protagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadlove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadlove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistPOCcharactersexist 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. queer characters exist to help protagonist
  4. protagonist is blind to their own beauty and/or overall radness
  5. protagonist is the chosen one or the only one that can make a difference
  6. protagonist's parents or--oh no!--even their entire family is dead
  7. love interest's sole existence is for protagonist to fall in love with them
  8. love triangle always (always!) centers on the protagonist
  9. POC characters exist to help protagonist