Formattingfollows nologicalpatternAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationEye-wateringlyugly colourschemePoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyBlatanttypoRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkFormattingfollows nologicalpatternAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationEye-wateringlyugly colourschemePoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyBlatanttypoRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingwork

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