Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Bingo Fest

[languajix]

Hello! Welcome to the April Bingo fest - TMNT edition! The first issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was published all the way back on April 30 of 1984 (for a May release), making this the 40th anniversary of the franchise.

To celebrate, I'm sharing some bingo prompt lists and example cards! This fest will run from April 1-30.




These lists are here to mix and match! I've got a list of TMNT-specific terms if you're up for writing ninja turtles, and some general ones that will hopefully fit a variety of intents and purposes. Fills can be for any fandom and any medium, and you can be as flexible as you'd like in how you interpret the prompts. You can generate your own card here. Feel free to remove any prompts that don't interest you!

The Allbingo AO3 Collection is here.

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Common characters/items/settings from across TMNT iterations (if you use this, feel free to remove anything you're not familiar with):

Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, Splinter, April O'Neil, Casey Jones, Leatherhead, Shredder, Agent Bishop, Karai, Kraang, Irma, Vernon, Jennika, Bebop, Rocksteady, The Fugitoid, Foot Clan, Baxter Stockman, Dimension X, Mutagen/Ooze, Utroms, Triceratons, Miyamoto Usagi, Mona Lisa, Mutanimals, The Last Ronin, The Technodrome, Channel 6 News, Battle Nexus, The Lair, New York City, Northampton Farmhouse, Second Time Around Antique Shop,


Here are some more general prompts to get those skateboard wheels turning:

Teenager, Mutant, Ninja, Turtle, Rat, Alligator, Shell, Pizza, Skateboard, Leadership, Inventions, Short Temper, Revenge, Swords, Bo Staff, Sai, Nunchucks, Sports Equipment, Reporter, Vigilante, Shadows, Hacking, Disguise, Masks, Blue, Red, Purple, Orange,


Some common tropes, and a few quotes and excerpts from theme songs:

Time Travel, Space, Shrinking, Dimension Travel, Apocalypse, Aliens, Robots, Clones, Magic, Transformation, Defenestration, Long-Lost Family, Outcast By Society, Secret Government Agency, "I love being a ________!", "Cowabunga!", "You are not alone", Throwing the First Punch, Always in Control, Wise Guy, The Brains of the Bunch,


Donatello Does Machines. What machines does he do? Let's find out:

Van, Communicator, Catapult, Rocket Pack, Motorcycle, Hang Glider, Blimp, Helicopter, Submarine, Tracking Device, Smoke Bombs, Music Player, Bed, Drill, Escape Pods, Drone, Backpack, Goggles, Tank, Scanner, Portal, Racecar, Artificial Intelligence, Shock Collar, Tranquilizers, Computer, Headset,


If you're feeling hungry after all of that adventuring and engineering, here are some pizza toppings the turtles recommend:

Pepperoni, Ice Cream, Jellybeans, Mushrooms, Anchovies, Peanut Butter, Sashimi, Whipped Cream, Bananas, Sausage, Cereal, Jelly, Caramel Fudge, Granola, Licorice, Pickles, Chocolate Sprinkles, Marshmallow, Clams, Avocado, Butterscotch, Onions, Popcorn, Broccoli, Yogurt, Marzipan, Bacon,
(And yes, they've eaten all of these!)

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Challenge:

"Give me a slice of the bananas and sausage, will ya?" (1987 series, S1E1, "Turtle Tracks")

Reserve the pizza topping list when generating a card, and add a topping to some or all of your fills to make a pizza that only a turtle could love.

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Public Cards

You can generate your own bingo card using any or all of these prompt lists above, or use the public cards below.


Public 3x3 card WITH TMNT-specific prompts:

Escape Pods	Shrinking	Chocolate Sprinkles
Turtle	FREE SPACE	Splinter
Leonardo	Long-Lost Family	Mushrooms

Public 5x5 card WITH TMNT-specific prompts:

Sai	Magic	Orange	Catapult	Tracking Device
Ice Cream	Wise Guy	Bed	Avocado	Popcorn
Throwing the First Punch	Dimension Travel	FREE SPACE	Van	Butterscotch
Vigilante	Pepperoni	Mushrooms	Shredder	Second Time Around Antique Shop
Escape Pods	Michelangelo	The Technodrome	Sports Equipment	Turtle

Public 3x3 card EXCLUDING TMNT-specific prompts:

Always in Control	Helicopter	Caramel Fudge
Swords	FREE SPACE	Vigilante
Aliens	Red	"Cowabunga!"

Public 5x5 card EXCLUDING TMNT-specific prompts:

Wise Guy	Throwing the First Punch	Time Travel	Cereal	Nunchucks
Rat	Robots	Sashimi	Hang Glider	Bed
Vigilante	Skateboard	FREE SPACE	Swords	The Brains of the Bunch
Butterscotch	Marshmallow	Whipped Cream	Pizza	Mutant
Jelly	Pickles	Rocket Pack	Granola	Music Player

Here is a 3x3 card with just the pizza toppings:

Clams	Yogurt	Bacon
Peanut Butter	FREE SPACE	Marzipan
Pickles	Broccoli	Cereal

The Ninja Turtles all have a signature color. Here is a 2x2 public card with all four colors:

Orange	Purple
Blue	Red

This is my first time hosting a fest, so please do let me know if I missed anything! I hope everyone has fun. :D

(Also, if you're curious as to why anything in these lists relates to the ninja turtles, please don't hesitate to ask!)


Since Tomorrow is April 1, on April 2nd I'll put up a Cartoon Meet & Greet!

Comments

[languajix]

I'm going to try as hard as I can for a blackout!

Miyamoto Usagi	Red	"Cowabunga!"	Foot Clan	Rocket Pack
Throwing the First Punch	Racecar	Battle Nexus	Karai	Space
Short Temper	The Brains of the Bunch	FREE SPACE	Defenestration	Agent Bishop
Escape Pods	Kraang	Donatello	Disguise	Teenager
Outcast By Society	Sai	Michelangelo	Portal	Hacking

(Also I downloaded a bunch of sprites from a ninja turtles video game, and I'm going to be using them to mark off my completed squares. I'm having so much fun already!)

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I love the little pictures! I was going to ask how you did that. Could you write up a post explaining how? It seems like something people would enjoy doing, not only with their cards for this fest, but other fests using different images. I doubt I have the skill to do it myself, but it'd be a great resource for the community.

Re: Wow!

[languajix]

Sure, I'd love to! I can write up a post later this week.

Is there an existing general guide for methods to mark off completed tiles in a card? Bolding/underlining/crossing off the text, changing tile colors, making the text in the tile a clickable link to a fill, etc.? Because I could cover that briefly, too, if that would be helpful to have out there.

Re: Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

There is not a general guide. I just underline on my cards. I've seen people do the other things, though. It would be wonderful to have such a guide post. I can add a link for it to the community resources somewhere.