Fandom Empire

Welcome to week 12 (the last regular one) of the Fandom Rush Challenge. Good luck to everyone!

Google Sheet Weekly Overview

The active fandoms for week 12 are:
Haikyuu!! (anime)
Harry Potter / Fantastic Beasts (books + movies)
Real Person Works
Sense8 (TV)
Star Wars Universe (all media)
The Legend of Zelda (all games)
The Walking Dead (original + spin-offs)

If you find one of your opt-out fandoms on the active list, feel free to choose a different one from the fandom pool instead. Already used fandoms (marked red) are not allowed. Leave a comment here before you start creating.

If you find one or more of your designated fandoms on the active list, you must create at least one work for them. Otherwise, you will lose five points!

If you want to use a designated fandom that is not on the current playlist, you can use a wildcard to replace an active fandom with the designated one of your choice. Leave a comment here before you start creating.


This week's additional challenge is connected with the regular one.

Create something for one or more active fandoms. If you use the prompts 'crying', 'heart', 'shopping', you will earn some additional points.
Earn two points for every used prompt.

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Short reminder of the rules
You can choose one to seven fandoms from the list to create something for it.

There is no maximum of works; the maximum number of weekly regular points is 25.

The additional challenge is optional. Play for extra points! Or simply ignore it. You can play the additional challenge only once every week. Don't forget to mark your work as 'additional' when posting it!

For complete rules, minimum and points go here.

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Posting for this week officially ends Sunday, April 6 17.00 UTC. There is a grace period until the week is finally called 'close'.

Welcome to week 10 of the Fandom Rush Challenge. Good luck to everyone!

Google Sheet Weekly Overview

The active fandoms for week 10 are:
Arrowverse (TV)
Avatar - Last Airbender (anime+live action / all media)
Marvel 2 (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, Hawkeye, Moonknight, Loki, Agatha all along) - all media
Real Person Works
Red Dead Redemption (all games)
The Faculty (Movie)
Yu-Gi-Oh (all media)

Note: Marvel 2 is on the list for four weeks now and will get deleted at the end of the week, in addition to the three fandoms with the least works.

If you find one of your opt-out fandoms on the active list, feel free to choose a different one from the fandom pool instead. Already used fandoms (marked red) are not allowed. Leave a comment here before you start creating.

If you find one or more of your designated fandoms on the active list, you must create at least one work for them. Otherwise, you will lose five points!

If you want to use a designated fandom that is not on the current playlist, you can use a wildcard to replace an active fandom with the designated one of your choice. Leave a comment here before you start creating.


For this week's additional challenge you don't need to create extra work(s).

Use at least three different active fandoms. When using five or more different active fandoms, you will earn more additional points.
When using an opt-out fandom or a wildcard, your chosen fandoms will be active for the additional challenge.
Depending on the amount of works, you can earn up to 4 or 6 extra points.

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Short reminder of the rules
You can choose one to seven fandoms from the list to create something for it.

There is no maximum of works; the maximum number of weekly regular points is 25.

The additional challenge is optional. Play for extra points! Or simply ignore it. You can play the additional challenge only once every week. Don't forget to mark your work as 'additional' when posting it!

For complete rules, minimum and points go here.

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If you have questions, check out the Questions & Answers
post. If you can't find your answer here, feel free to leave a comment.

Posting for this week officially ends Sunday, March 23 17.00 UTC. There is a grace period until the week is finally called 'close'.

Welcome to week 8 of the Fandom Rush Challenge. Good luck to everyone!

Google Sheet Weekly Overview

The active fandoms for week 8 are:
Avatar - Last Airbender (anime+live action / all media)
Blade Runner (movie)
Clannad (visual novel/anime)
Marvel 2 (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, Hawkeye, Moonknight, Loki, Agatha all along) - all media
Resident Alien (TV)
Stardew Valley (game)
Teen Wolf (TV)

If you find one of your opt-out fandoms on the active list, feel free to choose a different one from the fandom pool instead. Already used fandoms (marked red) are not allowed. Leave a comment here before you start creating.

If you find one or more of your designated fandoms on the active list, you must create at least one work for them. Otherwise, you will lose five points!

If you want to use a designated fandom that is not on the current playlist, you can use a wildcard to replace an active fandom with the designated one of your choice. Leave a comment here before you start creating.


This week's additional challenge is connected with the given active prompts. You don't have to create extra work(s).

Create something for one or more active fandoms. You will earn some additional points if you use the prompts 'sleep', 'fire', 'photography'.
You will earn two points for every prompt you use.

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Short reminder of the rules
You can choose one to seven fandoms from the list to create something for it.

There is no maximum of works; the maximum number of weekly regular points is 25.

The additional challenge is optional. Play for extra points! Or simply ignore it. You can play the additional challenge only once every week. Don't forget to mark your work as 'additional' when posting it!

For complete rules, minimum and points go here.

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If you have questions, check out the Questions & Answers
post. If you can't find your answer here, feel free to leave a comment.

Posting for this week officially ends Sunday, March 9 17.00 UTC. There is a grace period until the week is finally called 'close'.

Welcome to week 6 of the Fandom Rush Challenge. Good luck to everyone!

Google Sheet Weekly Overview

The active fandoms for week 6 are:
Assassin's Creed (all)
Bleach (manga/anime)
Books (general)
Resident Alien (TV)
Saving Private Ryan (Movie)
Skies of Arcadia (games)
Star Trek (movies + TV)

Important! For books, please stay to book fandoms. Don't use movies or TV shows based on books!

If you find one of your opt-out fandoms on the active list, feel free to choose a different one from the fandom pool instead. Already used fandoms (marked red) are not allowed. Leave a comment here before you start creating.

If you find one or more of your designated fandoms on the active list, you must create at least one work for them. Otherwise, you will lose five points!

If you want to use a designated fandom that is not on the current playlist, you can use a wildcard to replace an active fandom with the designated one of your choice. Leave a comment here before you start creating.


The additional challenge for week 6 is connected with the regular challenge. You don't have to create extra works.

Create something for one or more active fandoms. If you use the prompts 'red', 'grief', 'wizard', you will earn some additional points.
You can use every prompt only once!
You will earn two additional points for every prompt you use.

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Short reminder of the rules
You can choose one to seven fandoms from the list to create something for it.

There is no maximum of works; the maximum number of weekly regular points is 25.

The additional challenge is optional. Play for extra points! Or simply ignore it. You can play the additional challenge only once every week. Don't forget to mark your work as 'additional' when posting it!

For complete rules, minimum and points go here.

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If you have questions, check out the Questions & Answers
post. If you can't find your answer here, feel free to leave a comment.

Posting for this week officially ends Sunday, February 23 17.00 UTC. There is a grace period until the week is finally called 'close'.

Welcome to week 4 of the Fandom Rush Challenge. Good luck to everyone!

Google Sheet Weekly Overview

The active fandoms for week 4 are:
Assassin's Creed (all),
Avengers (movies)
Baccano! (all media)
Dead Zone (all media)
Gilmore Girls (TV original + remake)
Longmire (TV)
Theater incl. Musical / Opera

Important! Avengers is on the list for four weeks now. No matter the works, the fandom will get deleted next week, in addition to the three fandoms with the least works.

If you find one of your opt-out fandoms on the active list, feel free to choose a different one from the fandom pool instead. Already used fandoms (marked red) are not allowed. Leave a comment here before you start creating.

If you find one or more of your designated fandoms on the active list, you must create at least one work for them. Otherwise, you will lose five points!

If you want to use a designated fandom that is not on the current playlist, you can use a wildcard to replace an active fandom with the designated one of your choice. Leave a comment here before you start creating.


This weeks additional challenge is connected with the regular challenge. You don't have to create extra works!

Use at least three different active fandoms. You will earn plus four points.
When using five or more different active fandoms, you will earn six additional points.

A little update for clearification: remember that when using an opt out fandom or a wildcard fandom your chosen fandom counts as active).

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Short reminder of the rules
You can choose one to seven fandoms from the list to create something for it.

There is no maximum of works; the maximum number of weekly regular points is 25.

The additional challenge is optional. Play for extra points! Or simply ignore it. You can play the additional challenge only once every week. Don't forget to mark your work as 'additional' when posting it!

For complete rules, minimum and points go here.

:::

If you have questions, check out the Questions & Answers
post. If you can't find your answer here, feel free to leave a comment.

Posting for this week officially ends Sunday, February 9 17.00 UTC. There is a grace period until the week is finally called 'close'.

Welcome to week 2 of the Fandom Rush Challenge. Good luck to everyone!

Google Sheet Weekly Overview

The active fandoms for week 2 are:
1 Avengers (movies)
2 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (manga / anime)
8 Gilmore Girls (TV original + remake)
9 Guardians of the Galaxy (movies)
4 SK8 The Infinity (anime)
7 Stargate / Stargate Atlantis / Stargate Universe (TV + movies)
10 Theater incl. Musical / Opera (movies based on it are fine)

If you find one of your opt-out fandoms on the active list, feel free to choose a different one from the fandom pool instead. Already used fandoms (marked red) are not allowed. Leave a comment here before you start creating.

If you find one or more of your designated fandoms on the active list, you must create at least one work for them. Otherwise, you will lose five points!

If you want to use a designated fandom that is not on the current playlist, you can use a wildcard to replace an active fandom with the designated one of your choice. Leave a comment here before you start creating.


The additional challenge for week 2 is connected with the regular challenge. You don't have to create extra works. However, you are welcome to do so if you want.

Create something for one or more active fandoms. If you use the prompts 'black', 'book', 'dance', you will earn some additional points.
You can use every prompt only once!
You will earn two additional points for every prompt you use.

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Short reminder of the rules
You can choose one to seven fandoms from the list to create something for it.

There is no maximum of works; the maximum number of weekly regular points is 25.

The additional challenge is optional. Play for extra points! Or simply ignore it. You can play the additional challenge only once every week. Don't forget to mark your work as 'additional' when posting it!

For complete rules, minimum and points go here.

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Important! Please Read
I have made two small changes to the rules (none affects the previous week!)
1. If you find more than one of your designated fandoms on the active list, you must create at least one work for one fandom to avoid demerits.

2. Every active fandom can stay on the list for a maximum of four weeks. After this, it will be replaced, no matter the created works.

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If you have questions, check out the Questions & Answers
post. If you can't find your answer here, feel free to leave a comment.

Posting for this week officially ends Sunday, January 26, 17.00 UTC. There is a grace period until the week is finally called 'close'.

You can participate in the catch-up week when you have participated in the Mahjong Challenge for at least six weeks.

You've participated every week

( Table under the cut )
During the catch-up week, you can use up to two single prompts from your remaining tiles to post one work for each. It's also okay, to use your chosen prompts in one work only. Prompts can be from different tiles.


You've missed participating every week
This is your chance to catch up.

( Table under the cut )
You can catch up on one or more of your missed week(s) by following the rules of the regular challenge. Choose one open tile per week and use at least one of the prompts.

If you have missed more than just one week, have a look at the gaming card after filling one number. It might be, that now more tiles are open to play.

You must catch up with all your missed weeks (e.g. you have missed 2 weeks, so you need to grab two open tiles) or you can use your wildcards (one per week) if you want to get two single prompts of your choice. (If you want to use one or more wildcards, leave a comment here.)

When you are done with catching up all the missed weeks (or you have used wildcards to skip week(s), you can use up to two single prompts from your remaining tiles to post one work for each. It's also okay, to use your chosen prompts in one work only.Prompts can be from different tiles. You can now use blocked tiles.

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Remember that the additional challenge is closed now.

Posting for the catch-up week will end on Sunday, December 8, 17.00 UTC. Countdown here.

If you need a reminder of the rules, go here..

Posting for week eleven will end on Sunday, November 24, 17.00 UTC. Countdown here.

If you are stuck with your given prompt(s), remember that you can use a wildcard (3 in total) at any time. Leave a comment on this post with:
Option 1: Remove an additional block tile (water lily). After doing so, choose your weekly number and start creating.
or
Option 2: Remove a number of your choice = both tiles will get removed, whether they are blocked or not. In this case, you can't choose a weekly number from your card, but you will get two random prompts from the general prompt list.


( Playlist Week 11 )

You might consider participating in the additional challenge if you want to earn even more points. Important: To get your additional points counted, you must complete at least one work for the regular Mahjong game.

If you need a reminder of the rules, go here..

Posting for week nine will end on Sunday, November 11, 17.00 UTC. Countdown here.

If you are stuck with your given prompt(s), remember that you can use a wildcard (3 in total) at any time. Leave a comment on this post with:
Option 1: Remove an additional block tile (water lily). After doing so, choose your weekly number and start creating.
or
Option 2: Remove a number of your choice = both tiles will get removed, whether they are blocked or not. In this case, you can't choose a weekly number from your card, but you will get two random prompts from the general prompt list.


( Playlist Week 9 )

You might consider participating in the additional challenge if you want to earn even more points. Important: To get your additional points counted, you must complete at least one work for the regular Mahjong game.

If you need a reminder of the rules, go here..

Posting for week seven will end on Sunday, October 27, 17.00 UTC. Countdown here.

If you are stuck with your given prompt(s), remember that you can use a wildcard (3 in total) at any time. Leave a comment on this post with:
Option 1: Remove an additional block tile (water lily). After doing so, choose your weekly number and start creating.
or
Option 2: Remove a number of your choice = both tiles will get removed, whether they are blocked or not. In this case, you can't choose a weekly number from your card, but you will get two random prompts from the general prompt list.


( Playlist Week 7 )

Additional Challenge: Card two has started!
You might consider participating in the additional challenge if you want to earn even more points. Important: To get your additional points counted, you must complete at least one work for the regular Mahjong game.