February Monthly Post

[ysabetwordsmith]

This is the February community post for allbingo. What were your bingo activities during February? What are your plans for March?

For February we had:
[recurring]
Valentines Fest hosted by ysabetwordsmith 
This fest features romantic ups and downs, along with platonic options.
Posting will be February 1-28.

For March we will have:
[new]
Tolkien Bingo Fest hosted by [personal profile] prisca
Come play in Middle Earth! This will include prompt lists and bingo cards for places, characters & creatures, quotes, general prompts, possibly more, plus a bigger card with a mix of all lists.
Posting will be March 1-31.

marchmetamatterschallenge is running this month with the first check-in post here.  You can make meta fills or make a bingo card for your meta goals if you wish.

Comments

[romanajo123]

Does the work need to be Tolkien related? 🧐

[prisca]

I will make the post tomorrow morning. But to answer your question: No. You can use every fandom of your choice, but some prompts might not work for non-Tolkien related fandoms.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Many hosts break up prompts into subcategories. This makes it easy for players to mix and match, or choose a specific subcategory. Plus you can make multiple public cards if you wish.

You can see how the Valentines are in Romantic, Erotic, Platonic, etc. For a canon some popular subcategories are Characters, Places, Plot / Actions, and Quotes. Because Tolkien fandom is so heavily documented, you could probably find lists of all those to copy-paste as prompts. Also consider how specific or generic you want the prompts, etc. "Mountain(s)" vs. "The Lonely Mountain" or "The Blue Mountains." Of course some are canon-specific like "mallorn tree."

Most canon fests in the past have had a combination of specific prompts and some that are easier to generalize into other contexts. It's up to you as the fest host what kind you prefer.

Quotes are often my favorite prompts because they're so iconic: "In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit." "You cannot pass!" The first is specific; the second could fit almost anywhere.

I am so looking forward to your fest! :D

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

No, you can use the inspiration however you see fit. In this community, folks can play any card, any time, any way.

Some hosts have requirements for particular things like earning a banner, but that's usually just based on calling bingo within the actual month of the fest.