UNO Pixie’s Comments (group member since Feb 13, 2016)

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

Something strange happened with the Countdown, it did not stop,when it should have, so just to avoid confusion


THE MINI CHALLENGE ALREADY STARTED an hour ago (9.00am UTC on 14 March).

CONGRATS, TEAM FAME!

You have proven yourselves worthy 80s music Aficionados!

You have earned full points (45 + 30) for the artists/songs guessing game.

Questions?

Ask your captains. We have a dedicated thread in the captains group for FAQ so they will either have the answer or can get it for you :)

Tasks:

1. Read a book with a crown on the cover/the word "crown" in the title or in the series title
2. Read a book where a character is a sorcerer(ess)/wizard/witch
3. Read a book where a character is a god / with MPG or top shelf "Mythology"


4. Read a book where a character is involved with a criminal organisation
5. Read a book where the MC has more than 3 siblings/ a book that's #5 in a series
6. Read a book with a white suit or white hat on the cover


7. Read a book shelved as "Christian" or "Religion/Religious"
8. Read a book with a black leather jacket on the cover
9. Read a book with MPG "LGBT"


10. Read a book with a shapeshifter character
11. Read a book with a leopard on the cover or the word "leopard" in the title (it can be in any languages)
12. Read a book where a male character is wearing his hair long/with a long-haired man on the cover


13. Read a book where a character from a book ends up in real life or where a real life character gets transported into a book
14. Read a book set in Scandinavia
15. Read a book featuring a music band in the plot


16. Read a book with a pink dress on the cover/with a pink (more than 50%) cover
17. Read a book with a rags-to-riches plot
18. Read a book with diamond jewellery on the cover


19. Read a book set in Detroit (Motown)
20. Read a book with MPG Erotica
21. Read a book where the MC is a doctor/nurse


22. Read a book where the MC is a dancer
23. Read a book where a character has permed hair/gets their hair permed (extra 5 points for if you find "hair like Meg Ryan's" in the text ;)
24. Read a book with a space shuttle on the cover / with MPG "Space"


25. Read a book where a character is royalty/ shelved as "royal(s)" or "royalty"
26. Read a book with a bird(s) on the cover/a bird name in the title
27. Read a book where a character plays the guitar/with a guitar on the cover


28. Read a book set in a "dark" (dystopian, evil, etc) world
29. Read a book where the MC falls in love with his/her boss(es)
30. Read a book with the word "Dance" in the title/ top shelf "Dance"


31. Read a book with MPG Mystery or Mystery-Detective
32. Read a book with the word "air" in the title/series title
33. Read a book with a black & white cover


34. Read a book set in Australia
35. Read a book with at least 2 men on the cover
36. Read a book with MPG Travel


37. Read a book with MPG Romance
38. Read a book with the word "eclipse" in the title / an eclipse depicted on the cover
39. Read a book set in Wales/with a character from Wales


40. Read a book with 500 pages or more
41. Read a book where the MCs are twins or the MC has a twin brother/sister
42. Read a book set in Scotland/with a character from Scotland


43. Read a book where the MC is an only child/a book that's #1 in a series
44. Read a book with a gun/guns on the cover
45. Read a book set in California/where someone is travelling to California

                        

We Just Wanna Have Fun! March Mini Challenge

This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players. Get your fancy, garish disco gear and dancing shoes on and sing along to some of the 80s greatest hits with us while you are reading!
                        

The tasks will help you get into the groove as you are readying yourselves for your extravagant disco night out.
They come in threes and each task-trio also provides clues to a famous musician/band & 1 of their songs (and in some cases the official videoclips).
Complete the tasks and try to guess the name of the musician/band + song for extra points.

◈ Every book read, i.e. every task completed, is worth 10 points.
◈ If you complete all tasks, your team will receive 30 bonus points.
◈ You get 3 bonus points/musician-band, if your guess is correct. (max 45 points)
◈ You get 2 bonus points/song if your guess is correct. (max 30 points)

In case you are not certain about your guesses, you have 1 chance to correct them. Just message UNO Pixie with your band/song list and we'll let you know which of your guesses are incorrect.
If you want to use this option, please send your 1st guess-list 4 days before the challenge ends at the latest (27 March). Once you have the reply, you need to adjust your list by the end of the challenge.

For the books, the usual UNO rules applies.



                        


◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (Feb 1)
◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on March 14, 9am UTC (countdown is here) and before April 1 at 9am UTC (when the April UNO month begins).


◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands
◈ The usual book length rules apply
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a mini challenge tab so that you can track your books and claim your points


                        

Only books STARTED after the challenge begins can count.

March Countdown

March starts on Monday March 1, 2021 at 9am UTC time. To see when this starts, use this countdown

Main cities, FYI:

Monday 1 March 2021
San Francisco 1am
London 9am
New York 4am
Mumbai 2.30pm
Tokyo 6pm
Sydney 8pm

Check out other cities here

Only books STARTED after the challenge begins can count.

March Countdown

March starts on Monday March 1, 2021 at 9am UTC time. To see when this starts, use this countdown

Main cities, FYI:

Monday 1 March 2021
San Francisco 1am
London 9am
New York 4am
Mumbai 2.30pm
Tokyo 6pm
Sydney 8pm

Check out other cities here

Sorry for the mix up.

Your newly assigned book for the mini challenge is

Mini challenge book is:

Questions?

Ask your captains. They either know the answer or will ask in the captains group :)

Links to all of these books are also posted on the Feb Mini tab of the Current Points spreadsheet

Assigned book for this mini challenge

Team			Book
Aliens			The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
Back to the Future	A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)
Beetlejuice		The Alchemist
Blade Runner		Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)
Blue Velvet		Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Die Hard		The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Dirty Dancing		Beloved
Driving Miss Daisy	Schindler's List
E.T.			Patriot Games (Jack Ryan, #1)
Fame			Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1)
Ferris Bueller's 	Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
Flashdance		The Russia House
Ghostbusters		The Remains of the Day
Gremlins		The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
Labyrinth		Misery
Mystic Pizza		Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Never Say Never Again	The Name of the Rose
Pretty in Pink		A Pale View of Hills
Raiders of the Lost Arc	Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Sixteen Candles		The Gunslinger
Stand by Me		The Joy Luck Club
Terminator		Love in the Time of Cholera
The Breakfast Club	A Prayer for Owen Meany
The Lost Boys		A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
The Princess Bride	The Color Purple
Top Gun			Like Water for Chocolate
When Harry met Sally	Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit	The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Willow			Norwegian Wood

                        

Back to the 80s! February Mini Challenge

This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players. This month we are getting our 80s reading hat on!.

We have given each team a popular book from the 1980s.

As a team, you need to try and read as many books that you can connect with your 1980s book as possible. The ways the books "connect" is completely open to interpretation.

Creativity is the key to the challenge, not rules.

For example; Team XYZ is assigned The Handmaid's Tale.
They read books by Canadian authors, sci-fi MPG, books with something red on the cover, dystopian books, books where a young female is in an arranged relationship with an older male, a book where two characters do something in secret etc.

You don't need a unique reason for each book read and connected. So in the above example, we could read and connect more than one MPG Sci-Fi books (for example) to claim the mini challenge points.

For each book read and connected you will receive 10 points. As a team you can read a maximum of 40 books for this mini challenge.

                        


If one of your team members also reads (and finishes) your assigned 80s book during the mini challenge, you will receive 30 bonus points. (There is only 30 points per team so although more than 1 team member is welcome to read the book, there are no extra points on offer)

                        


◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (Feb 1)
◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on February 14, 9am UTC (countdown is here) and before March 1 at 9am UTC (when the March UNO month begins).


◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands
◈ The usual book length rules apply
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a mini challenge tab so that you can track your books and claim your points


                        

Here is the link to the Current Points sheet

Given the fact that Alex' replacement player has not appeared on the thread in a timely manner, we are giving Alex, who got backed to us in the meantime, another chance to check in here and play with you guys.

So please welcome back Alex, aka Alejandro.

(If this backfires, you can slap E on the wrists, Michelle ;-))

In the light of Halli not having checked into the thread within the given time frame (sorry), please welcome your new team member:

Fiona

Brittany and Beth did not check in within the given dealine, so they have been replaced.

Please welcome Alison, Taylor, Halli, Yossarian and Jen as your new Team Members.

Alex did not check in within the given dealine, so he has been replaced.

Please welcome Sophia as your new Team Member.

Navya, Kelly, Tejaswini and Marie did not check in within the given deadline, so they have been replaced.

Please welcome Alyana and Melissa as your new Team Members.

As an update we have 10 reserve players who were assigned but haven't checked into their teams.
We have sent a final PM and will replace them in 12 hours if we don't see them.
So those on the reserves list, please keep an eye on your inbox!