The samepeopletalk everytimeNo oneowns andcrafts themeetingMy meetingleaderrambles andloses trackof timeI'm no surewhat we'reeven talkingaboutNoactionitemsNothingchangesanywayWe revisitthings we'vedecided on(when it's notwarranted)We spent halfof the meetingdoing ourBiblereflectionsDistractedmeetingmemberscheckingemails or textsI don't likethis meetingso I'm goingto zone outI'm an internalprocessor andhave no timetothink/preparePeople goontangentsall the timeNo feedbackasked for oroffered toimprovemeetingsThis meetingcould havebeen anemailThisuncomfortablefurniture isgiving me aheadacheI don't feelsafe tocontributeWe've gotthe wrongpeople inthe roomMeetingattendees notlistening toeach other buttalking A LOTI don'tknow whyI'm in thismeetingWeneverprayMeeting stew:we talk abouteverything allthe time. Noclear meetingpurposeWe don'thavehealthyconflictWell wornpaths andhobby horsesdominateconversationNo time-boxing ofdiscussiontopicsAll talk,noactionWe meettoo often ordon't meetenoughWe neverconsiderfirstprinciplesWe all justagree with eachother - we don'tpush eachother or refineideasSchedulingproblems:we don'tknow start orfinish timeLots ofemotion thatisn'tacknowledgedWe don'tcelebrateanythingtogetherNo one ismoderating theconversationto keep us ontrackI can'taccess theshareddocumentWe're notclear on whohas decisionmakingrightsPeople optout becausethey don'tthink it'simportantWe put themeeting in thecalendar and sowe have to haveit (even if wedon't need it)The samepeopletalk everytimeNo oneowns andcrafts themeetingMy meetingleaderrambles andloses trackof timeI'm no surewhat we'reeven talkingaboutNoactionitemsNothingchangesanywayWe revisitthings we'vedecided on(when it's notwarranted)We spent halfof the meetingdoing ourBiblereflectionsDistractedmeetingmemberscheckingemails or textsI don't likethis meetingso I'm goingto zone outI'm an internalprocessor andhave no timetothink/preparePeople goontangentsall the timeNo feedbackasked for oroffered toimprovemeetingsThis meetingcould havebeen anemailThisuncomfortablefurniture isgiving me aheadacheI don't feelsafe tocontributeWe've gotthe wrongpeople inthe roomMeetingattendees notlistening toeach other buttalking A LOTI don'tknow whyI'm in thismeetingWeneverprayMeeting stew:we talk abouteverything allthe time. Noclear meetingpurposeWe don'thavehealthyconflictWell wornpaths andhobby horsesdominateconversationNo time-boxing ofdiscussiontopicsAll talk,noactionWe meettoo often ordon't meetenoughWe neverconsiderfirstprinciplesWe all justagree with eachother - we don'tpush eachother or refineideasSchedulingproblems:we don'tknow start orfinish timeLots ofemotion thatisn'tacknowledgedWe don'tcelebrateanythingtogetherNo one ismoderating theconversationto keep us ontrackI can'taccess theshareddocumentWe're notclear on whohas decisionmakingrightsPeople optout becausethey don'tthink it'simportantWe put themeeting in thecalendar and sowe have to haveit (even if wedon't need it)

Bad Meeting Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The same people talk every time
  2. No one owns and crafts the meeting
  3. My meeting leader rambles and loses track of time
  4. I'm no sure what we're even talking about
  5. No action items
  6. Nothing changes anyway
  7. We revisit things we've decided on (when it's not warranted)
  8. We spent half of the meeting doing our Bible reflections
  9. Distracted meeting members checking emails or texts
  10. I don't like this meeting so I'm going to zone out
  11. I'm an internal processor and have no time to think/prepare
  12. People go on tangents all the time
  13. No feedback asked for or offered to improve meetings
  14. This meeting could have been an email
  15. This uncomfortable furniture is giving me a headache
  16. I don't feel safe to contribute
  17. We've got the wrong people in the room
  18. Meeting attendees not listening to each other but talking A LOT
  19. I don't know why I'm in this meeting
  20. We never pray
  21. Meeting stew: we talk about everything all the time. No clear meeting purpose
  22. We don't have healthy conflict
  23. Well worn paths and hobby horses dominate conversation
  24. No time-boxing of discussion topics
  25. All talk, no action
  26. We meet too often or don't meet enough
  27. We never consider first principles
  28. We all just agree with each other - we don't push each other or refine ideas
  29. Scheduling problems: we don't know start or finish time
  30. Lots of emotion that isn't acknowledged
  31. We don't celebrate anything together
  32. No one is moderating the conversation to keep us on track
  33. I can't access the shared document
  34. We're not clear on who has decision making rights
  35. People opt out because they don't think it's important
  36. We put the meeting in the calendar and so we have to have it (even if we don't need it)