SNAPSHOTS BINGO

WHAT IS FLASH FICTION BINGO?

Flash fiction is a kind of literature that limits the author to a word count of 1,500 words or less. It’s longer than a drabble (100 words) but shorter than a full-length short story.Snapshots (est. 2020) was flash fiction event that aimed to give a breather to Carat writers and readers alike by inspiring stories within a 1,000-word limit.This time, we’re spicing things up with bingo cards featuring randomly generated tropes to spark fresh Seventeen-inspired flash fiction.In keeping with the spirit of both Snapshots and other bingo events, this is a low-commitment, low-stress event. Upon receiving their cards, writers may choose to submit as many or as little fics as they'd like.We look forward to your creations!

GENERAL RULES

❖ All works must be within 100-1,500 words only.
❖ This is an OT13 event. All members, pairings, and dynamics within SVT are welcome!
❖ All submissions must be completely new and standalone.
❖ Works must be tagged appropriately.
❖ For submissions to be validated, works must be in English.❖ For this round, we will be limiting our submissions to fics only (no SMAUs).
❖ Plagiarized and AI-generated work are a big no-no!
❖ Writers must be 18+ to request NSFW themes
❖ The following NSFW themes (incest, rape/noncon, pedophilia, zoophilia, underage sex) are not allowed.
❖ Dubious consent (dubcon) is now allowed, provided it is tagged accordingly.

SCORING RULES

❖ Free Space is not automatically filled. Once you're ready to use it, identify the trope of your choosing in your fic/ promo post.
❖ We now accept any trope (even those not on the masterlist) for the free square
❖ Each square filled (including free space) = 2 points. A square can only be scored once, but tropes can be reused.Regular Bingos
❖ A completed bingo (5 in a row) gets +10 points.
❖ You can have multiple bingos in one card! Each succeeding bingo on the same card gets +20 points.
❖ A blackout card gets +170 points.

Special Pattern Challenge: 17
❖ Scoring retroactively changes if a writer decides to close their card early by submitting it for the special pattern bonus.
❖ Each pattern square filled gets +8 points. The rest of the squares remain at 2 points each.
❖ A successfully completed special pattern gives +214 bonus points.
❖ You can still fill other squares or achieve other bingos on your special pattern card, but a card submitted for the special pattern will be disqualified for a blackout bonus and vice versa.

Special Challenges: Earn extra points for fills submitted during a certain month! Cut-off of monthly scoring is midnight UTC on the last day of the month.

Birthday Bonus
❖ Submissions featuring a member (as main character or part of main pairing/s) whose birthday falls within that month get double points!For this challenge round, the following birthday bonuses will apply:
August - *Wonwoo, S.Coups
October - Jeonghan
November - Woozi, The8

Monthly Bonus
❖ Each month, we'll share a list of tropes picked from our masterlist.
❖ If you have a square on your bingo card that matches one of these tropes and fill it during that month, you'll get 17 points for that square instead of the usual 2 points!Example: If "Enemies to Lovers" is a bonus trope in April and you fill that square in April, you score big!

Event Bonus
❖ Submissions for a limited event gets double points. Stay tuned for the next event bonus!

❖ A monthly leaderboard will be posted with the top scorers for each month. Scoring will be based on fills within that month only. The event remains low stress, but if you want some bragging rights, feel free to have a go!
❖ Writers who achieve blackouts and special patterns will also receive special recognition.

REROLLS AND NEW CARDS

❖ If your initially received bingo card is not to your liking, you are allowed one reroll request with the following options:
- Reroll the entire card (all tropes can change).
- Reroll a maximum of three squares you would like changed.
❖ Rerolls can only be requested before you start your fills. You cannot request for a reroll if you have already submitted any work using that bingo card.❖ You can request for a new card once any of the following conditions is met:
- You have already completed at least 1 bingo on your current card.
- You have completed the special pattern and submit that card as closed.❖ Once you request for a new card, you cannot use your old card/s in combination with your new one. Only one bingo card per writer can be in play at a time.

POSTING RULES

❖ Submissions must be posted on Twitter or Bluesky.
❖ For your submission to be scored, tag our account and indicate the squares filled for that work either on your post or your AO3 author's note.
❖ For submissions posted on AO3, make sure to add them to the collection!❖ Crossposting to other fic fests or events is allowed, provided the word limit suffices and they also allow crossposting.
❖ If you would like your card, submissions, and fills to remain anonymous, feel free to let us know.

TROPE MASTERLIST

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