Talk 20minuteslongerBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Talk 10minuteslongerAudiencememberasks 4questionsSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!“is still notwellunderstood”SpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirt“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”TalkpostponedPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 min2 PIquestionsduring talkDiscussiontakes 60minutesPhD orPostdocfallsasleepQuestionerloses trainof thoughtLaserPointercausesdelayDiscussiontakes 30minutesPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talk"cognitiveability"PIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesGratuitousanimationComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtFree!"notsignificant,but..."ProjectorproblemcausesdelayQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationAudiencememberasks 3questionsSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingAudiencememberpicksnoseDiscussiontakes 45minutesPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationTalk 30minuteslongerFudgeAudiencememberleaveshand in airmonkeylackedmotivationPIs getintoargumentSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsPI repeatsquestion 3timesSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkTalk cutshortTalk 20minuteslongerBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Talk 10minuteslongerAudiencememberasks 4questionsSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!“is still notwellunderstood”SpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirt“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”TalkpostponedPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 min2 PIquestionsduring talkDiscussiontakes 60minutesPhD orPostdocfallsasleepQuestionerloses trainof thoughtLaserPointercausesdelayDiscussiontakes 30minutesPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talk"cognitiveability"PIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesGratuitousanimationComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtFree!"notsignificant,but..."ProjectorproblemcausesdelayQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationAudiencememberasks 3questionsSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingAudiencememberpicksnoseDiscussiontakes 45minutesPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationTalk 30minuteslongerFudgeAudiencememberleaveshand in airmonkeylackedmotivationPIs getintoargumentSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsPI repeatsquestion 3timesSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkTalk cutshort

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