Games

Have fun, win prizes, and enjoy!

Bingo

Where to play

All event platforms

When to play

Continuously during the event period

Who can play

Makers, designers, volunteers, and moderators are all eligible for Bingo game prizes!

How it works

This year we'll have two bingo cards for you! Once the event starts, download the card of your choice (see 'What you'll need', below), and do your best to fill it up! Of course you can also attempt to fill both of them, or multiple of the same card.

The first bingo card is Try All Things. This is for folks who make a bunch of smaller projects and want to try out everything.

The second bingo card is Take Your Time. This lets people focus on a big project or challenging technique during the event.

Make note of which project(s) and pattern(s) you use for each square.

You can fill in the card manually or digitally.

Share your card in any of our social spaces - the #games-bingo channel on Discord (which will be open for chatting throughout the event), or use hashtag #FOYALbingo on Twitter or Instagram! There will be opportunities in all these places to share your bingo card, no matter how complete, for chances to win!

Before the event ends (11:59pmET December 31, 2022), submit your bingo card(s), in whatever state of completion they might be - this enters you for a chance to win prizes! Submit by emailing your card(s) to FastenOffYALGames@gmail.com with the subject "BINGO card". Include in your email the names of the patterns you've used, and a picture of the projects you used to fill out the card(s).

Finished your card? You can always attempt more to fill multiple cards, but remember: you start with a clean slate, so the projects you used for one card don't count for subsequent cards.

What are the prizes?

We'll choose five random entrants from everyone who submitted anything for the Bingo game, to win one free pattern each
We'll choose five random entrants who got at least one row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) to win three free patterns each, from three separate participating designers
We'll choose three random entrants who filled up an entire card to win five free patterns each, from five separate participating designers

What you'll need

Card #1: Try All Things

Row 1 columns:
1. Share a design you love by a participating designer, with the FOYAL community
2. Make projects with patterns from three different designers
3. Start your first FOYAL project
4. Ignore chores to cast on your next FOYAL project
5. Frog a FOYAL project and start something else
Row 2 columns:
1. Start your second FOYAL project
2. Share multiple FOYAL WIPs with the FOYAL community #FastenOffYAL
3. Work 250 stitches on each of 2 FOYAL projects
4. Get patterns from multiple participating designers
5. Tell three crafty friends about FOYAL or make three craft friends
Row 3 columns:
1. Play one of the FOYAL games
2. Follow three new participating designers (social media or newsletter)
3. FREE SPACE
4. Fasten off your first FOYAL project
5. Begin three FOYAL projects within seven days
Row 4 columns:
1. Start three FOYAL projects in three different categories
2. Chat with another FOYAL participant
3. Work 750 stitches on each of two FOYAL projects
4. Share a FOYAL finished project with the community
5. Work on two FOYAL projects in one day
Row 5 columns:
1. Fasten off a FOYAL project on December 31, 2022
2. Start your fourth FOYAL project
3. Reach out to the FOYAL community with a question
4. Get a pattern from a new-to-you participating designer
5. Fasten off your fifth FOYAL project

Card #2: Take Your Time

Row 1 columns:
1. Share a design you love by a participating designer, with the FOYAL community
2. Start your big FOYAL project
3. Chat with another FOYAL participant
4. Ignore chores to work for half an hour on your FOYAL WIP
5. Frog 300 stitches on your FOYAL WIP
Row 2 columns:
1. Try a new-to-you technique
2. Share your FOYAL WIP in the the FOYAL community #FastenOffYAL
3. Work 1,000 stitches on a FOYAL project
4. Get a pattern from a participating designer
5. Tell three crafty friends about FOYAL or make three craft friends
Row 3 columns:
1. Play one of the FOYAL games
2. Follow three new participating designers (social media or newsletter)
3. FREE SPACE
4. Fasten off your big FOYAL project
5. Work on one WIP only for seven days
Row 4 columns:
1. Take your FOYAL project with you when you leave the house
2. Use up half of your big project's dedicated yarn
3. Work 5,000 stitches on a FOYAL project
4. Plan ahead and queue a FOYAL project for 2023
5. Work on a FOYAL WIP for one straight hour
Row 5 columns:
1. Work on a FOYAL project from the shawl, garment, or blanket category
2. Take a break from stitching to protect your hands
3. Reach out to the FOYAL community with a question
4. Get a pattern from a new-to-you participating designer
5. Finish the most boring section of your big project

Picture party

Where to play

Discord (#games-picture-party channel), Twitter

When to play

Discord: December 2 to 30; the chain will be continuous once started

Twitter: See our event schedule

Who can play

The game is open to makers, designers, volunteers, and moderators.

How it works

Picture Party is a chain game.

To start with at the very beginning of the chain, a picture of a design by one of our participating designers is posted by the game facilitator, and you need to answer with the name of the design and its designer.
Then, you post a picture of a design by one of our participating designers, for other people to answer.
You can enter multiple times during the chain, but leave at least two posts by other people between your entries.
To diversify the designers highlighted in the game, we ask that you post a picture of a design from a designer whom you haven't posted something from yet.
On Discord, this will be a no-chat channel, because we aim to keep the game easy to follow; but, you can respond to posts using threads, or switching to the #games-chatting chat channel.
We don't expect that anyone will post a wrong answer, so don't halt the game by waiting for anyone to confirm your answer is correct; you can just post a new picture right after you answer.

Depending on the device you're using, you can grab images from the database on our website by right-clicking or tapping-and-holding, and then selecting 'copy' or 'download' (or a similar option) to grab the image.

If you need help grabbing images, jump into the private messages of our games queen Marieke, or the #event-help channel on the Discord server.

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded periodically. Enter early and often for more chances to win!

Scavenger hunt

Where to play

Discord (#games-scavenger-chain channel), Twitter

When to play

Discord: November 28 to December 30; the chain will be continuous once started

Twitter: See our event schedule

Who can play

The game is open to makers, designers, volunteers, and moderators.

How it works

Scavenger Hunt is a chain game.

To start with at the very beginning of the chain, the game facilitator will post a prompt (examples below).
Then, you reply with a link which matches the prompt; links need to be from the website's database, or participating designers' websites.
Then, you post a new prompt, for other people to reply to.
You can enter multiple times, but leave at least two posts by others between your entries.
To diversify the designers and patterns highlighted in the game, we ask that you try to post something you haven't shared before.
On Discord, we aim for a no-chat channel, to keep the game easy to follow; but, you can respond to posts using threads, or switching to the #games-chatting chat channel.

Some prompt examples to help you out:

"Show me something by a designer with fewer than 5 patterns"
"Show me something a beginning crocheter could make"
"Show me something in bulky yarn"
"Show me something using a new-to-you knitting technique"

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded periodically. Enter early and often for more chances to win!