The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2020
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Jeanette wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Btw, if there are planners among us, you can add you planned books to the tracking ss as well:)"OK, I just tried planning some books, so I'm ready. Hope I did it right ;-)"
The only thing I changed was that I put the potential hands in the "colour/card" column. I would like to keep the "Hand Number" column empty until there is a certain hand it goes in. If I need to find a book later in the main ss, I know where to look:)
Kristel wrote: "Jeanette wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Btw, if there are planners among us, you can add you planned books to the tracking ss as well:)"OK, I just tried planning some books, so I'm ready. Hope I did it ..."
Great, then I actually think I get it now. Am so ready :)
I'm going to repost all the color cards here, so you can all start to claim them:)Cards we need to read for:
1 Blue📘
6 Blue📘
1 Yellow📒
8 Yellow📒
2 Green📗
4 Red📕
6 Red📕
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
We have 7 colour cards and 6 "Wild Draw 4", which means we need to duplicate 6 of our colour cards. (Each card can be duplicate once!)
Each colour card needs to fit the letter AND the colour.
For instance 1 Blue📘 needs to have 1 or One in the title, O title, author, character, place or 1 in series AND at least 51% blue
Jeanette wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Jeanette wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Btw, if there are planners among us, you can add you planned books to the tracking ss as well:)"OK, I just tried planning some books, so I'm ready..."
I can't wait for it to start! "Only" 6 more days to go😁
Kristel wrote: "I'm going to repost all the color cards here, so you can all start to claim them:)Cards we need to read for:
1 Blue📘
6 Blue📘
1 Yellow📒
8 Yellow📒
2 Green📗
4 Red📕
6 Red📕
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
..."
I have found a blue - 1 book. Is registered in spreadsheet ;)
Jeanette wrote: "Kristel wrote: "I'm going to repost all the color cards here, so you can all start to claim them:)Cards we need to read for:
1 Blue📘
6 Blue📘
1 Yellow📒
8 Yellow📒
2 Green📗
4 Red📕
6 Red📕
WD4
WD4
..."
Great! Added
to message 7. I'm assuming your reading that version. 'cause that's the only blue one I found😅
Anne wrote: "Kristal, I have entered a book on the spreadsheet. Is this O.K. for my first book?"Looks fine. I'm not sure if works for yellow though, It depends on what version you read. Some versions are very pale yellow. Right now it doesn't appear to work witch any yellows we need, so I guess it doesn't really matter😅
Kristel wrote: "When it comes to colour cards, I definitely prefer that they get claimed early. They are harder to fill and knowing people are actively working on them will lessen the chance that we won't have eno..."I totally agree! Especially for the coloured cards, we should plan which books to use. For all others tasks, I would suggest that we read what we want... normally there is always something to fill in the hand with all our books :)
I am so excited! I want to start already!!I am behaving myself with admirable restraint so far & have not started any new books. I trying to concentrate on finishing some I've already started & cleaning up some other challenges.
I'll visit the library on Monday to pick up some books for the color cards. Yaaaayyyy!
Does my little fire go with anything, or should I just read it now and find something else fore the challenge?
Jeanette wrote: "Does my little fire go with anything, or should I just read it now and find something else fore the challenge?"Actually I'm pretty sure that it has a "T" character in it. We can use it for one of the WD4 to duplicate Green 2:)
Do you think
could work for yellow 8 ? It's written bei Elena Ferrante (it's a sequel to "My brilliant friend", only in German), so it has an E in it. I will also ask Tineye, but if it works, I will make sure to finish it on time :)
Franziska wrote: "Do you think
could work for yellow 8 ? It's written bei Elena Ferrante (it's a sequel to "My brilliant friend", only in German), so it has an..."OK, so Tineye says brown... but for me the main color, which is said to be brown, is yellow... I will ask in the captain's group :)
I asked in the captain's group and most of them agreed that it could count as yellow. So I will use it for yellow 8, then :)
Franziska wrote: "I asked in the captain's group and most of them agreed that it could count as yellow. So I will use it for yellow 8, then :)"Great! Added it to message 7:)
Hey, y'all...Am I confused or maybe looking in the wrong place, but when I look at our February card, I see these color cards:
Hand 2 - 2 Blue
Hand 4 - 2 Blue
Hand 6 - 9 Yellow
Hand 8 - 4 Red
Hand 10 - 8 Blue
Hand 12 - 4 Green
Hand 14 - 8 Yellow
Please tell me I'm not crazy!
Kristel wrote: "Jeanette wrote: "Kristel wrote: "I'm going to repost all the color cards here, so you can all start to claim them:)Cards we need to read for:
1 Blue📘
6 Blue📘
1 Yellow📒
8 Yellow📒
2 Green📗
4 Red📕..."
Would Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively do for 6 Blue? I entered it on line 18 of the spread sheet.
Sorry, I'm still trying to get the hang of this.
Anne
Lauri wrote: "Hey, y'all...Am I confused or maybe looking in the wrong place, but when I look at our February card, I see these color cards:
Hand 2 - 2 Blue
Hand 4 - 2 Blue
Hand 6 - 9 Yellow
Hand 8 - 4 Red
Han..."
You are right, I see the same colours as you and now I am confused... where do your cards come from, Kristel?
Soo, it appears that I accidentally copied the books from the wrong table. I have a large ss with a bunch of information in it. Sorry!!I'm going to add the right ones and see how can I fit the current books there😅
These things happen. Don't worry :) So I see we still have a yellow 8, so I can use my yellow book :D but I am confident that we are still able to fill some of the coloured cards. And uno hasn't started yet, so we still have a lot of time for planning.
COLOUR CARD CORRECTIONColour cards:✔️
2 Blue📘
2 Blue📘
8 Blue📘 - Secrets of a Summer Night - Jeanette
4 Green📗 - Thunderhead - Kristel
4 Red📕
8 Yellow📒 - Die Geschichte der getrennten Wege - Franziska
9 Yellow📒
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
Jeanette, unfortunately, I couldn't fit Little Fires Everywhere anywhere, sorry!
Every other book is still up for grabs:)
If you have a book you want to read for a particular colour card, comment here, so the rest of will know also:)
Kristel wrote: "If you have a book you want to read for a particular colour card, comment here, so the rest of will know also:)"I could read The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
Don’t feel bad Kristel. I love the book hunting part so no worries😉.Great you caught it so early, Hawaii😄
I just pick up my little fire now, and find something else for the challenge👍🏼
I’ll check out what other books I have, and see what fits the list🥳
Jeanette,You say you love the searching for suitable books.
Do you have a particular method for this, because I am getting a bit bogged down by it. If you have a method that would help a lot.
Thanks,
Anne
Great! Added both The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper and Gemina to the tracking post:)
I’m not sure if I have a specifically clever method🧐. I simply look at the covers and see if it’s part of a series or if it fits with the letters we need. I have printed the rules so it’s easier to cross check with the books we need. And then have a little nerd party perusing my private little library😂🥳
Thanks Jeanette. I think I just need to get a bit more organized. Right now I’m just picking up books and putting them down again, trying my hardest not to start reading them. 😀Anne
Hey Anne, I am even less 'scientific' when choosing books! I go to the library & get 2 of each color needed -- as long as the book synapsis interests me. Then I hope for the best! For the long haul, I may order certain books because we still have a month to read them. Then I just pick them up when they come in. Don't stress about it, just have fun!!
Lauri wrote: "Hey Anne, I am even less 'scientific' when choosing books! I go to the library & get 2 of each color needed -- as long as the book synapsis interests me. Then I hope for the best! For the long haul..."Thanks for the good advice Lauri.
I can do Blue 2 - Eaters of the Dead character ThorkelRed 4 - The Harmony Silk Factory character Frederick
My covers look like this:
Can someone please add them to our planning sheet for me please?
Thank you!
I love my library....
Added
to the tracking post, but didn't jet add
or
for red. I want confirmation from the captains' thread that they can work:)
Lauri wrote: "I can do Blue 2 - Eaters of the Dead character ThorkelRed 4 - The Harmony Silk Factory character Frederick
My covers look like this:
[bookcover:Eaters of the Dead|7673..."
Added both to the tracking ss
Update on what books have been claimed and what not:2 Blue📘 (WD4) - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper - Heather
2 Blue📘 - Gemina - Jeanette
8 Blue📘 - Secrets of a Summer Night - Jeanette
4 Green📗 - Thunderhead - Kristel
4 Red📕 - The Harmony Silk Factory - Lauri
8 Yellow📒 - Die Geschichte der getrennten Wege - Franziska
9 Yellow📒
WD4 (2 Blue📘) - Eaters of the Dead -Lauri
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
WD4
Jeanette wrote: "Sorry, Kaddish.com😜"Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that Kaddish.com has enough yellow in it. The cover has to be at least 51% of the colour.
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OK, I just tried planning some books, so I'm ready. Hope I did it right ;-)