Someoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeBlatanttypoIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkFormattingfollows nologicalpatternLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeBlatanttypoIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkFormattingfollows nologicalpatternLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminute

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