Poster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyBlatanttypoYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadIllegiblecolourcontrastRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkFormattingfollows nologicalpatternPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyBlatanttypoYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadIllegiblecolourcontrastRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkFormattingfollows nologicalpattern

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