protagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societylove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societylove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonist

Trope + Cliche Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. protagonist's parents or--oh no!--even their entire family is dead
  2. protagonist is blind to their own beauty and/or overall radness
  3. protagonist is the chosen one or the only one that can make a difference
  4. protagonist is singled out as a misfit or an outcast in their society
  5. love interest's sole existence is for protagonist to fall in love with them
  6. POC characters exist to help protagonist
  7. POC characters exist to help protagonist
  8. queer characters exist to help protagonist
  9. love triangle always (always!) centers on the protagonist