How to Get a Bingo + Points, Extras, and Benchmarks
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To achieve a bingo, you must aim for one of four of our formats:
Vertical Line Bingo
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Five fills in a line, vertically. Each cell being an individual fill.
Horizontal Line Bingo
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Five fills in a line, horizontally. Each cell being an individual fill.
Diagonal Line Fill
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Five fills in a line, diagonally. Each cell is an individual fill. For this one, it MUST go corner to corner to count.
Blackout
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
As you can see, 25 fills, with each cell being an individual fill.
Fills
So, what counts as a fill? Below are the minimums for a single cell fill:
Fic: 500 words min.
Video: 30 seconds min.
10 Icons min.
Podfic: 500 words min.
Art: must be 350 pixels either height or width, min.
Fanmixs: Must have cover art with a min. of five songs.
We DO NOT accept picspams or fic recs as fills.
Points
So, how do you gather points? Here's an explanation:
Each cell is worth 10pts. So, each bingo is worth:
Vertical, Horizontal, or Diagonal Bingo: 50pts.
Blackout Bingo: 250pts
Are there other ways to earn extra points? Sure there are!
Extras
We offer a handful of extras that can be done AFTER a bingo is achieved. You may do the extras on the same card or on another requested card. But please wait to post until you are sure you have completed all you wish to do. For more information, please go here to the Posting Guidelines. Otherwise, here are the extras:
Extra #1
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Once you have have achieved a bingo, and only then, you can earn an extra fill worth of points (10) for random fills up to another bingo. Where a blackout is concerned, you may redo fills to earn this or request a new card, just like any other extra.
Extra #2: Connect Two
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Must take place on two touching squares, and have BOTH pairings in a SINGLE fic, art, etc. Worth 20pts.
Extra #3: Postage Stamp
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Four fills, in four touching cells. Worth 40pts.
Extra #4: Four Corners
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Four fills, one in each corner of a card. Worth 40pts.
Benchmarks
Within each fill, there are ways to earn points in addition to just the points of reaching a bingo. Here are the benchmarks and what they are worth:
+50
Fic: 5k-10k
Video: 1.5 minutes-2 minutes
Art: 600 pixels, width OR height
Podfic: 5k-10k
Icons: 25-30 icons
Fanmix: Cover art with 10 songs
+100
Fic: 10k-15k
Video: 2.5 minutes-3 minutes
Art: 1000 pixels, width OR height
Podfic: 10k-15k
Icons: 40-50 icons
Fanmix: Cover art with 15 songs
+150
Fic: 15k-20k
Video: 3.5 minutes-4 minutes
Art: 1300 pixels, width OR height
Podfic: 15k-20k
Icons: 60-70 icons
Fanmix: Cover art with 20 songs
+200
Fic: 25k+
Video: 4.5 minutes+
Art: 1500 pixels, width OR height+
Podfic: 25k+
Icons: 80 icons+
Fanmix: Cover art with 15-20 songs WITH explanation
So, what do you get for all of this? Well...
Prizes
Completion of a vertical, horizontal, OR diagonal bingo will receive a participation banner with your LJ username on it.
Completion of a blackout bingo will receive a personalized deluxe participation banner with your LJ username on it.
In addition, we will also have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place FIC OR ART prizes, as well as an honorable mention banner that will come complete with a special title written on it.
So, that's a lot of information. For further information, as for how to sign-up or the rules or anything else, please follow the links at the top of the post. Otherwise, worried you won't be able to keep up with your points, extras, etc.? Never fear! Once you've posted (see link at top), the mods will do the point calculation for you! Any questions? Well, then be sure to drop by the FAQ. If it's not there, then feel free to comment on the FAQ and ask!
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To achieve a bingo, you must aim for one of four of our formats:
Vertical Line Bingo
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Five fills in a line, vertically. Each cell being an individual fill.
Horizontal Line Bingo
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Five fills in a line, horizontally. Each cell being an individual fill.
Diagonal Line Fill
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Five fills in a line, diagonally. Each cell is an individual fill. For this one, it MUST go corner to corner to count.
Blackout
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
As you can see, 25 fills, with each cell being an individual fill.
Fills
So, what counts as a fill? Below are the minimums for a single cell fill:
Fic: 500 words min.
Video: 30 seconds min.
10 Icons min.
Podfic: 500 words min.
Art: must be 350 pixels either height or width, min.
Fanmixs: Must have cover art with a min. of five songs.
We DO NOT accept picspams or fic recs as fills.
Points
So, how do you gather points? Here's an explanation:
Each cell is worth 10pts. So, each bingo is worth:
Vertical, Horizontal, or Diagonal Bingo: 50pts.
Blackout Bingo: 250pts
Are there other ways to earn extra points? Sure there are!
Extras
We offer a handful of extras that can be done AFTER a bingo is achieved. You may do the extras on the same card or on another requested card. But please wait to post until you are sure you have completed all you wish to do. For more information, please go here to the Posting Guidelines. Otherwise, here are the extras:
Extra #1
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Once you have have achieved a bingo, and only then, you can earn an extra fill worth of points (10) for random fills up to another bingo. Where a blackout is concerned, you may redo fills to earn this or request a new card, just like any other extra.
Extra #2: Connect Two
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Must take place on two touching squares, and have BOTH pairings in a SINGLE fic, art, etc. Worth 20pts.
Extra #3: Postage Stamp
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Four fills, in four touching cells. Worth 40pts.
Extra #4: Four Corners
Crowley/Jo
Dean/Cassie
Castiel/Anna
Sam/Madison
Bobby/Ellen
Crowley/Rachel
Castiel/Atropos
Balthazar/OC
Gabriel/Kali
Sam/Jody Mills
Dean/Lisa
Sam/Ruby 1
WILD CARD
Bobby/Jody Mills
John/Ellen
John/Mary
Bobby/Eleanor
Sam/Sarah Blake
Dean/Ruby 2
Sam/Jess
Dean/Jo
Meg/Castiel
Dean/Jess
Castiel/Jo
Meg/Lucifer
Four fills, one in each corner of a card. Worth 40pts.
Benchmarks
Within each fill, there are ways to earn points in addition to just the points of reaching a bingo. Here are the benchmarks and what they are worth:
+50
Fic: 5k-10k
Video: 1.5 minutes-2 minutes
Art: 600 pixels, width OR height
Podfic: 5k-10k
Icons: 25-30 icons
Fanmix: Cover art with 10 songs
+100
Fic: 10k-15k
Video: 2.5 minutes-3 minutes
Art: 1000 pixels, width OR height
Podfic: 10k-15k
Icons: 40-50 icons
Fanmix: Cover art with 15 songs
+150
Fic: 15k-20k
Video: 3.5 minutes-4 minutes
Art: 1300 pixels, width OR height
Podfic: 15k-20k
Icons: 60-70 icons
Fanmix: Cover art with 20 songs
+200
Fic: 25k+
Video: 4.5 minutes+
Art: 1500 pixels, width OR height+
Podfic: 25k+
Icons: 80 icons+
Fanmix: Cover art with 15-20 songs WITH explanation
So, what do you get for all of this? Well...
Prizes
Completion of a vertical, horizontal, OR diagonal bingo will receive a participation banner with your LJ username on it.
Completion of a blackout bingo will receive a personalized deluxe participation banner with your LJ username on it.
In addition, we will also have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place FIC OR ART prizes, as well as an honorable mention banner that will come complete with a special title written on it.
So, that's a lot of information. For further information, as for how to sign-up or the rules or anything else, please follow the links at the top of the post. Otherwise, worried you won't be able to keep up with your points, extras, etc.? Never fear! Once you've posted (see link at top), the mods will do the point calculation for you! Any questions? Well, then be sure to drop by the FAQ. If it's not there, then feel free to comment on the FAQ and ask!