PI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!AudiencememberpicksnoseAudiencememberasks 4questionsPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtTalk 10minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesQuestionerloses trainof thought"cognitiveability"Talk 30minuteslonger“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”2 PIquestionsduring talkSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtDiscussiontakes 30minutesTalk cutshortSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minPhD orPostdocfallsasleepTalkpostponedAudiencememberasks 3questionsPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakerloses trainof thoughtComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsAudiencememberleaveshand in airPIs getintoargumentFudgeLaserPointercausesdelay"notsignificant,but..."Bingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!PI repeatsquestion 3timesPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionTalk 20minuteslongerSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostmonkeylackedmotivationDiscussiontakes 45minutesGratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 60minutesSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!AudiencememberpicksnoseAudiencememberasks 4questionsPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtTalk 10minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesQuestionerloses trainof thought"cognitiveability"Talk 30minuteslonger“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”2 PIquestionsduring talkSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtDiscussiontakes 30minutesTalk cutshortSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minPhD orPostdocfallsasleepTalkpostponedAudiencememberasks 3questionsPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakerloses trainof thoughtComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsAudiencememberleaveshand in airPIs getintoargumentFudgeLaserPointercausesdelay"notsignificant,but..."Bingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!PI repeatsquestion 3timesPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionTalk 20minuteslongerSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostmonkeylackedmotivationDiscussiontakes 45minutesGratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 60minutesSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkSpeakernot 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. PI falls asleep !Bonus point!
  2. Audience member picks nose
  3. Audience member asks 4 questions
  4. PI spends entire talk typing on computer
  5. Speaker wears shorts and t-shirt
  6. Talk 10 minutes longer
  7. Projector problem causes delay
  8. PIs discuss only between themselves
  9. Questioner loses train of thought
  10. "cognitive ability"
  11. Talk 30 minutes longer
  12. “I’m not sure you mentioned it, but...”
  13. 2 PI questions during talk
  14. Speaker wears DPZ t-shirt
  15. Discussion takes 30 minutes
  16. Talk cut short
  17. Speaker not part of discussion for 10 min
  18. PhD or Postdoc falls asleep
  19. Talk postponed
  20. Audience member asks 3 questions
  21. PI answers more than 1 question after a talk
  22. Speaker loses train of thought
  23. Computer problem causes delay
  24. Speaker wears shirt and dress pants
  25. Audience member leaves hand in air
  26. PIs get into argument
  27. Fudge
  28. Laser Pointer causes delay
  29. "not significant, but..."
  30. Bingo part of talk/slide !speaker instant win!
  31. PI repeats question 3 times
  32. Phone rings during talk or discussion
  33. Talk 20 minutes longer
  34. Speaker moves backwards in slides & gets lost
  35. monkey lacked motivation
  36. Discussion takes 45 minutes
  37. Gratuitous animation
  38. Discussion takes 60 minutes
  39. Someone sneezes 2x during talk
  40. Speaker not part of discussion for 20 min