Valentines Bingo Fest

[ysabetwordsmith]

The Valentine's Day Bingo Fest will run from February 1-29. The theme is Valentine's Day and it spans both love and loss. To diversify options, I've done several things...


1) Prompts are divided into several groups. Romantic prompts feature positive relationships based on sweet affection, but don't have to involve sex. Erotic prompts are the carnal and kinky ones. Heartbroken prompts are about lost relationships and other things going wrong. Platonic prompts are for asexual spectrum, family, or otherwise non-sex/romance inspiration. Solo prompts celebrate self-love in all its forms.

Also on the Bingo Card Generator:
Love Songs
Romantic Vocabulary "You are ..."
The Language of Flowers

Other relevant lists:
Asexuality & Demisexuality
Kinks
Sex & Romance

From previous Valentines fests:
Romance Book Titles in 2021
The Language of Flowers and The Language of Gemstones in 2023

See also:
Five Moments of Nonsexual Intimacy
Nonsexual Intimacies

Relevant communities:
40sedoretu
100quadrantedships

Note that Arospec Awareness will be running February 18-24, after Valentines Day. If you're participating in that, you can make an arospec bingo card and play it as part of your awareness week activities. Feel free to refer other folks here for that purpose -- they can play even if they aren't regular members of this community.

2) A 3x3 card is offered in each current category, in hopes of making it easier to blackout. A 5x5 card mixes everything together for variety.

Feel free to mix and match the prompts, though, if you want a more diverse card. You can make a standard 5x5 or whatever you want. Creative interpretation is encouraged, and you don't have to stick to a category just because you're using its prompts. Sometimes it's fun to make ordinary things sexy or erotic things platonic.


3) Challenges! These are prompts that make the bingo card more exciting. You can add them to any category, or skip them, as you choose. They do let you claim multiple fills from one work.

=Multiple Orgasms= combine scenes about 2+ adjacent prompts,
=All-Nighter= double the fill size of adjacent prompt,
=Cheater= write cheater and cheated from prompts on opposite sides of this square,
=Aces High= turn adjacent romantic or sexual prompt platonic,
=Mirror= write adjacent prompt as positive and negative in different characters


4) In addition to the standard bingo patterns of line, blackout, etc. there are others especially suited to this holiday: Arrow, Arrowhead, Bow Tie (two versions), Diamond (three versions), and this set of Valentine shapes.


ROMANTIC CARD

Such a gentleman	Demisexual Villain Slowly Falls in Love with Hero	Spin the bottle
Tokugawa Shogunate	Secret Crush	Roaring Twenties
Dancing	Love at first sight	Dramatic proposal

EROTIC CARD

Ethical Sluts	Consent is sexy	Sex in the morning
Highly Trained Stunt Perverts	Masturbation	Oral sex
Helplessness	Kneeling	Gratitude fuck

HEARTBROKEN CARD

Not my best friend	Friendzoned	Impulse Shopping
Manipulating People	Self-Pity	Failure to perform
We're-gonna-die sex	You are so busted	Bad sex

PLATONIC CARD

Laughter	Make New Friends	Nonsexual Touch
Marriage of Convenience	Surrender	Pets
No Such Thing as "Just" Friends	Holding Someone's Hand	Enjoy Some Private Time

SOLO CARD

Set Boundaries	Be Honest with Yourself	Validate Yourself
Romance Yourself	Spa Day	Give Yourself a Gift
Let Your Pride Flag Fly	Order Garden Seeds / Plants	Take a Self-Awareness Quiz

APHRODISIAC CARD

pheromones	beets	tiger nuts
bananas	honey	oysters
chocolate	love / lust potion	caviar

ANAPHRODISIAC CARD

aromantic bitters	marjoram	cold water / ice
lion's mane	black cohosh	lavender
chastity spell	tuna noodle casserole	hops

MIXED CARD

Our Song	Sarcasm	Failure to perform	truffles	Love letters
fenugreek	Helplessness	erotic aura	Hate sex	valerian
Electricity	Set Boundaries	WILD CARD	Odd couple	Interracial or Interspecies Love
wild oats	Feel Your Feelings	marjoram	Family Traditions	Helping a Stranger
Erotic Dance	libido suppressing aura	Go on an Adventure	tulsi	Cooking with Love

In case you want to make your own card, these are the prompt lists I used:

ROMANTIC PROMPTS

<br />Late Bloomer,<br />Taking It Slow,<br />Demiromantic,<br />Courtly Romance,<br />Demisexual Villain Slowly Falls in Love with Hero,<br />Dancing,<br />Chocolates,<br />Sending flowers,<br />Love letters,<br />Odd couple,<br />Long-distance relationship,<br />Secret crush,<br />Sneaking in / out,<br />Love at first sight,<br />Wedding ring,<br />Heartfelt serenade,<br />Separation & reunion,<br />First kiss,<br />Dramatic proposal,<br />Spin the bottle,<br />Valentines,<br />Such a gentleman,<br />Our Song,<br />Secret Messages,<br />Our Special Place,<br />Candlelight,<br />Dinner for Two,<br />Love Without Limits,<br />Victorian Era,<br />Age of Enlightenment,<br />Tokugawa Shogunate,<br />Islamic Golden Age,<br />Roaring Twenties,<br />Interracial or Interspecies Love,<br />


EROTIC PROMPTS

<br />Artificial Reproduction,<br />Biting / Sucking,<br />Sensory Deprivation,<br />Carnal Massage,<br />Bondage,<br />Crossdressing,<br />Leather / Latex,<br />Erotic Dance,<br />Harems,<br />Kneeling,<br />Fire and Ice,<br />Housework,<br />Nipple Play,<br />Uniforms,<br />Voyeurism,<br />Tickling,<br />Electricity,<br />Helplessness,<br />Human Pet,<br />Strap-ons,<br />Body Worship,<br />Praise,<br />Bath House / Sauna,<br />Highly Trained Stunt Perverts,<br />Celebratory sex,<br />Yay-we-survived! sex,<br />Sex on the beach,<br />Sex in the shower / tub,<br />Gratitude fuck,<br />Experimentation,<br />Balcony scene,<br />Masturbation,<br />Humping on the couch,<br />Sex in the morning,<br />Consent is sexy,<br />Nice guys come last,<br />Anonymous hookup,<br />Fantasies,<br />Wet dream,<br />Orgy,<br />Kama Sutra,<br />Make-up sex,<br />Condoms are fun,<br />Ladies first,<br />Ménage à trois,<br />Phone sex,<br />Sexy lingerie,<br />Oral sex,<br />Accidental sex,<br />69,<br />Virginity,<br />Mile high club,<br />Naked in public,<br />Ethical Sluts,<br />


HEARTBROKEN PROMPTS

<br />Morning-after regrets,<br />Drunken rutting,<br />Can't get no satisfaction,<br />We're-gonna-die sex,<br />Caught in the act,<br />Bad sex,<br />Friendzoned,<br />Pity fuck,<br />Adultery,<br />Break-up sex,<br />Failure to perform,<br />Hate sex,<br />Chivalry is dead,<br />Not my best friend,<br />Rebound relationship,<br />Breaking the rules,<br />You are so busted,<br />I told you so,<br />It happens to a lot of guys,<br />I think your sister's pretty,<br />Why Heroes Make Bad Boyfriends,<br />Hey y'all watch this!,<br />Violent Behavior,<br />Denial,<br />Yelling at People,<br />Complaining or Whining,<br />Revenge,<br />Lying,<br />Skipping School or Work,<br />Sarcasm,<br />Staying Up Late,<br />Gossip,<br />Refusing to Be Wrong,<br />Negative Self-Talk,<br />Impulse Shopping,<br />Making Fun of People,<br />Self-Pity,<br />Toxic Relationships,<br />Picking Fights,<br />Hiding Feelings,<br />Manipulating People,<br />Self-Sabotage,<br />Dumped,<br />Left at the altar,<br />Wallflower,<br />


PLATONIC PROMPTS

<br />The Cake Is Not a Lie,<br />Cuddling,<br />Zucchini,<br />I'm Sexual - But I'm Ace for You,<br />Queerplatonic,<br />Nonphysical Passions,<br />Nonsexual Touch,<br />Ace Pride Flag,<br />This Is Not a Date,<br />Aromantic Extrovert,<br />The Friendzone Is My Safe Place,<br />Asexual / Demi Species,<br />Bromance,<br />I Only Make Love with Myself,<br />Ace / Demi Deities,<br />Ace in a Polyfamily,<br />My Aromantic Valentine,<br />Romance-free Plot Zone,<br />Ace Hero Doesn't Want the Girl,<br />Marriage of Convenience,<br />Ace / Demi Parents,<br />I'll Be Your Wingman,<br />No Such Thing as "Just" Friends,<br />Chasing bubbles blown by someone else,<br />Falling asleep in your clothes,<br />Someone reads a story to you,<br />Visiting the zoo together,<br />Sleeping with a stuffed animal,<br />Sensual Massage,<br />Humor,<br />Solving Puzzles as a Team,<br />Enjoy Some Private Time,<br />Talk with a Friend,<br />Laughter,<br />Play a Musical Instrument,<br />Hugs,<br />Nurture Self-Worth,<br />Pets,<br />Family Traditions,<br />Forgive,<br />Make New Friends,<br />Respect Limits<br />Set Attainable Goals,<br />Surrender,<br />Be Here Now,<br />A Girl and Her Horse,<br />Best Friends Forever,<br />Working on the Car Together,<br />He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother,<br />Falling Asleep,<br />Holding Someone's Hand,<br />Peacemaking,<br />Reconciled Differences,<br />Helping a Stranger,<br />Cooking with Love,<br />


SOLO PROMPTS

Spa Day, Movie Marathon, Dinner Date for One, Give Yourself a Gift, Visit a Chocolatier, Take a Class, Try a New Recipe, Get a Makeover, Read a Book, Solo Game Night, Go Exploring, Make a Flower Arrangement, Create a Vision Board, Buy a Solo Sex Toy, Make Love to Yourself, Pamper Yourself, Shop Your Closet, Change Your Hairstyle, Dye Your Hair, Take / Post Selfies, Go for a Hike / Walk, Bike Ride, Craft Project, Order Garden Seeds / Plants, Write Yourself a Love Letter, Practice Self-Compassion, Fuzzy Blanket / Slippers, Paint with Bob Ross, Bubble Bath, Go on an Adventure, Put on Music and Dance, Take a Self-Awareness Quiz, Be Honest with Yourself, Say NO to Someone / Something, Forgive Yourself, Write Down Your Successes, Feel Your Feelings, Set Boundaries, Positive Self-Talk, Know Your Anatomy, Let Go of Your Past, Validate Yourself, Do What You Love, Find Your Passion, Laugh Out Loud, Challenge Yourself, Set Goals, Romance Yourself, Ace-Marry Yourself, Let Your Pride Flag Fly,


APHRODISIAC PROMPTS

<br />almonds, <br />anise, <br />apples, <br />artichoke, <br />ashwagandha, <br />asparagus, <br />avocado, <br />bananas, <br />basil, <br />beets, <br />broccoli, <br />carrots, <br />caviar, <br />celery, <br />champagne, <br />cherries, <br />chili pepper, <br />chocolate, <br />cinnamon, <br />coriander, <br />cucumber, <br />damiana, <br />eggs, <br />erotic aura, <br />fenugreek, <br />figs,<br />ginger, <br />ginseng, <br />hibiscus, <br />honey, <br />love / lust potion, <br />love / lust spell, <br />maca, <br />okra, <br />oysters, <br />papaya, <br />parsley, <br />parsnips, <br />pheromones, <br />pine nuts, <br />pistachios, <br />pomegranate, <br />raspberries, <br />rhodiola, <br />saffron, <br />salmon, <br />sauerkraut, <br />sex pollen / catnip, <br />spirulina, <br />steak, <br />strawberries, <br />tiger nuts, <br />truffles, <br />vanilla, <br />watermelon, <br />wild oats, <br />wine, <br />yohimbe, <br />


ANAPHRODISIAC PROMPTS

<br />aloe vera, <br />aromantic bitters, <br />arjuna, <br />black cohosh, <br />boldo, <br />camphor, <br />chasteberry, <br />chastity device,<br />chastity potion, <br />chastity spell, <br />cilantro, <br />colchicum, <br />cold water / ice, <br />common rue, <br />cotton root, <br />dong quai, <br />ginkgo biloba, <br />hops, <br />kabocha, <br />kava, <br />lavender, <br />lemongrass, <br />libido suppressing aura, <br />lion's mane, <br />marjoram, <br />mashua, <br />mint,<br />saw palmetto, <br />soy, <br />tulsi, <br />tuna noodle casserole, <br />valerian, <br />

Comments

[smallhobbit]

Not having that much time this month, I've chosen a 2x2 card with Romantic prompts:

Chocolates	Candlelight
Courtly Romance	Valentines

[nsfwords]

I'm doing something a little fun with this recurring fest - I had a chocolate bar recently that was divided into little pieces with words, and I took a cute pic to use as this month's bingo card!

I'd appreciate additional suggestions that expand on any word or phrase on the bingo card. Feel free to make suggestions that tie into my ongoing series' or for something completely new.

See my Valentines Day Bingo Card - ChocoBar Edition. :-D

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That looks like a very flexible card. I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

I heartily encourage people to make cards based on their interests and availability.

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That is such a wonderful idea. I have left you a prompt.

[fuzzyred]

The Mixed Card really caught my eye. I'm not sure if I will have time for all the prompts, but I'm excited to try!

Go for it!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I rarely have time to finish a card. It's still fun to get one and see how far I can go with it.

[soullessserenity]

Grabbed prompts from the romantic and erotic lists for a 3x3 card.

Excited to participate in a challenge from this comm for the first time! :D

Re: Go for it!

[fuzzyred]

Yes it is. :D Later I'll take a look and see if any of the squares line up for an easy bingo, or I might just go for as many random squares as possible, if a bingo looks unlikely.

Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

We're happy to have you here. Enjoy your card!

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

My mixed card is here.

[siberian_skys]

I made a 3x3 card frown the Romantic List.

Secret Messages	Secret crush	Chocolates
Sending flowers	Such a gentleman	Wedding ring
Dancing	Tokugawa Shogunate	Courtly Romance

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That looks like a fun card. I have to admit I'd love seeing what you could do with Tokugawa Shogunate.

My Card

[kryptophaps]

(I wasn't paying attention and accidentally deleted my comment+internet connection is acting up, sorry for the triple-post notification!)

Created a 3x3 bingo card for myself with both prompts I'm comfortable with and prompts I'm not so confident in to challenge myself— had some immediate and tentative ideas for pairings/characters too so I wrote them down as well. (Here)

Thanks for running this bingo! It's my first ever fandom event. =)

Re: My Card

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Created a 3x3 bingo card for myself <<

Go you!

>> with both prompts I'm comfortable with and prompts I'm not so confident in to challenge myself— had some immediate and tentative ideas for pairings/characters too so I wrote them down as well.<<

That's a good idea. As I put it, "If you're not making any mistakes, you're not learning, you're coasting."

>> Thanks for running this bingo! <<

*bow, flourish* Happy to be of service.

>> It's my first ever fandom event. =)

Yay! It's great to see new people on here. Drop by the Meet and Greet too if you have time, it's a good way to make friends.

This community hosts a fest each month, with different topics. Watch and see which ones appeal to you.

Re: Go you!

[siberian_skys]

I'm curious to see what I'm going to come up with for that prompt. too. :D

[anxious_songbird]

I've decided to get another card, but specifically for furthering a random plot bunny I have. It's technically cringe, but fuck it we ball.

moral compass	joy’s law	flipside
hierarchy	skeletons in the closet	depend on you
forget me not	mutual / unrequited	family

[sisterdivinium]

I am so, so tempted to play for the first time after specifically looking forward to the Valentines fest... And with one of the provided cards too, which I thought I wouldn't want to do...

This will be a packed month and I'm already behind on some things but I think I'll try, even if I can't make it until the end of February. We'll see how that erotic card develops, eheheh. The ability to call a bingo even after the monthly event is done is honestly such a good selling point! :)

[luvbarryfefe]

I am trying this for the first time but I'm going for a 3x3 card with a mix of prompts.

Challenge Yourself	I Only Make Love with Myself	Talk with a Friend
Visiting the zoo together	Love Without Limits	Forgive
Laughter	Spin the bottle	Our Song

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That looks like a fun card.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>I am so, so tempted to play for the first time after specifically looking forward to the Valentines fest... And with one of the provided cards too, which I thought I wouldn't want to do...<<

Go for it!

>> The ability to call a bingo even after the monthly event is done is honestly such a good selling point! :)

Most events have a lot of rules about timing, formats, sizes, having to post things, having to finish a whole batch before you can claim, etc. I saw a lot of people getting frustrated by that, which stifles creativity, so I made an alternative. It's pretty popular, which makes me happy. Plus it's a home for all the small fandoms, rarepairs, etc. so folks don't have to make a whole new community just to run an event. This one has a ready-made audience.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Write badly with pride! Good practice makes good progress.

Re: Yes ...

[anxious_songbird]

I was actually meant it about worldbuilding this plot-bunny (the cringe coming from this being a very early fnaf fandom type AU (aka gijinka sapient bots since the 70s + shipping)), but maybe once I got some lore in hand I'll write something for it.

But I agree! Writing badly with pride is better then not writing at all!

(btw I commented it here cause I'm doing this out of self-love, that's how I justified it at least)

Re: Thoughts

[sisterdivinium]

I was on the "I think I'll try" camp two days ago but now I'm firmly on "I WILL try" side, haha, that's how excited I am for this.

And thank goodness because it was a stroke of genius on your part. I understand a lot of people do enjoy pressure and time constraints when participating in events and it's all fine and dandy, good for them, but it's wonderful to have the option of going slow and being more relaxed about the whole thing altogether, too!

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I was on the "I think I'll try" camp two days ago but now I'm firmly on "I WILL try" side, haha, that's how excited I am for this. <<

Yay! :D I look forward to seeing that. Warrior Nun stuff, maybe? Platonic is fine for this fest.

>> And thank goodness because it was a stroke of genius on your part. <<

*bow, flourish* Happy to be of service.

>> I understand a lot of people do enjoy pressure and time constraints when participating in events and it's all fine and dandy, good for them,<<

For them I recommend whenisitdue, a community that lists as many timed events as they can find.

>> but it's wonderful to have the option of going slow and being more relaxed about the whole thing altogether, too! <<

Exactly. I do deadlines for work, I don't need them for fun.

[cindybug]

My card's here. I adore that heartbreak list!

Re: Thoughts

[sisterdivinium]

Warrior Nun indeed for I am predictable, haha. But it will stay on the naughty side -- as a challenge to myself, really, since I don't usually go that route.

Seconding the line about deadlines!

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> My card's here.<<

That's awesome.

>> I adore that heartbreak list! <<

Thanks. I wanted to provide all the options, and some people like to tear out a character's heart and stomp that sucker flat.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Well, there's plenty of historical precedent for nuns and naughtiness. ;)

Re: Go you!

[cindybug]

That's pretty much exactly what I like to do! :'D

[romanajo123]

Victorian Era	Separation & reunion
Love letters	Courtly Romance

Hmm ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Those all dovetail perfectly, you could make a great Postage Stamp with this one.

[badfalcon]

Oh. That erotic card is calling to me... it's giving me such pretty images

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Come to the hawt side. We have chocolate sauce ...

Re: Yes ...

[badfalcon]

I have absolutely no chance of getting them done by the 29th Feb but my muse is already working on the card! *grins* and don't tell him there's chocolate sauce - he doesn't need more ideas ;)

Re: Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

There is no hard deadline. It will be finished when it's finished. Go muse!

Re: Thoughts

[sisterdivinium]

That's true... *smirks*

[cmk418]

Made myself a 2x2 card the other day. I'm nearly done.

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That's fast work.