UNO April Mini Challenge

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Something Wicked This Way Comes - April Mini Challenge

This is an optional (view spoiler)[(😈Go on telling it to yourselves! 😈) (hide spoiler)] mini challenge for our UNO players. Come on over and explore the dark side of books and reading.

You just could not resist the UNO Mods luring you in to the Hidden Bar and of course you took that one last drink for the road, didn't ya?

                              

After consuming that last drink, you see that another door has appeared on the backwall of the Hidden Bar. And you feel compelled to rise from your table, open it and step through.

You find yourself in a strange, eerie place with dark corners, hidden nooks and crannies, ghostly lights, voices whispering in your ears and, of course, there are all those books on countless and endless shelves calling out to you to read them.

You are in the Hidden LaB(Y)ARinth Library and the only way OUT is IN.

You have to find and read the RIGHT WRONG books in time to get out.

                                


◈ 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.
◈ If your team completes the main tasks (1-45), you get 30 points as bonus.

◈ You get 10 points/book for each of the Evil Extras (tasks 46-55), but they are not part of the completion bonus, just for some more fun if you think you can complete them before the end of the month.

◈ 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 15 April, 9am UTC

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

and before 1 May at 9am UTC (when UNO 2024 finishes).

◈ 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

Google doc link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

                        

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

TASK LIST

Sinful Search for VILLAIN(s)
(Each synonym can be used only once. Plural accepted.)

1. Read a book with the word VILLAIN in title or series title or in text
2. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
3. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
4. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
5. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text


Heinous Hunt for something Wicked
(Each synonym can be used only once.)

6. Read a book with the word WICKED in title or series title or in text
7. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
8. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
9. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
10. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text

Corrupt Covers
(Use your own interpretation and imagination/creativity (fears). Images/imagery can be of persons, animals, symbols, weather, etc. There may be overlaps between objects/images. That's OK, just don't use the same thing twice. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)
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11. Read a book with a colour cover (over 50%) that has a sinister or sinful association
12. Read a book with a colour cover (over 50%) that has a sinister or sinful association (must be a different colour from 11.)
13. Read a book with an object on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association
14. Read a book with an object on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association (must be a different object from 13.)
15. Read a book with an image(ry) on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association
16. Read a book with an image(ry) on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association (must be different from 15.)
17. Read a book with the letters C*U*R*S*E in the title and/or author's name
18. Read a book with a word in the title or series title that can be considered an evil deed or that has some evil connotation

Guilty Genres
(Tasks 19-26: minimum 5 tags, Task 27: any book from the list that meets the UNO requirements)

19. Read a book shelved as Crime or True Crime
20. Read a book shelved as Cozy Mystery or Paranormal Mystery
21. Read a book shelved as Thriller or Horror
22. Read a book shelved as Noir or Hard Boiled
23. Read a book shelved as Dark Fantasy or Erotica
24. Read a book shelved as Hard Science Fiction or Dystopia
25. Read a book shelved as Romantic Suspense or Gothic Romance
26. Read a book shelved as Monster(s) or Anti-Hero
27. Read a book from the shelf Cult Classics*

*(27) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts.

Tricky Types & Tropes
(Use your own interpretation. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)

28. Read a book with an underhanded plotting/intrigue taking place
29. Read a book where some kind of poison or potion is used
30. Read a book where a character is hiding a secret
31. Read a book with a character who switches sides or is considered to be a traitor
32. Read a book with a character considered incapable of love or with a doomed lovers trope
33. Read a book with a Good vs Evil trope
34. Read a book featuring an enemies-to-lovers trope
35. Read a book where a character's intentions are misunderstood
36. Read a book with an ending you consider unresolved or unhappy or dissatisfying
37. Read a book with a family drama trope
38. Read a book where a mcguffin is (intended to be) used for some evil purpose
39. Read a book from this shelf Revenge*
40. Read a book with a place that is (or is thought to be) creepy or haunted
41. Read a book with antagonistic Aliens or AI
42. Read a book where a character is tricked or manipulated in some way
43. Read a book where a character is murdered
44. Read a book with a character who is jealous of somebody or something
45. Read a book with a character considered seductive

*(39) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts.

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Evil Extras
(Use your own interpretation. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)

46.Read a book with a plot (trope/plot device/action/occurrence, etc.) that can be connected with your team villain
47. Read a book with a plot (trope/plot device/action/occurrence, etc.) that can be connected with another team's villain (must be different from 46)
48. Read a book with a character sharing some trait with your team villain
49. Read a book with a character sharing some trait with another team's villain (must be different from 48)
50. Read a book that one of the other teams are reading/have read for any of the tasks under 1-45*
51. Read a book that one of the other teams have read for the February or March Mini challenges*
52. Read a book that was turned into (or was the inspiration for) a movie/tv series*
53. Read a book with MPG Retelling
54. Read a book where a character works or worked in the film industry
55. Read a book from the Shelf Hollywood OR Bollywood*


*(50, 51, 52, 55) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts

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Questions?

Ask your captains as we have a dedicated thread in the captains group to ask questions.