Toogood tobe trueOfferingunrealisticopportunitiesfor your levelThe needto insistthey're nota scamMainly workingwith new,young, orinexperiencedbandsAvoiding writtencontact andinsisting onphone callsinsteadThey takethe biggestcut of themoney yougenerateMassivepromises, nosuccessstoriesProvidingnothing foryou you can'tdo yourselfNamedroppingmassive artistsor companies,with nothing toprove their linksFancywebsitethat saysnothingLittle to nopositive orlegitimatereviewsOfferingphysicaltickets to sellin personGettingoverlydefensiveYour act can beeasilyinterchangedwith any otherin theirproposalDemandingmoney/cashupfrontTons oflikes/followers.on their page,no engagementon their postsUnwilling tosign aperformancecontractHugevenues,tiny bandsThey'rerushingyou toconfirmGreatexposureHundredsandhundredsof clientsAvoidingquestionsPitchingthemselveswith a generic,untargetedemailMake youfeel likethe nextbig thingToogood tobe trueOfferingunrealisticopportunitiesfor your levelThe needto insistthey're nota scamMainly workingwith new,young, orinexperiencedbandsAvoiding writtencontact andinsisting onphone callsinsteadThey takethe biggestcut of themoney yougenerateMassivepromises, nosuccessstoriesProvidingnothing foryou you can'tdo yourselfNamedroppingmassive artistsor companies,with nothing toprove their linksFancywebsitethat saysnothingLittle to nopositive orlegitimatereviewsOfferingphysicaltickets to sellin personGettingoverlydefensiveYour act can beeasilyinterchangedwith any otherin theirproposalDemandingmoney/cashupfrontTons oflikes/followers.on their page,no engagementon their postsUnwilling tosign aperformancecontractHugevenues,tiny bandsThey'rerushingyou toconfirmGreatexposureHundredsandhundredsof clientsAvoidingquestionsPitchingthemselveswith a generic,untargetedemailMake youfeel likethe nextbig thing

Black-List 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. Too good to be true
  2. Offering unrealistic opportunities for your level
  3. The need to insist they're not a scam
  4. Mainly working with new, young, or inexperienced bands
  5. Avoiding written contact and insisting on phone calls instead
  6. They take the biggest cut of the money you generate
  7. Massive promises, no success stories
  8. Providing nothing for you you can't do yourself
  9. Namedropping massive artists or companies, with nothing to prove their links
  10. Fancy website that says nothing
  11. Little to no positive or legitimate reviews
  12. Offering physical tickets to sell in person
  13. Getting overly defensive
  14. Your act can be easily interchanged with any other in their proposal
  15. Demanding money/cash upfront
  16. Tons of likes/followers. on their page, no engagement on their posts
  17. Unwilling to sign a performance contract
  18. Huge venues, tiny bands
  19. They're rushing you to confirm
  20. Great exposure
  21. Hundreds and hundreds of clients
  22. Avoiding questions
  23. Pitching themselves with a generic, untargeted email
  24. Make you feel like the next big thing