Cyclesto workWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterWorks outbeforeworkSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationHaveattended aBMR writingretreatFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventMainlycomputationalresearchWorksout afterworkMainlyexperimental/labresearchStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectRanDHLHave asnackstashAttendsnetworkingevents!Currentlynot a PhDstudentHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionNot fromDenmarkForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsCurrentlya PhDstudentMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Submittedan abstractor paper forpublicationBroughtcake toworkUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationFromDenmarkCyclesto workWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterWorks outbeforeworkSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationHaveattended aBMR writingretreatFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventMainlycomputationalresearchWorksout afterworkMainlyexperimental/labresearchStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectRanDHLHave asnackstashAttendsnetworkingevents!Currentlynot a PhDstudentHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionNot fromDenmarkForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsCurrentlya PhDstudentMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Submittedan abstractor paper forpublicationBroughtcake toworkUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationFromDenmark

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