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

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