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

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Aaah, the Bingo Bash. The challenge this icon was made for. After the "Last Battle" RPG I had thought no B2MeM could ever be this exciting (and taxing) again, and then the Bingo Bash came along! I grabbed a lot of cards because there were just too many delightful prompts to just choose one or two. As a result, I now have a WiP folder full of more or less well-thought out snippets! Some of them have been incorporated into other fics, some have been finished on their own, and others are still languishing and waiting for their chance. One of them ended up being turned into o-fic, and I seriously hope I'll manage to finish and publish it one day.
And there are so many uncalled numbers left...
It was especially satisfying as, after the birth of my first child, I had for a long time lacked the inspiration (and guilt-free time) for writing. I deliberately made the time for one month - it's only one month after all - and was relieved to find that the muses were willing to cooperate, and that I still enjoyed writing as much as I ever had.

Aside from writing, I also helped out in stamping some other people's Bingo cards. The daily rush of catching up with everything in the comments to the number posts was really something else! All in all, it was quite an exhilarating experience!