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TEAM CHALLENGE: UNO 2026
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Team Maroon 5
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Welcome to UNO 2026! Here are some important links to have handy and information about the challenge. If you have questions, please just ask.IMPORTANT LINKS
* Official team spreadsheet (for captains use only) - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
* Team tracking spreadsheet (what we'll be using regularly to track the books we're reading) - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
* Current points across all teams - coming soon
* Countdown clock to the start of UNO 2026 - https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
BASIC RULES
✔ 100 pages (verify 25k words / 3hrs for Children's, Poetry, Plays etc MPG)
✔ rereads OK after 6 months
✔ Letters for cards use title / author name / speaking character name / location
✔ Letters to find E F H I K N O P S T V Z
✔ Numbers in the title of the book or the number in a series of books
For book titles starting with an article (A/An/The), the article can be ignored or used. So A Thousand Ships, for example, could be used as title starting with A or T
More info can be found here.
EXPECTATIONS
✔ Check in once a week on the team thread, so that we know you are actively participating, even if you have not completed a book.
✔ Only books started after the challenge starts can count (countdown clock linked above). Please make sure all books you have finished are marked as read with a read date from the month you want it to count for and must be on your Uno shelf. We will not be able to record your book on the official sheet without this, so don’t waste your reading by not recording the books correctly!
✔ Friend all the members of the team so that your captains (Steph and Heather) can verify your completions and your team members can find Reverse books.
Important Tracking Spreadsheet InfoThere are different ways that teams like to keep track of the books everyone reads...Heather and I prefer to keep track of books read using a tracking spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...).
We use all the information you provide to fill out the official team spreadsheet, which is linked in my prior post (linking again here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...).
Note for those who have done completion posts in the past: You do NOT need to do a completion post if you are using the spreadsheet, and you do NOT need to use the spreadsheet if you are doing completion posts. That said, if you CAN use the spreadsheet that would be super helpful, and will reduce the chances that we miss something or enter something incorrectly.
There will be a sheet for each month (March and April will be filled in once we have more details), and we’ll be adding sheets to help keep track of mini-challenges when they happen. For each book you read, fill out Columns B-D (book, your name, completion date) and then H-S (all of the criteria the book fits).
Column A is for us to keep track of special cards, and colors. You’ll see we have the color cards at the top of the list, marked in Column A. Columns E-G are for the Captains to show that we’ve checked that books are recorded on your UNO shelves and where we’ve placed the book in the official spreadsheet.
Besides color cards, don't worry about planning for a specific card! Please just indicate ALL the ways a book can work in the columns provided, including the reason it works for that card, and then Heather and I will figure out the best way to use the book, including moving books around as we get toward the end the month. For "reverse", the reason just has to be the name of the team member who read it. I like looking through the sheet as people are updating it and adding my name to that column for any book I've already read.
The only cards we want to make sure we plan out beforehand are the color cards, so those are at the top of each spreadsheet to make it easier to see that we've completed them! If you volunteer for a color card, please make sure to finish it by the end of that month, as they are worth a lot of points and much harder to cover in a pinch.
As we get further in the month, we'll let everyone know if there are cards that we're struggling to cover, at which point we may ask you to try to find a book that can cover a Reverse, or maybe a 5.
I know this is a lot of information, so if you aren't sure about anything please just ask!!
Hi everyone! Welcome to Team Maroon 5! I'm Steph and I'm your team captain. This is my fifth year playing the UNO challenge and, like every year I've played, I'm really excited to finally get started 😊
I live in the Los Angeles area with my dog, Chorizo. He's loud and needy, but he is quite adorable, which almost makes up for all the barking. I love reading romance as well as fantasy and mysteries/thrillers. Last year I ventured more into the horror genre, which I loved, so this year I'm trying to focus more on sci-fi. Outside of reading, I love keeping up with movies and shows, building my Lego collection, and relaxing with some coloring books. I also started my first physical reading journal this year, which has been so much fun! Now I just need to finish my spreads so I can actually start journaling 😅
Please go ahead and introduce yourself! Would love to hear more about who you all are and what you enjoy reading 😊
Eeeeek! So excited UNO is here!Hi everyone, I'm Heather, and I'm your co-captain. This is my 10th year (I think) playing UNO, and have been a captain or co-captain for most years. Steph and I have captained/co-captained together many times, and I'm so happy to be on a team with her again!
I also live in the Los Angeles area with my husband, two kids (13 and 10), and 3 dogs. I own my own business, which I love…it’s been really fulfilling, and it allows me to have more flexibility in my schedule. I love to read (why else would I be here?), but also really enjoy crafting (cross-stitch, crochet, knitting, etc), puzzles, spending time with friends, and recently took up golf, a game that I both enjoy and hate. I like to read a mix of books…romance, YA, mystery/crime, true crime, some historical fiction, horror, etc.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone and to a fun 3 months of UNO!
Hello Team! I’m Sarah. I think this is my tenth year of UNO!
I currently live in Maryland with my two cats Gus (named after Gus Gus the mouse of Cinderella), and Tibbs (From 101 Dalmatians) but am a Midwest girl through and through!
Reading is pretty much my entire personality, and I love it. Outside of that, I enjoy sports and being outdoors.
I read pretty much anything, except horror. My go-tos are: Historical Fiction, Thriller/Mystery, Fantasy/Romantasy
Can’t wait to get started!
Sarah wrote: "Hello Team! I’m Sarah. I think this is my tenth year of UNO!
I currently live in Maryland with my two cats Gus (named after Gus Gus the mouse of Cinderella), and Tibbs (From 101 Dalmatians) but..."
Welcome, Sarah! I love that reading is pretty much your whole personality - I often feel the same 😊
Are you a sports fan or do you partake as well?
Love being in good company! And I played volleyball, basketball, and softball growing up. Wasn’t good enough for college, but knew I still wanted to be involved, so worked in Sports Information in college and fell in love with the behind the scenes athletics
That led into a career in college athletics!
I always love watching sports. Live events are always fun!
Hello everyone! I'm Ashley, I live in Northern New Jersey, have three kids (11 year old boy and boy/girl twins that just turned 8), and I work remote as a full time IT Project Manager. If I'm not working or reading, I'm watching my kids play one sport or another. We stay busy!
I don't get much time to myself, but in those rare instances I do, besides reading I also love to play around with makeup, coloring, or writing.
This is my third year playing Uno. It's one of those events I look forward to every year and am excited to get started! I'm a big YA reader and lean more toward mystery/thriller, horror, and dystopian reads. I'm not a big romance reader but I'm very much a mood reader so once in awhile I'll pick one up. I have a never ending ARC list as well as a TBR I couldn't fulfill in my lifetime (a good problem we all struggle with.) It's great to meet you all and am glad to be apart of the team!
Hello all!I'm Amanda, I live in Michigan (EST), with one rambuctious 2 year old, a husband, and two beagle mixes...so this house is neither quiet nor clean. 😂
I also am someone who has reading as like my entire personality. If I have even one spare minute, I'm probably reading or doing something book related! I mostly read queer romance but occasionally will read horror, litfit, etc.
I think this is my 6th or 7th time playing UNO. It might be my first time not captaining though so that's a new feeling lol.
Hi guys! Excited for another year of Uno. This is my 5th year playing, and it's by far my favorite challenge. I live in Paris with no pets of my own yet but a fair amount of plants. A cat shall arrive soon though, hopefully. I read absolutely any genre, but I've realized that in the past few years I haven't really read any books that swept me off my feet. There have been some good books but only 1-2 that have really stuck with me. So my goal for this year was to read less, but choose books a bit more intentionally. Add to that the fact that the next few months are a bit busy for me personally and professionally, I set my bpm lower this year than I usually do. Can't say I have all too many hobbies other than reading though 😅
Can't wait for another year of Uno!
🌰🟥 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Team Members:
❅ Captain Steph
❅ Co-Captain Heather
❅ Amanda
❅ Kat
❅ Frida
❅ Sarah Twiggs
❅ Ashley Reindeau
❅ Kirsten
🌰🟥 Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...