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silwritersguildOver the past few weeks, my comods on the SWG and MPTT have been working hard to put together this year's Back to Middle-earth Month event, and we are ready to announce the event at last!
2012 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, the book that introduced the world to Middle-earth and paved the way for The Lord of the Rings and, eventually, the posthumous publication of The Silmarillion, among other books. In honor of this milestone, Bilbo Baggins' uncle Bingo Baggins has decided to do what Hobbits do best: throw a party! And what else to do at such a party than play BINGO?
If you've never played BINGO, it's a straightforward game. Each player holds one or more cards containing 25 numbered squares. When a number on your card is called, you mark off that square. The first player to mark off five squares in a row (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) wins the game. We will call a new number each day, throughout the month of March.
Of course, we've added an extra twist: Before you can mark off your number, you will have to complete a challenge. Each card will have a theme, and you can claim the cards with themes that intrigue you the most. (For example, of the cards I've created already, themes include poetic forms, the sons of Feanor, and review challenges.) You can claim as many or as few cards as you want.
B2MeM will begin in just over a month, and if it's going to be a fun challenge, then players will need a variety of cards to choose from. And this is where you can help us now. Anyone is invited to design BINGO cards for our game, so we hope many of you will challenge your fellow players by helping us to design cards!
For more information on this year's event and how to get started, please see (and join!) our shiny new![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
b2mem community. Rules and more information for this year's event can be found here.
The SWG and MPTT--the groups hosting this year's event--also have B2MeM pages up on their site, where you can see the cards currently available, choose a participant banner, and learn more about how to get involved:
B2MeM on SWG
B2MeM on MPTT
As always, this is an event for the entire Tolkien fandom, not just members of the hosting groups. If you know other Tolkien fans or groups who might be interested in participating, please do pass the word along--all are welcome!
2012 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, the book that introduced the world to Middle-earth and paved the way for The Lord of the Rings and, eventually, the posthumous publication of The Silmarillion, among other books. In honor of this milestone, Bilbo Baggins' uncle Bingo Baggins has decided to do what Hobbits do best: throw a party! And what else to do at such a party than play BINGO?
If you've never played BINGO, it's a straightforward game. Each player holds one or more cards containing 25 numbered squares. When a number on your card is called, you mark off that square. The first player to mark off five squares in a row (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) wins the game. We will call a new number each day, throughout the month of March.
Of course, we've added an extra twist: Before you can mark off your number, you will have to complete a challenge. Each card will have a theme, and you can claim the cards with themes that intrigue you the most. (For example, of the cards I've created already, themes include poetic forms, the sons of Feanor, and review challenges.) You can claim as many or as few cards as you want.
B2MeM will begin in just over a month, and if it's going to be a fun challenge, then players will need a variety of cards to choose from. And this is where you can help us now. Anyone is invited to design BINGO cards for our game, so we hope many of you will challenge your fellow players by helping us to design cards!
For more information on this year's event and how to get started, please see (and join!) our shiny new
b2mem community. Rules and more information for this year's event can be found here.The SWG and MPTT--the groups hosting this year's event--also have B2MeM pages up on their site, where you can see the cards currently available, choose a participant banner, and learn more about how to get involved:
B2MeM on SWG
B2MeM on MPTT
As always, this is an event for the entire Tolkien fandom, not just members of the hosting groups. If you know other Tolkien fans or groups who might be interested in participating, please do pass the word along--all are welcome!
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Date: 2012-01-23 01:41 am (UTC)Also, remember you only have to start the challenge for it to count this year. (You determine what counts as starting a piece.) We're hoping that will make it easier for artists and writers who prefer longer works to participate. Past challenges have attracted a lot of drabble/vignette writers, and we love them dearly, but we want as many people as possible to feel like they can participate. :)
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Date: 2012-01-23 01:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-23 03:06 am (UTC)*Chinhands*
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Date: 2012-01-23 11:30 am (UTC)I'd like to help creating cards and downloaded the template already - so do I just go wild, or would you like to tell me what themes ought to be covered, or what?
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Date: 2012-01-23 03:43 pm (UTC)Can I claim a card already?
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Date: 2012-01-23 03:56 pm (UTC)If you're running dry on ideas, of course, we're here to help. :) But otherwise, you have free rein to create cards as calm or crazy as you'd like!
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Date: 2012-01-23 03:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-23 04:33 pm (UTC)And a little note: On the Card Claim page, the first sentence reads "You may claim as many cards as you one". I'm assuming that "one" should be "want"? ;)
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Date: 2012-01-23 05:16 pm (UTC)Also, after revisiting my rather awful (but irreverently fun) comics this weekend, I'd happily consider nabbing a card theme to which I might apply Lil Gothmog, Stinky Pete, and crew. :^D
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Date: 2012-01-23 05:24 pm (UTC)Also-- and this may just be my computer-- if I click on "cards already created," I only see "First Lines." Are the others not up yet?
I'm tempted to design some. Now to decide on themes… :D
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Date: 2012-01-23 05:35 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-01-23 06:15 pm (UTC)I'm willing to put together femslash and/or SIlm ladies bingo cards, unless someone's got them covered already.
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Date: 2012-01-23 06:33 pm (UTC)'nother question: I need (of couse) permission on graphics that aren't in the public domain, but what about fonts? I know that some of them are "free for personal use", but would that extend to something like a community event? I am so clueless.
Also, I have such horrible ideas. XD