WittybanterToken AfricanAmericancharacter withshady pastRedherringCriminalexplainswhy theydid itStrangename oraccentGrimycitysettingDeadbodyExplosionDimlightingNerdyforensicspersonShockedsuspectPolicechase'Mum'copYoungmalecriminalDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundDramatic,tensemusicFemaleor childvictimPolicetapeSuitsCranky,old whitemaledetectiveRain orgloomyweatherSexualtension orromancePoliceinterrogationroomWittybanterToken AfricanAmericancharacter withshady pastRedherringCriminalexplainswhy theydid itStrangename oraccentGrimycitysettingDeadbodyExplosionDimlightingNerdyforensicspersonShockedsuspectPolicechase'Mum'copYoungmalecriminalDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundDramatic,tensemusicFemaleor childvictimPolicetapeSuitsCranky,old whitemaledetectiveRain orgloomyweatherSexualtension orromancePoliceinterrogationroom

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