protagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differencelove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir societyprotagonist isblind to theirown beautyand/or overallradnessprotagonist'sparents or--oh no!--eventheir entirefamily is deadqueercharactersexist to helpprotagonistPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistlove trianglealways(always!)centers on theprotagonistprotagonist isthe chosen oneor the only onethat can makea differencelove interest'ssole existence isfor protagonistto fall in lovewith themPOCcharactersexist to helpprotagonistprotagonistis singled outas a misfit oran outcast intheir society

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. protagonist's parents or--oh no!--even their entire family is dead
  3. queer characters exist to help protagonist
  4. POC characters exist to help protagonist
  5. love triangle always (always!) centers on the protagonist
  6. protagonist is the chosen one or the only one that can make a difference
  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 singled out as a misfit or an outcast in their society