Student hassupervisorhoveringnearbyFormattingfollows nologicalpatternBlatanttypoStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyFormattingfollows nologicalpatternBlatanttypoStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forproject

Poster Session 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. Student has supervisor hovering nearby
  2. Formatting follows no logical pattern
  3. Blatant typo
  4. Student forgets to include acknowledgements section
  5. You can’t understand the student through their mumbling
  6. Eye-wateringly ugly colour scheme
  7. Project is clearly just setting groundwork for future honours student
  8. Scope of research not evident without verbal explanation
  9. Student refers question to supervisor or PhD student
  10. Poster clearly thrown together at last-possible minute
  11. Entire poster is filled with text/equations
  12. Poster includes reference to supervisor’s work
  13. Illegible colour contrast
  14. Student shows clear signs of project-induced trauma
  15. Low resolution figures made of 1-inch pixels
  16. Project is obvious offshoot of someone’s PhD
  17. Poster gets completely ignored by entire department
  18. Student dodges question at politician level by answering another question entirely
  19. Academic gets wasted on free booze
  20. Repeated use of “um” when explaining work
  21. Poster has graphs/figures too small to read
  22. Someone clearly didn’t understand their project
  23. Poster has extra pictures to compensate for lack of actual results
  24. Student somehow manages to retain enthusiasm for project