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ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2017
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I finished The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith alias J.K. Rowling for the mini challenge. My review is here: my link text
Now I am starting on Ilona Andrews' Burn for Me also for the mini challenge.
STATUS UPDATEOne more week to go! Countdown to when books for March Uno cards and mini challenge need to be finished.
For the regular Uno cards - we need 22 more books. We can do this!
For the mini challenge - we are almost done with part 1 to 3!
For part 4 (scrabble), we have 5 books finished already.
I have eventually finished a book! Yay! I read
which works for..Card 0 (standalone)
Card 2 (title - Tequila and Teabags)
Card 8 (character - Elsie)
Card 9 (character - Noah)
Scrabble letters that it can work for... (Not sure if this is the right way to go about listing them or..)
R (character - Rose)
W (character - Will)
B (character - Betty)
L (author - Laura Banard)
Y (location - Yorkshire)
E (character - Elsie)
M (character - Megan)
N (character - Noah)
J (character - James)
T (title - Tequila and Teabags)
That's awesome Ashley! I finished The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
2 - Title
3 - #3 in series
6 - Eustace Scrubb
7 - Title
8 - Edmund
Skip - Lucy Pevensie
Reverse - MH
And for the mini, who could forget Reepicheep (for R)? :)
Also Drinian for D, and Lucy for L.
Finished 13 Drops of Blood. Works for:
standalone
A and M - char August Monk, B - char Buck, D - char Denoté, E - char Elizabeth, G and S - char Gary Somers, H and T- char Hubert Turret, J - char Jennifer, K - char Kate, L and W - char Lawrence Whitney, P - char Penny, R - char Richard
Works for mini
We might not need all of the letters. That's a lot of books to read in a week. We should try to get the biggest words possible filled in, since they get us the most points
Melindam wrote: "I agree with Eni. :)"So do I :-)
I think the most important thing is to finish the 19 books needed for the regular Uno cards (so that we get all the points there). I don't think that is impossible between all of us.
That could potentially give us 26 books for scrabble which is enough for three words with 7 letters, plus one word with 5 letters.
I'm planning on having a big reading weekend! It's going to rain tomorrow so I'm hoping to spend all that time curled up with a book or five. ;)
That sounds lovely Kazen! Wish I could do the same. Besides the Ilona Andrews book, I maybe able to finish 2 more, but unfortunately right now that's my absolute limit. :(
maria helena wrote: "Melindam wrote: "I agree with Eni. :)"So do I :-)
I think the most important thing is to finish the 19 books needed for the regular Uno cards (so that we get all the points there). I don't think..."
that's good.
Should we list each our read's characters and place, we might not post earlier during read finished-complete submission.
I made some 7 letters words.... should PM?
Melindam wrote: "That sounds lovely Kazen! Wish I could do the same. Besides the Ilona Andrews book, I maybe able to finish 2 more, but unfortunately right now that's my absolute limit. :("guess what, I found two agatha cristie and two classic plays of shakespeare...such diversion always change my mood from dystopia.
Kazen wrote: "I'm planning on having a big reading weekend! It's going to rain tomorrow so I'm hoping to spend all that time curled up with a book or five. ;)"That sounds lovely! I'm hoping to do the same :-)
Melindam wrote: "That sounds lovely Kazen! Wish I could do the same. Besides the Ilona Andrews book, I maybe able to finish 2 more, but unfortunately right now that's my absolute limit. :("Every book counts! We all read at different speeds (and we all have other commitments outside the challenge) so just read what you can :-)
Spirit-Soul-Body ( Lil Book Harpy ) wrote: "Should we list each our read's characters and place, we might not post earlier during read finished-complete submission. I made some 7 letters words.... should PM? "
Better to post it here in the thread - then everyone can see what alternatives we have.
Spirit-Soul-Body ( Lil Book Harpy ) wrote: "guess what, I found two agatha cristie and two classic plays of shakespeare...such diversion always change my mood from dystopia. "Nice!
maria helena wrote: "Better to post it here in the thread - then everyone can see what alternatives we have. "knobbly
hydrant
abdomen
bedlamp
hambone
jobname
manhole
menfolk
plafond
planked
plonked
polkaed
oysters
Storeys
eastern
nearest
earnest
yestern
spryest
pythons
monthly
blanked
flanked
blander
beyonds
another
anymore
daywork
jawbone
I've finished
card 3 - character Vicki Hewitt
card 4 - book 4 in series
card 7 - character Vicki Hewitt
skip - character Jimmy Perez
Scrabble:
A - author Ann Cleeves
D- character Dave Wheeler
F - character Fran
H - character Vicki Hewitt
J - character Jimmy Perez
L - character Rhonas Laing
P - character Jimmy Perez
R - character Rhona Laing
S - series Shetland Island
W - character Dave Wheeler
Just finished The Case of the Horrified Heirs. May be good for the mini scrabble or for the regular challenge. Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Place names: LA, Bakersfield
Standalone book
Characters: Perry Mason, Della Street, Arthur Tragg, Paul Drake, Virginia Baxter, Lauretta Trent, George Eagan, Anna Fritch, Ferris Alton, Jack Andrews, Cortland Albert, Gordon Kelvin, Boring Briggs, Jerry Casewell, Hallinan Fisk,
Finished Murder Most Witchy.1 - #1 in series
3 and 5 - Character Ian Hart
8 - Author
9 - Set in North Harbor
For the mini - Archer, Derek, Magda, Wendy Lightower, Gerry Lightower, Jennifer Jacobi, Nathan Braun.
I've read a bunch of books, yea!
1 - first in series
2 - C: Tommy
6 - C: Cole Stockton
8 - E title
9 - C: Nikki Beckett
Skip - set in Park City
More characters: Jack Caputo, Meredith Jenkins, Jules, Christopher
3 - Author H
6 - C: George St. John
8 - C: Edward
Skip - C: Killian St. John
More characters: Robbie, Madeline Connor, Sarah Barnaby, Gilbert, Charles Beckwith
1 - first in series
4 - Title F
6 - C: Sophie
Skip - Author K
More characters: Colton Drake, Marta, Stella, Collins, Kylie, Bill
Kazen wrote: "I've read a bunch of books, yea!"Awesome Kazen!
I've finished
card 2 - title T
card 3 - book 3 in series
skip - character Artie Pine
Scrabble:
A - character Artie Pine
B - character Michael Banville
D - character Darby McCormick
M - author Chris Mooney
P - character Artie Pine
R - character Randy Scott
S - character Randy Scott
T - title
STATUS UPDATEWe are making great progress! We now only need 12 more books to finish all the Uno cards! (Countdown to deadline here)
For the mini challenge - we are done with part 1 to 3!
For scrabble - we have 14 books finished.
SCRABBLE UPDATEI've started placing the books into words, going with Eni's suggestions. This is the only combination of words we have come up with so far but we can always rearrange the books into different words later if we find a combination that would give us more points.
WORD 1 - HERSELF (35 + 4 points)
H - Unbelievable (Eni)
E - Murder Most Witchy (Sarah)
R - India Was One (Lil Book Harpy)
S - Filthy Beautiful Lies (Kazen)
E - Everneath (Kazen)
L - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Sarah)
F - The Chessmen (MH)
WORD 2 - HONESTY (35 + 4 points)
H - Blue Lightning (MH)
O
N - Shards of Honour (Melindam)
E - Lightning Blade (Lil Book Harpy)
S - The Case of the Horrified Heirs (Melindam)
T - The Dead Room (MH)
Y - Tequila and Tea Bags (Ashley)
WORD 3 - WESTERN (35 + 4 points)
W - 13 Drops of Blood (Eni)
E
S
T
E
R
N
WORD 4 - MARRY (25 + 2 points)
WORD 5 - NYMPH (25 + 2 points)
More suggestions of 7 letter words are listed in post #568.
I've finished
card 4 - character Jessica Fletcher
skip - title P
Scrabble:
Works for letters B, D, F, H, J, K, M, R, W (details already in spreadsheet)
I've started
It will work for the last card 7 for the regular Uno cards, and for the missing letter O for scrabble word HONESTY.
I'm so glad you are on top of placing books for Scrabble, MH. ;)Finished another one today, The High Mountains of Portugal.
0 - standalone
2 and 3 - title
8 - C: Eusebio Lozora
Skip - C: Peter Tovy
And another! Only gave it one star, though, so can't really recommend it. :/
2 - second in series
4 - Title F
6 - C: Sophie
Skip - Author K
More characters: Colton Drake, Marta, Stella, Collins, Kylie, Pace
Nice going Kazen. naisu ..BTW I visited to understand UNO card game as I never played in life before.
here month wise rules are easy to understand but overall for garden party it messy.
I just finished I've got your number. Nice read in between :). The next book will be the Ice Queen. :)
We are doing great! :)Just finished Cookies & Cream.
1 - first in a series
Title S
Author. Antoinette Turner
Place name: New Hampshire, Ireland
Characters: Kerra O'Connor
Declan Quinn
Contessa Travers
Grayson
Braden Quinn, Connel Quinn Liam Quinn, Catherine
Quinn
Einin Ryan
Finished The Darling Buds of May1 - #1 in series
2 - Title
3 - Author H.E. Bates
Skip - Character Miss Pilchester
For mini - Mariette Larkin
Finished The Homecoming (Bayou Shifters Book 1) by Tammy Tate• First in series
• Char : Sydney Gail, Kyle Fontaine, Lisa, Justin Fontaine, Emily, Beau, Adam Fontaine, Mona,
• Place : Bayou Fontaine
I think I will finish Burn for Me by Thursday morning at the latest and still could grab an Agatha Christie book & finish it by Friday. I am planning to read A Murder Is Announced unless it has been read by someone else already - I can't remember seeing it on the already-read list, but please let me know.
wow Melindam, do you know? - Murder on the orient express was my first Agatha Christie
I tracked done more
1. The murder at vicarage
2. The body in library
3. The moving finger
4. A murder is announced
5. They do it with mirrors
6. A pocket full of Rye
7. 4:50 from Paddington
8. The mirror crack’d from side to side
9. A Caribbean mystery
10. At bertram’s hotel
11. Nemesis
12. Sleeping Murder
Plus already had
1. The mysterious affair at styles
2. Murder on the orient express
3. And then there were none
I am going to read each month agatha christie's work ...burning with anticipation..what it will bring next?
My favourite ACs, besides "A murder is announced", are The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Five Little Pigs.
I hope to get those too. I have already set price alert with i.e You Have An eReaderIQ Price Drop Alert For Agatha Christie
Melindam - I don't think anyone else has read it, but it wouldn't matter if they had - it's ok if two people read the same book for the regular uno cards. :)Lil Book Harpy - I think my favourite AC is And Then There Were None. The first Poirot I think you can get for free, as it's out of copyright. Maybe more of the early ones are too - worth checking out.
Sarah wrote: "Melindam - I don't think anyone else has read it, but it wouldn't matter if they had - it's ok if two people read the same book for the regular uno cards. :)Lil Book Harpy - I think my favourite ..."
Thanks Sarah,
Yes , I checked all freebies for copyright...
specially with free digital libraries - they put some geographical restrictions.
The only Christie I've read so far is And Then There Were None, but I would like to try the Poirot novels at some point. I had no idea the early one/s were out of copyright - thanks for that tip, Sarah!
Agatha Christie was one of the authors that made me fall in love with British mysteries/crime novels (a close second to Nordic crime for my favourite genre). My favourite Christie books are And Then There Were None, Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, and The A.B.C. Murders. Murder on the Orient Express, Five Little Pigs, and The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side are also very good.
If anyone likes audiobooks, Dan Stevens did an absolutely excellent narration of both And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express.
Sarah wrote: "Melindam - I don't think anyone else has read it, but it wouldn't matter if they had - it's ok if two people read the same book for the regular uno cards. :)Thank you, Sarah. For the regular uno cards, does our Team still need a book re-read? If yes, I can do that, provided it is an AC. :)
Kazen wrote: "The only Christie I've read so far is And Then There Were None, but I would like to try the Poirot novels at some point. I had no idea the early one/s were out of copyright - thanks fo..."I highly recommend: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, featuring Poirot. It is one of the most interesting AC books, with a surprisingly controversial ending. According to Wiki: "In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever. The classic mystery scholar, H. Hayward included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written." :)
Melindam wrote: "I highly recommend: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, featuring Poirot. It is one of the most interesting AC books, with a surprisingly controversial ending. According to Wiki: "In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever. The classic mystery scholar, H. Hayward included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written." :) "Haha. I love how different everyone's reading taste is. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is one of my least favourite AC novels (although it was a long time since I read it so I might give it another chance). In general, I much prefer Miss Marple over Hercule Poirot.
Endless Night is said to be AC's own favourite, and is often said to be one of her best novels, and I really disliked it.
I've finished
for the last card 7 for the regular Uno cards, and for the missing letter O for scrabble word HONESTY.
:)I was hardly able to finish Endless Night myself, I found it so frustratingly boring. :)
Melindam wrote: ":)I was hardly able to finish Endless Night myself, I found it so frustratingly boring. :)"
Slow going and predictable!
SCRABBLE UPDATEWe have our first two 7 letter words finished!
WORD 1 - HERSELF (35 + 4 points)
H - Unbelievable (Eni)
E - Murder Most Witchy (Sarah)
R - India Was One (Lil Book Harpy)
S - Filthy Beautiful Lies (Kazen)
E - Everneath (Kazen)
L - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Sarah)
F - The Chessmen (MH)
WORD 2 - HONESTY (35 + 4 points)
H - Blue Lightning (MH)
O - Margaritas and Murder (MH)
N - Shards of Honour (Melindam)
E - Lightning Blade (Lil Book Harpy)
S - The Case of the Horrified Heirs (Melindam)
T - The Dead Room (MH)
Y - Tequila and Tea Bags (Ashley)
We have another 8 books for scrabble finished. I will place them into words after work.
UNO CARDS UPDATE
We only need 4 more books to finish all the Uno cards! Awesome job team!
Countdown - we still have almost 4 days left. That means we could maybe get one or two more scrabble words finished.
(Remember, book you've already started but not have time to finish before the deadline can be used in April, so no books are wasted!)
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