sharplydressedAmbitiousLeader ofa criminalgangis ananti-heroCommitsacts ofviolenceIs aGangsterMaleischarismaticYoung,up-and-cominghas atraumaticpastComes toa tragicendHas a mix ofadmirableandrepugnanttraitsis shownas a self-mademanMember ofan immigrantormarginalisedgroupSpeaks witha distinctivetype ofdialect /slangis shown asa product ofhisenvironmentnarrativeshows rise topower over along periodof timeBreaks thelaw butfollows hisown 'code'Italian-AmericanMust killsomeoneclose tohimheir topowerinheritedfrom familyRuthlessacts inthe nameof familyreflects'theAmericandream'sharplydressedAmbitiousLeader ofa criminalgangis ananti-heroCommitsacts ofviolenceIs aGangsterMaleischarismaticYoung,up-and-cominghas atraumaticpastComes toa tragicendHas a mix ofadmirableandrepugnanttraitsis shownas a self-mademanMember ofan immigrantormarginalisedgroupSpeaks witha distinctivetype ofdialect /slangis shown asa product ofhisenvironmentnarrativeshows rise topower over along periodof timeBreaks thelaw butfollows hisown 'code'Italian-AmericanMust killsomeoneclose tohimheir topowerinheritedfrom familyRuthlessacts inthe nameof familyreflects'theAmericandream'

Gangster Conventions: The Protagonist - 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. sharply dressed
  2. Ambitious
  3. Leader of a criminal gang
  4. is an anti-hero
  5. Commits acts of violence
  6. Is a Gangster
  7. Male
  8. is charismatic
  9. Young, up-and-coming
  10. has a traumatic past
  11. Comes to a tragic end
  12. Has a mix of admirable and repugnant traits
  13. is shown as a self-made man
  14. Member of an immigrant or marginalised group
  15. Speaks with a distinctive type of dialect / slang
  16. is shown as a product of his environment
  17. narrative shows rise to power over a long period of time
  18. Breaks the law but follows his own 'code'
  19. Italian-American
  20. Must kill someone close to him
  21. heir to power inherited from family
  22. Ruthless
  23. acts in the name of family
  24. reflects 'the American dream'