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

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