Rules of the Game

How to play

5x5 card, 24 Hobbit-flavored squares plus a FREE center.

When something on your card happens on stream, mark it off. Track however you want — the card is yours.

One card per Piledriver. Keep the same card all season.

Mid-season joiners welcome — you’re not at a disadvantage (see below).

Prizes

One entry per pattern, per card. Hit a Line five different ways — still one Line entry. One card can earn up to three entries: Line, X, H.

One winner per pattern. One person takes each prize.

• Line — $10 CoolStuffInc gift card. Any row, column, or diagonal. FREE center counts.
• X — $25 CoolStuffInc gift card. Both diagonals through the center.
• H — $50 CoolStuffInc gift card. H for Hobbit.

Prizes awarded at the end of the season.

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How to claim

Tap the CLAIM BINGO button on your card. Your card is checked against Jim’s master board — your marks have to match his.

Claim any time during the season. Winners aren’t announced until the end — claiming early doesn’t help you, claiming late doesn’t hurt you. Just get it in before the season wraps.

Keep playing after you claim. One card can win more than one pattern.

How winners are picked

Every square Jim stamps on the master board is timestamped on the backend.

At season end, we cross-reference every claim. For each pattern, the player who hit it in the fewest stamps wins.

Tie on the same stamp? A random draw settles it — even odds for everyone tied.

That’s why mid-season joiners are fine — it’s not about who claimed first, it’s about who got there in the fewest squares.

Lost your card link?

Head to /recover and enter your Discord name.

Final notes

• Only mark squares Jim has actually called. Wrong marks block the claim.
• Jim’s stream board is the source of truth. Screenshots aren’t evidence.
• If you don’t claim it, it doesn’t count. No auto-wins.
• Jim calls ambiguous squares. His ruling stands.
• We’re building this together. Wrinkles expected. Feedback welcome, rules may evolve over the season.