Refers topreviousvideosOne or moresources arefrom othervideoessayistsRandomtangent at thestart that'svaguely relatedto the topicTransitioncards withtoo long ofa pauseText wallappearson screen"Some maysay/argue..."Quotes thedirector/authorBook/moviediscussed inbackground/set"You may bewondering..."Out oftouchjokeScriptlikelywritten byAIDoesn'tactuallyunderstand thetopic they'retalking aboutOne or moresources arefrom socialmedia (e.g.,Tumblr, Reddit,YouTube, etc.)Unnecessarycensorship(e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)Weirdfontson text"We have tostart fromthebeginning..."Lots of bigcomplexwordsForgets tocitesourceproperlyQuotes aphilosopherZerosources indescriptionSourceslinked indescriptionVideo is>= 1hour longUnnecessarypolitical rantShout-outto theirPatreonDramaticintroAwkwardtransitionintosponsorRandomsoundeffectsFluffsentencethat doesn'tsay anythingRefers topreviousvideosOne or moresources arefrom othervideoessayistsRandomtangent at thestart that'svaguely relatedto the topicTransitioncards withtoo long ofa pauseText wallappearson screen"Some maysay/argue..."Quotes thedirector/authorBook/moviediscussed inbackground/set"You may bewondering..."Out oftouchjokeScriptlikelywritten byAIDoesn'tactuallyunderstand thetopic they'retalking aboutOne or moresources arefrom socialmedia (e.g.,Tumblr, Reddit,YouTube, etc.)Unnecessarycensorship(e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)Weirdfontson text"We have tostart fromthebeginning..."Lots of bigcomplexwordsForgets tocitesourceproperlyQuotes aphilosopherZerosources indescriptionSourceslinked indescriptionVideo is>= 1hour longUnnecessarypolitical rantShout-outto theirPatreonDramaticintroAwkwardtransitionintosponsorRandomsoundeffectsFluffsentencethat doesn'tsay anything

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