protagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnesslove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societylove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnesslove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societylove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea difference

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