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

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