Poster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationAcademicgetswasted onfree boozePoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadBlatanttypoPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteFormattingfollows nologicalpatternStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsPoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationAcademicgetswasted onfree boozePoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadBlatanttypoPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteFormattingfollows nologicalpatternStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectIllegiblecolourcontrastStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionPoster 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. Poster gets completely ignored by entire department
  2. You can’t understand the student through their mumbling
  3. Project is obvious offshoot of someone’s PhD
  4. Repeated use of “um” when explaining work
  5. Student shows clear signs of project-induced trauma
  6. Eye-wateringly ugly colour scheme
  7. Low resolution figures made of 1-inch pixels
  8. Project is clearly just setting groundwork for future honours student
  9. Someone clearly didn’t understand their project
  10. Student has supervisor hovering nearby
  11. Student refers question to supervisor or PhD student
  12. Student dodges question at politician level by answering another question entirely
  13. Scope of research not evident without verbal explanation
  14. Academic gets wasted on free booze
  15. Poster has graphs/figures too small to read
  16. Blatant typo
  17. Poster includes reference to supervisor’s work
  18. Entire poster is filled with text/equations
  19. Poster clearly thrown together at last-possible minute
  20. Formatting follows no logical pattern
  21. Student somehow manages to retain enthusiasm for project
  22. Illegible colour contrast
  23. Student forgets to include acknowledgements section
  24. Poster has extra pictures to compensate for lack of actual results