Poster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteEye-wateringlyugly colourschemePoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsFormattingfollows nologicalpatternStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbySomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectIllegiblecolourcontrastBlatanttypoRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteEye-wateringlyugly colourschemePoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsFormattingfollows nologicalpatternStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadAcademicgetswasted onfree boozeScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbySomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectIllegiblecolourcontrastBlatanttypoRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtrauma

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