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UNO 2020 Pre Challenge Chat
Awwwwww. It's UNO time. You just made my day. I first played in 2016 so this will be my fifth season of UNO. It's so much fun playing and interacting with your team as well as looking for those tricky colour cards.
I used to be a big romance reader but now I read and enjoy anything. The books I'm looking forward to reading this year are the latest Karen M Moning instalment
and also taking on the massive tome, Book 2 in Ken Follet's 20th Century series,
It's got a blue cover so I might make it my project to start and finish during UNO!Bring on the fun...
Thanks for setting up a chat thread, UNO Pixie!
Can't wait for UNO to start. I've played last year for the first time and enjoyed it to the max. I read romance, fantasy, mystery, contemporary... anything except memoirs.
I'm already looking for colored covers, hahaha.
There are to many books I can't wait to read this year: You were there too by Colleen Oakley, Love her or lose her by Tessa Bailey, Angry God by LJ Shen, House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas and the list goes on and on.
Yes, UNO is back! I'm so excited! Last year was my first year playing UNO and I had a blast. Other than UNO, I've participated in a few challenges over in NBRC; a few Wheelathons, the Floor is Lava, and the most recent Tower Teams.My favorite genres to read are romance (historical, contemporary, suspense, & paranormal), thrillers, cozy mysteries, plus urban fantasy. I don't really read strict fantasy, I need the books to be at least based in our world or a world close enough to ours.
In 2020 I'm hoping to read more of the books I already own as I currently have 790 unread books on my physical shelves (shelf here). But of course there are always new releases I want to get to (shelf here). I'd also like to get caught up on more series as I'm behind on so many.
Here are some of the upcoming releases I'm most looking forward to.
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Awwwwww. It's UNO time. You just made my day. I first played in 2016 so this will be my fifth season of UNO. It's so much fun playing and interacting with your team as well as looking for those t..."
I am also looking forward to
:-)I think this will be my 4th uno but I do enjoy it every year so always come back :-)
I read mostly paranormal romance and paranormal cozies with a mix of urban fantasy and YA and horror thrown in as the mood takes me
I also have a couple p books I received or Christmas that I have already put aside or uno due to their coloured covers :-P
Looking orward to playing this years
Yup, the stack of color cover books is already in a special place. Can't wait to start and find out what the mini challenges will be this year!!!!!Favorites- sci-fi, well written fiction of any kind, especially if it is a bit weird.
This will be my third time playing Uno.
Funny how UNO affects you. lol I'm currently reading
and I keep thinking that it would be a great cover for UNO. I need to read it before publication on the 14th. Great idea for someone else though....
I love this challenge! Woot woot!!! I’m on my phone so I’m not sure about how many times but I’m pretty sure this will be my 3rd time so I’ll die if I miss signups!
Ha! Ha! Ha! I guess 2019 was my first year but I loved it! Favorite genres: mystery/thriller, historical fiction, historical romance, contemporary romance, and some fantasy.
Least favorite: Sci-fi but I do read it.
Vicki, if we end up on the same team again, I will read your sci-fi if you read my romance books!
Woot! Can’t wait to play UNO again! This will be my second time playing. I’ve done several other team challenges. I will read almost anything but I really enjoy urban fantasy and thrillers.
This will be my first time. I have missed sign ups last time and it broke my heart. Not to worry cause this year, I'm being extra vigilant. I can read just about everything except I'm picky about my romance novels,
So cool seeing so many familiar faces again!I don't even know how many times I've played Uno, but since the beginning basically! :-)
And wow, there is an 11th book in the Fever series coming?! I read the first 5 and then never could bring myself to read Dani's book haha. It's still sitting on my physical shelf and has been there for 5 or so years...
My most anticipated new release is
and it's got a blue cover!
I LOVE THIS GAME! It's one of the ones I look forward to the most.📕 Name - Jammin Jenny
📕 Team Challenge experience - I play a lot of team challenges. I find they keep me more honest in posting for my individual games.
📕 Have you joined UNO before? - Oh yes. I think this is my fourth year and I've been co-captain the last couple of years.
📕 Favourite genres - suspense, mystery, thriller, horror, sci-fi/dystopian
📕 Book you can't wait to read in 2020 - the new Jim Butcher book in the Harry Dresden series (hopefully narrated by James Marsters)
Was waiting for the game a long time now. Finally we will play again.📕 Helke
📕 I love to play team challenges. I play Bingo, Spelling challenges, scavenger hunts and year long challenges for four years now
📕 This will be my second time. Was a bit unsure about UNO at first but after the first couple of weeks and getting used to the rules it was so much fun for me
📕 That would be a long list. It is much easier to say I don´t read incest, YA or NA and seldom Historical
📕 I have a couple of series I´m waiting for the next book. Else I´m looking what looks interesting to me.
I am SO EXCITED for UNO this year! I’ve been waiting for this post for the last week haha. I’m Kelly and I’ve not done many challenges but I did do UNO last year (my first year) on Team Maisie Dobbs. It really encouraged me to read books I otherwise wouldn’t and I fell into some really good books.
I’ll read pretty much anything except pure westerns, fantasy like LOTR or GOT, erotica, and super scary/gory horror. Currently my most anticipated book is The Hand On The Wall by Maureen Johnson which is the last in the Truly Devious trilogy and looks like it could fit a green colour card to boot.
Jammin Jenny wrote: "Book you can't wait to read in 2020 - the new Jim Butcher book in the Harry Dresden series (hopefully narrated by James Marsters) ..."Yes!
My husband and I have been (not very) patiently waiting for this. Just a few months to go! I hope Marsters narrates again too. We have been rewatching Buffy this summer - he does such great characters
So nice to see so many familiar faces and some new ones too!Our first UNO was in 2015. Time has flown by!
It was created as a relaxed challenge without too many bells & whistles. Much more about getting to know your team members and reading new books than about winning. I hope we can continue that vibe in 2020 :)
Sign ups open Jan 14 for one week. We are doing a shorter period this year due to the number of drop-outs last year. Also, anyone who was replaced last year will be flagged in the sign ups and will need to message the UNO Pixie to commit to the challenge for the three months or they won't be assigned to a team.
We will post in this thread when sign ups are open, so keep your notifications turned on!
I would like to play with my friend Teresa
I'm so excited to be playing again! my first year I joined uno was in 2016 and I've taken part every year since :) I've also done a few team challenges over at NBRC but uno will always be my favourite. I already started saving books which will work for coloured cards as well hah!
I'm currently most looking forward to reading Come Tumbling Down which will be released later this month, but other than that I mostly read backlist books, preferably mysteries, thrillers and contemporaries.
Thank God, I finally found my way to the thread!! :)I seriously started worrying about already having missed the sign-up!!
Happy New Year and Happy New UNO, Everyone!
UNO was my very first team challenge I participated in here on GR (2017) so it will always hold a special place in my heart.
This will be my 4th UNO in a row and I can't wait. And yes, I also have a dedicated colour-cover bookshelf. :)
Favourite genres are classics (especially Jane Austen), fantasy, middle-grade, golden-age detective stories, romances (though I am quite picky and hard to please when it comes to this genre), but I will read anything that strikes my fancy.
I have quite a few books on my TBR list, so it's hard to choose a particulare one. But talking about colour covers, I should really read
.Do YA think it's blue enough? LOL
I wonder about the fate of our beloved/loathed (Mad) Tineye (Moody). ;)
Yay for UNO :) I think I’ve only missed playing uno once and that was the first year it was played. I’m looking forward to
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Sally wrote: "I would like to play with my friend Teresa"ME TERESAINOHIO10
Teresa wrote: "Sally wrote: "I would like to play with my friend Teresa"ME TERESAINOHIO10"
Hey guys - we aren't taking any sign ups or info around sign ups in this thread. You'll need to wait until Jan 14 and then do your sign up. If you have players you want to be with we will try to accommodate and you need to put this in your notes on sign up
Melindam wrote: "Ttalking about colour covers, I should really read The Mortal Word (The Invisible Library, #5) by Genevieve Cogman .Do YA think it's blue enough? LOL..."
haha
and ... yikes... I am still up to book 2 in that series :o
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Sally wrote: "I would like to play with my friend Teresa"ME TERESAINOHIO10"
Hey guys - we aren't taking any sign ups or info around sign ups in this thread. You'll need to wait un..."
will do
"Melindam wrote: "Talking about colour covers, I should really read The Mortal Word (The Invisible Library, #5) by Genevieve Cogman ."I gave up after the second book. The covers always catch my eye because they're really pretty and shiny but the story is just... meh.. and so are the characters... (for me anyway)
Whoop! I'm finally feeling straight after living out of a suitcase for two weeks (family Xmas then skiing).I've done at least 3 rounds of UNO, and maybe 4. My gateway challenges were individual ones, like SRC and NBRCs RPG one. When the RPG chat mentioned one of the big NBRC team challenges I dove in, and never looked back :)
UNO is a favourite because it's lowkey, so I can read whatever, but with enough challenges (Yellow 5 & 8 cards, I'm looking at you!) to keep it engaging. Plus all the lovely chat between players :)
What am I looking forward to? reading some of the cover colours I've been hoarding since last UNO! I actually started reading
when I was skiing, then when I went to update GR, I saw the colour cover & recoiled in horror, put it down to find something else! And like Kelly, I'm waiting for the conclusion for the Truly, Devious series (having used #1 & 2 last year!)Favourite genres? My go-to is Sci-fi / fantasy, but I read most things (horror & self-help being least likely to be picked up though)
I liked the stories and the books until now, but still lost interest a bit. We'll see if Book 5 will regain my attention or not.
Hello!!I can't wait for UNO to start, I need to finish some books before though.
I started playing UNO in 2016, and haven't stop since then.
My favorite genres are fantasy and historical fiction, but I read almost anything (except horror).
And I need to read some of the books I already own and are waiting for me in my physical shelves haha
I have never played before. I looked at last years. Looks like fun so I'll probably give it a go.
I'm excited to do another Uno challenge. Last year was my first and I really enjoyed it. I need to go ahead and start looking for some color covers. I also am going to be reading the third Truly, Devious book during Uno.
So I have a question. I read through the different card tasks. But can you only use books that also have a matching cover color? For example: every month will we have to focus on one cover color only? That might determine my level of interest. I have a goal this year of focusing on books I already own in some capacity over library books. I want to pause my Audible Escape and KU memberships for a bit and discontinue an out of state library card that I buy.
Mary wrote: "So I have a question. I read through the different card tasks. But can you only use books that also have a matching cover color? For example: every month will we have to focus on one cover color on..."nope! each month the team will get a small number of coloured cards to fill. So the majority of the cards will always be without colour constraints :)
And you don't focus on just one colour throughout the month. It all depends on the cards the teams are dealt.
Hopefully the UNO Pixie randomiser is less yellow this year! :)
Oh good. That sounds much more flexible.
Cat wrote: "Hopefully the UNO Pixie randomiser is less yellow this year! :)"I wouldn't count on it!
Cat, look on the bright side: there's no BROWN in UNO. ;)
Melindam wrote: "Cat, look on the bright side: there's no BROWN in UNO. ;)"Believe me, I clutch that glad fact to my heart! ;-P
I really enjoy UNO, I think this year will be my 4th. I pretty much exclusively play team challenges as a way to keep me out of a reading slump. I pretty much read anything, not overly keen on Sci-Fi or Space Opera as I found out in wheel-a-Thon. Most looking forward to catching up on BDB
Hi all, I’m looking forward to Uno. I think I’ve played every year since 2017 so this will be my 4th year. My favorite genres are fantasy, historical romance, and science fiction. I read a bit of everything except horror though.
I don’t really have any books that I’m looking forward to more than others. Like others have mentioned I really need to read the books on my book shelf. I’ve realized I find the due date from library books motivating, so I need to do something like that with the books I already have.
Hello all!My name is Kaley. This will be my fourth(?) year of UNO, I think. I can't quite remember what year I started. UNO was my first team challenge and it's what got me hooked. I've been in a few others since then (Tower Teams and Wheelathon over in the Nothing But Reading Challenges group).
My favorite genre really changes based on my mood! I'd say most often I'm somewhere in the young adult/new adult/contemporary romance zone, but I love a good mystery/thriller now and again. I'm usually not too picky, with a few exceptions.
I actually don't think I have a set list of books I want to read for 2020 yet... which is sad! I need to go make a list. :-P I am looking forward to reading the rest of the Outlander series (I read the first book recently), but I probably won't be doing that during this challenge.
Cat wrote: "Hopefully the UNO Pixie randomiser is less yellow this year! :)"I'm pretty sure my team somehow ended up miraculously getting NO yellows last year....so I'm fully expecting karma to rear its ugly head this year :-|
My name is Ilsen and this is my first time playing the Uno Challenge with you all! I can’t wait to start!
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UNO 2020 Starts on February 1, and sign ups will be open January 14th
Can't wait to start playing?
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📕 Have you joined UNO before?
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📕 Book you can't wait to read in 2020