someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”Forgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectwantingto screamor crysomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingtalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhandedcomplimentfallingasleepwhere yousit“Iwish”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“intentionality”mentionno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artbackhurts“this is anitpick,but-”realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tslouchingintooblivionself-esteemplummetsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”Forgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.convincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectwantingto screamor crysomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingtalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhandedcomplimentfallingasleepwhere yousit“Iwish”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“intentionality”mentionno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artbackhurts“this is anitpick,but-”realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tslouchingintooblivionself-esteemplummet

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