Cis-Male(publicly)Barelyhidesfetishes inworkExcessivecigs,coffee,absintheCan't admitpersonalflaws thataren't self-diagnosedSudden,glorifiedviolenceProtagonist/authorloves woman hegaslit 3 yrs agoCharactersrun/drive/fly/sailfrom problems"It'sINTENTIONALLYproblematic.""I don'tthink youunderstandit"Blindinglywhite"Woefully"wealthyExpat(andconflictedabout it)2D characters(unless inauthor'sdemographic)Unclear ifaware ofracismCharactersdefined byhauntingpastsToo manysuicidalcharacters"Boldly"breaksgrammaticalconventionsQuestionablyqueerExistential,but notpragmaticDystopiawithsubmissivewomenOversimplifiedprogressivismAlcoholicRegularlytaught inschoolMarySuesaboundCis-Male(publicly)Barelyhidesfetishes inworkExcessivecigs,coffee,absintheCan't admitpersonalflaws thataren't self-diagnosedSudden,glorifiedviolenceProtagonist/authorloves woman hegaslit 3 yrs agoCharactersrun/drive/fly/sailfrom problems"It'sINTENTIONALLYproblematic.""I don'tthink youunderstandit"Blindinglywhite"Woefully"wealthyExpat(andconflictedabout it)2D characters(unless inauthor'sdemographic)Unclear ifaware ofracismCharactersdefined byhauntingpastsToo manysuicidalcharacters"Boldly"breaksgrammaticalconventionsQuestionablyqueerExistential,but notpragmaticDystopiawithsubmissivewomenOversimplifiedprogressivismAlcoholicRegularlytaught inschoolMarySuesabound

Are you an overrated 20th ct. author? - 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. Cis-Male (publicly)
  2. Barely hides fetishes in work
  3. Excessive cigs, coffee, absinthe
  4. Can't admit personal flaws that aren't self-diagnosed
  5. Sudden, glorified violence
  6. Protagonist/author loves woman he gaslit 3 yrs ago
  7. Characters run/drive/fly/sail from problems
  8. "It's INTENTIONALLY problematic."
  9. "I don't think you understand it"
  10. Blindingly white
  11. "Woefully" wealthy
  12. Expat (and conflicted about it)
  13. 2D characters (unless in author's demographic)
  14. Unclear if aware of racism
  15. Characters defined by haunting pasts
  16. Too many suicidal characters
  17. "Boldly" breaks grammatical conventions
  18. Questionably queer
  19. Existential, but not pragmatic
  20. Dystopia with submissive women
  21. Oversimplified progressivism
  22. Alcoholic
  23. Regularly taught in school
  24. Mary Sues abound