LoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickEccentricormaverickprotagonistPartial visionshots tocreateenigmasSciencelabs/postmortemroomsCrimeScenesCluesPoliceofficersDetectivesPoliceequipmentCriminals:Villains orhenchmenFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificancePolicestationsSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresSurveillanceUrbanLocationsVictimofcrimeCrimebeingcommittedBinaryOppositesConflictwithauthorityfiguresForensicworknon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementweaponsRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audienceLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickEccentricormaverickprotagonistPartial visionshots tocreateenigmasSciencelabs/postmortemroomsCrimeScenesCluesPoliceofficersDetectivesPoliceequipmentCriminals:Villains orhenchmenFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificancePolicestationsSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresSurveillanceUrbanLocationsVictimofcrimeCrimebeingcommittedBinaryOppositesConflictwithauthorityfiguresForensicworknon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementweaponsRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audience

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