Formattingfollows nologicalpatternEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyIllegiblecolourcontrastLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkAcademicgetswasted onfree boozePoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectBlatanttypoStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudentFormattingfollows nologicalpatternEye-wateringlyugly colourschemeEntire posteris filled withtext/equationsPoster clearlythrowntogether atlast-possibleminuteStudent dodgesquestion atpolitician level byanswering anotherquestion entirelyIllegiblecolourcontrastLowresolutionfigures madeof 1-inchpixelsPosterincludesreference tosupervisor’sworkAcademicgetswasted onfree boozePoster getscompletelyignored byentiredepartmentStudentsomehowmanages toretainenthusiasm forprojectYou can’tunderstandthe studentthrough theirmumblingProject isobviousoffshoot ofsomeone’sPhDRepeateduse of “um”whenexplainingworkScope ofresearch notevidentwithout verbalexplanationStudent hassupervisorhoveringnearbyPoster hasextra picturesto compensatefor lack ofactual resultsStudent forgets toincludeacknowledgementssectionSomeoneclearly didn’tunderstandtheir projectBlatanttypoStudent showsclear signs ofproject-inducedtraumaPoster hasgraphs/figurestoo small toreadStudent refersquestion tosupervisor orPhD studentProject isclearly justsettinggroundwork forfuture honoursstudent

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. Eye-wateringly ugly colour scheme
  3. Entire poster is filled with text/equations
  4. Poster clearly thrown together at last-possible minute
  5. Student dodges question at politician level by answering another question entirely
  6. Illegible colour contrast
  7. Low resolution figures made of 1-inch pixels
  8. Poster includes reference to supervisor’s work
  9. Academic gets wasted on free booze
  10. Poster gets completely ignored by entire department
  11. Student somehow manages to retain enthusiasm for project
  12. You can’t understand the student through their mumbling
  13. Project is obvious offshoot of someone’s PhD
  14. Repeated use of “um” when explaining work
  15. Scope of research not evident without verbal explanation
  16. Student has supervisor hovering nearby
  17. Poster has extra pictures to compensate for lack of actual results
  18. Student forgets to include acknowledgements section
  19. Someone clearly didn’t understand their project
  20. Blatant typo
  21. Student shows clear signs of project-induced trauma
  22. Poster has graphs/figures too small to read
  23. Student refers question to supervisor or PhD student
  24. Project is clearly just setting groundwork for future honours student