seasons of bingo

A themed multifandom k-pop mini-bingo with seasonal rounds! Whether you are a writer, artist, or other type of fandom content creator, you are more than welcome to create with us as we move with the seasons and hopefully inspire you to create throughout the year!

schedule

A simplified schedule for upcoming seasons! This schedule will update as we finish each season.

seasoncard requests opentheme votingcard requests closeend of creation periodresting period
season eight: summerjune 8thaugust 3rdaugust 10thaugust 24thuntil august 31st
season nine: autumnseptember 1stnovember 2ndnovember 8thnovember 15thuntil november 30th
season ten: winterdecember 1stjanuary 25thfebruary 7thfebruary 14thuntil february 28th
season eleven: summerjune 1stmay 8thaugust 24thaugust 31stuntil october 31st
season twelvenovember 1stoctober 1stfebruary 21stfebruary 28thuntil april 30th

Time until Card Requests close

    Time until End of Season Ten

      guidelines

      • The theme for each round will be chosen via a Twitter poll.

      • Each round, creators will request a mini bingo card (or more than one if you like).

      • Requests are made through a google form, which will allow creators to curate their card based on top tropes or unwanted tropes. Creators can choose between two different sizes, a 3 x 3 card or a 5 x 5 card.

      • On top of the general “base pack” of prompts, each round has a set of theme-specific tropes that will take up the majority of tropes on the card.

      • NSFW and/or darkfic tropes are available to 18+ individuals only, upon request through the form. However, we are NOT allowing anyone to create works with rape, pedophilia, bestiality, incest, or sexual assault.

      • Once creators receive their bingo cards, they will have until the end of the season to submit fills and cross off tropes, generally about 2.5 months.

      • To submit their fills, creators will post their work or a link to their work on Twitter along with their bingo card, tag @seasonsofbingo, and use the general hashtag #seasonsofbingo as well as the hashtag for the specific season (ex. #sobingo_s1, #sobingo_s2, and so on). Works can also be added to the AO3 collection.

      POINT SYSTEM

      • Each individual square crossed off is worth 5 points.

      • For every bingo you get (a completed horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line), you will receive 5 additional points on top of your individual square points.

      • For a blackout card, you will receive all of the individual square points, bonus points for each bingo, and an additional 20 points.

      • There's no prize, but top participants will be announced each season!

      faq

      Some more potential questions about how this works!


      What fandoms am I allowed to create for?

      • At this time, you can create for any k-pop fandom!

      How many squares can I cross off with each bingo fill?

      • You may cross off as many squares as you like for each fill!

      How long do written works have to be?

      • Currently, we are suggesting that each written fill be at least 500 words.

      How do I sign up?

      • To request a card, just fill out the Google form for each round. You'll be able to choose whether you want a 3 x 3 or 5 x 5 bingo card and choose your top tropes and tropes you don't want. Both card sizes will have some general tropes or prompts as well as prompts related to the theme. Once we get your request, we'll email you your bingo card!

      How should I use the free square?

      • You can choose anything from our trope archive for that season to use as your free space(s).

      Can I use my bingo card after the season ends or can I request cards for a previous season's theme?

      • Creators may absolutely use bingo cards from past rounds as inspiration to finish works, but works started after the season ends will not be added to that season's archives.

      • Unfortunately, we are not currently allowing creators to request a card based on a theme outside the ongoing season.

      Can I use ongoing works or works for other events for this bingo?

      • Current WIPs and cross-posting to other events are welcome! If you are cross-posting to an event that has anonymous reveals, let us know so that we can coordinate how to add your works to the collection or archive.

      Are there any banned topics?

      • We are not allowing anyone to create works with rape, pedophilia, bestiality, incest, or sexual assault.

      How can I get in touch with mods if I have any questions?