DeadbodySuitsCranky,old whitemaledetectiveYoungmalecriminal'Mum'copCriminalexplainswhy theydid itGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundDramatic,tensemusicRain orgloomyweatherSexualtension orromancePolicechaseExplosionFemaleor childvictimPolicetapeToken AfricanAmericancharacter withshady pastDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesShockedsuspectRedherringStrangename oraccentNerdyforensicspersonPoliceinterrogationroomDimlightingWittybanterGrimycitysettingDeadbodySuitsCranky,old whitemaledetectiveYoungmalecriminal'Mum'copCriminalexplainswhy theydid itGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundDramatic,tensemusicRain orgloomyweatherSexualtension orromancePolicechaseExplosionFemaleor childvictimPolicetapeToken AfricanAmericancharacter withshady pastDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesShockedsuspectRedherringStrangename oraccentNerdyforensicspersonPoliceinterrogationroomDimlightingWittybanterGrimycitysetting

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