Presentedat aninternationalconferenceExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistCollectedsamples inextremeweatherForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentFree!Had abreakthroughidea during acasual chatWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographySpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentUndertookinternationalfieldworkSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Got stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkShared asciencememe in thegroup chatGotconfusedbystatisticsAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventFree!Free!DebatedleavingacademiaRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timePresentedat aninternationalconferenceExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistCollectedsamples inextremeweatherForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentFree!Had abreakthroughidea during acasual chatWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographySpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentUndertookinternationalfieldworkSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Got stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkShared asciencememe in thegroup chatGotconfusedbystatisticsAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventFree!Free!DebatedleavingacademiaRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst time

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