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I have read cress, if you want to use it for a reverse.
I finished Bridget Jones's Diary By Helen FieldingCards 1- First in the series
Card 2- Character Tom
Card 3- Author's first name.
Card 4- Author's last name
Card 6- Character Sharon
Card 9- Character Natasha
Skip - Character Pam
Pretty Lives Ugly Truths: Lacey & Randolph by K. Elle Collier. 4th in a series
Main Characters:
Lacey Monroe
Lance Monroe
Sylvia Monroe
Randolph
Reagan
Jana
Just Like Heaven by Julia QuinnFinished 5/7/2016
Card 1- First in a series
Card 3- Character Honoria
Card 5- Iris
Card 6- Sarah Smith-Smyth
Card 8- Setting is: England
Veronica wrote: "Pretty Lives Ugly Truths: Lacey & Randolph by K. Elle Collier."
I'm not using this one as we can't verify the page count and the file size is very low.
I'm not using this one as we can't verify the page count and the file size is very low.
I'm just curious why did you put Cress all the way down in hand 10? It can be used many times before then. Just curious. Rachel has read it so it can also be used for reverse
Lisa wrote: "I'm just curious why did you put Cress all the way down in hand 10? It can be used many times before then. Just curious. Rachel has read it so it can also be used for reverse"
Because we get less books that fit cards 5 and 9 than we do for the other cards. We have a few card 5s in the later hands. This way we don't have to worry about them later.
Because we get less books that fit cards 5 and 9 than we do for the other cards. We have a few card 5s in the later hands. This way we don't have to worry about them later.
Finished Birdman by Mo HayderCan you be used for:
Card 1 - First in a series.
Card 2- Character Toby
Card 3- Author’s Last Name
Card 4- Character Fiona Quinn
Card 5- Character Ivan Penderecki
Card 6- Character name Suzan
Card 7- Character name Veronica
Card 8 - Character name Essex
Skip - Character Petra.
May Mini Challenge
May is the month of Eurovision! So how could we pass up the chance to base our mini challenge on this song contest? :o
This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players.
◈ Books with a read date between May 10 - May 31 count.(books just need to be read at any time after this has been posted until the end of the UNO challenge!)
◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (March 1)
◈ As a team, solve the puzzles by correctly guessing the word missing in each sentence below. (In brackets are the number of characters the word has)
◈ Then, as a team, start to spell-out these words. There are 13 words in all. Although we think it is unlikely that teams will complete all the words, you are welcome to try!
◈ For each word completed via spell-it-out, your team receives 5 points per letter and 10 points per word. Uncompleted words receive only 5 points per letter.
◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands
◈ One letter per book
◈ The usual book length rules apply
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a EUROVISION tab so that you can track your books and claim your points
Spell-it-out rules
For this mini-challenge, you are using the same rules that apply for UNO. So a letter needs to be the first letter in the book title, author first name or surname, character name or nickname, or setting. Articles (a/an/the) can be ignored in the book titles. For this spell-it-out, you can also use the first letter in the series name.
1.The first _________ (10) Song Contest was in 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland
2.It's foremost _________ (9) was to promote television
3.The first colour _________ (9) was in 1968
4.In 1969. there was a four way tie with joint winners being Spain, United Kingdom, _________ (11) and France.
5.Abba won with Waterloo for _________ (6) in 1974 with a score of 24. That same year, Olivia Newton-Jon placed equal fourth (representing United Kingdom) with 14 points.
6._________ (7) returned to the competition in 1978, their first appearance since 1966 which is the second longest absence ever recorded from the competition
7.For the very first time, the ESC travelled out of Europe and to the Israeli capital of Jerusalem in 1979. _________ (6) won that year for the second year in a row, but were unable to fund hosting the 1980 ESC.
8.In 1989 the ESC came "home" and after 33 years was again hosted in Switzerland, this time in _________ (8)
9.Ireland won in 1992,1993 and 1994 which was the _________ (5) time a country had ever won 3 years in a row. They then won again in 1996
10.The first contest of the new millenium was staged in _________ (9) Sweden in 2000
11.The 49th ESC in 2004 was the first in a new format of having semi-finals of two nights so that 36 countries could compete. _________ (8), the only city in the world that spans two continents, was selected as the host city.
12.Monster mask wearing death-metal band _________ (5) famously won for Finland in 2006, Finalnd's first win. They caused a lot of controversy with their grotesque costumes and were branded by some as "Satanists".
13."Fairytale" won for _________ (6) in 2009 with the single being seen as one of the most successful Eurovison winners ever. It topped the charts in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia and the Ukraine and made it into the top 10 in UK, Germany, Australia and Estonia. It was even a minor hit in Australia!
May is the month of Eurovision! So how could we pass up the chance to base our mini challenge on this song contest? :o
This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players.
◈ Books with a read date between May 10 - May 31 count.(books just need to be read at any time after this has been posted until the end of the UNO challenge!)
◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (March 1)
◈ As a team, solve the puzzles by correctly guessing the word missing in each sentence below. (In brackets are the number of characters the word has)
◈ Then, as a team, start to spell-out these words. There are 13 words in all. Although we think it is unlikely that teams will complete all the words, you are welcome to try!
◈ For each word completed via spell-it-out, your team receives 5 points per letter and 10 points per word. Uncompleted words receive only 5 points per letter.
◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands
◈ One letter per book
◈ The usual book length rules apply
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a EUROVISION tab so that you can track your books and claim your points
Spell-it-out rules
For this mini-challenge, you are using the same rules that apply for UNO. So a letter needs to be the first letter in the book title, author first name or surname, character name or nickname, or setting. Articles (a/an/the) can be ignored in the book titles. For this spell-it-out, you can also use the first letter in the series name.
1.The first _________ (10) Song Contest was in 1956 in Lugano, Switzerland
2.It's foremost _________ (9) was to promote television
3.The first colour _________ (9) was in 1968
4.In 1969. there was a four way tie with joint winners being Spain, United Kingdom, _________ (11) and France.
5.Abba won with Waterloo for _________ (6) in 1974 with a score of 24. That same year, Olivia Newton-Jon placed equal fourth (representing United Kingdom) with 14 points.
6._________ (7) returned to the competition in 1978, their first appearance since 1966 which is the second longest absence ever recorded from the competition
7.For the very first time, the ESC travelled out of Europe and to the Israeli capital of Jerusalem in 1979. _________ (6) won that year for the second year in a row, but were unable to fund hosting the 1980 ESC.
8.In 1989 the ESC came "home" and after 33 years was again hosted in Switzerland, this time in _________ (8)
9.Ireland won in 1992,1993 and 1994 which was the _________ (5) time a country had ever won 3 years in a row. They then won again in 1996
10.The first contest of the new millenium was staged in _________ (9) Sweden in 2000
11.The 49th ESC in 2004 was the first in a new format of having semi-finals of two nights so that 36 countries could compete. _________ (8), the only city in the world that spans two continents, was selected as the host city.
12.Monster mask wearing death-metal band _________ (5) famously won for Finland in 2006, Finalnd's first win. They caused a lot of controversy with their grotesque costumes and were branded by some as "Satanists".
13."Fairytale" won for _________ (6) in 2009 with the single being seen as one of the most successful Eurovison winners ever. It topped the charts in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia and the Ukraine and made it into the top 10 in UK, Germany, Australia and Estonia. It was even a minor hit in Australia!
The answers have been completed and filled in on the spreadsheet.
Thanks for figuring out the answers :)
is the mini challenge the same system as we've been doing so far? can we use title, author's name or a character name?
Dima wrote: "is the mini challenge the same system as we've been doing so far? can we use title, author's name or a character name?"
Spell-it-out rules
For this mini-challenge, you are using the same rules that apply for UNO. So a letter needs to be the first letter in the book title, author first name or surname, character name or nickname, or setting. Articles (a/an/the) can be ignored in the book titles. For this spell-it-out, you can also use the first letter in the series name.
Spell-it-out rules
For this mini-challenge, you are using the same rules that apply for UNO. So a letter needs to be the first letter in the book title, author first name or surname, character name or nickname, or setting. Articles (a/an/the) can be ignored in the book titles. For this spell-it-out, you can also use the first letter in the series name.
Finished Beautiful Lies By Lisa UngerCard 0 - Character Zak
Card 1- Book 1 in the series
Card 3 - Character Hauser
Card 6- Character Selvio
Card 9- Setting New York City. NY
I just finished Wicked for You by Shayla Black can be used for the following cards:Hand 1: Wild Draw Four (any book)
Hand 3: Card 3 ( character "Callie a/k/a Callindra Howe" )
Hand 4: Card 2 (setting Texas ) Card Wild (for many reasons) Card 6 (Author Shayla Black)
Hand 5: Wild (many reasons) Card 8 (character Elise) Card 6 (Author Shayla Black)
*****Hand 11: Card 1 Blue (cover mostly blue and character Nelson Osborne)
I am still not quite understanding the mini challenge Can someone give me an example of how this book would fit in?
It's a spell it out challenge. So we need to spell out each word using books like we do for the hands.
So for the word 'FIRST' I've used
my book The Likeness for F as the author is Tana French
Dima's book Beautiful Lies for R as there is a character called Ridley
and your book Wicked for You for S as the author is Shayla Black
we still need to complete the letters I and T for this word.
We get 5 points per letter completed and an extra 10 points for each word completed. So we start with the shorter words and work our way up.
So for the word 'FIRST' I've used
my book The Likeness for F as the author is Tana French
Dima's book Beautiful Lies for R as there is a character called Ridley
and your book Wicked for You for S as the author is Shayla Black
we still need to complete the letters I and T for this word.
We get 5 points per letter completed and an extra 10 points for each word completed. So we start with the shorter words and work our way up.
Dima wrote: "Finished Beautiful Lies By Lisa Unger
Card 0 - Character Zak
Card 1- Book 1 in the series
Card 3 - Character Hauser
Card 6- Character Selvio"
Can you add this book to your Uno shelf. Thanks
Card 0 - Character Zak
Card 1- Book 1 in the series
Card 3 - Character Hauser
Card 6- Character Selvio"
Can you add this book to your Uno shelf. Thanks
Pigletto wrote: "Dima wrote: "Finished Beautiful Lies By Lisa UngerCard 0 - Character Zak
Card 1- Book 1 in the series
Card 3 - Character Hauser
Card 6- Character Selvio"
Can you add..."
Done :)
Finised Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzCards:
1- Character Aunt Ophelia
2- Setting Texas
6- Character Sam
8- Setting El Paso
For the mini challenge:
Title can be use with the following letters: D, S, U. + B for the the Author's first name.
Character's names:
-Aristotle and Lilly Mendoza
-Dante Quintana
I was in the mood for an angsty romance, so I just finished
. Hope everyone has been enjoying your reading :)
Finished Wicked Charms by Janet EvanovichCard 2- Character Lizzy Tucker
Card 3- Character Hatchet
Card 6- Salem, Massachusetts
Card 8- Author’s Last name
Card 9 - Character Theodore Nergal
Also, the cover is VERY yellow so maybe that can be used somewhere as well.
Finished Daemon by Daniel SuarezBook 1 in a series
Author - Daniel Suarez (card 6)
Main Character s- Peter Sebeck, Matther Sobol (card 6)
Location - San Francisco (card 6)
Main Character - Natalie Phillips ( skip card)
Draw 2
Draw 4
Wild
The Girl in the Steel CorsetI just finished this one tonight.
Cards include:
#1 for the first in the series
#2 for character Thomas
#4 for character Fidley
#6 for character last name Sheppard
#8 for character Emily
Finished Lev Grossman' s The Magicians! Fantastic read.
Hello All I just finished Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum can go with the following hands/cardsHand 1, Hand 6, Hand 10, and Hand 13- Card Wild Draw 4 (because it is any book).
Hand 7: Card Skip (character Karl) Card 2 (Title: Those Who Save Us)
Hand 8: Card 6 (Character Name: Anna Schlemmer) Card Wild: for any of the above. Card 3 (Character Ancy Heligson) Card Skip (character Karl)
Hand 9: Card 3 (Character Ancy Heligson) Draw Two a/k/a Card 4 (Character Frau Kluge)
Hand 7,8,9,10,13 Card Reverse (If anyone has read it)
For the Mini Challenge- fits with Word 5 Letter E to complete the word because part of the story takes place in Germany which is in Europe. Or if you want to use it for other letters please feel free.
Finished The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsCard 0- Stand alone book
Card 2- Title
Character Tom Watson
Card 3- Author’s last name
Card 6- Character Scott Hipwell
Card 8- Setting England (London)
Skip - Author’s First name
Character names for the May mini challenge:
Megan Hipwell, Anna Watson, Rachel Watson, Kamal Abdic, Scott Hipwell, Tom Watson. Detective Gaskill, Detective Riley. Evie Watson.
Finished Finding Jake by Bryan Reardon I think the only two cards that it might fit are:Card 0- Stand alone book
Card 6- Character Simon Connely
More characters for the mini May challenge:
Laney Connely, Jake Connely, Doug, Racheal Connely, Max, Jonathan,
Setting is Delaware, US.
Treavor wrote: "Finished Lev Grossman' s The Magicians! Fantastic read."Thank you Treavor. I just added it to my "To Read" list :)
Finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Card 0 - Zacharias Smith
Card 2 - Tom Riddle
Card 3 - Harry Potter
Card 4 - Fred Weasley
Card 6 - Severus Snape --- and the book cover is VERY green!!(just sayin)
Card 7 - Lord Voldemort
Card 8 - Ernie Macmillan
Card 9 - Neville Longbottom
Dima wrote: "Treavor wrote: "Finished Lev Grossman' s The Magicians! Fantastic read."Thank you Treavor. I just added it to my "To Read" list :)"
I've been eyeing that one as well :)
I finished this 5/20.
The cards include:
#1: Book one
#3: Character name hanna
#6: author's name sara shepard
#8: character ezra
Skip: Last name of character Kahn.
I finished
by Dima Zales rated 1 star if I could give it no stars I would such a waste of my time... GRRRRR anyway it can go with the following hands and cardsHand 1, 4, 10, and 13 - Card WD4 (because it is any book)
Hand 8 and 13 Card W (because it can fit requirements for card Zero (Author's last name is Zales)
Hand 8,9,10 and 13 Card Reverse if anyone else has read it.
Hand 11 and 12 Card 1 (Title starts with letter O and character Owen)
Hand 12 Card Skip (character names Phoe)
Hand 13 Card 8 (takes place on Earth)
Hand 14 Card 4 (character Filomena) Card 2 (character Theo) Card 0 (author's last name is Zales) card 2 Green (I am not sure if this one fits the criteria for green on the cover but thought I would ask and let you judge)
Also for the mini challenge fits Word 12 letter O to complete the word because the title of the book is "Oasis". or any other letters if you prefer.
Yikes Lisa, bummer on having to read that book :(
Snowtulip wrote: "Yikes Lisa, bummer on having to read that book :("I know I Love Sci Fi and I am having the hardest time finding a good book. The Last good ones I read were "The Martian" and Ready Player One". and I read those last year.......... soo frustrating
Finished both Gods Behaving Badly and Half Wild.For Half Wild:
- N for the character Nathan
For Gods Behaving Badly:
- N for the character Neil
P.S. how are you that fast?! I just added the books and was looking where they fit and you already had Nathan filled in! Amazing :D
I'm curious what you end of thinking of the next book in the Half Bad trilogy Treavor...
Lisa wrote: "Snowtulip wrote: "Yikes Lisa, bummer on having to read that book :("I know I Love Sci Fi and I am having the hardest time finding a good book. The Last good ones I read were "The Martian" and Rea..."
The Martian is one of my all time favorite books, and it's also the rare occasion that I also like the movie!
Rachel wrote: "I finished this 5/20.
The cards include:
#1: Book one
#3: Character name hanna
#6: author's name sara shepard
#8: character ezra
Skip: Last name of charac..."
Read the series. I liked it much
I actually have seen the show. But, I wanted to compare the two to see how different they are, since I know sometimes books and shows or movies can be quite different. Although, hopefully, I'll like it as much as the show. :)
Just finished this one tonight. It was fantastic!
The cards it includes:
Card 0: Stand alone book
Card 4: Character Fawn
Card 6: Character Sara
Card 7: Setting in Vermont
Skip: Character Katherine
Finished The Treatment by Mo Hayder#2 Book Title
#3 Author's last name
#4 Character Fish
#5 Character Ivan
#6 Character Souness
#8 Setting - England
#9 Setting - Norwich
Skip - Character Alek Peach
For the Mini Challenge:
I see that we're missing a book for an I for Israel - Character Ivan
Finished The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienCard 1: Setting - Osgiliath
Card 2: Book Title / author's name/ 2nd book in the series.
Card 3: Character Hama
Card 4: Character Frodo Baggins
Card 5: Setting - Isengard
Card 6: Character Smeagol
Card 8: Character Eowyn
Card 9- Characters Nazgul
Skip - Character Pippin
Also, I read "Game of Thrones" and "A Storm of Swords" if you want to use it for a Reverse card.
Do we have a June round? if so, then count me in!!
I just finished
by Joe Hart!!!! I rated it 5 stars and a favorite!! Loved it. Can go with the following handsHand 6,10,13 -Wild Draw 4
Hand 8,13-Wild (book 1 in a series)
Hand 11,14-Card 0 (Character named Zoey)
Hand 12- Card 9 (Character named Newton)
Hand 13-Card 7 (character named Vivian) Card 8 (character named Eli ) Card 5(Character Ian) card 6- (character Seamus)
Hand 14-Card 2 (character named Terra) Card 5 (character named Ian).
Pick any for Eurovision.
Seriously great book!
FlawlessJust finished this.
2: Second Book of the series
3: character hanna
4: title flawless
6: character Spencer
8: Emily character
9: Noel character
Skip: character Kate
Dima wrote: "Do we have a June round? if so, then count me in!!"
Unfortunately, this is our last round. There is a Bingo game that will be played next. I don't think that one has a time limit. Bingo
There is a 5 month team challenge starting in the Nothing But Reading Challenges group. Wobble Challenge Folder if you want to check it out.
Unfortunately, this is our last round. There is a Bingo game that will be played next. I don't think that one has a time limit. Bingo
There is a 5 month team challenge starting in the Nothing But Reading Challenges group. Wobble Challenge Folder if you want to check it out.
Finished Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez2- Second book in a series
4- Title of the book starts with F
6 - author's last name
6- main character Sebeck, Peter
9- main character - Natalie Phillips
The Perks Of Being A Book Addict
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Hand 1: wild Draw 4 (any book)
Hand 2: card 3 (third book in series)
Hand 4: card 2 (character Thorne or character Torin) Card 4 (setting Farafrah) card 6 (character Scarlet or character Sybil or character princess Selene) Card Wild (holy crap to many answers) if you want them please let me know.
Hand 7: Reverse (if anyone else has read it please let us know)