Corruptmedia orpropagandais usedConnectionto yourworldCitizenslive in astate offearTechnologyis relied onexcessivelyCitizens arelied to byleaders orauthorityfiguresA characterstarts torebel orspeak outagainst rulesMotif ofsurveillanceA minorcharacterhelps theprotagonistCharactersdistrustnatureTheprotagonisthas aforbiddenloveConnectionto anotherdystopianshort storySociety has aform oftechnology thathasn't beeninvented yetThegovernmentexertsexcessivecontrol overcitizensA newrule isintroducedCitizens aredesensitizedto violenceor corruptionCitizens areexpected toconform(motif ofconformity)Arts orliteraturearebannedProtagonistquestionssocietyConnectionto "TheGiver"ProtagonistfeelstrappedSociety hasstrongtraditions(motif oftradition)Ritual orceremonytakesplaceSociety isdivided intodifferentsocialgroupsTheprotagonistattempts tosurvive orescapeCorruptmedia orpropagandais usedConnectionto yourworldCitizenslive in astate offearTechnologyis relied onexcessivelyCitizens arelied to byleaders orauthorityfiguresA characterstarts torebel orspeak outagainst rulesMotif ofsurveillanceA minorcharacterhelps theprotagonistCharactersdistrustnatureTheprotagonisthas aforbiddenloveConnectionto anotherdystopianshort storySociety has aform oftechnology thathasn't beeninvented yetThegovernmentexertsexcessivecontrol overcitizensA newrule isintroducedCitizens aredesensitizedto violenceor corruptionCitizens areexpected toconform(motif ofconformity)Arts orliteraturearebannedProtagonistquestionssocietyConnectionto "TheGiver"ProtagonistfeelstrappedSociety hasstrongtraditions(motif oftradition)Ritual orceremonytakesplaceSociety isdivided intodifferentsocialgroupsTheprotagonistattempts tosurvive orescape

Dystopian Lit 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. Corrupt media or propaganda is used
  2. Connection to your world
  3. Citizens live in a state of fear
  4. Technology is relied on excessively
  5. Citizens are lied to by leaders or authority figures
  6. A character starts to rebel or speak out against rules
  7. Motif of surveillance
  8. A minor character helps the protagonist
  9. Characters distrust nature
  10. The protagonist has a forbidden love
  11. Connection to another dystopian short story
  12. Society has a form of technology that hasn't been invented yet
  13. The government exerts excessive control over citizens
  14. A new rule is introduced
  15. Citizens are desensitized to violence or corruption
  16. Citizens are expected to conform (motif of conformity)
  17. Arts or literature are banned
  18. Protagonist questions society
  19. Connection to "The Giver"
  20. Protagonist feels trapped
  21. Society has strong traditions (motif of tradition)
  22. Ritual or ceremony takes place
  23. Society is divided into different social groups
  24. The protagonist attempts to survive or escape