2 PIquestionsduring talkAudiencememberasks 3questionsGratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 60minutesSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsLaserPointercausesdelay"notsignificant,but..."Someonesneezes2x duringtalkTalk 30minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayTalkpostponedPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionmonkeylackedmotivation"cognitiveability"Talk cutshortPIs getintoargumentComputerproblemcausesdelayPI repeatsquestion 3timesSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!PI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerAudiencememberleaveshand in airAudiencememberpicksnoseTalk 10minuteslonger“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Audiencememberasks 4questionsDiscussiontakes 45minutesPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Talk 20minuteslongerPhD orPostdocfallsasleepSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerloses trainof thoughtFudgeDiscussiontakes 30minutes2 PIquestionsduring talkAudiencememberasks 3questionsGratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 60minutesSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsLaserPointercausesdelay"notsignificant,but..."Someonesneezes2x duringtalkTalk 30minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayTalkpostponedPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionmonkeylackedmotivation"cognitiveability"Talk cutshortPIs getintoargumentComputerproblemcausesdelayPI repeatsquestion 3timesSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!PI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerAudiencememberleaveshand in airAudiencememberpicksnoseTalk 10minuteslonger“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Audiencememberasks 4questionsDiscussiontakes 45minutesPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Talk 20minuteslongerPhD orPostdocfallsasleepSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerloses trainof thoughtFudgeDiscussiontakes 30minutes

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