Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailDebatedleavingacademiaFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Helpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeCollectedsamples inextremeweatherTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventGotconfusedbystatisticsUndertookinternationalfieldworkReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeFree!Spent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentShared asciencememe in thegroup chatPresentedat aninternationalconferenceFree!Forgot animportantitem duringfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailDebatedleavingacademiaFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Helpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeCollectedsamples inextremeweatherTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventGotconfusedbystatisticsUndertookinternationalfieldworkReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeFree!Spent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentShared asciencememe in thegroup chatPresentedat aninternationalconferenceFree!Forgot animportantitem duringfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeography

Environmental Biogeoscience Group Ice Breaker - 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. Collaborated with someone outside your discipline
  2. Attended a meeting that could’ve been an email
  3. Debated leaving academia
  4. Free!
  5. Explained your research to a non-scientist
  6. Had a breakthrough idea during a casual chat
  7. Got stuck in mud or water during fieldwork
  8. Had to explain climate change to a family or friends
  9. Spent too much time making your figures look “just right”
  10. Helped troubleshoot a colleague’s experiment
  11. Used a new technique or tool for the first time
  12. Collected samples in extreme weather
  13. Took part in a departmental social event
  14. Got confused by statistics
  15. Undertook international fieldwork
  16. Received confusing peer-review/supervisor comments
  17. Ran out of coffee at a critical time
  18. Free!
  19. Spent a whole day troubleshooting a code or lab equipment
  20. Missed lunch because of a long experiment
  21. Shared a science meme in the group chat
  22. Presented at an international conference
  23. Free!
  24. Forgot an important item during fieldwork
  25. Worked in a department that wasn't Geography