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

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