“This is allwe areallowed tooffer”“To thegreatestextentpossible”“Based onourdiscussion”“Circumventthe statute”“We want thesalary negotiationssettled so we canhave that finishedby the holidays”“Theintent ofthestatute”“We haveagreedalready”“Bifurcating”“Go downthat road”“It’s notin thebudget”Implied: We aren’tdoing anything,but if you don’tagree, we don’thave to doanything.“Mandatoryto bargain”“Iunderstand/hearwhat you aresaying”“Tooprescriptive”“We have afundamentaldisagreement”“Can I aska fewquestions?”Laurie’svoiceshrill withfrustration“Wedisagreewith that”“You’reaskingus to….”Condescendingtone“PermissiveBargaining” “Legislation”“So Nancy,you say themoney is notimportant“Is thatwhatyou’resaying?”“This is allwe areallowed tooffer”“To thegreatestextentpossible”“Based onourdiscussion”“Circumventthe statute”“We want thesalary negotiationssettled so we canhave that finishedby the holidays”“Theintent ofthestatute”“We haveagreedalready”“Bifurcating”“Go downthat road”“It’s notin thebudget”Implied: We aren’tdoing anything,but if you don’tagree, we don’thave to doanything.“Mandatoryto bargain”“Iunderstand/hearwhat you aresaying”“Tooprescriptive”“We have afundamentaldisagreement”“Can I aska fewquestions?”Laurie’svoiceshrill withfrustration“Wedisagreewith that”“You’reaskingus to….”Condescendingtone“PermissiveBargaining” “Legislation”“So Nancy,you say themoney is notimportant“Is thatwhatyou’resaying?”

Bargaining Bingo - 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. “This is all we are allowed to offer”
  2. “To the greatest extent possible”
  3. “Based on our discussion”
  4. “Circumvent the statute”
  5. “We want the salary negotiations settled so we can have that finished by the holidays”
  6. “The intent of the statute”
  7. “We have agreed already”
  8. “Bifurcating”
  9. “Go down that road”
  10. “It’s not in the budget”
  11. Implied: We aren’t doing anything, but if you don’t agree, we don’t have to do anything.
  12. “Mandatory to bargain”
  13. “I understand/hear what you are saying”
  14. “Too prescriptive”
  15. “We have a fundamental disagreement”
  16. “Can I ask a few questions?”
  17. Laurie’s voice shrill with frustration
  18. “We disagree with that”
  19. “You’re asking us to….”
  20. Condescending tone
  21. “Permissive Bargaining”
  22. “Legislation”
  23. “So Nancy, you say the money is not important
  24. “Is that what you’re saying?”