protagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differenceprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is dead

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