Entire posteris filled withtext/equationsStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyBlatanttypoAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyIllegiblecolourcontrastRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsFormattingfollows nologicalpatternPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyBlatanttypoAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyIllegiblecolourcontrastRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsFormattingfollows nologicalpatternPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual results

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