WittybanterGrimycitysettingCriminalexplainswhy theydid itPolicechaseShockedsuspectSexualtension orromanceExplosionCranky,old whitemaledetectivePoliceinterrogationroom'Mum'copPolicetapeNerdyforensicspersonRedherringYoungmalecriminalSuitsFemaleor childvictimDimlightingDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundDramatic,tensemusicStrangename oraccentToken AfricanAmericancharacter withshady pastRain orgloomyweatherDeadbodyWittybanterGrimycitysettingCriminalexplainswhy theydid itPolicechaseShockedsuspectSexualtension orromanceExplosionCranky,old whitemaledetectivePoliceinterrogationroom'Mum'copPolicetapeNerdyforensicspersonRedherringYoungmalecriminalSuitsFemaleor childvictimDimlightingDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundDramatic,tensemusicStrangename oraccentToken AfricanAmericancharacter withshady pastRain orgloomyweatherDeadbody

TV Crime Drama Tropes - 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. Witty banter
  2. Grimy city setting
  3. Criminal explains why they did it
  4. Police chase
  5. Shocked suspect
  6. Sexual tension or romance
  7. Explosion
  8. Cranky, old white male detective
  9. Police interrogation room
  10. 'Mum' cop
  11. Police tape
  12. Nerdy forensics person
  13. Red herring
  14. Young male criminal
  15. Suits
  16. Female or child victim
  17. Dim lighting
  18. Detectives finish each others sentences
  19. Generic police car lights in background
  20. Dramatic, tense music
  21. Strange name or accent
  22. Token African American character with shady past
  23. Rain or gloomy weather
  24. Dead body