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

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