Eye-wateringlyugly colourschemeYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadBlatanttypoPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminutePoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentFormattingfollows nologicalpatternProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadBlatanttypoPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminutePoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentFormattingfollows nologicalpatternProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudent

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