WELCOME TO CAP-IM BINGO 2026!
Get ready, bingo players — it's time for a new round of Cap-IM Bingo!
THE GOAL
Fill prompts to complete a line (row, column, or diagonal). Feeling adventurous? Try for a blackout (fill every prompt on your card).
Fills must be previously unpublished and created specifically for your bingo card, but you can combine bingo prompts with other challenges, as long as these challenges allow it.
All fills must focus on Steve and Tony’s relationship, be it romantic or platonic. A fill may only count toward ONE square/prompt, unless you’re doing the Bingo in One challenge (more about it later). You may use one prompt for each chapter of your fic (or each page of your comic).
OPTIONAL PROMPTS
NSFW, Dark, AU, Picture, Writing Format, Art Format and Podfic Format prompts are optional! You can choose to include them in your card when you fill out the sign up form. (Note that you may still create those contents even if you don’t include them in your card.) Please note that we will ask you to state you are at least 18 years old in case you pick NSFW prompts.
How you interpret the prompt is up to you, but it needs to be featured in your work. Contact us if you need clarification on any of your prompts. For image prompts, you are not required to stick to the same format or universe (for example, if your picture prompt is a 616 panel, you don’t have to do a 616 fill.) The free space in the middle is your wild card. You may create anything you want for it, as long as it’s Steve/Tony!
Podficcers, please remember we have a list of podfic-friendly Steve/Tony writers in the fandom, so you can easily find things to podfic if you don’t want to read your own work. You can also check creators' profiles for transformative statements.
To avoid giving you prompts you absolutely don't want to create for, we're asking for a list of "Do Not Wants" when you fill out the form. If you still receive a card that you can't work with, you are allowed to email us back asking for a redraw. You can only redraw once per round and you will receive a completely new card. After that you will only be able to ask for a new card once you have completed a blackout or when a new round starts.
SCHEDULE
The Cap-IM Bingo will run from March to November and have just one round per year. That means you have 9 months to finish your card and get your badges!
February 1st: Sign ups open
March 1st: All cards are sent out
April 1st: Late sign ups open
November 30th: Last day to post your fills
December/January: Badges are sent out
ADOPTABLES
Every 1st day of the month we will post a list of 15 adoptable prompts. You may pick a prompt from the list and use it to replace one of your squares. You may only adopt ONE prompt a month and it can't be a prompt you already have on your card, so choose wisely! You’ll be able to replace 9 squares this way!
LATE SIGN UPS
If you missed the sign up period, don’t worry, you can still get a card starting on April 1st! It’ll be a pre-made card and it won’t have any of our opt-in prompts, but those will still appear in our Adoptables list every month and you may still use them. To get a pre-made card, simply email us at [email protected] and let us know what username you want on your card!
BADGES
There are FOUR badges that you can get this round!
Participation: Fill at least one square on your card.
Bingo: Complete a line (row, column, or diagonal) on your card.
Blackout: Fill every square on your card.
Bingo in One: Get a bingo by picking a line (row, column, or diagonal) and including all 5 prompts from that line in just one work. You may only do this ONCE per card.
Make sure to claim your badge by filling out the Badge Claim form before December 15th! But don’t worry, we will post a reminder at the end of the round. If you get a blackout way before the end of the round, you may request a new card by checking that option on the Badge Claim form. Please note that you can only get each badge ONCE.
POSTING FILLS
Fills can be anything (fic, art, podfic, fanvid, manip, moodboard, crafts, poetry, etc), and can be posted wherever you like, but you must show that they are prompt fills for the Cap-IM Bingo (e.g. an author's note or a tag). We encourage (but do not require) you to post your fills to our AO3 collection, share your fic in the #bingo channel in our Discord Server, and/or mention @cap-ironman on Tumblr or Bluesky! Use the hashtag #capimbingo2026 so we can easily find your works and share them!
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