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