“this is anitpick,but-”someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trypeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedself-esteemplummetno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artwantingto screamor crycritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“intentionality”mentionComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingbackhurtsprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t“Iwish”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crittalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakes“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workslouchingintooblivion“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”fallingasleepwhere yousitsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)backhandedcompliment“this is anitpick,but-”someone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trypeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withsomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedself-esteemplummetno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artwantingto screamor crycritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistake“intentionality”mentionComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.Walked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingbackhurtsprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradeall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’t“Iwish”no chancefor you tospeak duringyour own crittalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakes“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workslouchingintooblivion“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”fallingasleepwhere yousitsomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)backhandedcompliment

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