye didn't help clarify, when it's too ambiguous it's a no for the mods, and they're very picky.

Hello everyone.

Just checking in, how is everybody doing? how was your weekend?

It seems Verity doesn't cut it for the green 7 so I'm taking that one off for that card, but I saw other book logged in for that. I realized they're pretty hard to find. So if you run into one of those, hold on to it, just in case it pops up again.

Every teammate has checked in, and hopefully everybody is still on board. If someone realizes they can't, please give a heads up. Challenge starts next week.

I'm more of the philosophy of chillin' at the beginning, everybody starts reading whatever they want, and as we progress (maybe around week 3) we can reassess and start looking for specifics. Then we can start claiming cards or agreeing on who reads what in order to complete our hands. I'd like to know your opinions.

See you around!

Kira wrote: "Verónica wrote: "Melanie wrote: "I'm mostly a mood reader so I'll add books to the spreadsheet as I know I'll be picking them up."

Thanks! It doesn't impact how far ahead we log our books as much ..."

It's a challenge within the challenge on week 3 of every month. It's themed and requires more specificity on the books picked. But the same books work for both the main and mini challenge.

Melanie wrote: "I'm mostly a mood reader so I'll add books to the spreadsheet as I know I'll be picking them up."

Thanks! It doesn't impact how far ahead we log our books as much as they're logged in as soon as they're finished, or when we start reading them, that's even better. And I think you 'll enjoy the scavenge during the mini challenge induced panic, haha. Just kidding, it's fun.

Corina wrote: "Hello everyone,
I've added a first draft of potential reads for February. At the moment, there are 6 (average around 5-6), but will be adding more if I am able.
Tried my best to match them with ou..."

That's great!

Color cards can be repeated (we've got 3 "Wild Draw 4" cards for those), so if we have duplicates it's good. We don't have to start with color cards but the fact we've found them makes it flow.

Kira wrote: "Is there any proof needed for a book to qualify?

Like if you're using a character's name or location to qualify, does that name or location need to be found on the book's goodreads page (Precis/se..."

In cases like Da'Neer and D'Ath is D the first letter. If it said "da Neer", then it could be N. Like in "de Haas" it's H.

Bella wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Bella and I'm from California (US). I'm an engineer who spends all day drafting on the computer, so all I do is listen to audiobooks all day!

This is my first year playing Uno as..."

Welcome Bella!

I only need to grant you access to editing on our spreadsheet so you can log in books as you finish them. You can send me your gmail on a message or just ask for access within the spreadsheet, and we're all set!

Kira wrote: "Is there any proof needed for a book to qualify?

Like if you're using a character's name or location to qualify, does that name or location need to be found on the book's goodreads page (Precis/se..."

Hi Kira.

For the most part about names and such is more an honor system, since not all books have that info complete on GR, not all characters and settings in most cases, sometimes none. There's some things that do get checked, like the color of covers, it must be at least 50% the color, there's some tools on the web to check things like that, like TinEye (https://labs.tineye.com/color/), but is not the only one.

They also check the length of the books, but the only way is with the GR book page. So it is an honor system in the sense that you are picking what you are reading. No way to tell otherwise.

I'm not sure about the apostrophe names. Let me check that one with the mods and get back to you.

I received a request for access to our spreadsheet from an email that starts with jtmv (Juha). Is it from Heli or Bella?

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Okay I entered nine books (my estimated number of books for the month) into the spreadsheet that could fit the cards for February. Are we going to confirm which guild members are taking the color c..."

Yes, with the color cards or the more difficult ones (5's and 7's usually) we will agree on who reads what. We will wait till next week to see if more teammates log in their books and then decide based on what we have.

Kira wrote: "Hi everyone!

My name is Kira. I'm from Alberta (Canada) and am really looking forward to playing Uno with you all. This will be my first time.

I work full-time as a veterinarian (on cattle, dogs..."

Hi Kira!

No planning necessary, some people like to do it and it might be helpful at the beginning but there's always a few elusive cards we have to look for and mood readers usually come to the rescue. I'm a little bit of both, I have a list of prospects but I always drop a few down the road and get something new that catches my fancy.

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Verónica wrote: "Hi Corina, Melanie & JoJo_theDoDo, welcome!

Yes definitely this couple of weeks before the game starts are ideal to begin our planning for the month, and also to try clear some qu..."

1 - The first line it's just an example.
2 - Yes, two members can read the same book and count for different cards. There's also the Reverse card, that is for books another member has already read.
3 - Enter any book you are planning to read. If you don't finish it or change your mind just leave it without finished date or delete it later.

Hi Corina, Melanie & JoJo_theDoDo, welcome!

Yes definitely this couple of weeks before the game starts are ideal to begin our planning for the month, and also to try clear some questions you may have. Make sure you first read the READ ME FIRST : All About the UNO Team Challenge post.

On the Dune spreadsheet you'll see a tab with our February cards, or like our co-captain Vanessa did we will be posting a list for a much easier view.

One of the strategies we could follow is to tackle some of the pesky color cards first. We can log in the spreadsheet the books we have for those. If you don't have any, no worries, just log everything you have for the other cards.

Only books STARTED after the challenge begins can count (Feb 1st, at 9 am UTC time).

Feel free to ask any questions you have about the game, I know it can seem a lot if it's the first time but once you get the gist of it will be a smooth sailing. We still have time to get ready.

Hello Everyone!

My name is Veronica and I'm your team captain for this year UNO challenge. This is so much fun! And I bet you'll make a pretty big dent on your TBR list. This activity is excellent to keep you motivated on your reading, maybe find something new and exciting to read, or just give a playful spin to your reading habits.

The team spreadsheet at the beginning of the thread is just for captain and co-captain to work on.

Below is a link to a spreadsheet so we can keep track on what everyone is reading, so if you already have some books planned please log them in:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Please send me your email address so I can provide access for editing.

I'll love to hear from you, maybe a little introduction about who you are and what you like (books, food, life).

I'm from Mexico, mother of three and a housewife, taking some time off from physics research. I like to read almost anything, but I do prefer non-fiction, mostly science, history, and psychology. I do enjoy fiction like classics, sci-fi (Dune is on my TBR for this year, yay!), thrillers, horror and historical fiction. I love music, playing the guitar and being at home with my family.

Looking forward to playing UNO with you all!

Hello everyone!

The results and winner of the UNO 2021 with details can be seen here

UNO 2021 Points spreadsheet

Thanks everybody for the effort and enthusiasm. It was lots of fun to participate in this dynamic. Now I have to go find some other tools to help me decide what to read LOL, that was very easy with this game.

It was a pleasure to meet you all. Hope the rest of 2021 brings you joy and peace.

Vivi wrote: "Hi Team,

I'm still reading my book, but I'll finish it a few hours. There's 14 hours left in the Challenge (thank you for the countdown, BTW) so I'll finish in time."

Nice!

Wonderful job everyone! Great team work.