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

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. "This design element doesn't rent apartments.“
  2. "Why should I pay for BIM?"
  3. "Sustainability... Is that where you charge me 10% more...?"
  4. "Isn't that why you have insurance?"
  5. "You guys do all this non-profit work, do you charge them the same fees?"
  6. "Where's the shared risk?"
  7. "Sure we missed it on our drawings, but if it was there you would have paid for it anyway."
  8. "We need the architect to pitch in on this change order."
  9. "How does this compare to the market cost/sf?"
  10. “We’d like you to defer your fee until after closing."
  11. "How does this compare to the market cost/unit?"
  12. "Let's just let the GC do their thing on this one."
  13. "That's a needle mover."
  14. "We need to make some decisions that the Architect may not like."
  15. "I understand those aren't the fixtures you specified, but if they're cheaper, why shouldn't we use them?"
  16. "We feel we're well within our Standard of Care."
  17. "Why am I the only team member with checkbook?"
  18. "I just need enough info to make the deal pencil."
  19. "Where's the G in GMP?"
  20. "We've already contributed the equity that the bank requires."
  21. "We're going to hold a retainer on the contract to cover your mistakes."
  22. "We can't go back to the well on this one."
  23. "I'm not an engineer, but…"
  24. "Charrette… is that where you all dress in your black outfits..."