Round 12 - Bingos, Extras and Achievements
There are multiple ways of making a bingo, each one requiring a 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 a short explanation for each
Podfic - 500 word fic
Picspam - 20 pics
Vids - 30 seconds
Mix - 10 songs with tracklist and explanation included (the songs itself can be arranged into one playlist, a-la Spotify)
Meta - 1000 words
Bingos:
Straight line (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) (5 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 5 fills.
for example:
gaslighting
sacrifice
buried alive
imprisonment
shock collars
forgiveness
coma
falling
skeletons in the closet
stranded / survival scenario
isolation
body image issues
WILD CARD
bruises
robots / androids / AIs
trapped together
needles / piercings
phobias
sex pollen
learning to be loved
torture
apocalypse
loss of powers
confession in desperate situation
witch hunt
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:
unrequited pining
nausea
whipping / flogging
orphans
mutation
electrocution
depression
cursed
learning to be loved
archaic medical treatment
shock collars
humiliation / degradation
WILD CARD
unwanted transformation
head trauma
dub-con
tyranny / rebellion
altitude sickness
forced soulbonding
exhaustion
sex pollen
toothache
robots / androids / AIs
cuddling
desecration
Parallel Diagonals (2 parallel diagonals) (5 - 9 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 5 - 9 fills.
for example:
self-harm
archaic medical treatment
forced body modification
dungeons
humiliation / degradation
kidnapping
coma
hostages
tentacles
brainwashing / deprogramming
loss of voice
extortion
WILD CARD
loss of identity
lost childhood
surgery
group support
near death experience
scars
asphyxiation
toothache
forced to participate in illegal / hurtful activity
alien abduction
loss of vision
hugs
or
survivor's guilt
interrogation
near death experience
exhaustion
forced to face fear
forced soulbonding
cuddling
ostracised from society
heat exhaustion / heat stroke
buried alive
nosebleeds
electrocution
WILD CARD
burns
hostile climate
nervous breakdown
presumed dead
accidental mating for life
coma
cages
major illness or injury
healers
hospital stay
kidnapping
loss of hearing
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:
wings
captivity
survivor's guilt
depression
post-traumatic stress disorder
forced to face fear
backrubs / massages
therapy
accept injury to protect someone
motion sickness
food poisoning
cursed
WILD CARD
arrest
serial killers
gaslighting
burns
Stockholm syndrome
abuse
de-age
falling
wasteland
cramps
electrocution
branding
Crosses: X or + (2 diagonals or crossing straight lines through the center) (9 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 9 fills
for example:
arena
electrocution
caught in a robbery
robots / androids / AIs
slaves
de-age
cramps
washing / bathing someone
dystopia
alien abduction
forgiveness
survivor's guilt
WILD CARD
wasteland
telepathic trauma
captivity
vehicle crash
painful / difficult sex
betrayal
forbidden love
burns
magical trouble
accidental mating for life
heart attack / heart trouble
seizures
or:
bullet wounds
loss of powers
pandemics and epidemics
sensory deprivation
fever / delirium
exhaustion
loss of home / shelter
asphyxiation
falling
backrubs / massages
witch hunt
forced body modification
WILD CARD
depression
begging
job-related trauma
captivity
CPR / rescue breathing
heart attack / heart trouble
destruction / natural disasters
coma
hypothermia
abuse
poisoning
mutation
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:
buried alive
electrocution
heart attack / heart trouble
job-related trauma
presumed dead
forced to uncover past trauma
survivor's guilt
on the run
hostages
humiliation / degradation
lacerations / knife wounds
abandonment issues
WILD CARD
asphyxiation
unexpected consequences of planned soulbonding
minor illness or injury
dehumanization
head trauma
falsely accused
bodyguards
loss of voice
deadline / time bomb
hiding an injury / illness
needles / piercings
mutation
Border (all outside squares) (16 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 16 fills
for example:
healers
flashbacks
bites
serial killers
falling
hallucinations / illusions
nausea
heart attack / heart trouble
old injuries acting up
robots / androids / AIs
culture shock
burns
WILD CARD
hazing / bullying
cramps
hugs
septicemia / infected wounds
caught in a robbery
extortion
asking for help
body / mindswap
arena
presumed dead
nosebleeds
washing / bathing someone
Blackout (all squares) (25 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 25 fills
for example:
flashbacks
exhaustion
poisoning
destruction / natural disasters
fire
accidents
presumed dead
assault
cursed
loss of home / shelter
hunger / starvation
comfort food or item / feeding someone
WILD CARD
tyranny / rebellion
pandemics and epidemics
dungeons
deals with demons
post-traumatic stress disorder
extortion
loss of job / income
arena
whipping / flogging
deadline / time bomb
drowning
accept injury to protect someone
(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! And as of Round 10, you can post extras without submitting a bingo first. But remember that writing extras only qualifies you for extras-related achievements.
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.
caught in a robbery
rape / non-con
needles / piercings
begging
dungeons
lost childhood
mercy killing
dystopia
hypothermia
flashbacks
forced to hurt somebody
side effects
WILD CARD
allergic reaction
homesickness
abandonment issues
witch hunt
painful / difficult sex
serial killers
secret identity discovered
loss of possessions
drugged
body / mindswap
bullet wounds
heat exhaustion / heat stroke
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:
stalkers
rescue
difficult / unexpected pregnancy
locked in a box
possession / mind control
sex pollen
unrequited pining
burns
septicemia / infected wounds
shock collars
forced to face fear
job-related trauma
WILD CARD
exhaustion
mutation
buried alive
loss of vision
comfort food or item / feeding someone
pandemics and epidemics
unexpected consequences of planned soulbonding
shipwrecked
fire
loss of hearing
broken bones
forced to uncover past trauma
Straight line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) (5 prompts) - 5 prompts per fill, 1 fill
All five prompts in line combined into one story.
confession in desperate situation
tentacles
unwanted transformation
bargaining for protection
ritualized pain / injury
hypoglycemia / low blood sugar
pandemics and epidemics
altitude sickness
gaslighting
purgatory
trapped together
difficult / unexpected pregnancy
WILD CARD
robots / androids / AIs
exhaustion
lost childhood
deals with demons
runaways
forced to face fear
body image issues
panic attacks
restrained
grief
therapy
vehicle crash
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:
therapy
fire
suicide attempt
asphyxiation
dystopia
cuddling
tyranny / rebellion
fall from grace
begging
loss of powers
haunted
major illness or injury
WILD CARD
bites
abandonment issues
eating disorders
broken bones
job-related trauma
chronic illness / pain
whipping / flogging
stalkers
rejection
hiding an injury / illness
touch-starved
homesickness
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, General, Loyalty, Content-based and Special achievements.
All achievements are reached within one card (for example, if you're aiming for the largest wordcount achievement and have one card with a 90k total wordcount and another with a 5k total, 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 - here, you compete against other players, and there can only be one winner for each achievement.
1. The Longest Journey achievement: Highest combined wordcount per one card (usually we also list a couple of runner-ups - don't give up on this one!).
2. After Bingo achievement: Most extras submitted per one card.
3. One-and-Only achievement: First to submit a bingo in Round 10. Can’t be gotten with an extra! Only a full bingo will do.
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 the 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 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. Extra! Extra! achievement: Submitted any extra in Round 11.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
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 a short explanation for each
Podfic - 500 word fic
Picspam - 20 pics
Vids - 30 seconds
Mix - 10 songs with tracklist and explanation included (the songs itself can be arranged into one playlist, a-la Spotify)
Meta - 1000 words
Bingos:
Straight line (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) (5 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 5 fills.
for example:
gaslighting
sacrifice
buried alive
imprisonment
shock collars
forgiveness
coma
falling
skeletons in the closet
stranded / survival scenario
isolation
body image issues
WILD CARD
bruises
robots / androids / AIs
trapped together
needles / piercings
phobias
sex pollen
learning to be loved
torture
apocalypse
loss of powers
confession in desperate situation
witch hunt
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:
unrequited pining
nausea
whipping / flogging
orphans
mutation
electrocution
depression
cursed
learning to be loved
archaic medical treatment
shock collars
humiliation / degradation
WILD CARD
unwanted transformation
head trauma
dub-con
tyranny / rebellion
altitude sickness
forced soulbonding
exhaustion
sex pollen
toothache
robots / androids / AIs
cuddling
desecration
Parallel Diagonals (2 parallel diagonals) (5 - 9 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 5 - 9 fills.
for example:
self-harm
archaic medical treatment
forced body modification
dungeons
humiliation / degradation
kidnapping
coma
hostages
tentacles
brainwashing / deprogramming
loss of voice
extortion
WILD CARD
loss of identity
lost childhood
surgery
group support
near death experience
scars
asphyxiation
toothache
forced to participate in illegal / hurtful activity
alien abduction
loss of vision
hugs
or
survivor's guilt
interrogation
near death experience
exhaustion
forced to face fear
forced soulbonding
cuddling
ostracised from society
heat exhaustion / heat stroke
buried alive
nosebleeds
electrocution
WILD CARD
burns
hostile climate
nervous breakdown
presumed dead
accidental mating for life
coma
cages
major illness or injury
healers
hospital stay
kidnapping
loss of hearing
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:
wings
captivity
survivor's guilt
depression
post-traumatic stress disorder
forced to face fear
backrubs / massages
therapy
accept injury to protect someone
motion sickness
food poisoning
cursed
WILD CARD
arrest
serial killers
gaslighting
burns
Stockholm syndrome
abuse
de-age
falling
wasteland
cramps
electrocution
branding
Crosses: X or + (2 diagonals or crossing straight lines through the center) (9 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 9 fills
for example:
arena
electrocution
caught in a robbery
robots / androids / AIs
slaves
de-age
cramps
washing / bathing someone
dystopia
alien abduction
forgiveness
survivor's guilt
WILD CARD
wasteland
telepathic trauma
captivity
vehicle crash
painful / difficult sex
betrayal
forbidden love
burns
magical trouble
accidental mating for life
heart attack / heart trouble
seizures
or:
bullet wounds
loss of powers
pandemics and epidemics
sensory deprivation
fever / delirium
exhaustion
loss of home / shelter
asphyxiation
falling
backrubs / massages
witch hunt
forced body modification
WILD CARD
depression
begging
job-related trauma
captivity
CPR / rescue breathing
heart attack / heart trouble
destruction / natural disasters
coma
hypothermia
abuse
poisoning
mutation
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:
buried alive
electrocution
heart attack / heart trouble
job-related trauma
presumed dead
forced to uncover past trauma
survivor's guilt
on the run
hostages
humiliation / degradation
lacerations / knife wounds
abandonment issues
WILD CARD
asphyxiation
unexpected consequences of planned soulbonding
minor illness or injury
dehumanization
head trauma
falsely accused
bodyguards
loss of voice
deadline / time bomb
hiding an injury / illness
needles / piercings
mutation
Border (all outside squares) (16 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 16 fills
for example:
healers
flashbacks
bites
serial killers
falling
hallucinations / illusions
nausea
heart attack / heart trouble
old injuries acting up
robots / androids / AIs
culture shock
burns
WILD CARD
hazing / bullying
cramps
hugs
septicemia / infected wounds
caught in a robbery
extortion
asking for help
body / mindswap
arena
presumed dead
nosebleeds
washing / bathing someone
Blackout (all squares) (25 prompts) - 1 prompt per fill, 25 fills
for example:
flashbacks
exhaustion
poisoning
destruction / natural disasters
fire
accidents
presumed dead
assault
cursed
loss of home / shelter
hunger / starvation
comfort food or item / feeding someone
WILD CARD
tyranny / rebellion
pandemics and epidemics
dungeons
deals with demons
post-traumatic stress disorder
extortion
loss of job / income
arena
whipping / flogging
deadline / time bomb
drowning
accept injury to protect someone
(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! And as of Round 10, you can post extras without submitting a bingo first. But remember that writing extras only qualifies you for extras-related achievements.
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.
caught in a robbery
rape / non-con
needles / piercings
begging
dungeons
lost childhood
mercy killing
dystopia
hypothermia
flashbacks
forced to hurt somebody
side effects
WILD CARD
allergic reaction
homesickness
abandonment issues
witch hunt
painful / difficult sex
serial killers
secret identity discovered
loss of possessions
drugged
body / mindswap
bullet wounds
heat exhaustion / heat stroke
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:
stalkers
rescue
difficult / unexpected pregnancy
locked in a box
possession / mind control
sex pollen
unrequited pining
burns
septicemia / infected wounds
shock collars
forced to face fear
job-related trauma
WILD CARD
exhaustion
mutation
buried alive
loss of vision
comfort food or item / feeding someone
pandemics and epidemics
unexpected consequences of planned soulbonding
shipwrecked
fire
loss of hearing
broken bones
forced to uncover past trauma
Straight line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) (5 prompts) - 5 prompts per fill, 1 fill
All five prompts in line combined into one story.
confession in desperate situation
tentacles
unwanted transformation
bargaining for protection
ritualized pain / injury
hypoglycemia / low blood sugar
pandemics and epidemics
altitude sickness
gaslighting
purgatory
trapped together
difficult / unexpected pregnancy
WILD CARD
robots / androids / AIs
exhaustion
lost childhood
deals with demons
runaways
forced to face fear
body image issues
panic attacks
restrained
grief
therapy
vehicle crash
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:
therapy
fire
suicide attempt
asphyxiation
dystopia
cuddling
tyranny / rebellion
fall from grace
begging
loss of powers
haunted
major illness or injury
WILD CARD
bites
abandonment issues
eating disorders
broken bones
job-related trauma
chronic illness / pain
whipping / flogging
stalkers
rejection
hiding an injury / illness
touch-starved
homesickness
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, General, Loyalty, Content-based and Special achievements.
All achievements are reached within one card (for example, if you're aiming for the largest wordcount achievement and have one card with a 90k total wordcount and another with a 5k total, 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 - here, you compete against other players, and there can only be one winner for each achievement.
1. The Longest Journey achievement: Highest combined wordcount per one card (usually we also list a couple of runner-ups - don't give up on this one!).
2. After Bingo achievement: Most extras submitted per one card.
3. One-and-Only achievement: First to submit a bingo in Round 10. Can’t be gotten with an extra! Only a full bingo will do.
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 the 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 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. Extra! Extra! achievement: Submitted any extra in Round 11.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.