Used ameme or popculturereference in apresentationAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Have asnackstashHaveattended aBMR writingretreatFromDenmarkWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterMainlycomputationalresearchNot fromDenmarkHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeCurrentlya PhDstudentSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemAttendsnetworkingevents!Worksout afterworkHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationRanDHLMainlyexperimental/labresearchEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesBroughtcake toworkWorks outbeforeworkMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemCyclesto workCurrentlynot a PhDstudentForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Have asnackstashHaveattended aBMR writingretreatFromDenmarkWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterMainlycomputationalresearchNot fromDenmarkHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeCurrentlya PhDstudentSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemAttendsnetworkingevents!Worksout afterworkHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationRanDHLMainlyexperimental/labresearchEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesBroughtcake toworkWorks outbeforeworkMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemCyclesto workCurrentlynot a PhDstudentForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank stares

BMR Networking Event - 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. Used a meme or pop culture reference in a presentation
  2. Accidentally hit “Reply All”
  3. Have a snack stash
  4. Have attended a BMR writing retreat
  5. From Denmark
  6. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  7. Mainly computational research
  8. Not from Denmark
  9. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  10. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  11. Currently a PhD student
  12. Spent hours searching for one missing citation
  13. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  14. Attends networking events!
  15. Works out after work
  16. Have attended DDEA Summer School
  17. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  18. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  19. Had an awkward silence during a Q&A session
  20. Submitted an abstract or paper for publication
  21. Ran DHL
  22. Mainly experimental/lab research
  23. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  24. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  25. Brought cake to work
  26. Works out before work
  27. Made a to-do list but completed only one item
  28. Cycles to work
  29. Currently not a PhD student
  30. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom/Teams
  31. Accidentally monopolised a conversation explaining your PhD project
  32. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares