Remembering 10 Years of Back to Middle-earth Month: Discussion Post 2012

[dreamflower]

Discussion post for 2012

The theme for Back to Middle-earth Month 2012 was Bingo Baggins' BINGO Bash:

2012's B2MeM was the largest hosted to date, with 88 participants signed on to play. The Silmarillion Writers' Guild and Many Paths to Tread were also joined by Arda Inspired as a sponsoring community. Participants in the 2012 challenge selected from over 100 different BINGO cards, also created by participants. Cards were themed and included challenges in the card spaces. A new BINGO number was called daily, and participants had two days to complete and report any challenges. When participants completed and reported a challenge, they received a stamp on the relevant card.

For the first time, a reviewer challenge was added. Those who reviewed works were encouraged to keep track and reported them to the comm, and were able to get banners and icons for participating as a reviewer.

This was also the first year that the b2mem LiveJournal community was used, in order for creators from all the participating groups to gather in one location. Stories and art were either posted at the new comm, or were linked there, making them easier to find.

Did you participate in the 2012 BINGO Challenge? Did you make posts or write stories for it? If you did, please share your experience with us here in the comments. Give us links, share your anecdotes and memories.

Did you miss out on it, but find yourself curious about it? Check out the comments and ask questions and join in the discussions! And if you check out previous works, be sure to let the creator know how you liked them.

Comments

[dreamflower]

I wrote a total of 26 stories for b2mem 2012; 25 of them were for various card numbers (posted at SoA as Back to Middle Earth BINGO), and one of them was written as a teaser to promote the event (Uncle Bingo Baggins' Bingo Bash, which was a tongue-in-cheek explanation of the existence of BINGO in Arda.

I also made two cards for the event, "Canon Couples" and "Shirish".

My favorite cards to write for were "Canon Couples" and the two "Crossover" cards. I had two stories I started for the crossovers, and finally completed one of them for another challenge; the other remains a stalled WIP on my hard drive, though I do hope to get it done one of these days.

I think the Bingo was one of the most fun years we did, and I know it was popular. I went back to the "Canon Couples" card this year, and did a poem for every couple that I did not do in 2012.