SurveillanceCriminals:Villains orhenchmenPolicestationsDetectivesConflictwithauthorityfiguresEccentricormaverickprotagonistCluesweaponsPoliceequipmentSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsPartial visionshots tocreateenigmasRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audienceForensicworkVictimofcrimeLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickCrimeScenesSciencelabs/postmortemroomsnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificanceCrimebeingcommittedPoliceofficersUrbanLocationsBinaryOppositesSurveillanceCriminals:Villains orhenchmenPolicestationsDetectivesConflictwithauthorityfiguresEccentricormaverickprotagonistCluesweaponsPoliceequipmentSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsPartial visionshots tocreateenigmasRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audienceForensicworkVictimofcrimeLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickCrimeScenesSciencelabs/postmortemroomsnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificanceCrimebeingcommittedPoliceofficersUrbanLocationsBinaryOpposites

TV Crime Drama Conventions - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Surveillance
  2. Criminals: Villains or henchmen
  3. Police stations
  4. Detectives
  5. Conflict with authority figures
  6. Eccentric or maverick protagonist
  7. Clues
  8. weapons
  9. Police equipment
  10. Subject specific vocab, i.e. police procedures
  11. Flawed lead detective with personal problems
  12. Partial vision shots to create enigmas
  13. Red Herrings: Misdirection for audience
  14. Forensic work
  15. Victim of crime
  16. Loyal Professional Partner/Sidekick
  17. Crime Scenes
  18. Science labs/post mortem rooms
  19. non-diegetic music to build suspense or create excitement
  20. Close-ups on important characters or items of significance
  21. Crime being committed
  22. Police officers
  23. Urban Locations
  24. Binary Opposites