protagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differencePOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differencePOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradness

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. POC characters exist to help protagonist
  3. protagonist is the chosen one or the only one that can make a difference
  4. POC characters exist to help protagonist
  5. love interest's sole existence is for protagonist to fall in love with them
  6. queer characters exist to help protagonist
  7. love triangle always (always!) centers on the protagonist
  8. protagonist is singled out as a misfit or an outcast in their society
  9. protagonist is blind to their own beauty and/or overall radness