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ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2017 > Team Harry Dresden

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message 501: by Dragana (last edited Mar 23, 2017 10:28AM) (new)

Dragana (diaryofthebookdragon) | 66 comments Completion Post

Rise on 22-Mar
1 - first in series
4 - character's surname starts with F (Zander Freedman)
8 - character's name starts with E (Elizabeth Winston)
Skip - author's name starts with K

Mini challenge task 3 - Heroine (Elizabeth) has the same name as Team Elizabeth Bennet

Twice Tempted on 23-Mar
2 - second book in series
4 - author's surname starts with F
7 - character's name starts with V (Vlad)

Mini challenge task 1 - Jeaniene Frost is author for Team Bones
Mini challenge task 3 - Cat and Vlad (two characters from team Bones series Night Huntress appear here too)


message 502: by Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady (last edited Mar 23, 2017 02:49PM) (new)

Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Completion Post
The Invisible Library
on March 23
It works for more but I know you will want to use it for
5 - Title starts with an I


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Going to read
The Illustrated Man next. That will also work for a 5


message 504: by Marie (UK) (last edited Mar 23, 2017 02:58PM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Completed The Woodlanders

i think this was a green 2
gave it 2 stars
completed 23/03/2017


message 505: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Hewison (rachhewison) | 459 comments Yay!! Now that you guys have done a couple of fives we have started stacking up the points. 6 hands completed!

As soon as Caly and I have finished our books we will have finished 8 hands.

Another 5, wild and skip will get us to finish 10 hands.

1 5green
3 one's
1 two
1 three
2 four's
2 five's
3 six's
3 seven's
2 nine's
3 wild's
3 reverse's
1 skip
1 wild draw 4

No more 8's needed


message 506: by Tina (new)

Tina | 768 comments Completion post
Darkfever 24/3 2017

1 - First in series
5 - Set in Ireland
SKIP - author Karen Marie Moning
Reverse - Ozana has read it

Mini challenge
D- title
K - author
M - author
F - series
I - set in Ireland
L - character Mac Lane
J - character Jerricho
B - character Jerricho Barrons


message 507: by Tina (last edited Mar 24, 2017 06:45AM) (new)

Tina | 768 comments My next book is Sugar Daddy
1 - 1st in series
3 - character Sela Halstead
6 - title
9 - character Beckett North


message 508: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Completion Post Pianist in a Bordello
Completed 25/03/2017
Will fit mini challenge there is a character called Robert Banks

Main challenge
2 character Tim
3 character Hamilton
6 character Stapleton


message 509: by Marie (UK) (last edited Mar 25, 2017 09:35AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Is someone doing the 5 green or shall i have a look if i can fill it

ETA i have nothing readily available


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Completion Post
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
on March 25th
Done for a 5 (title starts with I)

For the mini challenge this does have a character called "Mark" in the story "The Visitor" and there is the team Mark Watney.


message 511: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Completion post
The Worm Ouroboros
The biggest waste of time ever but i needed to finish it for another challenge
1 star
Completed on25/03/2017

Works for
0 character Lord Zigg
4 - FOLIOT
6 - Lord Spitfire
7 Lord Volle


message 512: by Marie (UK) (last edited Mar 25, 2017 03:22PM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments I am having to travel tomorrow for a funeral on Monday so might not be online until Tuesday but I will read
I have got The Life We Bury to finish this will work for a 5 character Carl Iverson
and The Uncommon Reader on Audio


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Not sure I can do more than one book before March ends but I will do my best.

My next read is Burial Rites doing it mostly for Reverse (Marie has read it) and we still need several of those. But it will also work for
3- Hannah
5- Iceland (setting)
Skip - Kent


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Marie wrote: "Is someone doing the 5 green or shall i have a look if i can fill it

ETA i have nothing readily available"


I have nothing for 5 green either. Need to find something if we think we can still get all the hands done in a week.

Can everyone check in? Tell us how you are doing?
Thanks!


message 515: by Ingeborg (new)

Ingeborg (redrum) | 410 comments Checking in! Reading Harry Potter right now, which will fit for many cards and give us some points on the mini challenge. Might get one more book squeezed in, but that'll be tight. Will see how I get on.


message 516: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Hewison (rachhewison) | 459 comments Sorry I've not had much time to update. I've quickly put the most recent books on the normal March spreadsheet but not had time to do the mini challenge- I'm not very good at anagrams!

I've listed all the books you've said you're going to read so if you could check the spreadsheet and see if I've included them all.

The cards we currently don't have anything assigned to are:

2 one's
1 two
1 three
2 four's
1 5green
3 six's
1 seven
1 nine
2 reverse's
2 wild's
1 wild draw 4


message 517: by Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady (last edited Mar 26, 2017 02:29AM) (new)

Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Looks good Rachael!

my thoughts going forward. Since most of us are not fast readers and 5 green is really difficult to find, I suggest we concentrate on trying to finish hands 12 and 13 (In addition to the books we are Currently reading and are already on the board.

(We also do NEED a 9 to finish hand 11! )

To do that the team would need to read 11 additional books between us. Mostly LOW numbered cards
1 - 2 of them, a 2, 3, and 4, two 6s, a reverse, a wild and a wild draw 4. My 1 blue could always just be a 1 so we don't lose those points. It is just a suggestion but remember we only get points for the cards we finish.


message 518: by Alissa (new)

Alissa | 351 comments Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill complete.

This does fit the 5 green as there is a character named Isabelle (minor character though if it matters)

Also fits 0 - stand alone
3 - author first name
I don't think it fits anywhere for March mini.

I've been in hospital for a couple days having wrist surgery so I should have a couple more books by the end of the week.


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Thanks Alissa,

Sorry about your wrist! Hope you are healing well.

Happy reading this week.


message 520: by Dragana (new)

Dragana (diaryofthebookdragon) | 66 comments Checkin in. I am currently reading Doctor Sleep (almost over). It will work for mini challenge part 3 and also for 2, Skip, 4, 3, 6, ...
I will finish it later today. I will be able to read at least one more book until the end of the month. I will check the spreadsheet to see which tasks we have available and let you know later what I will read.


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Dragana wrote: "Checkin in. I am currently reading Doctor Sleep (almost over). It will work for mini challenge part 3 and also for 2, Skip, 4, 3, 6, ...
I will finish it later today. I will be abl..."


Thanks Dragana! Have a great week!


message 522: by Dragana (last edited Mar 27, 2017 06:11AM) (new)

Dragana (diaryofthebookdragon) | 66 comments Finished Doctor Sleep on 27-Mar
Works for:
2 - second book in series
4 - set in a place name starts with F (Frazier, New Hampshire)
6 - author's name starts with S
Skip - author's surname starts with K
Mini challenge task 3 - Character Dan Torrance, from The Shining (team Team Jack Torrance)

Next I will read two novellas: Devil to Pay (4, 2, 8 + mini challenge part3) & Home for the Holidays (4, 3 + mini challenge part 3).

I am trying to help fill the remaining slots for mini challenge, so we get the completion bonus.
I will definitely finish these two until the end of the month, so you can reserve spots in the spreadsheet for me.


message 523: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Hewison (rachhewison) | 459 comments 10 hands completed!


message 524: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Completed The Life We Bury
finished on 27/03/2017
4 stars

works for
2 character Joe Talbert
3 character Crystal Hagan
4 character Andrew Fisher
6 Character Boady Sanden
7 character Virgil


message 525: by Tina (new)

Tina | 768 comments Completion post
Sugar Daddy
1 - 1st in series
2 - character Jonathon Townsend
3 - character Sela Halstead
6 - title
9 - character Beckett North


message 526: by Tina (new)

Tina | 768 comments I think I'll only be able to finish one more book this month, but I might manage two.

My next book is Wrong Number, Right Guy
1 - 1st in series
9 - set in New Orleans


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady Looking at the way my week is going, I am pretty sure that my current book Burial Rites will be the last one I can finish this month.

When I do finish it I am going to start The Bear and the Nightingale which we can use in the first hand of April (the cards are up) as it works for 7 (character name) and also 1,2 and Skip.


message 528: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments i will get through at least 2 before end of month


message 529: by Marie (UK) (last edited Mar 28, 2017 03:15PM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Completion post

At the Water's Edge
Completed on 28/03/2017
5 stars
works for

3 character Hank
6 author Sara



Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Completed on 28/03/2017

Works for
3 title H


message 530: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Hewison (rachhewison) | 459 comments Is anyone able to read a 9 and a 2?

If we get those two we'll finish 12/14 hands.

To finish 13 hands we'd need a Reverse, 4, 1 and wild.


message 531: by Tina (new)

Tina | 768 comments As i mentioned in message 526 the book I read at the moment works for 9.


message 532: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments The Uncommon Reader

Read on 27/03/2016
Works for 9 - Character Norman
and not much else

could be used as a wild
Has anyone else read it?


message 533: by Marie (UK) (last edited Mar 29, 2017 04:25AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments The Paris Wife
finsihed 29/03/2017
works for a
6- character Don Stewart
4 - Zelda Fitgerald is a character
3 Hadley Character
2 - character Tiddy

again has anyone else read it? I will try and check


message 534: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments not found anyone else with the above books


message 535: by Alissa (new)

Alissa | 351 comments completion - Project ELE by Rebecca Gobel and Courtney Nuckles

0 - Character Zach
1 - 1st in series
Could also be Wild

I\m reading Scavenger by David Morel which could be a 2 - 2nd in series.


message 536: by Dragana (new)

Dragana (diaryofthebookdragon) | 66 comments Completion Post
Devil to Pay on 27-Mar
Only 101 pages, but I think everything over 100 pages works. Right?

Works for:
2 - character's name starts with T (Blake Turner)
4 - author's surname starts with F
8 - character's name starts with E (Elise)

Mini challenge part 3: Bones is in it, character from Night Huntress series (team Bones)


message 537: by Dragana (new)

Dragana (diaryofthebookdragon) | 66 comments Completion Post
Home for the Holidays on 28-Mar
Works for:
3 - books's title starts with H
4 - author's surname starts with F
5 - character's name starts with I (Ian)
6 - character's name starts with S (Spade)
Skip - character's name starts with K (Kira)

Mini challenge part 3: Cat is in it, character from Night Huntress series (team Bones)


message 538: by Tina (last edited Mar 29, 2017 06:13AM) (new)

Tina | 768 comments You're amazing ladies! This will definitely fill some of the blanks in our spreadsheet:)

Dragana, the page limit is 100 pages so we can use it:)


message 539: by Marie (UK) (last edited Mar 29, 2017 06:39AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Completion post
Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries
29/03/2017

3 Helen - author
4- Fielding - Author
2- character - Tom
6 - character Shazza
4th in a series

This is all the books i had started on different devices/ formats
I may get another read before the end of the month but i won't promise


message 540: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Hewison (rachhewison) | 459 comments When Tina and Caly finish their books we'll have finished the 13 hands. Anything else we can get read is a bonus.

Left we have:
4
7
1 Blue
6
Reverse
Wild
5 Green

I've neglected the mini challenge so will go through all of our read books and see if there's anything else I can add to it although I may need your help with the scrabble part.


message 541: by Marie (UK) (last edited Mar 30, 2017 02:31AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments I am reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

i should finish it in time has anyone else read it so we could use for reverse

otherwise fits -1, 2, 3, 6, 9


message 542: by Tina (last edited Mar 30, 2017 03:08AM) (new)

Tina | 768 comments We can always put Catch-22 (card 1) in hand 13 and move Wonder back to hand 14 (card 1 Blue) :)

I will finish Wrong Number, Right Guy today, after that I can read Sugar Kisses (card 6 or Reverse since Dragana has read it)


message 543: by Tina (new)

Tina | 768 comments Completion post
Wrong Number, Right Guy
Hand 11

Moving on to Sugar Kisses
6 - title
Reverse - Dragana has read it


message 544: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Completion post
Catch-22
pages 540
stars 4
completed on 30/03/2017

Fits
0 standalone
1. character Orr
2 character Sergeant Towser
3 author Heller
4 character Colonel Feredge
6 character Shipman
9 character Nately

or can be swopped as Tina mentions above

I am going to start The Angel of Darkness as i have to read it for another challenge.
I may get it done but it is 752 pages


message 545: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Hewison (rachhewison) | 459 comments I've filled in another word for the scrabble section but we still have quite a few books we could use but I'm struggling with making a word.

The books we have left are:

Darkfever
Sugar daddy
At the water's edge
The paris wife
The invisible library
The woodlanders


message 546: by Rachael (new)

Rachael Hewison (rachhewison) | 459 comments I'm going to quickly read a short Point Horror book to get us the last part one challenge card so that we can get the bonus points.

As it can count for the wild card in hand 14 we are only 4 books away from completing the whole round!

Is there anyone that would be willing to read a short book to try and get us to the end?

All we need is a 4, 7, 6 and 5 green


message 547: by Marie (UK) (last edited Mar 30, 2017 11:31AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments Rachael wrote: "I've filled in another word for the scrabble section but we still have quite a few books we could use but I'm struggling with making a word.

The books we have left are:

Darkfever
Sugar daddy
At t..."


do we use the first letter of title or can we ignore the article

WAIST

Woodlanders
A t the waters edge
Invisible library
S sugar daddy
The Paris wife


If we ignore The we could get WASP


message 548: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments My current book will cover 6 or 5 is there a countdown clock - it is long but i have nothing planned tomorrow


message 549: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 1155 comments if we are still going on 1900 sydney time i reckon we have about 1 2hours to closing of this round. I cannot read anything in that time


message 550: by Tina (new)

Tina | 768 comments Sorry Marie, we only have on A in Scrabble, so we can't use WAIST or WASP:(

According to the info we got at the beginning of the challenge, it began on Wednesday February 1, 2017 at 7pm AEDST (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time). I don't know if there's a countdown clock:(


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