somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.fallingasleepwhere yousit“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakebackhandedcomplimentComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojecttalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhurts“Iwish”“intentionality”mentionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedslouchingintooblivionfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youwantingto screamor cryself-esteemplummet“this is anitpick,but-”somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.fallingasleepwhere yousit“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”critiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakebackhandedcomplimentComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojecttalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhurts“Iwish”“intentionality”mentionconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedslouchingintooblivionfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crit“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”all focus ison a singularaspect ofyour worksomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youwantingto screamor cryself-esteemplummet“this is anitpick,but-”

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