HarryPottercrossoverLovetriangleObvioustrollfic"You'd bebetter offwithoutme"POVtagsAuthorspeakingdirectly tocharacterCanon villain isjustmisunderstoodCharacter(s)referred toby hair colorCharacterinstantlyhasSkillz(tm)ConfusingtimelineshenanigansScenetagsKitchensinkcrossoverOrbsinsteadof eyesWangstPlotregurgitationAnimeEmoticonsAbusiverelationshiptreated asnormalUnnecessaryCapitalizationMarySueOnlyOneBedHomophobiaFormlessVoidBadlywrittenaccentNarcolpeticSceneTransition"I haveto do thisalone"*~Flashback~*Charactersignoring anobvioussolutionOCis/wasbulliedInconsistenttensesEdgyscarsInstantPregnancyAwesomeMcEvilDon'tLike,Don'tRead!Songlyrics inprose"NoFlamez!"GemstoneEye ColorMicro-ChaptersDetatchedbodypartsWrittenat 2 amProtagonist'shorriblecrimestreated as agood thingHaremficDid notdo theresearchMotherdied inchildbirthHolidayficRacismMelodramaticStaring inthe mirrordescriptionSoulmates"Bad atsummaries"summaryDeus ExMachinaBegging orthreateningfor reviewsRun-onsentencesUnnecessarilyformal speechRealWorld OCsuckedinto canonFragments.Ofsentences.Stu'pidNa:meOCgraftedontocanon plotPointlesscharacterbio(s)CringeUnromantic"romance"Charactersamazed bybasiccompetancyTelling,instead ofshowingGratuitousblushingCharacterbashingAdoptionby acanoncharacterOC knowseverythingand no onequestions itGratuitousForeignLanguageBlatantself-insertCassandraSueSyndromeScriptficAuthor'snotes inproseSexismRidiculouslyOOC canoncharacterStaringout awindowReferencestounrelatedmediaGender-swappedcanoncharactersAnachronismCharactersrefusing tocommunicateGaryStuCharacterdescribedonly byskin toneIncredibly OPSueperpowersAlcoholicorAbusiveparentsOCrelated tocanoncharacterToo...many...ellipses...Trivialization"I knowthis is bad"Author'snoteWallo' textHighschoolAUCanoncharacteragedup/downJust anOrdinaryGirl(tm)WakingUpintroUnattributeddialogueReferencesto other ficsSuddenscenechangePunctuation:problems!PurpleproseTragiccharacterdeathmissingcapitatizationBadSPaG"I don'townthis"Self-harm/mentalillness as aplot deviceAbuse forsympathyLOLRandom"humor"Y/NStrangescenedividersIncrediblydullWashboardficSue/Stua newspeciesSongtitle asfic titleNot likeotherboys/girlsHarryPottercrossoverLovetriangleObvioustrollfic"You'd bebetter offwithoutme"POVtagsAuthorspeakingdirectly tocharacterCanon villain isjustmisunderstoodCharacter(s)referred toby hair colorCharacterinstantlyhasSkillz(tm)ConfusingtimelineshenanigansScenetagsKitchensinkcrossoverOrbsinsteadof eyesWangstPlotregurgitationAnimeEmoticonsAbusiverelationshiptreated asnormalUnnecessaryCapitalizationMarySueOnlyOneBedHomophobiaFormlessVoidBadlywrittenaccentNarcolpeticSceneTransition"I haveto do thisalone"*~Flashback~*Charactersignoring anobvioussolutionOCis/wasbulliedInconsistenttensesEdgyscarsInstantPregnancyAwesomeMcEvilDon'tLike,Don'tRead!Songlyrics inprose"NoFlamez!"GemstoneEye ColorMicro-ChaptersDetatchedbodypartsWrittenat 2 amProtagonist'shorriblecrimestreated as agood thingHaremficDid notdo theresearchMotherdied inchildbirthHolidayficRacismMelodramaticStaring inthe mirrordescriptionSoulmates"Bad atsummaries"summaryDeus ExMachinaBegging orthreateningfor reviewsRun-onsentencesUnnecessarilyformal speechRealWorld OCsuckedinto canonFragments.Ofsentences.Stu'pidNa:meOCgraftedontocanon plotPointlesscharacterbio(s)CringeUnromantic"romance"Charactersamazed bybasiccompetancyTelling,instead ofshowingGratuitousblushingCharacterbashingAdoptionby acanoncharacterOC knowseverythingand no onequestions itGratuitousForeignLanguageBlatantself-insertCassandraSueSyndromeScriptficAuthor'snotes inproseSexismRidiculouslyOOC canoncharacterStaringout awindowReferencestounrelatedmediaGender-swappedcanoncharactersAnachronismCharactersrefusing tocommunicateGaryStuCharacterdescribedonly byskin toneIncredibly OPSueperpowersAlcoholicorAbusiveparentsOCrelated tocanoncharacterToo...many...ellipses...Trivialization"I knowthis is bad"Author'snoteWallo' textHighschoolAUCanoncharacteragedup/downJust anOrdinaryGirl(tm)WakingUpintroUnattributeddialogueReferencesto other ficsSuddenscenechangePunctuation:problems!PurpleproseTragiccharacterdeathmissingcapitatizationBadSPaG"I don'townthis"Self-harm/mentalillness as aplot deviceAbuse forsympathyLOLRandom"humor"Y/NStrangescenedividersIncrediblydullWashboardficSue/Stua newspeciesSongtitle asfic titleNot likeotherboys/girls

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.


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