Talk cutshortDiscussiontakes 45minutesPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputer"cognitiveability"Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 min"notsignificant,but..."Audiencememberasks 4questionsAudiencememberasks 3questions“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”PhD orPostdocfallsasleepPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!AudiencememberpicksnoseSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkPI repeatsquestion 3times“is still notwellunderstood”Speakerwearsshorts andt-shirt2 PIquestionsduring talkFree!ComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkTalk 20minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesDiscussiontakes 30minutesFudgeTalk 30minuteslongerPIs getintoargumentLaserPointercausesdelayspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingTalk 10minuteslongerSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationAudiencememberleaveshand in airPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionmonkeylackedmotivationBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Discussiontakes 60minutesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minTalkpostponedGratuitousanimationSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsQuestionerloses trainof thoughtTalk cutshortDiscussiontakes 45minutesPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputer"cognitiveability"Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 min"notsignificant,but..."Audiencememberasks 4questionsAudiencememberasks 3questions“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”PhD orPostdocfallsasleepPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!AudiencememberpicksnoseSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkPI repeatsquestion 3times“is still notwellunderstood”Speakerwearsshorts andt-shirt2 PIquestionsduring talkFree!ComputerproblemcausesdelaySpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkTalk 20minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesDiscussiontakes 30minutesFudgeTalk 30minuteslongerPIs getintoargumentLaserPointercausesdelayspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingTalk 10minuteslongerSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationAudiencememberleaveshand in airPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionmonkeylackedmotivationBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Discussiontakes 60minutesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minTalkpostponedGratuitousanimationSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsQuestionerloses trainof thought

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