Speakerwears shirtand dresspantsPIs getintoargumentPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerDiscussiontakes 45minutesPhD orPostdocfallsasleepDiscussiontakes 60minutesSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtAudiencememberasks 4questionsAudiencememberasks 3questionsDiscussiontakes 30minutes2 PIquestionsduring talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirt"notsignificant,but..."Speakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostTalk cutshortGratuitousanimationTalkpostponedPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!"cognitiveability"PI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionTalk 10minuteslongerTalk 20minuteslongerLaserPointercausesdelayComputerproblemcausesdelayProjectorproblemcausesdelayAudiencememberleaveshand in airSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkQuestionerloses trainof thoughtPI repeatsquestion 3timesPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Talk 30minuteslonger“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”AudiencememberpicksnoseFudgeSpeakerloses trainof thoughtSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minmonkeylackedmotivationSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsPIs getintoargumentPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerDiscussiontakes 45minutesPhD orPostdocfallsasleepDiscussiontakes 60minutesSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtAudiencememberasks 4questionsAudiencememberasks 3questionsDiscussiontakes 30minutes2 PIquestionsduring talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirt"notsignificant,but..."Speakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostTalk cutshortGratuitousanimationTalkpostponedPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!"cognitiveability"PI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionTalk 10minuteslongerTalk 20minuteslongerLaserPointercausesdelayComputerproblemcausesdelayProjectorproblemcausesdelayAudiencememberleaveshand in airSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkQuestionerloses trainof thoughtPI repeatsquestion 3timesPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Talk 30minuteslonger“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”AudiencememberpicksnoseFudgeSpeakerloses trainof thoughtSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minmonkeylackedmotivationSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 min

Retreat Talk Bingo (a.k.a staying awake 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. Speaker wears shirt and dress pants
  2. PIs get into argument
  3. PI spends entire talk typing on computer
  4. Discussion takes 45 minutes
  5. PhD or Postdoc falls asleep
  6. Discussion takes 60 minutes
  7. Speaker wears DPZ t-shirt
  8. Audience member asks 4 questions
  9. Audience member asks 3 questions
  10. Discussion takes 30 minutes
  11. 2 PI questions during talk
  12. Speaker wears shorts and t-shirt
  13. "not significant, but..."
  14. Speaker moves backwards in slides & gets lost
  15. Talk cut short
  16. Gratuitous animation
  17. Talk postponed
  18. PI falls asleep !Bonus point!
  19. "cognitive ability"
  20. PI answers more than 1 question after a talk
  21. Phone rings during talk or discussion
  22. Talk 10 minutes longer
  23. Talk 20 minutes longer
  24. Laser Pointer causes delay
  25. Computer problem causes delay
  26. Projector problem causes delay
  27. Audience member leaves hand in air
  28. Someone sneezes 2x during talk
  29. Questioner loses train of thought
  30. PI repeats question 3 times
  31. PIs discuss only between themselves
  32. Bingo part of talk/slide !speaker instant win!
  33. Talk 30 minutes longer
  34. “I’m not sure you mentioned it, but...”
  35. Audience member picks nose
  36. Fudge
  37. Speaker loses train of thought
  38. Speaker not part of discussion for 10 min
  39. monkey lacked motivation
  40. Speaker not part of discussion for 20 min