talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhurtspeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted with“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“intentionality”mentionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedself-esteemplummet“Iwish”fallingasleepwhere yousitsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critslouchingintooblivionwantingto screamor cryComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhandedcomplimentForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“this is anitpick,but-”realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipating“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesbackhurtspeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted with“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour work“intentionality”mentionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedself-esteemplummet“Iwish”fallingasleepwhere yousitsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critslouchingintooblivionwantingto screamor cryComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhandedcomplimentForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“this is anitpick,but-”realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipating“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.

bad critique 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. talking about a low stakes piece/a study like it’s much higher stakes
  2. back hurts
  3. people not interacting with your work the way you intended it to be interacted with
  4. “I don’t know how to feel about this”
  5. someone fundamentally misunderstands your work
  6. “intentionality” mention
  7. convincing yourself you don’t care/that nothing matters to shield yourself from the emotional pain of work you care about getting slammed
  8. self-esteem plummet
  9. “I wish”
  10. falling asleep where you sit
  11. something is/isn’t nebulously “effective” (no mention of what at)
  12. someone makes weird assumptions about you
  13. prof reminds class that crit participation is part of our grade
  14. no chance for you to speak during your own crit
  15. slouching into oblivion
  16. wanting to scream or cry
  17. Comparing your work to someone else and thinking you may have missed a major aspect of the project
  18. all focus is on a singular aspect of your work
  19. someone tells you to try doing something that you are never going to try
  20. backhanded compliment
  21. Forgetting to finish the Crit write up and Making it up.
  22. critiquing something you did on purpose as if it’s a mistake
  23. “this is a nitpick, but-”
  24. realizing after the fact that you did have a question to ask the class when you said you didn’t
  25. feeling bad for barely/not at all participating
  26. “I don’t know how to explain/put it into words”
  27. Walked in completely forgetting it was crit day.
  28. no one knows how to talk about abstract art
  29. Comparing your work to someone else and witholding judgement...out loud.