RacismRun-onsentencesGender-swappedcanoncharactersPurpleproseMarySueStaringout awindowDetatchedbodypartsmissingcapitatizationSoulmatesUnromantic"romance"WashboardficScenetagsBadlywrittenaccentAuthor'snotes inproseY/NNarcolpeticSceneTransitionUnnecessaryCapitalizationHaremficSexismWallo' textConfusingtimelineshenanigansSuddenscenechangeCharacterdescribedonly byskin toneTragiccharacterdeathCanoncharacteragedup/downIncredibly OPSueperpowersProtagonist'shorriblecrimestreated as agood thingDon'tLike,Don'tRead!Too...many...ellipses...GratuitousForeignLanguageAnachronismTrivializationAwesomeMcEvilOC knowseverythingand no onequestions itCringeAbuse forsympathyHolidayficStrangescenedividersNot likeotherboys/girlsSue/Stua newspeciesInstantPregnancyOnlyOneBedCharacterinstantlyhasSkillz(tm)WakingUpintroRealWorld OCsuckedinto canonAuthorspeakingdirectly tocharacterCharacterbashing"I haveto do thisalone"Punctuation:problems!Pointlesscharacterbio(s)Songtitle asfic titleReferencestounrelatedmediaCharacter(s)referred toby hair color"I knowthis is bad"Author'snoteGaryStuBadSPaGScriptfic"NoFlamez!"Unnecessarilyformal speechCharactersamazed bybasiccompetancyUnattributeddialogueAlcoholicorAbusiveparentsAbusiverelationshiptreated asnormalGratuitousblushingMicro-ChaptersWrittenat 2 amOCgraftedontocanon plot"I don'townthis"LOLRandom"humor"POVtagsWangstDeus ExMachinaOCis/wasbulliedCharactersignoring anobvioussolutionDid notdo theresearch"You'd bebetter offwithoutme"Begging orthreateningfor reviewsSonglyrics inproseCanon villain isjustmisunderstoodKitchensinkcrossover"Bad atsummaries"summaryLovetriangleReferencesto other ficsStaring inthe mirrordescriptionCharactersrefusing tocommunicateFormlessVoidIncrediblydullBlatantself-insertTelling,instead ofshowingOCrelated tocanoncharacterStu'pidNa:meHighschoolAUFragments.Ofsentences.ObvioustrollficMelodramaticHomophobia*~Flashback~*Orbsinsteadof eyesAdoptionby acanoncharacterGemstoneEye ColorJust anOrdinaryGirl(tm)Self-harm/mentalillness as aplot deviceCassandraSueSyndromeRidiculouslyOOC canoncharacterEdgyscarsAnimeEmoticonsMotherdied inchildbirthPlotregurgitationInconsistenttensesHarryPottercrossoverRacismRun-onsentencesGender-swappedcanoncharactersPurpleproseMarySueStaringout awindowDetatchedbodypartsmissingcapitatizationSoulmatesUnromantic"romance"WashboardficScenetagsBadlywrittenaccentAuthor'snotes inproseY/NNarcolpeticSceneTransitionUnnecessaryCapitalizationHaremficSexismWallo' textConfusingtimelineshenanigansSuddenscenechangeCharacterdescribedonly byskin toneTragiccharacterdeathCanoncharacteragedup/downIncredibly OPSueperpowersProtagonist'shorriblecrimestreated as agood thingDon'tLike,Don'tRead!Too...many...ellipses...GratuitousForeignLanguageAnachronismTrivializationAwesomeMcEvilOC knowseverythingand no onequestions itCringeAbuse forsympathyHolidayficStrangescenedividersNot likeotherboys/girlsSue/Stua newspeciesInstantPregnancyOnlyOneBedCharacterinstantlyhasSkillz(tm)WakingUpintroRealWorld OCsuckedinto canonAuthorspeakingdirectly tocharacterCharacterbashing"I haveto do thisalone"Punctuation:problems!Pointlesscharacterbio(s)Songtitle asfic titleReferencestounrelatedmediaCharacter(s)referred toby hair color"I knowthis is bad"Author'snoteGaryStuBadSPaGScriptfic"NoFlamez!"Unnecessarilyformal speechCharactersamazed bybasiccompetancyUnattributeddialogueAlcoholicorAbusiveparentsAbusiverelationshiptreated asnormalGratuitousblushingMicro-ChaptersWrittenat 2 amOCgraftedontocanon plot"I don'townthis"LOLRandom"humor"POVtagsWangstDeus ExMachinaOCis/wasbulliedCharactersignoring anobvioussolutionDid notdo theresearch"You'd bebetter offwithoutme"Begging orthreateningfor reviewsSonglyrics inproseCanon villain isjustmisunderstoodKitchensinkcrossover"Bad atsummaries"summaryLovetriangleReferencesto other ficsStaring inthe mirrordescriptionCharactersrefusing tocommunicateFormlessVoidIncrediblydullBlatantself-insertTelling,instead ofshowingOCrelated tocanoncharacterStu'pidNa:meHighschoolAUFragments.Ofsentences.ObvioustrollficMelodramaticHomophobia*~Flashback~*Orbsinsteadof eyesAdoptionby acanoncharacterGemstoneEye ColorJust anOrdinaryGirl(tm)Self-harm/mentalillness as aplot deviceCassandraSueSyndromeRidiculouslyOOC canoncharacterEdgyscarsAnimeEmoticonsMotherdied inchildbirthPlotregurgitationInconsistenttensesHarryPottercrossover

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