"notsignificant,but..."Talk 30minuteslongerTalk 10minuteslonger"cognitiveability"Audiencememberasks 3questionsPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionAudiencememberasks 4questionsmonkeylackedmotivationTalk 20minuteslongerSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsDiscussiontakes 45minutesPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesTalkpostponedLaserPointercausesdelay2 PIquestionsduring talkPIs getintoargumentSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minAudiencememberpicksnoseTalk cutshortSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Discussiontakes 30minutesProjectorproblemcausesdelayQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talk“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”FudgePI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerGratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 60minutesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minPhD orPostdocfallsasleepAudiencememberleaveshand in airBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!PI repeatsquestion 3times"notsignificant,but..."Talk 30minuteslongerTalk 10minuteslonger"cognitiveability"Audiencememberasks 3questionsPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionAudiencememberasks 4questionsmonkeylackedmotivationTalk 20minuteslongerSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsDiscussiontakes 45minutesPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesTalkpostponedLaserPointercausesdelay2 PIquestionsduring talkPIs getintoargumentSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minAudiencememberpicksnoseTalk cutshortSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Discussiontakes 30minutesProjectorproblemcausesdelayQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talk“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”FudgePI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerGratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 60minutesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minPhD orPostdocfallsasleepAudiencememberleaveshand in airBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!PI repeatsquestion 3times

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