what is minchan bingo?
MINCHAN BINGO is a multimedia fanwork event for stray kids' bang chan and lee know!bingo cards are generated based on a list of common tropes (suggested and voted on by participants) and creators can create as many or as few works based on their cards as they'd like during the creation period. because of the long creation period and the variety of tropes, minchan bingo is a low pressure event - we just want everyone to have fun and create what they want to create.minchan bingo started in 2021, and rounds one through three have resulted in more than 1,500,000 words of fic being added to ao3 - yes, over a million and a half words!round four is running from april 2025 through october of 2025. learn how to play, then request your card and join us!
until end of creation period!
round four timeline
| 4/1 - 4/5 | trope remix |
| 4/6 | card requests open |
| 4/13 | card distribution begins |
| 10/18 | card requests close |
| 4/13 - 10/31 | creation period |
how to play
first, request your card
fill squares on your card by creating minchan-centric fanworks based on the tropes in each square
earn points for every square you fill, and try to get a bingo!
when you're ready for a new card, you can request one again and keep creating!
content guidelines
fanfic of any length, social media aus, art, and podfics (with the original author’s permission or a blanket permission statement) are all welcome!
all content should be tagged appropriately
written works should be at least 100 words
all completed works should be posted on twitter - this is the main method of tracking your points! when posting on twitter, please tag us (@minchanbingo) and include a list of the tropes you used and notes on any monthly challenges completed (you can also include an updated copy of your bingo card with squares checked off if you'd like to)
if you do not use twitter or do not want to post your works on twitter, you are still able to participate! please let us know when you request a card that you will not be posting on twitter, and we'll provide info about how to notify us of your works when we send you your card.
if you are posting your work on ao3, please make sure to add it to our collection and include a list of tropes used (and any monthly challenges completed) in your author's notes
all works should be new and should not have been posted online prior to the event. if you have pre-existing wips that work for your tropes, you can complete them and post them as a part of the event.
works can be used for other events in addition to bingo if you'd like, as long as the other event is alright with it!
no sexual content involving underage characters, no hateful content, no plagiarism, no AI use. any works found to be breaking these rules will be removed from the ao3 collection (if applicable), and may result in a ban from participating in future rounds.
not familiar with a certain trope? check out the fanlore list of tropes in fanworks, or reach out to the mods - we're happy to help!
bingo rules
there is no minimum or maximum amount of squares needed for a single work - you can use one square or blackout your entire card if you want!
each square can only be counted for one work
the free space can be used for any trope of your choice from the trope list that is not already on your card
bingo points don't really mean anything (but they're fun to earn anyway)!
each square used is worth 2 points
line bingos (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) are worth 10 points
x, cross, and border bingos are worth 15 points
a full blackout is worth 2x points for your entire card!
you may request a new card whenever you're done with your current card, however to do this you must first submit your finished card to us
once you request a new card, you can not use your previous cards any more, so please make sure you're 100% done with your current card before requesting a new one!
bingo patterns
monthly challenges
we’re adding a little bit of spice to round four with new monthly challenges!each month (may through october), we’ll post a new challenge on twitter with instructions on how you can earn bonus points when your works meet the challenge criteria.all monthly challenges are entirely optional - think of them like a fun way to get some extra inspiration! some can even just be played for fun with other minchanners, completely pressure-free.
may challenge: THINGS THAT COULD BE MINCHAN
june challenge: ALL-IN CHALLENGE
july challenge: ZODIAC MOODBOARDS
august challenge: FREE SPACE FILLERS
september challenge: SHORT FORM SEPTEMBER
october challenge: coming soon
thank you to the lovely minmin bingo mod team for allowing us to take inspiration from some of their challenges!