Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsTalk 10minuteslongerspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minLaserPointercausesdelayFree!Bingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!monkeylackedmotivation"cognitiveability"ProjectorproblemcausesdelayComputerproblemcausesdelaySomeonesneezes2x duringtalkAudiencememberpicksnoseDiscussiontakes 60minutesTalk cutshort“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Talk 20minuteslongerAudiencememberasks 3questions2 PIquestionsduring talkTalkpostponedPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtDiscussiontakes 30minutesAudiencememberleaveshand in airAudiencememberasks 4questionsGratuitousanimation"notsignificant,but..."Questionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationQuestionerloses trainof thoughtPI repeatsquestion 3timesPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Speakerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationPhD orPostdocfallsasleepPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionTalk 30minuteslongerFudge“is still notwellunderstood”PIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerPIs getintoargumentDiscussiontakes 45minutesSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsTalk 10minuteslongerspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minLaserPointercausesdelayFree!Bingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!monkeylackedmotivation"cognitiveability"ProjectorproblemcausesdelayComputerproblemcausesdelaySomeonesneezes2x duringtalkAudiencememberpicksnoseDiscussiontakes 60minutesTalk cutshort“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Talk 20minuteslongerAudiencememberasks 3questions2 PIquestionsduring talkTalkpostponedPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtDiscussiontakes 30minutesAudiencememberleaveshand in airAudiencememberasks 4questionsGratuitousanimation"notsignificant,but..."Questionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationQuestionerloses trainof thoughtPI repeatsquestion 3timesPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Speakerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationPhD orPostdocfallsasleepPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionTalk 30minuteslongerFudge“is still notwellunderstood”PIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerPIs getintoargumentDiscussiontakes 45minutesSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslost

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