UNO 2022 Pre Challenge Chat

[Trio]

Just signed up for my first round of Uno... looking forward to it!

[Cilla]

This is my first time playing UNO. It looks like a lot of fun.

I didn't see the note about requesting to be on the same team with a specific person until after I submitted the form. I think I will let the powers that be determine my fate. It's fun to meet new people.

[Preeti]

Anne wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Hi, all. 👋🏻
I have taken part in UNO before (Team Pretty in Pink last year) and it is, without doubt, one of my favourite challenges on GR.

I read anything and everything though rom..."

Hi, Anne. It is so lovely to see so many familiar names.
I myself didn't realise just how many books I managed to get through last year and this year. The only good thing to come out of the current situation, I would say. With all the curfews and lockdowns and stuff like that, I spent a lot more time at home than I normally do.

[Diana]

Hello everyone!
I am so excited for another round of UNO! This will be my fifth time playing, and no matter how busy I am I just cannot resist it! Thank you so, so much in advance to everyone that contributes to UNO every year. It always brings me tremendous joy! Can’t way for February :)
Books that I’m excited about and that I’m saving for UNO:

[JoJo_theDodo]

Since this will be my first time playing, I just wondered how we get notified what team we are placed on? Do we get a DM or need to look in a specific chat thread for team announcements?

[Melindam]

Once Teams are set up, you will be notified in this thread and check for yourselves which team you gave been placed on. :)

[Vicki]

I already signed up but I just can hardly wait to begin!!! I am SO excited for this one!

[DJ]

Super excited! I can’t wait.

[SandyL]

Yay Uno! I love this challenge and can't wait for it to start!!

[Lauren]

This is my first time playing uno! I’m very excited for this challenge.

[Cindy]

Hi all

Uno was the very first challenge I ever participated in and it’s my favorite! This will be my third year playing. For 2022 I’m hoping to catch up on a lot of my TBR books and finishing series that I started this year and never finished, we’ll see how well that works out.

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

Looking for colour covers for books?

Here are the links to our uno coloured shelves. It would be great if you can add any books you find to these shelves, or "recommend" the book to the pixie and we can add it.
This helps keep our own little database of cover colours for UNO :)

red covers
blue covers
green covers
yellow covers

Important note
Some books on this list may not seem like the colour cover. This is because GR will show the default version. There may be a specific version that has been shelved that is the actual colour. The version you read is what you should shelve, and is what counts, for UNO

Note: If you also like to shelve coloured covers, you can shelve coloured books as these shelf names:
uno-yellow
uno-green
uno-red
uno-blue

:)

[Melissa]

Hi everyone! I'm looking forward to this challenge - it's always one of my favorites! It's such a great way to start off the new year.

I've participated in 3 or 4 Uno's as a player, co-captain, and captain. This year I have signed up to Captain again :)

I've got a couple of color books I'm waiting to read but not many lined up. I usually go with whatever the library has available and I'm in the mood for.

Happy New Year everyone!

[Gunit Kaur]

Yay! I've been waiting! :)

[Hanna INTJ 5w6]

Okay hi its my first time joining the challenge and i have a few questions
1 When do we know in which teams we r
2 Does each team get books and EVERYONE in the team has to read all of them or can like everyone read one book till we finished the list
3 Is it over the whole year or do we get each month new books

[Melindam]

Hi Hanna and welcome to UNO

1. Once we close the sign-ups, we will create the teams and announce it in this thread.

2. The teams get dealt hands of cards and hopefully the books you are planning to read will fit 1 card or another (please check the rules in the All-About-Uno thread).

On the sign-up form you are asked to give us an estimate of books you intend to read per month, because we put teams together based on this.

3. For each of the 3 months, you will be given new cards.

[Melindam]

Only 30 days, 17 hours and 54 minutes till UNO starts. :D

[🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️]

Melindam wrote: "

Only 30 days, 17 hours and 54 minutes till UNO starts. :D"

Yay, so glad SOMEONE started a count down!! 🤣😂

[Melindam]

PrinzessBookDragon wrote: "Melindam wrote: "

Only 30 days, 17 hours and 54 minutes till UNO starts. :D"

Yay, so glad SOMEONE started a count down!! 🤣😂"

:D

You can always check it HERE under the "READ ME FIRST : All About the UNO Team Challenge" thread.

[🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️]

Melindam wrote: "PrinzessBookDragon wrote: "Melindam wrote: "

Only 30 days, 17 hours and 54 minutes till UNO starts. :D"

Yay, so glad SOMEONE started a count down!! 🤣😂"

:D

You can always check it HERE under the..."

oh, it's just satisfying to see that someone verbally acknowledged it! ;)

[Melindam]

PrinzessBookDragon wrote:"oh, it's just satisfying to see that someone verbally acknowledged it! ;)"

:D

[Kaley]

Yay for the countdown!

I almost started a new book this morning and then I was like wait, this cover could be considered majority red…. So I am at that point! 🤣

[Alison]

For some unknown reason I decided last night was a great time to start the book I just got with the yellow cover. I got it with uno in mind.

[Judith]

I had a yellow covered V book sitting on my nook for 3 years until I was able to use it for a 7 Yellow card. Waste not, want not 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

[🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️]

so the color has to match one of the other details or just one of the details have to match-
example yellow 7
would i beable to read the 7th book in a series if it's not yellow or does it have to be yellow too???

[Sally906]

I’ve just signed up again - see many familiar past team mates have already signed up so feel right at home already.

Will search out a few cover colours and a few of the letters and numbers and add them to my newly created UNO shelf.

[Judith]

There are only a certain number of color cards per hand. Every card isn’t assigned color.

So you could use your 7th in a series for a non-color 7 card.

[Alma]

Hi everyone,this is my second UNO challenge and I can’t wait to start.I have played my first challenge last year and I have been addicted to them since. :)

[Frida]

ive had The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo staring at me with longing eyes for the whole year. my team didnt get a card that fit it last year. i hope we do this year because i dont think i have the patience to wait until 2023!

[Melindam]

Here's to hoping Frida that your team gets a fitting colour card for Evelyn Hugo. :)

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

A note about estimating your books per month

**Please use a whole number in your sign up**

If you sign up without a whole number, we will arbitrarily assign you one ;)
Our teams are made up of estimates of books per month for the whole team. When you write "6-10" or "15-25" it doesn't work with our formulas and isn't accurate enough for us to be able to assign you. So we will then just make your number the higher number OR sometimes where it is a big range like 15-25 we will look at your # of books read for 2021 (or your 2022 reading challenge) and divide them by 12.
You can see our assumptions in column X of the sign-up spreadsheet.
If you need to change this, you have until Jan 14 to PM this account.
Thanks!

[Christina]

Almost forgot to sign up!

Can't wait to play with y'all again :)

[Vicki]

UNO Pixie, where can we find the #of books we said we’d read. I might’ve put a range.

[🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️]

UNO Pixie wrote: "A note about estimating your books per month

**Please use a whole number in your sign up**

If you sign up without a whole number, we will arbitrarily assign you one ;)
Our teams are made up of es..."

can you change my estimated books read per month to 5. i tried to PM the account but we're not friends so i friend requested you and then i can send this info in a PM <3 Thanks.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Vicki wrote: "UNO Pixie, where can we find the #of books we said we’d read. I might’ve put a range."

All the sign up info is in this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Vicki]

Thank you, Kristie.

[bamaace83]

Uno Pixie, I definitely messed mine up, legit messed it up. It should say 20 not 2. I think I was in such a hurry to sign up that I missed a number typing but that could mess a team up. Would you please fix me? Thanks for all you do to keep us in line. :)

[Eldarwen]

Putting a lower number than what you actually read won't mess a team up. It just means that the team won't use all the books you read but only a selection.

Putting a higher number than what you're going to be able to read, that is what will mess a team up because then everyone will have to struggle to try and read more books to make up for the missing ones.

So if in doubt, put a lower number and nobody will have to stress. :-)

[Eldarwen]

bamaace83 wrote: "I think I was in such a hurry to sign up that I missed a number typing"

Hehehehe, gotta love the eagerness :-)

[Alla]

I didn´t put in a whole number either, can someone change it for me to 15 :) Thanks!

[Preeti]

UNO Pixie wrote: "A note about estimating your books per month

**Please use a whole number in your sign up**

If you sign up without a whole number, we will arbitrarily assign you one ;)
Our teams are made up of es..."

Hi, please change my number of books to 12. Thanks.

[Melindam]

Hello,

Those of you who'd like us to update their books-per-month and have not done so yet, please message the Uno Pixie account.

Thank you. :)

[F.]

Please update my books per month to 16.
Tried to message but as not a friend, couldn't.
Thanks.

[Trio]

I originally put down 20, but maybe it's better to play it safe with 16. Would you please change mine too? Thanks!

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Just a reminder that if you can message the Pixie account directly that would be better than posting here. Some posts may get missed in this thread and someone may not get updated. If you haven't already, just send a friend request and it will be accepted, then you can send a pm.

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

Now posted to the All-About-UNO thread

GENERAL QUESTIONS

If the book is a prequel and is listed as 3.5 in the series, does it still count for a 3 card? Or can I count it for a 4 card?
Only the whole numbers count for that, so in your case it would be 3.

I have a question about Wonder... it says it's #1 in a series, but it's the only primary book. does it still count as 1 in series ?
It's first in a series even if no other books are listed.

I have a question about series number that only Discworld could have. The Last Continent is book number 22 in the Discworld universe, but #6 in the Rincewind series, so could I was it for card number 6?
We use what Goodreads has on their main book page. So for that one, it has #22

Where is the cut off line for when a character's name can or cannot be used for a card?
We generally want them to have some dialogue and meaning to the story. Not just a hotel bellhop called Victor that opens a door, for example

What's the rules with non fiction Books? Can the real life people of history say be used as "characters" and the same with locations used as "settings"?
Not for the majority of non fiction books, (it opens the doors to books that have a zillion royals listed for example), unless of course the non fiction book is something like "Eat Pray Love" which is told like a novel with limited characters.

For location, is it just the city, state, country or are locations such as "Snowberry Manor" or maybe a specific lake or mountain name counted?
It needs to be the main setting for the book. So if the book is set in "Snowberry Manor" then that is ok. Whereas if that is just the name of the house, but not the main setting (which may be the city of London, for example) then I wouldn't count it

Can we use an author's middle initial for a letter, if it's listed in their name under author? Say Lauren E. Mitchell
No, sorry. First name and surname only

What about if it's a von, van, etc?
I use my library to work out the alphabetisation for any two word surnames. Most surnames that are van with a small v are not alphabetised as v

Are audiobooks allowed
Audiobooks fine. You'll use the page numbers from the default edition to check it meets the challenge requirements.
You can shelve the audiobook edition, or the default edition.

If I read books in another language than English, so should I use English or non-English title
Use the edition/language you are reading

Can we read books that are a collection of short stories?
Yes the book counts if the whole thing is read.

Can any of the authors listed for an anthology be used?
Use the author listed on goodreads as the "editor"

Are we allowed books that haven't yet been published?
Yes, as long as they are listed on Goodreads you can use them.

Is reverse a book a teammate has read at any time or during the challenge?
Anytime

Regarding the coloured Cards: Can the book be any cover...does it have to be the cover for the version you are reading?
It needs to be the edition you are reading.

Can 2 people on my team read the same book for 2 different cards?
Yes

Are embedded words allowed? For example, will Seer of Sevenwaters work for seven?
No for embedded words.

If someone is known as Princess or Professor is that allowed as P or is it just the name?
It needs to be the characters name or nickname in the book, an honourific or title wouldn't count.

What happens if a team finishes all hands before the end of the month?
Then you get to relax. That's why the estimates of how much you read is so important when signing up. We try and get the teams as even as possible, but if a few people on a team start reading well above their estimates it does mean you will finish the month faster than we would normally anticipate

Can I request to be on a team with xyz, abc, def... etc.?
We totally get that it is fun to play with people you know. And we have no problems with trying to accomodate requests for 2-3 people to be on the same team
BUT
1. We don't make "whole" teams of set people (so you can't request 10 people on one team for example)
2. Book counts play a large role in UNO because the teams have a set number of books to read each month. So if you have a group that reads 150 books in the month and the team only has to read 80 it means you'll be bored for half the month (I'm sure you don't want that!). So if you and your friends have large book counts it can be difficult to make a viable team.
--this is also why it's important to try and accurately estimate your monthly books. There is no benefit to under estimating for UNO--

So, bottom line, when you sign up, in the comments you can put your request, or you can send a PM to this account and we will do what we can

If you have signed up as a captain I'm more than happy to try and match you with a co-captain that you have worked with before. Again, just send a PM or put it in your comments

What are the rules when it comes to book cover colours?
If you have a book you think is a certain colour, post to your team thread. (It should be "obviously" that colour ; at least more than 50% of the cover). If your team agrees you are good to go. If your team or captains aren’t sure they may take it to the captains group (where the result is binding).


One of my hands is:
Wild
9
Wild
2
Draw 2
Wild Draw 4
7 Red
the Draw 2 is easy - covering off the Wild Draw 4 and 7Red.
but, for filling the rest:
- For the two Wilds, can they be for the same card - eg duplicate the 2 (say) or can each card only be duplicated once? - Also can the Wild duplicate just the number of the 7Red? (assuming a card can be duplicated more than one time!)

From the rules on the Wild Draw 4: "Each coloured card can only be duplicated once." ;-)
Basically, that is also true for the other cards. Each card can only be duplicated once.

As far as locations. Too many group challenges and different rules. Sandpoint, Idaho, it will work for 5 or 6 ???
6 - Sandpoint as it is the main location (so if it more specific than just "Idaho" then that is the location you use.

Regarding the note: For book titles starting with an article (A/An/The), the article can be ignored or used. So The Hiding Place, for example, could be used as title starting with T or H
Does this also apply to foreign titles such as Der Nachtwandler. Can we disregard the "Der" and use the N for a 9 card?

Yes

About Reverse: If I have read the Norwegian edition of a book, will it count for Reverse if one of my teammates read the English (original) edition?
Absolutely, it's still the same book.

On the colour cards, what should you do if the edition read isn't listed on GR? I came across a book on Amazon yesterday with a very definitely red cover but couldn't find that edition on GR.
Link the book in the captains group and the link to the amazon page and we can add it to GR :)

what is the rule is around titles that start with a number? Do you spell out the number or skip it and use the first letter of the first actual word? I was thinking of 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
You spell it out, so 99 Percent Mine would be N. :)

For books with two authors, can any of the authors be used or should it be the author goodreads uses for sorting purposes. For instance:
Cut & Run is written by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban. Goodreads sorts it under the Rs in an author search for Abigail Roux.
If both authors are listed, either can be used :)
It really is just short story collections where there is one editor and then 10 authors.... etc... for those, the editor is used

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, it should work for a 7, right? even if it has de 1/2 on the title?
I think if it was something like The 101 Dalmatians we wouldn't say that could be used for a 1 or a 0 ; so the same principle applies. The book is 7.5 not 7, so couldn't be used for 7


We have a hand that includes:
Reverse
Reverse
Draw 2
If 2 other people have read the same book, on top of the person who read it for the challenge, can we use the Draw 2 and fill in both Reverse cards? Or would we need to use the Draw 2 with only 1 reverse card + another card in the hand?
If A read the book in Jan, and B read it during the challenge then you can use B for both the reverse cards in that hand, with the D2, as you are using the one book against the two cards.
The misconception is that you have to have different reasons for the 2 cards that 1 book covers. But you don't! With a Draw 2, the same reason can be used for both cards that are covered

Come March, if you started a book in February but didn’t finish until March, can we use it on our March card? Or for the March hands, do the books have to be started and finished in March?
March and April cards both can be filled with books started in February, just not before the challenge officially started :)

A team mate read The Beautiful-Ugly. It's a trilogy in one book. She wants to know if it should be separated into three different books or as one.
treat that like an anthology. It is just boxed sets that you separate as they are physically separate books just sold in a bundle

Is it compulsory to have a Uno bookshelf ? One of our new team member does not want to have a separate bookshelf. Is it OK if she reports the books read and it is in her read shelf?
That's fine. We ask people to have a shelf to make it easier for the captains. If you don't mind, then you can just go with the read shelf (or she could create one and just delete it at the end of the challenge)

***Have another question? Once teams are formed, just ask your captain in your team thread. If they don't know, they will take it to the captains group to check with the mods/other captains***

[Joi]

How do I sign up? I didn't see a sign up post.

[Sally906]

Joi wrote: "How do I sign up? I didn't see a sign up post."

You go here for instructions and a link to sign up - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Joi wrote: "How do I sign up? I didn't see a sign up post."

If you follow Sally's link above, the link to sign up is in the third post under 'Want to Play?"

[Jammin Jenny]

Now that the time is getting closer, I get frustrated when I read a book with a red, blue, green or yellow cover knowing if I could only wait until February maybe I could use it for UNO.

- Blue 5
- Red 6