There are multiple ways of making a bingo, each one requiring minimum of 5 filled squares.
The minimum requirements for a fill are:
Fic - 500 words
Art - medium sized (at least 320x240)
Icons - set of 10
Rec post - 10 recs (any combination of fandoms) with short explanation for each
Podfic - 500 word fic
Picspam - 20 pics
Vids - 30 seconds
Mix - 10 songs with track list and explanation included
Meta - 1000 words
Bingos:
Straight line (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) (5 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 5 fills.
for example:
imprisonment
poisoning
comfort food or item / feeding someone
eating disorders
accept injury to protect someone
toothache
self-harm
abuse
archaic medical treatment
arrest
food poisoning
explosion
WILD CARD
hunger / starvation
loss of home / shelter
robots / androids
healers
Stockholm syndrome
accidents
caught in a robbery
nervous breakdown
kidnapping
combat
haunted
learning to be loved
note that the line doesn't have to go through the central square unless it's diagonal.
4 corners (5 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 5 fills.
for example:
self-harm
heart attack / heart trouble
humiliation
stalkers
touch-starved
mutation
stranded / survival scenario
corporal punishment
explosion
electrocution
group support
drugged
WILD CARD
estrangement
culture shock
hunger / starvation
rape / non-con
loss of identity
Stockholm syndrome
scars
fever / delirium
job-related trauma
magical trouble
head trauma
mercy killing
Parallel Diagonals (2 parallel diagonals) (5 - 9 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 5 - 9 fills.
for example:
CPR / rescue breathing
body / mindswap
runaways
sensory deprivation
taking care of somebody
unexpected consequences of planned soulbonding
imprisonment
minor illness or injury
coma
secret identity discovered
lacerations / knife wounds
food poisoning
WILD CARD
family
sex pollen
attacked by a creature
fall from grace
deadline / time bomb
stranded / survival scenario
forgiveness
assault
humiliation
toothache
headaches / migraines
nervous breakdown
or
body image issues
on the run
branding
pandemics and epidemics
hospital stay
forced marriage
comfort food or item / feeding someone
hostages
betrayal
estrangement
toothache
CPR / rescue breathing
WILD CARD
backrubs / massages
restrained
assault
unconsciousness
homesickness
motion sickness
loss of hearing
captivity
falsely imprisoned
asphyxiation
forced to rely on enemy / rival
abuse
Note that any parallel diagonal lines may be used, except for the corners and you cannot use the two two-square diagonals together to make bingo. At least five squares must be used.
Diamond (8 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 8 fills.
for example:
moving
side effects
caught in a robbery
loss of powers
accidental mating for life
archaic medical treatment
loss of home / shelter
phobias
loss of job / income
hypothermia
loss of identity
secret identity discovered
WILD CARD
tyranny / rebellion
washing / bathing someone
alien abduction
forgiveness
grief
witch hunt
poisoning
whipping / flogging
touch-starved
hiding an injury / illness
undeserved reputation
robots / androids
Crosses: X or + (2 diagonals or crossing straight lines through the center) (9 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 9 fills
for example:
brainwashing / deprogramming
unconsciousness
haunted
blood loss
sacrifice
corporal punishment
begging
protecting / losing precious object
attacked by a creature
forced body modification
unwanted transformation
culture shock
WILD CARD
heart attack / heart trouble
nightmares
bodyguards
blackmail
family
atonement
magical trouble
mistaken identity
robots / androids
forgiveness
headaches / migraines
restrained
or:
sacrifice
trust issues
self-harm
medication
imprisonment
telepathic trauma
natural disasters
sex pollen
brainwashing / deprogramming
mercy killing
septicemia / infected wounds
forced soulbonding
WILD CARD
protecting / losing precious object
orphans
loss of identity
asphyxiation
loss of hearing
hospital stay
haunted
slaves
runaways
fighting
exhaustion
betrayal
Note that the + does not have to cross in the middle. Any horizontal + vertical line is considered a +
Confetti (alternating squares) - 1 prompt per fill, 12 or 13 fills
for example:
blackmail
scars
unwanted transformation
amnesia
dub-con
apocalypse
difficult / unexpected pregnancy
interrogation
forced to face fear
insomnia
drowning
restrained
WILD CARD
disappearing
group support
cuddling
caught in a robbery
headaches / migraines
grief
forced marriage
sensory deprivation
hospital stay
sacrifice
secret identity discovered
loss of job / income
Border (all outside squares) (16 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 16 fills
for example:
tyranny / rebellion
mutation
hostile climate
amnesia
captivity
minor illness or injury
major illness or injury
loss of voice
theft
mistaken identity
exhaustion
trust issues
WILD CARD
hostages
post-traumatic stress disorder
secret identity discovered
hugs
on the run
stalkers
unexpected consequences of planned soulbonding
lost childhood
haunted
corporal punishment
caught in a robbery
loss of hearing
Blackout (all squares) (25 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 25 fills
for example:
difficult / unexpected pregnancy
culture shock
comfort food or item / feeding someone
estrangement
assault
lacerations / knife wounds
loss of hearing
depression
stranded / survival scenario
motion sickness
medication
forced body modification
WILD CARD
touch-starved
robots / androids
magical trouble
insomnia
interrogation
drowning
mutation
extortion
heart attack / heart trouble
hugs
caught in a robbery
grief
(twenty-five fills answering all prompts on the card).
After you've made a bingo, you can make a new bingo on your card or request a new card to complete bingo on. You may also do extras using your original card. Extras are worth a unique number of points
Extras
Cross-square (parallel squares) (2 prompts) - 2 prompts per fill, 1 fill
Any two opposite prompts separated by a square combined into one fill.
deals with demons
accidents
trust issues
family
hospital stay
healers
head trauma
interrogation
backrubs / massages
unrequited pining
estrangement
depression
WILD CARD
septicemia / infected wounds
corporal punishment
telepathic trauma
loss of hearing
rape / non-con
bodyguards
exhaustion
on the run
betrayal
mistaken identity
headaches / migraines
rejection
Postage stamp (2x2 square) (4 prompts) - 4 prompts per fill, 1 fill
The postage stamp is a fill that combines four adjoining prompts in the square.
For example:
hypoglycemia / low blood sugar
trapped together
gaslighting
estrangement
mistaken identity
scars
moving
post-traumatic stress disorder
stalkers
undeserved reputation
wings
forced body modification
WILD CARD
rejection
runaways
poisoning
mercy killing
group support
coma
on the run
nervous breakdown
rape / non-con
food poisoning
first transformation
toothache
Straight line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) (5 prompts) - 5 prompts per fill, 1 fill
All five prompts in line combined into one story.
stalkers
survivor's guilt
major illness or injury
CPR / rescue breathing
body image issues
dub-con
unwanted transformation
bodyguards
interrogation
tyranny / rebellion
falsely imprisoned
learning to be loved
WILD CARD
body / mindswap
lost childhood
amnesia
torture
headaches / migraines
purgatory
washing / bathing someone
alien abduction
fighting
nausea
exhaustion
fever / delirium
Parallel lines (2 straight lines) (10 prompts) - 2 prompts per fill, 5 fills
Parallel lines means writing five stories, each of them covers two adjoining prompts from parallel lines.
For example:
exhaustion
minor illness or injury
grief
forced to hurt somebody
unconsciousness
branding
pneumonia
abandonment issues
loss of job / income
moving
rejection
electrocution
WILD CARD
captivity
poisoning
forced to rely on enemy / rival
tentacles
dub-con
deadline / time bomb
on the run
homesickness
fire
first transformation
stalkers
hypoglycemia / low blood sugar
Each type of bingo and each type of extra bring you a separate banner on posting to the comm.
All bingos and extras within one card let you qualify for achievements.
Achievements
Achievements are given out at the end of the round. There are Competitive (where you compete with other players), General, Loyalty, Content-based and Special achievements; there will be also some secret ones only announced at the end of the round.
All achievements are reached within one card (for example, if you're aiming for a largest wordcount achievement and have one card with a 90k total wordcount and another with a 5k total wordcount, only the 90k will count towards the achievement).
Several achievements can be reached at once.
If you are aiming for any General, Content-Based and Special achievements, please add a line listing them in the end of the post, otherwise your bingo or extra won’t qualify for the achievement.
Competitive achievements
1. The Longest Journey achievement: Highest combined wordcount per one card.
2. After Bingo achievement: Most extras submitted per one card.
3. One-and-Only achievement: First to submit a bingo in Round 7.
4. King of the Mountain achievement: Maximum total amount of achievements collected.
General achievements - each of these achievements has a separate subachievement if reached for a Blackout bingo.
1. Multimedia Bingo achievement: Each fill is done in a different media: fic, art, meta, vid, etc. For bingo types with more than nine fills you can repeat several media types as long as all nine are represented.
2. Single Media Bingo achievement: Each fill is done in the same media, excluding fics.
3. All the Worlds achievement: Each fill is done in a different fandom.
4. Steadfast achievement: Each fill is completed in the same fandom.
Loyalty achievements:
1. Passion achievement: Completed at least one mini-challenge.
2. February-to-May achievement: Completed all four mini-challenges.
3. Forget-Me-Not achievement: Posted at least once during amnesty.
Content-based achievements - each of these achievements has a separate subachievement if reached for a Blackout bingo.
1. Crosstime Saloon achievement: Submitted an all-crossover bingo.
2. Tune In achievement: Each fill in a bingo is a part of interconnected series.
3. Strange New Worlds achievement: Each fill in a bingo is an AU or fusion.
4. Librarian's Delight achievement: All the fills are created for book fandoms.
5. Drawn and Animated achievement: All the fills are created for anime/manga/manhwa/comics/cartoons fandoms.
6. Green Screen achievement: All the fills are created for movie fandoms.
7. Serial Pleasures! achievement: All the fills are created for tv series fandoms.
8. Gamer's Glory achievement: All the fills are created for videogames fandoms.
9. Keepin' It Real achievement: All the fills are created for RPF fandoms.
10. The World's a Stage achievement: All the fills are created for theater/opera/musical fandoms.
Special achievements
1. 25-in-1 achievement: One fill covering all the prompts on the card. This is the only achievement you can get without a completing a bingo beforehand, and you can request a new card after posting your fill (if you like!).
Minimum requirements for this fill:
fic: 12500 words
art: wallpaper sized (1024x768 - 1280x800)
mix: 30 songs, plus track list and explanation
icons: set of 50
meta: 15000 words
podfic: a fic of 15000 words
vids: 5 minutes
picspam: 100 pictures
rec post: 50 stories
2. Catch 'Em All achievement: All types of bingo (from line to blackout) submitted for one card, with new fills for each new type of bingo.
3. Extracurricular achievement: All types of extra (from cross-squares to parallel lines) submitted for one card, with new fills for each new type of extra.
4. Fearsome Catcher achievement: All types of bingo AND all types of extra submitted for one card, with new fills for each new type of bingo and extra.