Podfic Bingo

This is a post for participants to communicate with each other about anything and everything podfic_bingo! Got a tricky square you want to brainstorm? Looking for recs to fit a particular theme? Want to find someone to collaborate with on a project? Just wanna complain about the podficcing process? Whatever you need, the community is here for you.

Have questions about the Prompts? You might be thinking, "Do you consider a selkie a human?" or "Does Gamora count as a 'character of color'?" We purposefully don't have a list of definitions to go with our prompts so that the prompts can remain to interpretation. People can be so creative in how they interpret things and we want to encourage that.

However, if you find yourself looking at a square and have no idea what it means/what to do with it, leave a comment and we can let you know the original intent behind that prompt.

You can also check out the resource post from previous years:
2021 : DW
2018: DW
2016: DW
2015: DW
2014: LJ|DW.

Reminder: Once you get your card, you can start posting podfics right away.

 Hey, howdy, hello, friends! This is your friendly neighborhood mod jumping into give you a little update. We are super sorry for our delays in getting started for the 2022-2023 Podfic Bingo season. We've been a little caught up with life and stress and what not. 

Things are mellowing out for us now, and we are excited to announce that we are back, friends! We're still getting everything hammered down, but if everything goes the way we hope sign ups for the next round of bingo will be coming up this August, 2022! So keep an eye out, and come play with us!

Once again, our sincere apologies for the lateness of everything, but we're super excited to be back! 

~Your Mods (RsCreighton & Night_Inscriber)

Sorry for how late this post is, folks!

The theme challenge for this month is ’Fool' (Please include the tag challenge:fool when you post.)

Theme challenges have to do with fic choice. Since this month's challenge is 'Fool' your story has to be related to that theme one way or another.

The shape challenge is ‘i' (tag challenge: i). This should be at minimum 4 squares, ie:




Shape challenges require that you complete a specific shape of squares on your card. If you complete a shape challenge by the deadline, you’ll win a cheat. If your card already has the shape formation before the challenge starts, you can only count that challenge as completed if you fill at least one square on your card within the challenge time period.

You can pick the challenge you prefer or do both if you're feeling ambitious. Once you’ve posted the podfic required to fulfill the monthly challenge, please comment here to let us know you’ve completed the challenge.

If you complete a challenge, you earn a cheat. If none of the challenges appeal to you, you can also earn cheats by commenting on other people's podfics.

What are Cheats?
Cheats are rewards that allow participants to manipulate their cards so that they can be finished more easily.
There are 2 kinds of cheats: shifting squares and swapping out squares.
Shifting squares allows participants to swap locations of two squares on their card.
Swapping out cheats allow you to discard one of your prompts entirely from your card and replace it with a prompt of your choosing from the Prompt List.

The theme challenge for this month is ’Change' (Please include the tag challenge:Change when you post.)


Theme challenges have to do with fic choice. Since this month's challenge is 'Change' your story has to be related to that theme one way or another.


The shape challenge is ‘C’' (tag challenge: C). This should be at minimum 7 squares, ie:

	x	x	x
	x
	x	x	x

Shape challenges require that you complete a specific shape of squares on your card. If you complete a shape challenge by the deadline, you’ll win a cheat. If your card already has the shape formation before the challenge starts, you can only count that challenge as completed if you fill at least one square on your card within the challenge time period.


You can pick the challenge you prefer or do both if you're feeling ambitious. Once you’ve posted the podfic required to fulfill the monthly challenge, please comment here to let us know you’ve completed the challenge.


If you complete a challenge, you earn a cheat. If none of the challenges appeal to you, you can also earn cheats by commenting on other people's podfics.


What are Cheats?

Cheats are rewards that allow participants to manipulate their cards so that they can be finished more easily.

There are 2 kinds of cheats: shifting squares and swapping out squares.

Shifting squares allows participants to swap locations of two squares on their card.

Swapping out cheats allow you to discard one of your prompts entirely from your card and replace it with a prompt of your choosing from the Prompt List.

The theme challenge for this month is ’Guilt' (Please include the tag challenge:Guilt when you post.)

Theme challenges have to do with fic choice. Since this month's challenge is 'Guilt’' your story has to be related to that theme one way or another.

The shape challenge is ‘Triangle’' (tag challenge:Triangle). This should be at minimum 3 squares, ie:

		x
	x		x

Shape challenges require that you complete a specific shape of squares on your card. If you complete a shape challenge by the deadline, you’ll win a cheat. If your card already has the shape formation before the challenge starts, you can only count that challenge as completed if you fill at least one square on your card within the challenge time period.

You can pick the challenge you prefer or do both if you're feeling ambitious. Once you’ve posted the podfic required to fulfill the monthly challenge, please comment here to let us know you’ve completed the challenge.

If you complete a challenge, you earn a cheat. If none of the challenges appeal to you, you can also earn cheats by commenting on other people's podfics.

What are Cheats?
Cheats are rewards that allow participants to manipulate their cards so that they can be finished more easily.
There are 2 kinds of cheats: shifting squares and swapping out squares.
Shifting squares allows participants to swap locations of two squares on their card.
Swapping out cheats allow you to discard one of your prompts entirely from your card and replace it with a prompt of your choosing from the Prompt List.

The theme challenge for this month is ’Adventure' (Please include the tag challenge:Adventure when you post.)

Theme challenges have to do with fic choice. Since this month's challenge is 'Adventure’' your story has to be related to that theme one way or another.

The shape challenge is ‘Diamond’' (tag challenge: Diamond). This should be at minimum 8 squares, ie:

		x
	x		x
x				x
	x		x
		x

Shape challenges require that you complete a specific shape of squares on your card. If you complete a shape challenge by the deadline, you’ll win a cheat. If your card already has the shape formation before the challenge starts, you can only count that challenge as completed if you fill at least one square on your card within the challenge time period.

You can pick the challenge you prefer or do both if you're feeling ambitious. Once you’ve posted the podfic required to fulfill the monthly challenge, please comment here to let us know you’ve completed the challenge.

If you complete a challenge, you earn a cheat. If none of the challenges appeal to you, you can also earn cheats by commenting on other people's podfics.

What are Cheats?
Cheats are rewards that allow participants to manipulate their cards so that they can be finished more easily.
There are 2 kinds of cheats: shifting squares and swapping out squares.
Shifting squares allows participants to swap locations of two squares on their card.
Swapping out cheats allow you to discard one of your prompts entirely from your card and replace it with a prompt of your choosing from the Prompt List.

The theme challenge for this month is ’Bright' (Please include the tag challenge: Bright when you post.)

Theme challenges have to do with fic choice. Since this month's challenge is 'Bright’' your story has to be related to that theme one way or another.

The shape challenge is ‘Square' (tag challenge: Square). This should be at minimum 4 squares, ie:

XXOO
XXOO
OOOO
OOOO
OOOO

Shape challenges require that you complete a specific shape of squares on your card. If you complete a shape challenge by the deadline, you’ll win a cheat. If your card already has the shape formation before the challenge starts, you can only count that challenge as completed if you fill at least one square on your card within the challenge time period.

You can pick the challenge you prefer or do both if you're feeling ambitious. Once you’ve posted the podfic required to fulfill the monthly challenge, please comment here to let us know you’ve completed the challenge.

If you complete a challenge, you earn a cheat. If none of the challenges appeal to you, you can also earn cheats by commenting on other people's podfics.

What are Cheats?
Cheats are rewards that allow participants to manipulate their cards so that they can be finished more easily. There are 2 kinds of cheats: shifting squares and swapping out squares. Shifting squares allows participants to swap locations of two squares on their card. Swapping out cheats allow you to discard one of your prompts entirely from your card and replace it with a prompt of your choosing from the Prompt List.

Have questions about the Prompts? You might be thinking, "Do you consider a selkie a human?" or "Does Gamora count as a 'character of color'?" We purposefully don't have a list of definitions to go with our prompts so that the prompts can remain to interpretation. People can be so creative in how they interpret things and we want to encourage that.

However, if you find yourself looking at a square and have no idea what it means/what to do with it, leave a comment and we can let you know the original intent behind that prompt.

You can also check out the resource post from previous years:
2018: DW
2016: DW
2015: DW
2014: LJ|DW.

Reminder: Once you get your card, you can start posting podfics right away.

2020 was a very, very long year. We imagine it’s been a struggle for everyone (including the mods) and we are so proud of all the podfics that have been created this past year through the bingos. Thank you everyone who participated this year! We know we are very late with this closing post, but we are here! (apparently)

We would like to treat everyone who’s contributed to podfic bingo this year. Reply with your bingo cards below – if you got a bingo or a blackout the mods will create one cover art for one of your podfics or compile a podbook with cover art. If you didn’t get a bingo or black out we would still like to thank you for participating by giving shout out on our twitter page for doing the thing, so drop us a link to the podfic of your choice and your card, even if you only completed one square!