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Team Milady's Naked & Famous
Team Members:
❅ Kaley - Captain
❅ Kaylee Wilson - Co-Captain
❅ Diana Costa
❅ Kalisha
❅ Laura
❅ Brittany
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team Magneto's Death Flip
Team Members:
❅ Tammie - Captain
❅ Phoebe - Co-Captain
❅ Deb Purvis
❅ Shannon Motz
❅ Vikki
❅ Silje
❅ Mary X
❅ M
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team Lucifer's Black Margarita
Team Members:
❅ Judith - Captain
❅ Nanci Drum - Co-Captain
❅ Melanie
❅ Shan ~A~
❅ Jen Barnsley
❅ Natasha
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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Sign ups will open up within the next few days!In the meantime....
Tips to prepare for sign up
* Think about how many books you can read in a month.
There is no benefit in UNO to under-estimate because each team has a fixed number of books to read each month. It is best to be as accurate as you can so that your team doesn't finish the month early and then is bored for a week!. Have a look at what you read over the last 3 months, or for previous players what you read over last UNO. We need a whole number. If you give a range (e.g. 6-10) we will arbitrarily change it to a whole number.
* Do you want to be in a "chatty" team?
Consider your interaction on Goodreads. Do you want to log in at least every other day? If so you may want to select your preference for a "chatty team".
If you can only commit to checking the team once per week, a chatty team is not for you.
If you don't think you can make it onto Goodreads once per week (even if you haven't read anything) then UNO is not for you.
* Set up your UNO Shelf.
This helps your team captains check your books, and is also quite cool later when you want to see what you have read in UNO over the years. Goodreads help explains how to add a new shelf if you haven't done it before here
YOUR USER NAME IS VERY IMPORTANT
every year we have sign-ups that don't get this right. If you do not enter it correctly, we can not find you, which means you won't be placed on a team.
To find your user name:,
1. go to the desktop version of Goodreads. This means use a web browser on your tablet/phone/computer to go to www.goodreads.com
2. (sign in if required) Look at the top right hand side and you will see the far right circle that is your profile picture. Click on it, and then select "profile"
3. What you now see in the URL bar is not www.goodeads.com but instead your profile name. For example, this Pixie account shows www.goodreads.com/user/show/52624155-...
This means my user name is 52624155-uno-pixie
4. In the sign up form you will be asked to enter the number and the name separately (this helps with our formulas and to make sure people enter this information correctly). So my number would be 52624155 and my name would be uno-pixie
Tips to prepare for sign up* Think about how many books you can read in a month.
There is no benefit in UNO to under-estimate because each team has a fixed number of books to read each month. It is best to be as accurate as you can so that your team doesn't finish the month early and then is bored for a week!. Have a look at what you read over the last 3 months, or for previous players what you read over last UNO. We need a whole number. If you give a range (e.g. 6-10) we will arbitrarily change it to a whole number.
* Do you want to be in a "chatty" team?
Consider your interaction on Goodreads. Do you want to log in at least every other day? If so you may want to select your preference for a "chatty team".
If you can only commit to checking the team once per week, a chatty team is not for you.
If you don't think you can make it onto Goodreads once per week (even if you haven't read anything) then UNO is not for you.
* Set up your UNO Shelf.
This helps your team captains check your books, and is also quite cool later when you want to see what you have read in UNO over the years. Goodreads help explains how to add a new shelf if you haven't done it before here
YOUR USER NAME IS VERY IMPORTANT
every year we have sign-ups that don't get this right. If you do not enter it correctly, we can not find you, which means you won't be placed on a team.
To find your user name:,
1. go to the desktop version of Goodreads. This means use a web browser on your tablet/phone/computer to go to www.goodreads.com
2. (sign in if required) Look at the top right hand side and you will see the far right circle that is your profile picture. Click on it, and then select "profile"
3. What you now see in the URL bar is not www.goodeads.com but instead your profile name. For example, this Pixie account shows www.goodreads.com/user/show/52624155-...
This means my user name is 52624155-uno-pixie
4. In the sign up form you will be asked to enter the number and the name separately (this helps with our formulas and to make sure people enter this information correctly). So my number would be 52624155 and my name would be uno-pixie
TEAM A is Karen, Kristie, Eric, Molly, Spot, Gemima, Tori, Isaac and Luke
Month 1
Using random.org , the mods assign the hands of:
1st hand
Reverse, 6, 4, 1, Skip, Wild, 1
2nd hand
9, 4, 2,Wild draw four, Draw Two, 3, 2
3rd hand
Wild draw four, 5, 0, Wild, 4, 9, Reverse
etc.
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The team must read books to complete hand 1, before they can get points for completing books in other hands. (OR they can choose to skip hand 1 completely to move to hand 2, but they get no points for hand one and no replacement hand)
At the start of the month the team knows some of the books they intend to read and they decide to allocate these as follows:
Hand One:
Reverse : Karen reads Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as it has been read before by Kristie
6 Kristie reads Hot Six (Six in the title)
4 Eric reads Divergent (Character with a nickname of "four")
1 Kristie reads On the Edge (Title starts with O)
Skip Karen reads Cop Town (author name Karin)
Wild Gemima reads The Forgotten Garden (re-doing Skip card ; author name Kate)
1 Tori reads Unwind (book set in Ohio)
Hand one would then be complete. These books count towards hand two
Wild Draw Four Isaac reads Chill Factor (duplicating a coloured card)
3 Luke reads The Hiding Place (title)
9 Molly reads Nowhere Ranch (title)
4 Spot reads The Gods of Gotham (author name Faye)
◈ Note: it is up to the teams how they divide up the cards to read across the team players. Just remember, you can only get points if a hand is completed, and in order.
So, if you complete all of hand 1, some of hand 2, and all of hand 3, you will only get points for hand 1 and the books read of hand 2.
◈ This is a 3 month team challenge starting 1 February 2024
◈ At the end of the challenge 30 April 2024 the team with the most points wins!
◈ At the start of each month each team is given a minimum 14 hands of 7 "UNO" cards
◈ The idea is to "play" each hand for points. It is up to the team how many "hands" they can get through in the month, but they must play one hand completely before being able to get points for the next
◈ The team can choose to skip an entire hand to get to the next one, but they are not given a replacement hand. (You can only skip one hand in a month)
UNO Cards
From Wikipedia
The deck consists of 108 cards, of which there are twenty-five of each color (red, green, blue, and yellow), each color having two of each rank except zero. The ranks in each color are zero to nine, "Skip", "Draw Two" and "Reverse" (the last three of these being classified as "action cards"). In addition, the deck contains four each of "Wild" and "Wild Draw Four" cards.
O (Zero)
Read a book that:
- has a 0 or Zero in the title
- has a title starting with Z
- has an author first name or surname starts with Z
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with Z
- is set in a place name starting with Z
- is a "stand-alone" book (i.e. not part of a series)
1 (One)
Read a book that:
- has a 1 or One in the title
- has a title starting with O
- has an author first name or surname starts with O
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with O
- is set in a place name starting with O
- is book 1 in a series
2 (Two)
Read a book that:
- has a 2 or Two in the title
- has a title starting with T
- has an author first name or surname starts with T
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with T
- is set in a place name starting with T
- is book 2 in a series
3 (Three)
Read a book that:
- has a 3 or Three in the title
- has a title starting with H
- has an author first name or surname starts with H
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with H
- is set in a place name starting with H
- is book 3 in a series
4 (Four)
Read a book that:
- has a 4 or Four in the title
- has a title starting with F
- has an author first name or surname starts with F
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with F
- is set in a place name starting with F
- is book 4 in a series
5 (Five)
Read a book that:
- has a 5 or Five in the title
- has a title starting with I
- has an author first name or surname starts with I
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with I
- is set in a place name starting with I
- is book 5 in a series
6 (Six)
Read a book that:
- has a 6 or Six in the title
- has a title starting with S
- has an author first name or surname starts with S
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with S
- is set in a place name starting with S
- is book 6 in a series
7 (Seven)
Read a book that:
- has a 7 or Seven in the title
- has a title starting with V
- has an author first name or surname starts with V
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with V
- is set in a place name starting with V
- is book 7 in a series
8 (Eight)
Read a book that:
- has an 8 or Eight in the title
- has a title starting with E
- has an author first name or surname starts with E
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with E
- is set in a place name starting with E
- is book 8 in a series
9 (Nine)
Read a book that:
- has a 9 or Nine in the title
- has a title starting with N
- has an author first name or surname starts with N
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with N
- is set in a place name starting with N
- is book 9 in a series
Skip
Read a book that:
- has a title starting with K or P
- has an author first name or surname starts with K or P
- has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with K or P
- is set in a place name starting with K or P
OR you can choose to "skip" reading a book for this cards (and get no points for this card)
Draw 2
Use the same book for two cards in this hand (and get points for both cards)
Reverse
One member of your team must read a book another team member has already read
Wild
Read a book that can fit for any of the cards in that SAME hand (i.e. you are duplicating one of the cards in that same hand)
Wild draw four
Read a book that can fit for any of the coloured cards you have that month (i.e. you are duplicating one of your coloured cards. Each coloured card can only be duplicated once)
Coloured cards
Special coloured cards will be randomly provided each month. for these cards you need to read for the card number (as above) and the book must also have a coloured cover for the colour specified (blue, red, yellow or green)
For each book read to match a 0-9 card, the team gets 20 points
For each book read to match a Skip or Reverse, the team gets 25 points
For each book read to match a wild or Wild draw four card the team gets 30 points
For each book read to match a special Coloured card, the team gets 30 points
For each hand completed, the team gets a bonus 15 points
1. Anyone who has been replaced on a team in prior years due to not responding/playing (and did not let us know they had to leave the game) will not be placed on a team unless you first message this account with why this year will be different.
2. Anyone who has been replaced for two years will not be placed on a team.
3. The goodreads app is not useful for team challenges and it is recommended people only sign up if they have access to the desktop version (via a computer or by using a browser on their device and selecting the desktop version)
4. Teams communicate through the allocated team threads. No secret groups or using other platforms
5. Books must be more than 100 pages in length and Children's books, Graphic Novels, Manga, Cook Books, Plays and Poetry books can not be used unless by word count they can be verified as more than 25,000 words using arbookfind.com or more than 3 hours of audio using a reputable website (e.g. audible, overdrive)
For book titles starting with an article (A/An/The), the article can be ignored or used. So The Hiding Place, for example, could be used as title starting with T or H
Re-reads are ok provided it has been more than 6 months since last read
Team Loki's Charred Gimlet
Team Members:
❅ Melissa Willams - Captain
❅ Jotsmar Mendoza - Co-Captain
❅ Vicki
❅ Melissa
❅ Ingeborg
❅ Dave Graybosch
❅ Brigia
❅ Gwen|| Bookish Blondie
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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Team Lestat's Corpse Reviver
Team Members:
❅ Laura - Captain
❅ Paula - Co-Captain
❅ Ashlee L
❅ April
❅ Cindy
❅ Ariel Westgard
❅ Sarah T
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team Lady Tremaine's Glass Slipper
Team Members:
❅ Tara Peace - Captain
❅ Fallyn
❅ Alma
❅ Jessamine Lee
❅ Kamaria
❅ Aiswrya
❅ Teresa
❅ Kate
❅ Maria Jo
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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❅ Raven
❅ Sarah Chapman
❅ Megan
Team Kylo Ren's Dark & Stormy
Team Members:
❅ Teddie - Captain
❅ Amy - Co-Captain
❅ Jane
❅ Audrey
❅ Nicole
❅ Dragana
❅ Christene Paula
❅ Anna
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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❅ William
❅ Daniela Zekotic
Team Jareth's Peach Martini
Team Members:
❅ Karen ⊰✿ - Captain
❅ Keely - Co-Captain
❅ Lisa - Aussie Girl
❅ Sally906
❅ Sammy
❅ Sonia
❅ Eni
❅ Rachael
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
♕ Our Tracking Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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UNO 2024 Starts on February 1, and sign ups will open in January (Keep notifications on for this thread as to when they open)
Can't wait to start playing?
Would you like to chat to other UNO addicts - trust me there are plenty of them!
Feel free to chat about everything and anything here :)
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Good introductory info:
📕 Name
📕 Team Challenge experience
📕 Have you joined UNO before?
📕 Favourite genres
📕 Book you can't wait to read in 2024
Image created using DALL-E
Team Hans Gruber's Grinch Mimosa
Team Members:
❅ Melinda - Captain
❅ Lorna Macleod - Co-Captain
❅ Michael Thomas - Co-Captain
❅ Jhmingos
❅ Denise R.
❅ Stacey McCullough
❅ Chrissie
❅ Elinor
❅ Ana
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team Guy of Gisborne's Black & Tan
Team Members:
❅ Cat - Captain
❅ Danielle - Co-Captain
❅ Marie Riley
❅ Sarah
❅ Frida
❅ Vian
❅ Cynthia Plett
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Team Grindelwald's Grim & Tonic
Team Members:
❅ Gem - Captain
❅ Hailey Thompson - Co-Captain
❅ Rosina Peach
❅ Kelly Reynolds
❅ Klare
❅ MelanieJoy
❅ Lorii
❅ Rachael
❅ Dominique Thomas
❅ Alejandra
❅ Laila Jane
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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Team Gaston's Blue Peacock
Team Members:
❅ Amanda - Captain
❅ Jackie - Co-Captain
❅ Janine
❅ Caipi
❅ Amber Scouton
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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Team Don John's Suffering Bastard
Team Members:
❅ Jenny - Captain
❅ Angie ☯ - Co-Captain
❅ Elisabeth Rose
❅ Keri
❅ Ashley Elig
❅ Lunar
❅ Chava
♕ Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
