Speakerwearsshorts andt-shirtAudiencememberasks 3questions“is still notwellunderstood”"notsignificant,but..."Discussiontakes 45minutesGratuitousanimationTalk 10minuteslongerPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtDiscussiontakes 60minutesAudiencememberleaveshand in airFree!ProjectorproblemcausesdelayTalk 30minuteslongerAudiencememberasks 4questionsTalk 20minuteslongerLaserPointercausesdelay2 PIquestionsduring talkAudiencememberpicksnoseTalkpostponedSpeakerloses trainof thoughtmonkeylackedmotivationQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerPhD orPostdocfallsasleep“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Speakerconfusescorrelationfor causationPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Speakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostPIs getintoargumentPI repeatsquestion 3times"cognitiveability"Bingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Someonesneezes2x duringtalkSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsComputerproblemcausesdelayTalk cutshortDiscussiontakes 30minutesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minFudgeSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtAudiencememberasks 3questions“is still notwellunderstood”"notsignificant,but..."Discussiontakes 45minutesGratuitousanimationTalk 10minuteslongerPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtDiscussiontakes 60minutesAudiencememberleaveshand in airFree!ProjectorproblemcausesdelayTalk 30minuteslongerAudiencememberasks 4questionsTalk 20minuteslongerLaserPointercausesdelay2 PIquestionsduring talkAudiencememberpicksnoseTalkpostponedSpeakerloses trainof thoughtmonkeylackedmotivationQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerPhD orPostdocfallsasleep“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Speakerconfusescorrelationfor causationPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Speakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostPIs getintoargumentPI repeatsquestion 3times"cognitiveability"Bingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Someonesneezes2x duringtalkSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsComputerproblemcausesdelayTalk cutshortDiscussiontakes 30minutesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minFudge

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