Don't stare Use a prop Is there a common interest? Do I have something to contribute? Don't be a conversation hog If all goes well introduce yourself Wait for a pause then join in Watch and listen Assess interest Keep your cool Do I know anyone in the group? 5/10! What are they talking about? Mention the common interest Use a cover story to leave Why are they ignoring me? Don't take it personally Do they look friendly? Move on Casually look over Look away, walk away Trade Information Try a different group Don't get too personal Don't stare Use a prop Is there a common interest? Do I have something to contribute? Don't be a conversation hog If all goes well introduce yourself Wait for a pause then join in Watch and listen Assess interest Keep your cool Do I know anyone in the group? 5/10! What are they talking about? Mention the common interest Use a cover story to leave Why are they ignoring me? Don't take it personally Do they look friendly? Move on Casually look over Look away, walk away Trade Information Try a different group Don't get too personal
(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.
Don't stare
Use a prop
Is there a common interest?
Do I have something to contribute?
Don't be a conversation hog
If all goes well introduce yourself
Wait
for a
pause then join in
Watch and listen
Assess interest
Keep your cool
Do I know anyone in the group?
5/10!
What are they talking about?
Mention the common interest
Use a cover story to leave
Why are they ignoring me?
Don't
take it personally
Do they look friendly?
Move on
Casually look over
Look away, walk away
Trade Information
Try a different group
Don't get too personal