Weirdfontson textForgets tocitesourceproperlyShout-outto theirPatreonRandomtangent at thestart that'svaguely relatedto the topicOne or moresources arefrom othervideoessayists"You may bewondering..."Refers topreviousvideosVideo is>= 1hour longOne or moresources arefrom socialmedia (e.g.,Tumblr, Reddit,YouTube, etc.)Text wallappearson screen"We have tostart fromthebeginning..."DramaticintroQuotes thedirector/authorQuotes aphilosopherDoesn'tactuallyunderstand thetopic they'retalking aboutScriptlikelywritten byAIFluffsentencethat doesn'tsay anythingBook/moviediscussed inbackground/setUnnecessarypolitical rantZerosources indescriptionRandomsoundeffectsUnnecessarycensorship(e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)Lots of bigcomplexwordsSourceslinked indescriptionTransitioncards withtoo long ofa pause"Some maysay/argue..."Out oftouchjokeAwkwardtransitionintosponsorWeirdfontson textForgets tocitesourceproperlyShout-outto theirPatreonRandomtangent at thestart that'svaguely relatedto the topicOne or moresources arefrom othervideoessayists"You may bewondering..."Refers topreviousvideosVideo is>= 1hour longOne or moresources arefrom socialmedia (e.g.,Tumblr, Reddit,YouTube, etc.)Text wallappearson screen"We have tostart fromthebeginning..."DramaticintroQuotes thedirector/authorQuotes aphilosopherDoesn'tactuallyunderstand thetopic they'retalking aboutScriptlikelywritten byAIFluffsentencethat doesn'tsay anythingBook/moviediscussed inbackground/setUnnecessarypolitical rantZerosources indescriptionRandomsoundeffectsUnnecessarycensorship(e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)Lots of bigcomplexwordsSourceslinked indescriptionTransitioncards withtoo long ofa pause"Some maysay/argue..."Out oftouchjokeAwkwardtransitionintosponsor

Video Essay 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. Weird fonts on text
  2. Forgets to cite source properly
  3. Shout-out to their Patreon
  4. Random tangent at the start that's vaguely related to the topic
  5. One or more sources are from other video essayists
  6. "You may be wondering..."
  7. Refers to previous videos
  8. Video is >= 1 hour long
  9. One or more sources are from social media (e.g., Tumblr, Reddit, YouTube, etc.)
  10. Text wall appears on screen
  11. "We have to start from the beginning..."
  12. Dramatic intro
  13. Quotes the director/author
  14. Quotes a philosopher
  15. Doesn't actually understand the topic they're talking about
  16. Script likely written by AI
  17. Fluff sentence that doesn't say anything
  18. Book/movie discussed in background/set
  19. Unnecessary political rant
  20. Zero sources in description
  21. Random sound effects
  22. Unnecessary censorship (e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)
  23. Lots of big complex words
  24. Sources linked in description
  25. Transition cards with too long of a pause
  26. "Some may say/argue..."
  27. Out of touch joke
  28. Awkward transition into sponsor