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

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