Poster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadIllegiblecolourcontrastFormattingfollows nologicalpatternEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDBlatanttypoPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadIllegiblecolourcontrastFormattingfollows nologicalpatternEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDBlatanttypo

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