Indie devsaren’t realgamedevsIf you’re over35 you’re tooold to workin gaming!A dreamdelayed isa dreamdeniedHere is thistake homeassignment,we won’t useit, we promise!Noackshually…Power andwealth are ameasure ofcharacter…Some peoplearen’t cut outfor this line ofwork and its okto realize thatI won’t giveyou a refundbut onlynowadaysUnity? TryC++ orassembly.That’s REALgamedevThe gameindustry is ameritocracy!If you livein the USyou’reprivilegedHelped(unspecified)minoritiesNepotismBeneficiaryI don’t havea portfolio,show meyoursNo blackpeople atyourstudio/onyour teamOnly AAAgamedevs canunderstandindustry issuesWorking ingaming =“incrediblytalented”,flowerylanguageI don’t knowthis personbut they’renot worth mytimeTheyaren’tinterestedin coding!Donated tosuccessfulstudio to helpmarginalizedgame devsDegreesareworthless!Can you bea part of thisunpaidopportunity?“Diversityhire”unironicallyNot working ingaming =“needsguidance”,condescendinglanguageIndie devsaren’t realgamedevsIf you’re over35 you’re tooold to workin gaming!A dreamdelayed isa dreamdeniedHere is thistake homeassignment,we won’t useit, we promise!Noackshually…Power andwealth are ameasure ofcharacter…Some peoplearen’t cut outfor this line ofwork and its okto realize thatI won’t giveyou a refundbut onlynowadaysUnity? TryC++ orassembly.That’s REALgamedevThe gameindustry is ameritocracy!If you livein the USyou’reprivilegedHelped(unspecified)minoritiesNepotismBeneficiaryI don’t havea portfolio,show meyoursNo blackpeople atyourstudio/onyour teamOnly AAAgamedevs canunderstandindustry issuesWorking ingaming =“incrediblytalented”,flowerylanguageI don’t knowthis personbut they’renot worth mytimeTheyaren’tinterestedin coding!Donated tosuccessfulstudio to helpmarginalizedgame devsDegreesareworthless!Can you bea part of thisunpaidopportunity?“Diversityhire”unironicallyNot working ingaming =“needsguidance”,condescendinglanguage

Gamedev Gatekeeping 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. Indie devs aren’t real game devs
  2. If you’re over 35 you’re too old to work in gaming!
  3. A dream delayed is a dream denied
  4. Here is this take home assignment, we won’t use it, we promise!
  5. No ackshually…
  6. Power and wealth are a measure of character…
  7. Some people aren’t cut out for this line of work and its ok to realize that
  8. I won’t give you a refund but only nowadays
  9. Unity? Try C++ or assembly. That’s REAL gamedev
  10. The game industry is a meritocracy!
  11. If you live in the US you’re privileged
  12. Helped (unspecified) minorities
  13. Nepotism Beneficiary
  14. I don’t have a portfolio, show me yours
  15. No black people at your studio/on your team
  16. Only AAA gamedevs can understand industry issues
  17. Working in gaming = “incredibly talented”, flowery language
  18. I don’t know this person but they’re not worth my time
  19. They aren’t interested in coding!
  20. Donated to successful studio to help marginalized game devs
  21. Degrees are worthless!
  22. Can you be a part of this unpaid opportunity?
  23. “Diversity hire” unironically
  24. Not working in gaming = “needs guidance”, condescending language