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

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