Bingo squares' requirements are not always the same as the title of the square
This is in response to comments in [yesterday's romantasy thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1lsbo1a/so_what_did_rfantasy_read_for_the_romantasy_bingo/), in particular comments calling people out for reading *Song of Achilles*. The text of the square was as follows:
> Romantasy: Read a book that features romance as a main plot. This must be speculative in nature but does not have to be fantasy. HARD MODE: The main character is LGBTQIA+.
In particular, it does NOT say to read a book in the romantasy subgenre, nor even in the romance genre. Whether or not the definition of romance requires HEA/HFN (it does) is not relevant to this bingo square.
And if you want to say "but just because the description doesn't say it, it's still implied by the title" then consider "Alliterative Title" which says:
> Read a book where multiple words in the title begin with the same letter. For example, Legends and Lattes, A Storm of Swords, Children of Blood and Bone. HARD MODE: The title has three words or more that start with the same letter.
But pulling from wikipedia,
> Alliteration is the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial vowels if the syllables in question do not start with a consonant.[1] It is often used as a literary device. A common example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".
That means that the book *A Clash of Kings*, which is alliterative, does NOT fill the square, whereas the book *He Who Drowned the World*, which is not, DOES fit the square. (edit - ok I realize now this is a bad example but you get the idea)
The description is more important than the title!!!
Some squares this might apply to this year:
* Parent Protagonist - there is no requirement in either NM or HM that the protagonist is a parent (neither bio nor adoptive) * Cozy SFF - contains a genre description but asks you to read something that YOU find comforting. If Dungeon Crawler Carl is your comfort read, and you feel warm and fuzzy listening to Jeff Hays, afaict that 100% counts for this square (if you are using your reread or reading the newest one for the first time etc) * High Fashion - Just says clothing/fashion or fiber arts are important to the plot. That doesn't mean actual high fashion.
Anyway, I'm not the mods, nothing I say here is official information or anything (except the parts I quoted I guess), but don't judge people's picks based on square name.