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ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2017
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Team Kate Daniels
Lauri wrote: "I'll do Succubus Shadows for team Rose Hathaway for #1 in the March Mini - author Richelle Mead. I'm already reading it for a Reverse... Bonus!"
Nice! :)
Don't forget you can't start it until the 15th :)
Ginger wrote: "About task 2 of mini-challenge: one of team's name is Augustus Waters so I can read 
? Cause I have it on my shelf for such a long time and I haven't read..."You can absolutely read it! :)
If it's OK I'll read Magic Bites, for the March mini, after Miss Peregrine.
==============Please keep in mind that books for the March mini challenge can only be started on March 15th.
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Completion PostPlayer: LaurLa
Book: Too Good To Be True
Read: 03.13
Rating: ★★1/2
Possible Cards:
2 - Title
Skip - K - author Kasey Michaels
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards
I'm a little confused by #2 of the mini-challenge: 2. Read one book that is one of the team names for 30 points
Note: Where a team name is a series book, only book 1 of the series can count for this part
Aren't all of the team names character names? So how does it work to read one of the team names as a book? Sorry if I am missing the obvious here...
Basically, you have to read the corresponding book to the team name.For Kate Daniels, it would be reading the first book in the series. For stand-alones like Team Augustus Waters, it would be reading The Fault in Our Stars.
As for the third task, you read books where you can find the names of the characters corresponding to the team name.I.E. you'd hunt down your books for names such as Kate, Curran, Rafael (Team Kate Daniels), Ron, Harry, Hermione (Team Ron Weasley), Adam, Samuel, Darryl, Mercy (Team Mercy Thompson)... etc.
Eldarwen wrote: "Basically, you have to read the corresponding book to the team name.For Kate Daniels, it would be reading the first book in the series. For stand-alones like Team Augustus Waters, it would be rea..."
Okay, I kind of got that, it's just worded weird. If they want us to read the book the name was derived from, I couldn't figure out why they didn't just say that.
Anyway, if I were to read book 1 of Kate Daniels for #2, would it also work for #1 or would I have to read different books for 1 and 2?
One book per task only, so the book would either work for 1 or for 2.Also if you read a book for whichever of tasks 1-3, you won't be able to use it for the spell-out of the scrabble (which is task 4).
Btw, don't worry about the second task though, Ginger already offered to read The Fault in Our Stars.
Eldarwen wrote: "One book per task only, so the book would either work for 1 or for 2.Also if you read a book for whichever of tasks 1-3, you won't be able to use it for the spell-out of the scrabble (which is ta..."
Gotcha.
I'll be reading At Grave's End - this would cover one of the books for task one.
Sounds good! A bit of Cat & Bones :-)
I'm going to read Because of Miss Bridgerton which covers 1, 2, or 3 of the first part. I may have already mentioned that. Daylight savings time has really messed with my brain. I really wish we wouldn't do it. As a result I'm not sure what I have and have not said and where I have said it. For the scrabble part how do we decide on words? Anyone up for strawberry short cake? (Unfortunately we are short an A.)
Strawberry short cake would be awesome right about now! I just finished dinner, so a little dessert.... ;-)Miss Bridgerton has been slotted towards the author task (#1).
I'm going to pick up
for task 1, and
for task 3. And maybe, if challenges allow, I'll also read
for task 1 and
for task 3. But then, I also need to see how much time is left in the month by the time I'm done with the first two hehe.
Finished
. It was alright. Not as good as the premise promised but oh well.
For the scrabble part, is it better to try for one long word or several shorter ones? If it's too long, we run the chance of not completing it, right?
Maybe we just read books and see what letters we have and make words from them. I had a similar question about that works.
Annika wrote: "Lauri wrote: "I'll do Succubus Shadows for team Rose Hathaway for #1 in the March Mini - author Richelle Mead. I'm already reading it for a Reverse... Bonus!"
Nice! :)
Don't forge..."
Yes, ma'am! I promise!!
I also have the entire Harry Potter Universe of names to use in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2!
For Scrabble, I'm inclined to agree with Annalisa's suggestion of just seeing what we can come up with in the first few days after the mini challenge starts and then see how we can combine them.Longer words might be better though as we're restricted on the vowels.
Lauri wrote: "I also have the entire Harry Potter Universe of names to use in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2!"Ah yes, always handy!
Completion PostPlayer: LaurLa
Book: Winters Heat - Cristin Harber
Read: 03.13
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
1 - Book 1
3 - H - author Cristin Harber
6 - S - character Juan Carlos Silva
Skip - K - character Mia Kensington
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards
I finished The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle. It was awesome! 5 - I - Iris (character)
2 - T - Tedd (character)
Completion PostPlayer: LaurLa
Book: Light My Fire - Christie Ridgway
Read: 03.14
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
1 - Book 1
2 - T - character Tad Kersley
Skip - P - character Priscilla Maddox
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards
Christine wrote: "I finished The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle. It was awesome! 5 - I - Iris (character)
2 - T - Tedd (character)"
Glad you enjoyed it! :-)
Keep them coming, LaurLa! :-D===========
ALSO:
Mini challenge is a go now, so start reading your books relating to team names in one way or another!
Completion PostPlayer: LaurLa
Book: A Matchless Romance - Christi Barth
Read: 03.15
Rating: ★★★1/2
Possible Cards:
2 - T - character Tabitha Bell
4 - Book 4
5 - I - character Ivy Rhodes
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards
Completion post!Death on a Platter by Elaine Viets
279 pages
Finished 3/15/17
Can cover cards: 2- character Ted / 3- character Henrietta / 7- 7th in series / 8- author Elaine Viets
Completion PostPlayer: LaurLa
Book: Provoked - Rebecca Zanetti
Read: 03.15
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
0 - Z - author Rebecca Zanetti
2 - T - character Talen Kayrs
3 - H - character Hilde Freebird
4 - F - character Amber Freebird
5 - Book 5
6 - S - character Suri (Demon king)
8 - E - character Emma Kayrs
Skip - P - Title
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards
Finished Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. ⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜. Yes. 6 stars I loved it that much!
Now on to the MARCH MINI: Magic Bites.
Completion Post:
Book: Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly
Finished: 3/15
Rating: 4
Possible Cards:
3 - Third book
6 - Serafina character
7 - Vallerio character
Completion Post:
Book: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Finished: 3/16
Rating: 5 (I feel weird giving this novel such a high rating, but I found myself drawn into the story even though it was horrible.)
Possible Cards:
0 - Stand alone
3 - Humbert Humbert or HH character
7 - Author first name Vladimir
9 - Author Last name Nabokov
Completion Post:
Book:Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Finished: 3/16
Rating: 4
Possible Cards:
1 - First in Series
6 - Character Sybilla
8 - Character Edward (he is only talked about and isn't ever present)
I'm having a hard time coming up with places for this novel to fit.
Mini March Challenge Author.
Annalisa, there's always the Wild Draw 4 if it doesn't fit anywhere else :-) Edward can't be used as a character for the cards however if he is never actually present and has no dialogue - just so you know for future reference.
Minor characters can be used for the cards but they need to have at least a few lines of dialogue, and preferably a teeny bit of import in the story.
Chris wrote: "Finished Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. ⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜. Yes. 6 stars I loved it that much!
Now on to the MARCH MINI: Magic Bites."
Oh nice! I really, really need to pick up that book! I'm absolutely ashamed that I haven't read it yet - and to think I almost flipped out when I won a paperback copy in a giveaway...
I hope you enjoy Magic Bites!!
Annalisa wrote: "Completion Post:Book: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Finished: 3/16
Rating: 5 (I feel weird giving this novel such a high rating, but I found myself drawn into the story even though it was horrible.)"
I still haven't read Lolita but it's on my list for classics I hopefully will manage to get to this year. I heard a lot of different opinions on this book, and I find your statement intriguing :-)
Completion PostPlayer: LaurLa
Book: Rain Girl - Gabi Kreslehner
Read: 03.16
Rating: ★★
Possible Cards:
1 - Book 1
4 - F - character Franza Oberweiser
6 - S - character Sabine
Skip - K - author Gabi Kreslehner
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards
Completion PostPlayer: LaurLa
Book: Forged In Ash - Trish McCallan
Read: 03.17
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
0 - Z - character Zane Winters
2 - T - Book 2
4 - F - Title
6 - S - character Marcus Simcosky
Skip - K - character Kait Winchester
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards
LaurLa wrote: "Completion PostPlayer: LaurLa
Book: Forged In Ash - Trish McCallan
Read: 03.17
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
0 - Z - character Zane Winters
2 - T..."
When did you start this one, can we use it for the mini?
How about Rain Girl?
I sat with the scrabble part and this is what I have so far.If you see something we can add/change we are all ears, this is just a start :)
probably (8)
Whether (7)
system (6)
penny (5)
stems (5)
Jerks (5)
Left over letters: B, D, F, H, K, 3xN, 3xR, T, Y
Oh, yes, Rain Girl can be used for the mini! LaurLa started that one on March 16th.
For the 4 task does the normal rules of scrabble apply? If years I build these words:berserk (7)
strewth (7)
knapper (7)
synonym (7)
fjeld (5)
synth (5)
myrrh (5)
nebs (4)
Left leter: B
Ginger wrote: "For the 4 task does the normal roules of scrabble apply? If years I build these words:berserk (7)
strewth (7)
knapper (7)
synonym (7)
fjeld (5)
synth (5)
myrrh (5)
nebs (4)
Left leter: B"
Wow, that's really, really great! :D
Go Ginger!!
Is there a specific rule you are thinking about?
I'll have to admit I'm not a scrabble player, so I can't just say yes :)
Just the rule that the word really exists. ;) There's always problem with archaic and specialist terminology cause people sometimes try to cheat and change words a little and hope other player won't find out. So I always check words on scrabble dictionary. :)
Yes, words definitely need to exist and you should be able to verify them :)
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