What doyou thinkthis caseis worth?This is nota 7-figurecase.I couldnever be amediator.It’s too hard!My client left,but we canreach him byphone.I really don'texpect thiscase tosettle today.Why are theymad? Theyknew we’dask for morein mediation.Just getme anumber!I don’t wantto givethem freediscovery.In myexperience,joint sessionsjust makethings worse.They don’t knowwhat they’retalking about.They don’tunderstand thelaw.They arenotmediating ingood faith.We’ve dropped40% & theyhaven’t comeup nearly asmuch!We made abig move;now theyneed to makea big move.This isa wasteof time.Thatoffer isinsulting!Midpointof themidpointWe won’tbidagainstourselves.They offered$5,000? OK,we’ll ask for$995,000.Don’t tell themabout this“smoking gun.”I’m saving it fortrial.Theyneed toget real.We arepreparedto take thisto trial.The judgewill see thetruth, and Iwill win attrial.We justwant what’sreasonableand fair.I just found outthat my client’sdamages arefar greater thanwe thought.What doyou thinkthis caseis worth?This is nota 7-figurecase.I couldnever be amediator.It’s too hard!My client left,but we canreach him byphone.I really don'texpect thiscase tosettle today.Why are theymad? Theyknew we’dask for morein mediation.Just getme anumber!I don’t wantto givethem freediscovery.In myexperience,joint sessionsjust makethings worse.They don’t knowwhat they’retalking about.They don’tunderstand thelaw.They arenotmediating ingood faith.We’ve dropped40% & theyhaven’t comeup nearly asmuch!We made abig move;now theyneed to makea big move.This isa wasteof time.Thatoffer isinsulting!Midpointof themidpointWe won’tbidagainstourselves.They offered$5,000? OK,we’ll ask for$995,000.Don’t tell themabout this“smoking gun.”I’m saving it fortrial.Theyneed toget real.We arepreparedto take thisto trial.The judgewill see thetruth, and Iwill win attrial.We justwant what’sreasonableand fair.I just found outthat my client’sdamages arefar greater thanwe thought.

Mediation 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. What do you think this case is worth?
  2. This is not a 7-figure case.
  3. I could never be a mediator. It’s too hard!
  4. My client left, but we can reach him by phone.
  5. I really don't expect this case to settle today.
  6. Why are they mad? They knew we’d ask for more in mediation.
  7. Just get me a number!
  8. I don’t want to give them free discovery.
  9. In my experience, joint sessions just make things worse.
  10. They don’t know what they’re talking about. They don’t understand the law.
  11. They are not mediating in good faith.
  12. We’ve dropped 40% & they haven’t come up nearly as much!
  13. We made a big move; now they need to make a big move.
  14. This is a waste of time.
  15. That offer is insulting!
  16. Midpoint of the midpoint
  17. We won’t bid against ourselves.
  18. They offered $5,000? OK, we’ll ask for $995,000.
  19. Don’t tell them about this “smoking gun.” I’m saving it for trial.
  20. They need to get real.
  21. We are prepared to take this to trial.
  22. The judge will see the truth, and I will win at trial.
  23. We just want what’s reasonable and fair.
  24. I just found out that my client’s damages are far greater than we thought.