somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“this is anitpick,but-”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract arttalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfallingasleepwhere yousitwantingto screamor cry“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”slouchingintooblivionno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workself-esteemplummetcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakeconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“intentionality”mentionbackhandedcomplimentrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theproject“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradebackhurtsForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“Iwish”somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“this is anitpick,but-”Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.no oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract arttalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakesall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfallingasleepwhere yousitwantingto screamor cry“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”slouchingintooblivionno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workself-esteemplummetcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakeconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withfeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout you“intentionality”mentionbackhandedcomplimentrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theproject“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradebackhurtsForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to try“Iwish”

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