Character(s)referred toby hair colorWashboardficOrbsinsteadof eyesStaringout awindowScriptficOnlyOneBedSongtitle asfic titleAbuse forsympathySelf-harm/mentalillness as aplot deviceMicro-ChaptersReferencestounrelatedmediaBegging orthreateningfor reviews"I don'townthis"KitchensinkcrossovermissingcapitatizationAuthorspeakingdirectly tocharacterBadSPaGCharactersignoring anobvioussolutionSue/Stua newspeciesHighschoolAURacismNarcolpeticSceneTransitionReferencesto other fics"NoFlamez!"CharacterbashingHaremficStaring inthe mirrordescriptionProtagonist'shorriblecrimestreated as agood thingWallo' textNot likeotherboys/girlsMotherdied inchildbirthSuddenscenechangeUnromantic"romance"GratuitousblushingGaryStuBadlywrittenaccentTelling,instead ofshowingOCgraftedontocanon plotInconsistenttensesDeus ExMachinaDetatchedbodypartsUnnecessaryCapitalization*~Flashback~*WakingUpintroAlcoholicorAbusiveparentsStrangescenedividersAdoptionby acanoncharacterHomophobiaFragments.Ofsentences.EdgyscarsTrivializationAwesomeMcEvilRealWorld OCsuckedinto canonWrittenat 2 amPurpleproseFormlessVoidPunctuation:problems!Blatantself-insertCanoncharacteragedup/downObvioustrollficGratuitousForeignLanguageCassandraSueSyndromeAuthor'snotes inproseCharacterdescribedonly byskin tonePOVtagsCharacterinstantlyhasSkillz(tm)Stu'pidNa:meGemstoneEye ColorMarySueRidiculouslyOOC canoncharacterSexismDon'tLike,Don'tRead!Run-onsentencesOCis/wasbulliedAnimeEmoticonsCharactersamazed bybasiccompetancy"I haveto do thisalone"WangstHarryPottercrossoverIncrediblydullHolidayficMelodramatic"You'd bebetter offwithoutme"Just anOrdinaryGirl(tm)ConfusingtimelineshenanigansOCrelated tocanoncharacterToo...many...ellipses...TragiccharacterdeathOC knowseverythingand no onequestions itInstantPregnancyDid notdo theresearchAnachronismSonglyrics inproseScenetagsCringeSoulmates"Bad atsummaries"summaryPlotregurgitationPointlesscharacterbio(s)LovetriangleCanon villain isjustmisunderstoodGender-swappedcanoncharactersLOLRandom"humor"UnattributeddialogueIncredibly OPSueperpowersCharactersrefusing tocommunicate"I knowthis is bad"Author'snoteY/NUnnecessarilyformal speechAbusiverelationshiptreated asnormalCharacter(s)referred toby hair colorWashboardficOrbsinsteadof eyesStaringout awindowScriptficOnlyOneBedSongtitle asfic titleAbuse forsympathySelf-harm/mentalillness as aplot deviceMicro-ChaptersReferencestounrelatedmediaBegging orthreateningfor reviews"I don'townthis"KitchensinkcrossovermissingcapitatizationAuthorspeakingdirectly tocharacterBadSPaGCharactersignoring anobvioussolutionSue/Stua newspeciesHighschoolAURacismNarcolpeticSceneTransitionReferencesto other fics"NoFlamez!"CharacterbashingHaremficStaring inthe mirrordescriptionProtagonist'shorriblecrimestreated as agood thingWallo' textNot likeotherboys/girlsMotherdied inchildbirthSuddenscenechangeUnromantic"romance"GratuitousblushingGaryStuBadlywrittenaccentTelling,instead ofshowingOCgraftedontocanon plotInconsistenttensesDeus ExMachinaDetatchedbodypartsUnnecessaryCapitalization*~Flashback~*WakingUpintroAlcoholicorAbusiveparentsStrangescenedividersAdoptionby acanoncharacterHomophobiaFragments.Ofsentences.EdgyscarsTrivializationAwesomeMcEvilRealWorld OCsuckedinto canonWrittenat 2 amPurpleproseFormlessVoidPunctuation:problems!Blatantself-insertCanoncharacteragedup/downObvioustrollficGratuitousForeignLanguageCassandraSueSyndromeAuthor'snotes inproseCharacterdescribedonly byskin tonePOVtagsCharacterinstantlyhasSkillz(tm)Stu'pidNa:meGemstoneEye ColorMarySueRidiculouslyOOC canoncharacterSexismDon'tLike,Don'tRead!Run-onsentencesOCis/wasbulliedAnimeEmoticonsCharactersamazed bybasiccompetancy"I haveto do thisalone"WangstHarryPottercrossoverIncrediblydullHolidayficMelodramatic"You'd bebetter offwithoutme"Just anOrdinaryGirl(tm)ConfusingtimelineshenanigansOCrelated tocanoncharacterToo...many...ellipses...TragiccharacterdeathOC knowseverythingand no onequestions itInstantPregnancyDid notdo theresearchAnachronismSonglyrics inproseScenetagsCringeSoulmates"Bad atsummaries"summaryPlotregurgitationPointlesscharacterbio(s)LovetriangleCanon villain isjustmisunderstoodGender-swappedcanoncharactersLOLRandom"humor"UnattributeddialogueIncredibly OPSueperpowersCharactersrefusing tocommunicate"I knowthis is bad"Author'snoteY/NUnnecessarilyformal speechAbusiverelationshiptreated asnormal

Badfic Tropes 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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
  1. Character(s) referred to by hair color
  2. Washboard fic
  3. Orbs instead of eyes
  4. Staring out a window
  5. Scriptfic
  6. Only One Bed
  7. Song title as fic title
  8. Abuse for sympathy
  9. Self-harm/mental illness as a plot device
  10. Micro-Chapters
  11. References to unrelated media
  12. Begging or threatening for reviews
  13. "I don't own this"
  14. Kitchen sink crossover
  15. missing capitatization
  16. Author speaking directly to character
  17. Bad SPaG
  18. Characters ignoring an obvious solution
  19. Sue/Stu a new species
  20. High school AU
  21. Racism
  22. Narcolpetic Scene Transition
  23. References to other fics
  24. "No Flamez!"
  25. Character bashing
  26. Harem fic
  27. Staring in the mirror description
  28. Protagonist's horrible crimes treated as a good thing
  29. Wall o' text
  30. Not like other boys/girls
  31. Mother died in childbirth
  32. Sudden scene change
  33. Unromantic "romance"
  34. Gratuitous blushing
  35. Gary Stu
  36. Badly written accent
  37. Telling, instead of showing
  38. OC grafted onto canon plot
  39. Inconsistent tenses
  40. Deus Ex Machina
  41. Detatched body parts
  42. Unnecessary Capitalization
  43. *~Flashback~*
  44. Waking Up intro
  45. Alcoholic or Abusive parents
  46. Strange scene dividers
  47. Adoption by a canon character
  48. Homophobia
  49. Fragments. Of sentences.
  50. Edgy scars
  51. Trivialization
  52. Awesome McEvil
  53. Real World OC sucked into canon
  54. Written at 2 am
  55. Purple prose
  56. Formless Void
  57. Punctuation: problems!
  58. Blatant self-insert
  59. Canon character aged up/down
  60. Obvious trollfic
  61. Gratuitous Foreign Language
  62. Cassandra Sue Syndrome
  63. Author's notes in prose
  64. Character described only by skin tone
  65. POV tags
  66. Character instantly has Skillz(tm)
  67. Stu'pid Na:me
  68. Gemstone Eye Color
  69. Mary Sue
  70. Ridiculously OOC canon character
  71. Sexism
  72. Don't Like, Don't Read!
  73. Run-on sentences
  74. OC is/was bullied
  75. Anime Emoticons
  76. Characters amazed by basic competancy
  77. "I have to do this alone"
  78. Wangst
  79. Harry Potter crossover
  80. Incredibly dull
  81. Holiday fic
  82. Melodramatic
  83. "You'd be better off without me"
  84. Just an Ordinary Girl(tm)
  85. Confusing timeline shenanigans
  86. OC related to canon character
  87. Too... many... ellipses...
  88. Tragic character death
  89. OC knows everything and no one questions it
  90. Instant Pregnancy
  91. Did not do the research
  92. Anachronism
  93. Song lyrics in prose
  94. Scene tags
  95. Cringe
  96. Soulmates
  97. "Bad at summaries" summary
  98. Plot regurgitation
  99. Pointless character bio(s)
  100. Love triangle
  101. Canon villain is just misunderstood
  102. Gender-swapped canon characters
  103. LOLRandom "humor"
  104. Unattributed dialogue
  105. Incredibly OP Sueperpowers
  106. Characters refusing to communicate
  107. "I know this is bad" Author's note
  108. Y/N
  109. Unnecessarily formal speech
  110. Abusive relationship treated as normal