After another successful year of your creativity and wonderful submissions, we are very pleased to announce the new 2024 RAoC Meta Card Challenges!

What are the RAoC Meta Card Challenges?

Every fortnight we publish a new theme for the Card Challenge. This is your opportunity to show off your cards.

• These can be homemade, store bought, found, received or anything in between.
• You’re welcome to interpret the theme however you so wish, they do not have to be taken literally, just as long as it meets the Challenge theme in some way; that’s the challenge!
• You can participate in as many or as few Challenges as you like.
• Share the love! Commenting on other people’s submissions is encouraged, as is sharing inspirations and ideas.
• Then, for those who wish to enter, you can enter to be matched with another participant to send your card to.

How do I participate?

Each fortnight a new Challenge theme is posted on the RAoC Meta subreddit (it’s always pinned to the top of the subreddit if you missed it in your feed).

• Anytime before the deadline (2 weeks after the theme is first posted), share a photo of your card submission as a comment on the Challenge’s post - you can do this via a link from a site like imgur or directly uploaded.
• If you wish to participate in the exchange, tell us where you are are sending from and where you would like to send to (eg. UK to WW or US to US).
• You can submit up to 3 cards to exchange per challenge.

How does the exchange and matching work?

Participation gives you the opportunity to exchange with other participants for the Challenge theme. You let us know you wish to opt into matching by noting the country you are sending from and your sending preferences alongside your submission, just like you would on the main sub, and the number of matches you wish to participate in. E.g. “UK to WW” or “US to US x2”, depending on whether you're happy to match WW (worldwide) or to limited locations, and if you’re submitting multiple cards.

After 2 weeks, the Mod team will match everyone opted in for exchange at random. The matching will usually be done within a few days of the Challenge closing, to the best of the Mod team's ability. You may not necessarily receive from and send to the same users. For regular participants, we try to ensure you are matched with different users as far as possible.

The Mod team will then tag you in a “MATCHING” post so you know who you’re sending to and who you will be receiving a card from. It’s then up to you to contact your match to get their address.

Once you have received your card from the person who matched with you don’t forget to thank them on the main r/RandomActsOfCards subreddit!

What’s new for 2024?

• There will now be an optional writing prompt for you to use added on the matching post that will also be broadly aligned with the Challenge theme. It’s not mandatory, but it will be there for anyone who would like a secondary level of Challenge!
• Challenge reminder posts are scheduled for the inbetween weeks signposting you to the original Challenge post. This gives us a second chance at reaching you on your feed, and a gentle reminder that it’s halfway to the deadline. (Please don’t post your submission on the reminder post though.)

And now what you really came to see… the Challenge themes for 2024!

January 14 - Empowerment

January 28 - Send a Card to a Friend Day

February 11 - Stamps

February 25 - I’ll never find anyone to send this to

March 10 - Pets

March 24 - Flowers and Springtime

April 7 - Something that is the first letter of your name

April 21 - Characters and Mascots

May 5 - Hometown

May 19 - Shiny and Sparkly

June 2 - Pride

June 16 - Gardens

June 30 - Ugly

July 14 - Point of Interest

July 28 - Birds

August 11 - Ocean

August 25 - Celebrating Diversity

September 8 - Postal

September 22 - World Postcard Day

October 6 - Spooky

October 20 - Food and Drinks

November 3 - Wildlife

November 17 - Doodles

December 1 - NSFW

December 15 - Winter or Summer

December 29 - Self-care

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As always, drop us a message to Modmail or in the comments below if you have any questions or need any help. We love to hear from you!

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Wishing you a very happy and healthy 2024,

Mod team x