Team Neverwhere

[Keri]

Oh I now see the cards are done!!

[Keri]

I’ll read for 2Red, or a wild draw 4 duplicating 2Red for March!

[Keri]

I will also take 6yellow with

[Kate]

Keri wrote: "Oh I now see the cards are done!!"

All the cards are done but we can still use it to finish out the Feb mini! Thanks!

[Kate]

Great job everyone! We are done! :) Take a breather before we start Round 2.

You can start adding books to the spreadsheet if you are wanting to claim something.

[Heather]

I can read for 5 Green

[Heather]

Do March books have to be started in March? I think I remember that they could be started in February but finished in March, but I am unsure.

I was about to start a long book that I may or may not finish before the month is up. If I finish it in March, I wanted to know if I could use it.

[Kate]

I'm putting in my Spring Break books. We are headed to Hawaii (I've never been!) and I've been planning my reading for the first half of the trip (where we are just beach lounging) + the two long plane rides. Despite the amount I have to (well used to - less recently!) fly for work, I'm a terrible flyer!

Looking at reading a variety of things:
Paradise of the Pacific: Approaching Hawaii -

Ninth House -

A Fatal Grace -

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy -

Just Haven't Met You Yet -

and trying to decide on a literary/contemporary fiction novel.

[Sharon]

Heather wrote: "Do March books have to be started in March? I think I remember that they could be started in February but finished in March, but I am unsure.

I was about to start a long book that I may or may no..."

I'm curious about this too. I have a book that I can finish today, or I can save it and finish tomorrow if we can use it for the March cards. I can't remember the rule from the past. Captains?

[Heather]

Sharon wrote: "Heather wrote: "Do March books have to be started in March? I think I remember that they could be started in February but finished in March, but I am unsure.

I was about to start a long book that..."

I found the answer in the faqs. As long is you start a book after the February start date of the Uno Challenge, you can use it in the month it was finished. So books started in February can be used for March and April if finished in those months.

[Deanna]

Sharon wrote: "Heather wrote: "Do March books have to be started in March? I think I remember that they could be started in February but finished in March, but I am unsure.

I was about to start a long book that..."

They can be started in February. They just have to be finished after the March countdown.

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

[Sharon]

Thank you!

[Deanna]

Happy March Reading!!!!

Status Update for Colored Cards

0 Green (Nicole)
2 Red (Jennifer)
5 Blue (Heather)
5 Green (Heather)
5 Green (Deanna)
6 Green (Jennifer)
6 Green (Kate)
6 Yellow (Keri)
8 Green (Heather)
*8 Red*

3 Wild Draw 4
2 Red (Keri)
6 Yellow (Deanna)
*1 more*

[Kate]

I will do the other 6 Green

[Deanna]

Finished and added to spreadsheet. Moving on to for 6 Yellow.

[Sharon]

Is there a page minimum for books this year? I know there used to be, but wasn't sure if that was still the case. I read a quick one today that was 134 pages.

[Deanna]

Sharon wrote: "Is there a page minimum for books this year? I know there used to be, but wasn't sure if that was still the case. I read a quick one today that was 134 pages."

Over 100 pages, so it works.

[Sharon]

Awesome!

Completed

Two Friends and a Funeral by Wendy Dalrymple
Date Read - 3/2
Pages - 134

UNO Cards:
0 - Standalone
1 - Owen (character)
2 - Tucker (character)

[Keri]

If it helps any, can be used for 8Red instead of 2Red if we think having an extra wild draw four will free up more options to duplicate?

It’s 2nd in series for 2
And there’s a character named Etan for 8

I’m fine using it for whichever one

[Keri]

I’m reading both my color books now, one audio one physical :-)

[Heather]

Finished spreadsheet updated.

[Deanna]

Finished , , and . Spreadsheet updated.

I can take the 8 Red with . I just need to listen to for a reverse first.

[Kate]

Finished Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland (finally) and updated the spreadsheet.

I'm planning on doing some spreadsheeting later today!

[Jennifer]

Started in February, finally finished today. Also finished and . Spreadsheet updated.

[Sharon]

Competed

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
Date Read - 3/5
Pages - 320 pages

UNO Cards:
0 - Standalone
3 - Howie (character)
6 - Author last name
Skip - Preeti (character)

[Kate]

Quick Update after Week 1:

Short week and as of right now we are running a little under 11% of cards finished.

Card 0 - 4 left
Card 1 - 8 left
Card 2 - 8 left
Card 3 - 8 left
Card 4 - 4 left
Card 5 - 9 left
Card 6 - 5 left
Card 7 - 1 left
Card 8 - 4 left
Card 9 - 8 left
Skip - 7 left
Reverse - 9 left
Wild - 5 left
Wild Draw 4 - 3 left

[Nicole]

Sharon wrote: "Competed

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
Date Read - 3/5
Pages - 320 pages

UNO Cards:
0 - Standalone..."

I almost got this for my BOM selection. Wish I would have after reading your review! Definitely adding to my TBR!

[Nicole]

Finished a re-read of House of Earth and Blood
Starting my Green next!

[Heather]

Finished and spreadsheet updated

[Deanna]

Finished for 5 Green and for a reverse. Also finished and . Lots of audiobook time over the weekend.😁

[Sharon]

Nicole wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Competed

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
Date Read - 3/5
Pages - 320 pages

UNO Cards:..."

It was SO good! I hope you get to read it soon!

[Nicole]

finished The Less Dead for Green 0!

[Heather]

Finished spreadsheet updated

[Nicole]

Finished House of Sky and Breath. It has a blue cover, and works for WD4!

[Jennifer]

Finished and . Spreadsheet updated.

[Keri]

I’m planning to finish both my color card books this weekend and have also finished another book I’m checking all the cards it could work for.

I’ll post them as soon as I get done!!!

[Deanna]

March Mini-Challenge Information is up!

Perky House Decorating! March Mini Challenge

1. Paint the walls
(view spoiler)[
◈ Read books with one of the below colours as the:

>Cover of the book ; 15 points each ; or
>Colour of text on cover ; 10 points each; or
>Colour word found in text ; 5 points each.

Colours to choose from:
Orange
Purple
Pink
Black
White
Brown
Grey (hide spoiler)]

2. Hang some paintings - 15 points each
(view spoiler)[
◈ Read books where the cover could be a classical painting (no need to get mod approval, but if you need inspiration on what is classical, here is a good guide: https://www.toperfect.com/Classical-P...).

◈ Read books where the cover could be a Fantasy painting (as above, no approval required, but this is a good guide: https://www.toperfect.com/Fantasy-Pai...) (hide spoiler)]

3. Showcase your fancy travel souvenirs - 10 points each
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◈ Read books set in any real country except Canada, USA, England, Australia and New Zealand.
(to be clear, absolutely no part of the book can be set in these 5 countries, and the setting must be a country on planet Earth and not a fictional/fantasy country) (hide spoiler)]

4. Swap some flower cuttings with your neighbour - double the card points value (for example, 40 points instead of the 20 points for a 0-9 card, or 60 points instead of 30 for a 0-9 coloured card)
(view spoiler)[
◈ Use any 6 card in your March hands for X instead of S
◈ Use any 2 card in your March hands for W instead of T
◈ Use any SKIP card in your March hands for Q instead of K or P (hide spoiler)]

Other Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)[◈ 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 March 15, 9am UTC. Countdown is here: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
and before April 1 at 9am UTC (When the April month of UNO begins)

◈ Books used for categories 1-3 of this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for 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 (hide spoiler)]

Are you ready to decorate?

[Deanna]

I'm off to grab dinner, and then I'll update spreadsheets and get a status update posted.

[Deanna]

Finished , , , , and over the last five days. Spreadsheet updated.

[Heather]

Deanna wrote: "Finished , , , , and [bookcover:Pride and Premed..."

Wow!

[Heather]

Finished spreadsheet updated

[Deanna]

Nicole, can you add the date read to The Less Dead when you have a chance please? Thanks.

[Deanna]

We are almost 1/3 of the way through our cards for March! Great job everyone!

Status Update for Colored Cards

0 Green (Nicole)
2 Red (Deanna)
5 Blue (Heather)
5 Green (Heather)
5 Green (Deanna)
6 Green (Jennifer)
6 Green (Kate)
6 Yellow (Keri)
8 Green (Heather)
8 Red (Keri)

3 Wild Draw 4
2 Red (Jennifer)
6 Yellow (Deanna)
*1 more*

Status of Regular Cards - (7 complete)

Card	Left
0	4
1	5
2	9
3	5
4	2
5	4
6	5
8	3
9	5
Skip	8
Reverse	7
Wild	5

[Deanna]

I did a little bit of shuffling after looking at the mini-challenge tasks.

My red cover has a W that works for the mini-challenge, so I shuffled Keri's book to 8 red and Jennifer's book to WD4 2 Red since it is already finished. I also moved any books out of the Skip cards.

We do have 4 more reverses in progress, so it's actually only 3 left for that one.

[Deanna]

March Mini Tracking

1. Paint the walls - 15 cover color, 10 cover text color, 5 word in text (Orange, Purple, Pink, Black, White, Brown, Grey)
◼ Deanna (purple cover)
◼ Deanna (purple cover)
◼ Keri (black cover)
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2. Hang some paintings - 15 points each
cover like classical painting or fantasy painting
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🎨
🎨
🎨
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🎨
🎨
🎨
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3. Showcase your fancy travel souvenirs - 10 points each
set in any real country except Canada, USA, England, Australia and New Zealand
🌍 Nicole (Italy)
🌍 Heather (Mexico)
🌍 Deanna (Bahamas & Switzerland)
🌍
🌍
🌍
🌍
🌍
🌍
🌍

4. Swap some flower cuttings with your neighbour
2 - W for T, 6 X for S, Skip Q for K/P
💫Deanna (2 Red swap)
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💫
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[Keri]

Completion Post


Darkest Fear
Author: Harlan Coben
Finished: 3/8/22
Pages: 352
Cards:
2T—Terese Collins (character)
3H—Harlan Coben (author)
4F—Eric Ford (character)
6S—Stan Gibbs (character)
7V—7th in the series
8E—Esperanza Diaz (character)
Skip: K or P—Kimberly Green (character)


The Betrayed
Author: Kiera Cass
Finished: 3/12/22
Pages: 292
Card:
8 Red: red cover and an MC named Etan


**not on spreadsheet

[Keri]

I’m reading which would fit for black cover in the mini.
It only works for 5 out of all the regular UNO cards so far as I’ve read.

[Nicole]

My current read takes place in Italy for the mini!

[Heather]

I will read set in Mexico for the mini. Could also work for a classical painting.

[Heather]

Can also read for W.