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ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2022
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L wrote: "Completion Post Book: Ugly Love
Author- Colleen Hoover
Date finished- feb 8th
Cards: honestly what do i put here 😅 pls help"
So, each card (0-9 + Skip) corresponds to a specific letter. And for each letter, you need to find a person or place that starts with that letter if it applies. Same goes for the title of the book and the author's first or last name. The number of the book in a series also refers to the same card number (0 being a standalone). For reverse the book has to have been read before by someone else in the team,
For example, the book you read was by Colleen Hoover, so you markdown having card #3 because her last name starts with an H.
When I read a book I generally keep track and markdown anything that applies to the cards so I don't have to go back through.
If you go onto the working sheet that the captains graciously made, you can see at the top of the sheet the cards and their corresponding letters. Hope this made sense to you 😬
L wrote: "Completion Post Book: Ugly Love
Author- Colleen Hoover
Date finished- feb 8th
Cards: honestly what do i put here 😅 pls help"
Maybe Setting="S"
San Francisco ?
I read Ugly Love so you could also put it down for a Reverse card.
❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "L wrote: "Completion Post Book: Ugly Love
Author- Colleen Hoover
Date finished- feb 8th
Cards: honestly what do i put here 😅 pls help"
So, each card (0-9 + Skip) corresponds to a specific letter..."
Here's how I keep track of the cards on my phone as I am reading:
0 - Z
1 - O
2 - T
3 – H
4 – F
5 – I
6 – S
7 – V
8 – E
9 – N
Skip K Or P
Hope this helps a bit! If you need me to go grab my copy upstairs and help with some additional names/cards to use I don't mind either.
L wrote: "Completion Post Book: Ugly Love
Author- Colleen Hoover
Date finished- feb 8th
Cards: honestly what do i put here 😅 pls help"
As some of the others have said, you could have it used for a number 3 because of the author's last name. Or 2 since one of the characters is named Tate. Or 6 for the setting as San Francisco. I can put it on the sheet for you if you'd like and just want me to make the executive decision on the matter.
Completion PostBook - To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames
Date Finished - Feb.9
Cards - 0 (SA), 2 (Title To), 3 (CLN Harington), 8 (CFN Elise), 9 (CFN Nina), Skip (CFN Piper)
February Mini Challenge as been announced!"HOME IS WHERE OUR STORY BEGINS" February Mini Challenge
This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players. Step by step and brick by brick, build the home of your dreams where you can curl up with a good book and choose the location where you would prefer to settle.
* Build your house
* Interior Design
* Garden and Terrain
* Home and Dry
* Choose your own setting: "A" (I wanna wake up in a city that doesn't sleep) or "B" (Small towns and big dreams)
◈ Every book read, i.e. every task completed, is worth 10 points. Each book can be used for one task only.
◈ Books for tasks can be finished in any order. No need to complete blocks to get the 10 points/book, but if you complete all tasks, your team will receive 40 bonus points.
◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (Feb 1)
◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on Feb 14, 9am UTC
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
and before March 1 at 9am UTC (when the March UNO month begins).
◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books from what you are claiming for your UNO hands
◈ The usual book length rules apply
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a mini challenge tab so that you can track your books and claim your points
FEB MINI TASKS:◈ Build your house
1. Read a book with a building on the cover (can be part of a building or a small one, as long as it's clearly a building)
2. Read a book with (a) muscular man/men on the cover
3. Read a book with a character who is very rich
4. Read a book where a place (house, flat, office, barn etc.) gets renovated or built
5. Read a book with any cargo transport vehicle word in the text (cart, lorry, van, truck etc., plural form is accepted.)
6. Read a book with the letters B*U*I*L*D*E*R in the title (subtitle can be used as well)
◈ Interior Design
7. Read a book with a room interior on the cover (view spoiler)
8. Read a book where a character is painting or decorating something
9. Read a book with at least 4 different colours on the cover (percentage does not matter, letters of the title/author count as well)
10. Read a book with two of the five Feng Shui elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) in the text (plural form accepted).
For tasks 11-16, every piece of decor or furniture can be used only once. (view spoiler)
11. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
12. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
13. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
14. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
15. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
16. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
◈ Garden and Terrain
17. Read a book with a geographical place name in the title or series title (e.g.: valley, creek, river, mountain, sea, desert, etc.)
18. Read a book with one of the 4 cardinal directions or their sub directions in the text (the adjectives are also accepted: North, Northern, Northwest(ern), etc.).
19. Read a book with the letters G*A*R*D*E*N in the title (subtitle can be used as well)
20. Read a book with a tree(s) on the cover
21. Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover OR from this list -Flowers on cover (You can read any edition of the books listed, as long as they meet the usual page/length requirements. If the book listed is part of a series, it can be substituted with any other book from the same series.)
22. Read a book with any word related to the weather in the title or series title (any form is accepted, e.g.: rain(s), rainy, raining, etc.)
23. Read a book from this list -Doors, Portals, Gates (You can read any edition of the books listed, as long as they meet the usual page/ length requirements. If the book listed is part of a series, it can be substituted with any other book from the same series.)
24. Read a book with some kind of road or stairs on the cover (view spoiler)
◈ Home and Dry
25. Read a book with the title or series title containing a word of address (e.g.: avenue, alley, road, street, lane, close, square, park, etc)
26. Read a book with a number in the title (any format is accepted) (view spoiler)
27. Read a book with a character who has a pet(s)
28. Read a book where both the words "home" and "library" can be found in the text
29. Read a book with a character who is moving to another place (can be just moving house or to a different geographic location)
30. Read a book shelved as "locked-room" (1 tag is enough) locked room shelf
31. Read a book where a character visits their neighbours
32. Read a book with a happy ending
For tasks 33-40, discuss which setting your team would prefer: "A" or "B".
You can use any aspect of your book (title, cover, plot, setting, places, characters, activities...) to cover tasks 35-40. Every aspect can be used only once, but feel free to be creative. (view spoiler)
◈ "A" Setting - Choose your own habitat - "I wanna wake up in a city that doesn't sleep"
A33. Read a book from this list - Cities (You can read any edition of the books listed, as long as they meet the usual page/ length requirements. If the book listed is part of a series, it can be substituted with any other book from the same series.)
A34. Read a book with MPG Urban Fantasy
A35. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A36. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A37. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A38. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A39. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A40. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
◈ "B" Setting - Choose your own habitat - "Small towns and big dreams"
B33. Read a book from this list - Small Towns (You can read any edition of the books listed, as long as they meet the usual page/ length requirements. If the book listed is part of a series, it can be substituted with any other book from the same series.)
B34. Read a book with MPG Mystery
B35. Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B36. Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B37. Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B38.Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B39.Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B40. Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
I'll put the tasks into the spreadsheet on a separate tab soon. I just have to go to work in a bit and don't have time. But feel free to look over the tasks and see if you have any reads coming up that will fit there.
Also, which set of tasks do all of you wish to do for tasks 33-40?There is two tracks, A and B. We only have to do one. So which one are you guys liking best?
Completion PostBook - Lost Worlds and Mythological Kingdoms by John Joseph Adams
Date Finished - Feb.10
Cards - - 0 (SA), 2 (CFN Trish), 3 (Place Harbor’s Hope), 4 (CFN Faville), 5 (CFN Ileana), 7 (CLN Velez), 8 (Place Enigma Valley), 9 (CFN Naiya), Skip (CFN Parrick)
Wow - I am going to need to digest this mini-challenge! I am open to either option A or B - can shift around a few books to help with either one. I do see that How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need will work for the spell out for either task #6 (spell builder) so I can plan to not finish it before the 14th :) I was thinking non-fiction was a disadvantage for UNO... fewer characters and clear locations. But I guess long titles can come in handy!
Karolyn wrote: "Wow - I am going to need to digest this mini-challenge! I am open to either option A or B - can shift around a few books to help with either one. I do see that [book:How to Avoid a Climate Disast..."
Haha, yea, nonfiction is usually really useful for those spellout tasks! Since they have so many more letters.
I've put up the Feb Mini tab on the working spreadsheet! Had some free time to get it set up.Feel free to put down any of your planned books that you think you'll finish after Feb 14th at 9am UTC time.
If you're going to finish your book before that time, don't put it on the mini. If you're not sure, go ahead and put it on, but remember to take it off if you do end up finishing your read before the start date and time of the mini.
either one is good, but if had to choose I think Setting B works best for me, might be biased as small village is the setting of my own life!
I would have to agree with Andy. Either one would work but I also gravitate more towards B due to the small town aspect and the Mystery MPG task.
I also put a vote in for B. I also went ahead and marked a book that was in my UNO read pile on the chart, it fell under one of the categories for the challenge. 
I guess I'll go with the flow and pick B since I have no strong preference lol.
Completion Post
By: Richard Powers
Completed on: February 11th
0 - standalone, 2 - CFN Theo, Skip - ALN Powers
Then, I think the majority is for Route B. So we'll go with that. :)
Completion Post
By: Dave Grohl
Completed on: 02/14
2 - title The, 6 - title Storyteller
Mini Challenge #4
Angela wrote: "Completion PostBy: Dave Grohl
Completed on: 02/14
2 - title The, 6 - title Storyteller"
just reminded me to add this to read
what did you think of it Angela?
I think GR notifications are broken again? I saw this on my feed but didn't get a notification. Has anyone else noticed that over the weekend? I surprisingly really enjoyed this book. Dave Grohl really is a master "storyteller" and I could honestly listen to him narrate any book (audio version is definitely the way to go). While I grew up in the 90's I didn't consider myself a hard core Nirvana fan but I did listen to the Foo Fighters. I went in not really expecting much out of the book and finished wanting to sit down a have a few beers with him. Dave is one of the most humble people I have had the joy of reading. Plus, he's a bit funny. :)
Angela wrote: "I think GR notifications are broken again? I saw this on my feed but didn't get a notification. Has anyone else noticed that over the weekend? I surprisingly really enjoyed this book. Dave Grohl ..."
Goodreads notifications are currently down. Trust me, it's been annoying me since Friday, lol. I'm going to have to check in with everyone individually since they may not all know that it's down. They just might assume we're all being weirdly radio silent.
Also, by the way, today is the start of the mini! So yay! We can start filling those in now.
Also, by the way, today is the start of the mini! So yay! We can start filling those in now."Finally some benefit from my terrible start to this reading month! I got to use The Round House for the mini because I only finished it now x)
Completion PostBook - Witches of Ash and Ruin by E.Latimer
Date Finished - Feb.14
Cards - 0 (SA), 1 (CFN Olc), 3 (CFN Harriet), 4 (CFN Faye), 5 (Place Ireland), 6 (CFN Samuel), 8 (AFN E), Skip (CLN King), Reverse (Sara), Red*
Bonus - Task #12
Completion Post
By: Liz Nugent
Completed on: 02-14
0 - standalone, 1 - Oliver, 6 - Stanley, 8 - Eugene, 9 - ALN Nugent, Skip - CFN Philip
Mini Challenge #29
Sara wrote: "Angela wrote: "I think GR notifications are broken again? I saw this on my feed but didn't get a notification. Has anyone else noticed that over the weekend? I surprisingly really enjoyed this bo..."
I just figured everyone was dragging their feet till the mini-challenge started :) Should have known better! I didn't get much reading done this weekend but actually got some projects around the house finished up (which was less fun, but needed). I'll be under a warm blanket with a book just as soon as work is done today.
Angela wrote: "I surprisingly really enjoyed this book. Dave Grohl really is a master "storyteller" and I could honestly listen to him narrate any book (audio version is definitely the way to go) ..."thanks Angela
just reserved the audio book from library, 12 week waiting list so I guess it will be post-Uno
Narsku wrote: "Finally some benefit from my terrible start to this reading month! I got to use The Round House for the mini because I only finished it now x) ..."can do reverse here Narsku
was 5* for me, hope you enjoyed it
Andy wrote: "can do reverse here Narskuwas 5* for me, hope you enjoyed it."
It was not a new favourite for me by any means but also not a disappointment.
I have it down for a red 8 at the moment, but reverse is in the options if we need to move it around :) We need soo many reverses in February!
I'm reading, but haven't been posting. letting you know I'm still here!
Completion PostBook - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Date Finished - Feb 15th
Cards - 1 (1st in series), Skip (S in Title), 9 - (Author SN Neuvel), 7 (Character FN Vincent), 4 (Character SN Franklin)
Andy wrote: "Completion PostBook - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel..."
Ohh, you ended up reading it! How did you like it?
❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Andy wrote: "Completion PostBook - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel..."
Ohh, you ended up reading it! How did you like it?"
it was pretty good, will probably follow up on rest of series
audio was great I thought
thanks for recommendation
Andy wrote: "it was pretty good, will probably follow up on rest of seriesaudio was great I thought
thanks for recommendation."
Yay, I'm glad you liked it! I really need to follow up on the series too...
Completion PostBook - The Unkindness of Ravens by M.E. Hilliard
Date Finished - Feb.15
Cards - 1 (1st in Series), 2 (Title The), 3 (CLN Hogan), 4 (CFN Felicity), 6 (CFN Sam), 7 (CFN Vince), 8 (CFN Ed), Skip (CLN Prentiss)
Mini - Task #28
Completion PostBook - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Date Finished - Feb 16th
Cards - 5 (Location - Idaho), 0 (Zeno CFN), 6 (Seymour CFN)
Completion Post - Finished 2/15/2022
Card
2 Author First Name Tracy Wolff
3 Character First Name Hudson
4 Character First Name Flint
5 Character First Name Isadora
6 Character First Name Siobhan
7 Character First Name Valentina
8 Character First Name Eden
Yellow Cover
I needed something quick and easy so Christie it was.Peril at End House works for 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and Skip at least.
I'm hoping to finish Things We Lost to the Water soon because I need it for another challenge.
Finished Allegedly last night. It was not quite what I expected but excellent. Rev - Angela has read; 9 - N - Place New York City
Finished Snow as well. Quick and easy who done it. 5 - I - Place - Ireland; 1 - O - Char LN Osborne; 6 - S - Title
I finished “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” (I’m on the app and can’t make a link from the app 🙄 ) I forgot how much more reading I do during a challenge compared to normally. Need to do more challenges!!
Completion PostBook - Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley
Date Finished - Feb.17
Cards - 0 (SA), 4 (CFN Fosse), 5 (CFN Isley), 6 (Title Skyward), 7 (CFN Victoria)
Mini - Task #9
Hi, everyone! Glad to see how well we're all doing. I hope everyone has had a good month. I've been pretty hectic with work, but still trying to get my reading in where I can. I'll be updating our official sheet this weekend with the completed books we've done. So far, we're looking really good.
We have 9 more days (not including today) left in the month. Most everything is claimed on the February tab.
Here's the cards that we have remaining:
Hand 13 -
4
Hand 14 -
4
Hand 15 -
9
6
So keep that in mind as you pick your coming reads. We need books that can fill either 4s, 9s, or 6s. Our mini is also coming along well, so if you're reading something that works for the mini, also plug that in there as well.
I just added
in part because it has an interior on the cover. The mini challenge has: 7. Read a book with a room interior on the cover. I want to be sure I’m not overthinking… the cover has a landing and stairwell. Does that “count” as a room interior? Is a stairwell a room? If we don’t think it will fit I’ll keep looking for something else…
Karolyn wrote: "I just added in part because it has an interior on the cover. The mini challenge has: 7. Read a book with a room interior on the cover. I want to be sure I’m no..."I'll ask. Personally, I'd say it's an interior, since it's not outside, but I'll double check with the other Captains.
Sara wrote: "Karolyn wrote: "I just added in part because it has an interior on the cover. The mini challenge has: 7. Read a book with a room interior on the cover. I want t..."Thanks Sarah! I don’t think I’ll start before tomorrow and in the meantime will keep looking for a backup just in case.
Sara wrote: "Hi, everyone! Glad to see how well we're all doing. I hope everyone has had a good month. I've been pretty hectic with work, but still trying to get my reading in where I can. I'll be updating ou..."
Yes, we're doing really well! Even after all cards have been claimed, it's probably smart to keep track of possible cards for what you're reading. If one of us is busier than expected and can't read everything (s)he claimed, it will be useful to have a few back-ups.
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Book: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Author: Lori Gottlieb
Date Completed: Feb 8
Cards: 0 (SA), 3 (CFN - Holly), 5 (CFN - Ian), Skip (CFN - Kathleen), R (Denise)