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

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