CrimebeingcommittedUrbanLocationsnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementPoliceequipmentCriminals:Villains orhenchmenPolicestationsSurveillanceLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickDetectivesVictimofcrimeForensicworkEccentricormaverickprotagonistBinaryOppositesPoliceofficersRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audienceFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsCrimeScenesClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificanceweaponsPartial visionshots tocreateenigmasCluesSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresConflictwithauthorityfiguresSciencelabs/postmortemroomsCrimebeingcommittedUrbanLocationsnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementPoliceequipmentCriminals:Villains orhenchmenPolicestationsSurveillanceLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickDetectivesVictimofcrimeForensicworkEccentricormaverickprotagonistBinaryOppositesPoliceofficersRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audienceFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsCrimeScenesClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificanceweaponsPartial visionshots tocreateenigmasCluesSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresConflictwithauthorityfiguresSciencelabs/postmortemrooms

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