"I just needenough infoto make thedeal pencil.""Where'sthesharedrisk?""We need tomake somedecisions thatthe Architectmay not like.""You guys do allthis non-profitwork, do youcharge themthe samefees?""We can'tgo back tothe well onthis one.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/unit?""We need thearchitect topitch in on thischange order.""I understandthose aren't thefixtures youspecified, but ifthey're cheaper,why shouldn't weuse them?""Charrette…is that whereyou all dressin your blackoutfits...""That's aneedlemover.""Sure we missed iton our drawings,but if it was thereyou would havepaid for itanyway.""I'm notanengineer,but…"“We’d likeyou to deferyour fee untilafterclosing.""Whyshould Ipay forBIM?""Isn't thatwhy youhaveinsurance?""Where'sthe G inGMP?""Sustainability...Is that whereyou charge me10% more...?""We're going tohold a retaineron the contractto cover yourmistakes.""Why am I theonly teammember withcheckbook?""We feelwe're wellwithin ourStandard ofCare.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/sf?""We've alreadycontributed theequity that thebank requires.""Let's just letthe GC dotheir thingon this one.""This designelementdoesn't rentapartments.“"I just needenough infoto make thedeal pencil.""Where'sthesharedrisk?""We need tomake somedecisions thatthe Architectmay not like.""You guys do allthis non-profitwork, do youcharge themthe samefees?""We can'tgo back tothe well onthis one.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/unit?""We need thearchitect topitch in on thischange order.""I understandthose aren't thefixtures youspecified, but ifthey're cheaper,why shouldn't weuse them?""Charrette…is that whereyou all dressin your blackoutfits...""That's aneedlemover.""Sure we missed iton our drawings,but if it was thereyou would havepaid for itanyway.""I'm notanengineer,but…"“We’d likeyou to deferyour fee untilafterclosing.""Whyshould Ipay forBIM?""Isn't thatwhy youhaveinsurance?""Where'sthe G inGMP?""Sustainability...Is that whereyou charge me10% more...?""We're going tohold a retaineron the contractto cover yourmistakes.""Why am I theonly teammember withcheckbook?""We feelwe're wellwithin ourStandard ofCare.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/sf?""We've alreadycontributed theequity that thebank requires.""Let's just letthe GC dotheir thingon this one.""This designelementdoesn't rentapartments.“

Developer Buzzword 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. "I just need enough info to make the deal pencil."
  2. "Where's the shared risk?"
  3. "We need to make some decisions that the Architect may not like."
  4. "You guys do all this non-profit work, do you charge them the same fees?"
  5. "We can't go back to the well on this one."
  6. "How does this compare to the market cost/unit?"
  7. "We need the architect to pitch in on this change order."
  8. "I understand those aren't the fixtures you specified, but if they're cheaper, why shouldn't we use them?"
  9. "Charrette… is that where you all dress in your black outfits..."
  10. "That's a needle mover."
  11. "Sure we missed it on our drawings, but if it was there you would have paid for it anyway."
  12. "I'm not an engineer, but…"
  13. “We’d like you to defer your fee until after closing."
  14. "Why should I pay for BIM?"
  15. "Isn't that why you have insurance?"
  16. "Where's the G in GMP?"
  17. "Sustainability... Is that where you charge me 10% more...?"
  18. "We're going to hold a retainer on the contract to cover your mistakes."
  19. "Why am I the only team member with checkbook?"
  20. "We feel we're well within our Standard of Care."
  21. "How does this compare to the market cost/sf?"
  22. "We've already contributed the equity that the bank requires."
  23. "Let's just let the GC do their thing on this one."
  24. "This design element doesn't rent apartments.“