"This designelementdoesn't rentapartments.“"Where'sthe G inGMP?""We need tomake somedecisions thatthe Architectmay not like.""I'm notanengineer,but…""Let's just letthe GC dotheir thingon this one.""We feelwe're wellwithin ourStandard ofCare.""Charrette…is that whereyou all dressin your blackoutfits...""I understandthose aren't thefixtures youspecified, but ifthey're cheaper,why shouldn't weuse them?""We can'tgo back tothe well onthis one.""Sure we missed iton our drawings,but if it was thereyou would havepaid for itanyway.""I just needenough infoto make thedeal pencil.""We're going tohold a retaineron the contractto cover yourmistakes.""Why am I theonly teammember withcheckbook?""We've alreadycontributed theequity that thebank requires.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/unit?""Isn't thatwhy youhaveinsurance?""That's aneedlemover.""Where'sthesharedrisk?""Whyshould Ipay forBIM?""Sustainability...Is that whereyou charge me10% more...?"“We’d likeyou to deferyour fee untilafterclosing.""You guys do allthis non-profitwork, do youcharge themthe samefees?""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/sf?""We need thearchitect topitch in on thischange order.""This designelementdoesn't rentapartments.“"Where'sthe G inGMP?""We need tomake somedecisions thatthe Architectmay not like.""I'm notanengineer,but…""Let's just letthe GC dotheir thingon this one.""We feelwe're wellwithin ourStandard ofCare.""Charrette…is that whereyou all dressin your blackoutfits...""I understandthose aren't thefixtures youspecified, but ifthey're cheaper,why shouldn't weuse them?""We can'tgo back tothe well onthis one.""Sure we missed iton our drawings,but if it was thereyou would havepaid for itanyway.""I just needenough infoto make thedeal pencil.""We're going tohold a retaineron the contractto cover yourmistakes.""Why am I theonly teammember withcheckbook?""We've alreadycontributed theequity that thebank requires.""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/unit?""Isn't thatwhy youhaveinsurance?""That's aneedlemover.""Where'sthesharedrisk?""Whyshould Ipay forBIM?""Sustainability...Is that whereyou charge me10% more...?"“We’d likeyou to deferyour fee untilafterclosing.""You guys do allthis non-profitwork, do youcharge themthe samefees?""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/sf?""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. "This design element doesn't rent apartments.“
  2. "Where's the G in GMP?"
  3. "We need to make some decisions that the Architect may not like."
  4. "I'm not an engineer, but…"
  5. "Let's just let the GC do their thing on this one."
  6. "We feel we're well within our Standard of Care."
  7. "Charrette… is that where you all dress in your black outfits..."
  8. "I understand those aren't the fixtures you specified, but if they're cheaper, why shouldn't we use them?"
  9. "We can't go back to the well on this one."
  10. "Sure we missed it on our drawings, but if it was there you would have paid for it anyway."
  11. "I just need enough info to make the deal pencil."
  12. "We're going to hold a retainer on the contract to cover your mistakes."
  13. "Why am I the only team member with checkbook?"
  14. "We've already contributed the equity that the bank requires."
  15. "How does this compare to the market cost/unit?"
  16. "Isn't that why you have insurance?"
  17. "That's a needle mover."
  18. "Where's the shared risk?"
  19. "Why should I pay for BIM?"
  20. "Sustainability... Is that where you charge me 10% more...?"
  21. “We’d like you to defer your fee until after closing."
  22. "You guys do all this non-profit work, do you charge them the same fees?"
  23. "How does this compare to the market cost/sf?"
  24. "We need the architect to pitch in on this change order."