cap_ironman | Announcing the Small Universe Bingo Mini-Challenge

What's the Small Universe Bingo?

The Small Universe Bingo (or SUB for short ;D) is a challenge put together by Agron (jetblackfeeling), Holly (hollyandvice), and Lena (welcomingdisaster) in conjunction with the Cap-IM community. It is intended to focus attention on some of the less popular small universes our favorite heroes appear in. It's a team event where you work together to get bingo (or blackout!) on a specially-generated bingo card filled with different small universes. It's a great way to learn more about our two favorite superheroes in universes where we as a fandom may not usually focus. The only question is, are you up for the challenge?

Schedule

Team Formation and Sign-up period: Now - Feb 13 10:00 AM EST
Cards sent out: Feb 15
Late Sign-ups Period: Feb 13 - Feb 20 10:00 AM EST
Late Sign-up cards sent out: within 72 hours of sign-up
Fill Creation period: Feb 15 - March 13
Fills due: March 13 10:00 AM EDT
Masterpost published: March 15

Mini-Challenge Guidelines

Steve and Tony's relationship—whether it is romantic, platonic, pre-slash or otherwise—should be the main focus of your work and the “endgame” relationship, if applicable. Fanworks need to be set in the universe given on the bingo square being filled and/or feature at least one of Steve or Tony from that universe. If you are including only one, please make sure that the fanwork focuses on Steve and Tony's relationship.

Fanworks must be previously unpublished and created specifically for this challenge. Works must be standalone and complete, as well as meet the minimum requirements listed below:

Fanfic: 300 words
Fanart: sketch on an unlined surface
Fanvids: 10 seconds
Podfics: 300 words or 3 minutes long
Gifsets: 2 gifs
Meta: 300 words
Playlists: 5 songs and cover art

Please abide by the General Cap-IM Event Guidelines.

How does it work?

Create a team!

Teams can have between one (1) and five (5) members. You must have a team name for the organizers to put on the card. It need not be catchy… though we love us some catchy team names!

Sign up!

Fill out the Google Form to sign your team up. You will need to include one team member's email for the organizer team to send the card to.

Receive a card!

The organizer team will generate a card for you and your team to fill out and send it to the email submitted on the form.

Plan your bingo!

The objective is for your team to collaborate to get a bingo using your card. Accepted bingos include: horizontal line, vertical line, diagonal line, or a "4 corners" bingo (i.e. the four corners and the "free" square in the middle).

Complete fanworks for your given universes!

You can mark off squares by creating a fanwork for the universe in that square. Work as a team to get a bingo, multiple bingos, or even a blackout!

Submit your bingos/blackouts!

First, post the fanwork to the Ao3 collection. Then use the Google Form to submit the links to the works you've completed to achieve your bingo! You can also submit additional fills that didn't make it to a bingo using this Google Form.

FAQ

What kinds of fanworks are eligible?

Because this is a semi-competitive event, we want to make sure all submitted fanworks have a more-or-less comparable degree of difficulty. Therefore, we are limiting worktypes to include: fanfic, fanart, fanvids, podfics, gifsets, meta, and playlists.

em>What universes are included?

Here is a list of the universes the organizers have collected for the mini-challenge.

What if we REALLY don't like some of the universes on the list?

Teams are allowed up to three (3) vetoes. Those universes will be removed from the list before the team's card is generated. However, if the team elects to veto universes, that team may NOT choose a universe (see below).

What if there's a universe on the list that we REALLY want to create for?

Teams are allowed to pre-select one (1) universe that they really want to create for and have that placed on the card in the spot of their choosing. The remainder of the card will be filled in around that position. However, if the team elects to pre-select a specific universe, that team may NOT choose to veto universes (see above).

What if there's a small universe we want to create for that isn't on the list?

We tried to catch lots of universes with our list. However, it is inevitable that we'll miss some. If there's a universe your team really wants to create for that's not on our list, you can add it using the universe pre-selection option above. If you go this route, please try to include a universe number so that the organizers can include it on the card.

What if I want to do a crossover of two (or more) of the universes in a single work?

That would be super cool! Just note that if you want to get credit for multiple universes in a single work, the requirements will scale according to the number of universes. For example, a crossover with two universes would need to be a fic of 600 words, a fanvid of 20 seconds, a playlist of 10 songs, etc. Three universes would be a fic of 900 words, a fanvid of 30 seconds, and so on. Want to write 7500 words of crossover or design a piece of artwork featuring the Steves and Tonys from all your universes? Go for it! There's a special award waiting for you if you do! ;D

What if we get a universe that doesn't have a Steve or Tony?

Some universe options on the cards only feature one of the boys. In that case, you can feel free to write in the other in any way you desire! The Noir stevetony fandom provides many good examples — only Tony exists in universe, but fanworks have imagined Steve in many different roles, including fellow explorer, soldier, and artist. If you can’t think of any ideas, consider brainstorming on discord, and remember that multiverses crossovers (and multiverse shipping!) are welcome.

What if I want to be part of a team but I don't have anyone to form a team with?

Our first recommendation is to join the Cap-IM Challenges Discord server. We are hopeful that there will be other people searching out a team there! If Discord servers aren't your jam, you can contact Holly by email (hollyandvice@gmail.com) and they will be happy to try to connect you with a team!

What if I have other questions that aren't answered here?

Feel free to contact Holly by email (hollyandvice@gmail.com) and they will be happy to help you!