prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worktalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“Iwish”“intentionality”mention“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”backhandedcomplimentself-esteemplummetsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workwantingto screamor cry“this is anitpick,but-”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.slouchingintooblivionForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)backhurtsfallingasleepwhere yousitprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worktalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract art“Iwish”“intentionality”mention“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”backhandedcomplimentself-esteemplummetsomeonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workwantingto screamor cry“this is anitpick,but-”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.slouchingintooblivionForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”someonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)backhurtsfallingasleepwhere yousit

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