Video is>= 1hour longQuotes aphilosopherZerosources indescription"Some maysay/argue..."Weirdfontson textAwkwardtransitionintosponsorShout-outto theirPatreonBook/moviediscussed inbackground/setRandomtangent at thestart that'svaguely relatedto the topic"You may bewondering..."Scriptlikelywritten byAIUnnecessarycensorship(e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)One or moresources arefrom socialmedia (e.g.,Tumblr, Reddit,YouTube, etc.)Doesn'tactuallyunderstand thetopic they'retalking aboutSourceslinked indescriptionForgets tocitesourceproperlyLots of bigcomplexwordsOut oftouchjoke"We have tostart fromthebeginning..."Fluffsentencethat doesn'tsay anythingRandomsoundeffectsDramaticintroQuotes thedirector/authorTransitioncards withtoo long ofa pauseOne or moresources arefrom othervideoessayistsUnnecessarypolitical rantText wallappearson screenRefers topreviousvideosVideo is>= 1hour longQuotes aphilosopherZerosources indescription"Some maysay/argue..."Weirdfontson textAwkwardtransitionintosponsorShout-outto theirPatreonBook/moviediscussed inbackground/setRandomtangent at thestart that'svaguely relatedto the topic"You may bewondering..."Scriptlikelywritten byAIUnnecessarycensorship(e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)One or moresources arefrom socialmedia (e.g.,Tumblr, Reddit,YouTube, etc.)Doesn'tactuallyunderstand thetopic they'retalking aboutSourceslinked indescriptionForgets tocitesourceproperlyLots of bigcomplexwordsOut oftouchjoke"We have tostart fromthebeginning..."Fluffsentencethat doesn'tsay anythingRandomsoundeffectsDramaticintroQuotes thedirector/authorTransitioncards withtoo long ofa pauseOne or moresources arefrom othervideoessayistsUnnecessarypolitical rantText wallappearson screenRefers topreviousvideos

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