Not likeotherboys/girlsPlotregurgitationOCrelated tocanoncharacterStrangescenedividersMotherdied inchildbirthRealWorld OCsuckedinto canonUnnecessaryCapitalizationNarcolpeticSceneTransitionAdoptionby acanoncharacterMarySueIncrediblydullHaremficUnromantic"romance"ObvioustrollficScenetagsGratuitousblushingOCis/wasbulliedDon'tLike,Don'tRead!UnattributeddialogueEdgyscarsOCgraftedontocanon plotWallo' textMelodramaticRidiculouslyOOC canoncharacterFormlessVoidInstantPregnancy"I haveto do thisalone"Orbsinsteadof eyesAuthor'snotes inproseToo...many...ellipses...Protagonist'shorriblecrimestreated as agood thingDetatchedbodypartsStaringout awindowSonglyrics inproseScriptficSue/Stua newspeciesBadSPaGJust anOrdinaryGirl(tm)WakingUpintroAbuse forsympathyAwesomeMcEvilSongtitle asfic titleDeus ExMachinaStaring inthe mirrordescriptionWangstCharacterbashingSoulmatesTragiccharacterdeathOnlyOneBedHolidayficBadlywrittenaccentCanon villain isjustmisunderstoodSelf-harm/mentalillness as aplot deviceCharactersignoring anobvioussolutionInconsistenttensesCassandraSueSyndromeOC knowseverythingand no onequestions itGender-swappedcanoncharactersBegging orthreateningfor reviewsCharacter(s)referred toby hair colorCharactersrefusing tocommunicateY/NDid notdo theresearchCharactersamazed bybasiccompetancyRacismTrivializationSuddenscenechangeHighschoolAUGemstoneEye ColorCanoncharacteragedup/downCharacterinstantlyhasSkillz(tm)ReferencestounrelatedmediaCharacterdescribedonly byskin toneAbusiverelationshiptreated asnormalGratuitousForeignLanguage"Bad atsummaries"summaryKitchensinkcrossover"I knowthis is bad"Author'snote"You'd bebetter offwithoutme"Punctuation:problems!Authorspeakingdirectly tocharacterTelling,instead ofshowingIncredibly OPSueperpowersUnnecessarilyformal speechAnachronismLovetrianglePOVtagsGaryStu*~Flashback~*LOLRandom"humor""NoFlamez!"AnimeEmoticonsRun-onsentencesCringeFragments.Ofsentences.Referencesto other ficsConfusingtimelineshenanigans"I don'townthis"HarryPottercrossoverWrittenat 2 amSexismBlatantself-insertStu'pidNa:mePointlesscharacterbio(s)WashboardficMicro-ChaptersHomophobiaPurpleproseAlcoholicorAbusiveparentsmissingcapitatizationNot likeotherboys/girlsPlotregurgitationOCrelated tocanoncharacterStrangescenedividersMotherdied inchildbirthRealWorld OCsuckedinto canonUnnecessaryCapitalizationNarcolpeticSceneTransitionAdoptionby acanoncharacterMarySueIncrediblydullHaremficUnromantic"romance"ObvioustrollficScenetagsGratuitousblushingOCis/wasbulliedDon'tLike,Don'tRead!UnattributeddialogueEdgyscarsOCgraftedontocanon plotWallo' textMelodramaticRidiculouslyOOC canoncharacterFormlessVoidInstantPregnancy"I haveto do thisalone"Orbsinsteadof eyesAuthor'snotes inproseToo...many...ellipses...Protagonist'shorriblecrimestreated as agood thingDetatchedbodypartsStaringout awindowSonglyrics inproseScriptficSue/Stua newspeciesBadSPaGJust anOrdinaryGirl(tm)WakingUpintroAbuse forsympathyAwesomeMcEvilSongtitle asfic titleDeus ExMachinaStaring inthe mirrordescriptionWangstCharacterbashingSoulmatesTragiccharacterdeathOnlyOneBedHolidayficBadlywrittenaccentCanon villain isjustmisunderstoodSelf-harm/mentalillness as aplot deviceCharactersignoring anobvioussolutionInconsistenttensesCassandraSueSyndromeOC knowseverythingand no onequestions itGender-swappedcanoncharactersBegging orthreateningfor reviewsCharacter(s)referred toby hair colorCharactersrefusing tocommunicateY/NDid notdo theresearchCharactersamazed bybasiccompetancyRacismTrivializationSuddenscenechangeHighschoolAUGemstoneEye ColorCanoncharacteragedup/downCharacterinstantlyhasSkillz(tm)ReferencestounrelatedmediaCharacterdescribedonly byskin toneAbusiverelationshiptreated asnormalGratuitousForeignLanguage"Bad atsummaries"summaryKitchensinkcrossover"I knowthis is bad"Author'snote"You'd bebetter offwithoutme"Punctuation:problems!Authorspeakingdirectly tocharacterTelling,instead ofshowingIncredibly OPSueperpowersUnnecessarilyformal speechAnachronismLovetrianglePOVtagsGaryStu*~Flashback~*LOLRandom"humor""NoFlamez!"AnimeEmoticonsRun-onsentencesCringeFragments.Ofsentences.Referencesto other ficsConfusingtimelineshenanigans"I don'townthis"HarryPottercrossoverWrittenat 2 amSexismBlatantself-insertStu'pidNa:mePointlesscharacterbio(s)WashboardficMicro-ChaptersHomophobiaPurpleproseAlcoholicorAbusiveparentsmissingcapitatization

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