(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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Silent Awkward Pause – A long, awkward silence after someone suggests a feature or plan.
“Who Wants to Do the Demo?” – A long silence after someone asks who wants to volunteer to demo the upcoming feature.
Let's Revisit That Next Quarter – A suggestion is pushed to the next quarter.
Any type of energy drink is opened during a discussion
Hot Take – Someone gives a bold or controversial opinion that sparks conversation.
Dad Joke- Someone on the team tells a dad joke
Spontaneous Diagram Drawing– Someone starts drawing an impromptu diagram to explain an idea.
Sudden Data Panic – A critical data issue suddenly emerges mid-planning.
Whiteboard Overflow– The whiteboard gets too full to write anything else (Figma included)
Technical Debt Detour- A deep dive into technical debt takes over the meeting.
“Scope Shrinking for MVP” – A feature gets scaled down to meet a minimal viable product (MVP) standard, and everyone debates what to cut.
Forgot It Was Quarterly Planning – Someone clearly didn’t prepare and asks, “Wait, what are we doing today?”
New Jargon Alert– A new buzzword or acronym is introduced and immediately adopted.
Unanimous Excitement– The whole team gets excited about a specific idea or feature.
The Unexpected Bug Fix- A bug is discovered while talking about something unrelated.
“The ADO Jungle” – Someone gets lost trying to find or update a task in ADO.
Mic Issues– A team member struggles with their microphone.
Canaan opens a Redbull in a meeting
“That’s a Phase 2 Problem” – An issue is identified but quickly dismissed as a future concern for “Phase 2.”
Webex Call Freezes – Someone’s video freezes during a call
Let's A/B Test It – A suggestion to run an A/B test on a feature comes out of nowhere.
Forgot to Mute – Someone’s background noise interrupts the meeting because they forgot to mute.
Off-topic Rabbit Hole – The conversation goes off-topic and everyone follows it.
Wait, What Does That Acronym Mean? – Someone uses a technical acronym that not everyone knows, leading to a quick clarification.
Post-it Sticky Notes Overload– Someone has way too many post-its in the planning meeting.
Imposter Syndrome Mention – Someone admits to feeling like they don’t know enough about a subject.
Epic Naming Debate– A debate ensues over what to name a feature or release.
“Can We Get User Feedback First?” – A team member advocates for gathering user feedback before moving forward with a feature.
The Emoji Explosion– Someone drops a string of emojis in the chat or task description.
Feature Scope Creep – A feature grows bigger during discussion.
Steerco debate- Someone asks the question, "Does this need to go to steerco?"
KPI Focus- Someone mentions we need a way to measure outcomes
The Pet Cameo– Someone’s pet makes an unexpected appearance during the meeting (bonus if it's a cat!).
Surprise Pivotal Discovery– An unplanned discovery changes the course of planning.
“Let’s Just Build a Tool for That” – Someone suggests building an internal tool to solve a problem that may not need one.
“Oh, We’ll Just Use AIP for That” – An overly optimistic suggestion that AIP can easily solve a complex problem.
One More Thing – The meeting extends because someone has "just one more thing" to discuss.
“Retro Action Item Comes Back to Haunt” – A task from the last sprint retro reappears because it wasn’t completed.
Can We Circle Back?– The famous phrase to revisit a topic.
Surprise Product Demo – A quick, unplanned product demo happens during planning.
“That’s Not How Our Users Use It” – A disagreement arises over how users are actually interacting with a feature.
OOTO makes an appearance
Out of Scope, But Hear Me Out – A team member proposes something not related to the current discussion.
We need a meal break- Someone suggests we break early for lunch
Is This on the Roadmap? – Someone asks if a feature or task is officially on the roadmap.
