all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withfallingasleepwhere yousitno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”backhandedcompliment“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workbackhurtsno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“Iwish”realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tself-esteemplummet“this is anitpick,but-”talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakes“intentionality”mentionsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingwantingto screamor cryall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withfallingasleepwhere yousitno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammed“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”backhandedcompliment“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workbackhurtsno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“Iwish”realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tself-esteemplummet“this is anitpick,but-”talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakes“intentionality”mentionsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingwantingto screamor cry

bad critique 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. all focus is on a singular aspect of your work
  2. something is/isn’t nebulously “effective” (no mention of what at)
  3. people not interacting with your work the way you intended it to be interacted with
  4. falling asleep where you sit
  5. no one knows how to talk about abstract art
  6. convincing yourself you don’t care/that nothing matters to shield yourself from the emotional pain of work you care about getting slammed
  7. “I don’t know how to explain/put it into words”
  8. backhanded compliment
  9. “I don’t know how to feel about this”
  10. prof reminds class that crit participation is part of our grade
  11. someone fundamentally misunderstands your work
  12. back hurts
  13. no chance for you to speak during your own crit
  14. critiquing something you did on purpose as if it’s a mistake
  15. someone tells you to try doing something that you are never going to try
  16. “I wish”
  17. realizing after the fact that you did have a question to ask the class when you said you didn’t
  18. self-esteem plummet
  19. “this is a nitpick, but-”
  20. talking about a low stakes piece/a study like it’s much higher stakes
  21. “intentionality” mention
  22. someone makes weird assumptions about you
  23. feeling bad for barely/not at all participating
  24. wanting to scream or cry