protagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnesslove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnesslove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonist

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