Scriptlikelywritten byAILots of bigcomplexwords"You may bewondering..."Unnecessarypolitical rantZerosources indescriptionForgets tocitesourceproperlyQuotes thedirector/authorFluffsentencethat doesn'tsay anythingRefers topreviousvideosQuotes aphilosopher"We have tostart fromthebeginning..."Out oftouchjokeOne or moresources arefrom othervideoessayistsWeirdfontson textUnnecessarycensorship(e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)RandomsoundeffectsBook/moviediscussed inbackground/setSourceslinked indescription"Some maysay/argue..."Transitioncards withtoo long ofa pauseText wallappearson screenVideo is>= 1hour longAwkwardtransitionintosponsorOne or moresources arefrom socialmedia (e.g.,Tumblr, Reddit,YouTube, etc.)DramaticintroShout-outto theirPatreonDoesn'tactuallyunderstand thetopic they'retalking aboutRandomtangent at thestart that'svaguely relatedto the topicScriptlikelywritten byAILots of bigcomplexwords"You may bewondering..."Unnecessarypolitical rantZerosources indescriptionForgets tocitesourceproperlyQuotes thedirector/authorFluffsentencethat doesn'tsay anythingRefers topreviousvideosQuotes aphilosopher"We have tostart fromthebeginning..."Out oftouchjokeOne or moresources arefrom othervideoessayistsWeirdfontson textUnnecessarycensorship(e.g., "game-ended", "pew-pew", etc.)RandomsoundeffectsBook/moviediscussed inbackground/setSourceslinked indescription"Some maysay/argue..."Transitioncards withtoo long ofa pauseText wallappearson screenVideo is>= 1hour longAwkwardtransitionintosponsorOne or moresources arefrom socialmedia (e.g.,Tumblr, Reddit,YouTube, etc.)DramaticintroShout-outto theirPatreonDoesn'tactuallyunderstand thetopic they'retalking aboutRandomtangent at thestart that'svaguely relatedto the topic

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