#stmermaybingo

[stmonstercalendar]

Stranger Things Mermay Bingo!

Sign up here for a bingo card

You guys are obsessed with bingos, and so am I. Here's some info, so you know what you're in for:

4x4 - each card will have 16 prompts

300 wc - minimum wordcount per prompt. Meaning, you could write all 16 prompts into your work, but it would have to be at least 4800 words

schedule - you can request a card until the end of April. Then post your works throughout May. No late submissions please, as I'm planning something for Pride Month too, BUT:

Ao3 Collection - will stay open through June

art - yes. no requirements here, I'm just happy to have you

allowed content - all ships, characters, and tropes are allowed, but tag for any major content warnings and nsfw content. The only exception is underage RPF

changing prompts - reach out to me asap if you don't like any prompts on your card (in the sign up form, you will be asked about hard no-s, nsfw prompts, and what you really really want on your card)

Don't like bingos? - Throughout May, I'm changing monster of the month to monster of the week. You'll get 4 water dwelling creatures to write/art about, revealed in advance so you don't fall behind with the bingo enjoyers.

Sign up form

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My Current Plans for 2025's Mermay Bingo!!

Blue: chaptered fic; gen Steve & Dustin, Dustin & Eddie, and Steve & Eddie with maybe background steddie (nereid, witch, dock, clothing)

Purple: short (hopefully lol🤞🤞🤞) comic, steddie (sci-fi au, language barrier, stargazing)

Green: Oneshot fic, steddie (river, eggs, meet-ugly)

Yellow: undecided, maybe a mini-comic, maybe a ficlet, stargyle (modern au, childhood friends, may also include dock, stargazing, and/or language barrier)

Red: Art, steddie (based on art, cecaelia, pirate, rum)

blue purple and green are pretty certain (ish) while red and yellow are subject to change if another idea for any of those prompts grabs me. lord knows if ill manage to finish all of them, but i plan to at least get a bingo and hopefully most of these started before june dgnzngxgnzgn

im currently starting blue rn in between other things bc the brainworms got me goodddddd 👀

wanna join me? signups are still open through April!! check this post by @stmonstercalendar for the signup form and details 💪✨ and even if you don't, I'm always down to talk mermay 💕

[keaganz]

I feel so seen by this bingo card 😭.

This is going to be so much fun! If anyone has any suggestions for the prompts,.don't hesitate to let me know!

I learnt that merrows and selkies share similar mythos but are different beings. Anyone up for some dumb tourist Eddie visiting Ireland and upsetting Merrow Steve by calling him a selkie?

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Mermay Bingo Update

The first batch of cards has been sent, so if you've signed up for one, check your email! Let me know if it didn't reach you ASAP.

[stmonstercalendar]

heyo!! just making sure before i yap excitedly to the world dgmdysgnxgnzyjd, are there any rules about keeping bingo cards, ideas, or wips a secret until posting or until may arrives?

No need for secrecy here! You can share your card, ideas and snippets as soon as you want. Feel free to tag the blog in wips too, so I can reblog them and keep the hype going until Mermay 💪💚🧜‍♂️ (Once the event officially starts, I'll be reblogging only finished works.)

[stmonstercalendar]

heyo!! i had some questions about the mermay bingo!! is it a fill-the-whole-board kinda thing or just one bingo minimum? also when we're supposed to list prompts we want or dont want on the sign-up form, is there a list we're referencing or are we mentioning whatever we can think of?

love that you're making this event, thank you and all the love to yall 💕💕💕💕💕

Hi! 

Filling one bingo is enough for a shout-out! Then another one when you manage to do a black-out. So if you fill a second or third bingo, it will only be mentioned in a masterpost(s).

In the sign-up form, just go with your gut! I won't be sharing the full list until May, because part of the fun is not knowing what you'll get. I want you to like your cards though, and be excited to fill them, so I'm not above putting up to 3 suggested prompts on your bingo.

Maybe you already have a story in mind and need a particular prompt to get anchored. Or you're making art and would prefer visual prompts than plot-related ones. Here's what I do with those requests:

I have a list of 100 prompts shuffled into 20 cards. If you requested a particular prompt that I have, or I have a fitting substitute for it, I look for the cards with it, and then pick between them with a dice roll or a random number generator. If the card has a prompt you didn't want, I roll a d100 for a new one to swap it out with. Similarly, if you asked for a prompt the list doesn't have, I generate a number between 1-16 and swap the corresponding prompt from the card with the requested one. So while the cards are pre-generated, I pick them based on the requests and tweak them if needed. 

Hope that clears it out! Thanks for the ask and the kind words <3

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🫧🌈🌊🧜‍♂️MERMAY APPROACHES***🧜‍♂️🌊🌈🫧

***its like a month and a half away

ive already gotten my bingo card for @/stmonstercalendar's mermay bingo and im so so so excited to start making stuff!! ive got some classics i adore and some more interesting ones that i never would've picked on my own but have sparked some awesome ideas!!

you can check out the event here!!

there's still time to sign up if you wanna join me and the rules/minimums are super chill and doable 💪

[ficsforfundota]

Guys you do not even know how excited I am about this!!! I already have some ideas for a few of these but if you have any specific ideas you want to see feel free to let me know! Mermay is one of my favorite times of the year so this is like everything to me!

Stranger Things Mermay Bingo!

Sign up here for a bingo card

You guys are obsessed with bingos, and so am I. Here's some info, so you know what you're in for:

4x4 - each card will have 16 prompts

300 wc - minimum wordcount per prompt. Meaning, you could write all 16 prompts into your work, but it would have to be at least 4800 words

schedule - you can request a card until the end of April. Then post your works throughout May. No late submissions please, as I'm planning something for Pride Month too, BUT:

Ao3 Collection - will stay open through June

art - yes. no requirements here, I'm just happy to have you

allowed content - all ships, characters, and tropes are allowed, but tag for any major content warnings and nsfw content. The only exception is underage RPF

changing prompts - reach out to me asap if you don't like any prompts on your card (in the sign up form, you will be asked about hard no-s, nsfw prompts, and what you really really want on your card)

Don't like bingos? - Throughout May, I'm changing monster of the month to monster of the week. You'll get 4 water dwelling creatures to write/art about, revealed in advance so you don't fall behind with the bingo enjoyers.

Sign up form