Haslived/workedoutside ofEuropeHas sailedon aresearchcruisePublished ona rare ornewlydiscoveredsilicofossilClassesthemselvesas an ECRor PhDstudentHad a researchquestion thatrequiredcompletely newmethodsHad aSilicofossilgrantproposalrejectedHas had to explainMicropalaeontologyto a friend or familymemberGot frustratedover trying toidentify asinglespecimenUsed SEM(ScanningElectronMicroscope)Recountedthe sameslide morethan twiceHas workedwithODP/IODPsamplesLost yourlabnotebookor dataPresentedat aninternationalconferenceGot excitedover the“perfect”silicofossilspecimenChooseyour ownfun fact!Spent toomuch timeanalysingone sampleWorked inboth marineandfreshwaterresearchMentoreda studentor internBeen confusedabout applyingstatisticalmethods topalaeo-dataChooseyour ownfun fact!Attendeda previousTMS AGMHaslived/workedin more thantwocountriesMet aresearcheryou citedafterpublicationShared asilicofossil-based memeor jokeHaslived/workedoutside ofEuropeHas sailedon aresearchcruisePublished ona rare ornewlydiscoveredsilicofossilClassesthemselvesas an ECRor PhDstudentHad a researchquestion thatrequiredcompletely newmethodsHad aSilicofossilgrantproposalrejectedHas had to explainMicropalaeontologyto a friend or familymemberGot frustratedover trying toidentify asinglespecimenUsed SEM(ScanningElectronMicroscope)Recountedthe sameslide morethan twiceHas workedwithODP/IODPsamplesLost yourlabnotebookor dataPresentedat aninternationalconferenceGot excitedover the“perfect”silicofossilspecimenChooseyour ownfun fact!Spent toomuch timeanalysingone sampleWorked inboth marineandfreshwaterresearchMentoreda studentor internBeen confusedabout applyingstatisticalmethods topalaeo-dataChooseyour ownfun fact!Attendeda previousTMS AGMHaslived/workedin more thantwocountriesMet aresearcheryou citedafterpublicationShared asilicofossil-based memeor joke

SilicoSynergy 2024 - 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. Has lived/worked outside of Europe
  2. Has sailed on a research cruise
  3. Published on a rare or newly discovered silicofossil
  4. Classes themselves as an ECR or PhD student
  5. Had a research question that required completely new methods
  6. Had a Silicofossil grant proposal rejected
  7. Has had to explain Micropalaeontology to a friend or family member
  8. Got frustrated over trying to identify a single specimen
  9. Used SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)
  10. Recounted the same slide more than twice
  11. Has worked with ODP/IODP samples
  12. Lost your lab notebook or data
  13. Presented at an international conference
  14. Got excited over the “perfect” silicofossil specimen
  15. Choose your own fun fact!
  16. Spent too much time analysing one sample
  17. Worked in both marine and freshwater research
  18. Mentored a student or intern
  19. Been confused about applying statistical methods to palaeo-data
  20. Choose your own fun fact!
  21. Attended a previous TMS AGM
  22. Has lived/worked in more than two countries
  23. Met a researcher you cited after publication
  24. Shared a silicofossil-based meme or joke