CrimebeingcommittedCluesEccentricormaverickprotagonistSciencelabs/postmortemroomsVictimofcrimePoliceequipmentCriminals:Villains orhenchmenSurveillanceConflictwithauthorityfiguresForensicworkSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresBinaryOppositesCrimeScenesnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsweaponsClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificancePartial visionshots tocreateenigmasUrbanLocationsPolicestationsRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audiencePoliceofficersDetectivesCrimebeingcommittedCluesEccentricormaverickprotagonistSciencelabs/postmortemroomsVictimofcrimePoliceequipmentCriminals:Villains orhenchmenSurveillanceConflictwithauthorityfiguresForensicworkSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresBinaryOppositesCrimeScenesnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsweaponsClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificancePartial visionshots tocreateenigmasUrbanLocationsPolicestationsRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audiencePoliceofficersDetectives

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. Crime being committed
  2. Clues
  3. Eccentric or maverick protagonist
  4. Science labs/post mortem rooms
  5. Victim of crime
  6. Police equipment
  7. Criminals: Villains or henchmen
  8. Surveillance
  9. Conflict with authority figures
  10. Forensic work
  11. Subject specific vocab, i.e. police procedures
  12. Binary Opposites
  13. Crime Scenes
  14. non-diegetic music to build suspense or create excitement
  15. Loyal Professional Partner/Sidekick
  16. Flawed lead detective with personal problems
  17. weapons
  18. Close-ups on important characters or items of significance
  19. Partial vision shots to create enigmas
  20. Urban Locations
  21. Police stations
  22. Red Herrings: Misdirection for audience
  23. Police officers
  24. Detectives