Gave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationWorksout afterworkSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationBroughtcake toworkCyclesto workEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionCurrentlya PhDstudentRanDHLHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicHave asnackstashFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Submittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHaveattended aBMR writingretreatStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeMainlyexperimental/labresearchNot fromDenmarkFromDenmarkAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectMainlycomputationalresearchHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolAttendsnetworkingevents!Made a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemWorks outbeforeworkForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsCurrentlynot a PhDstudentTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationWorksout afterworkSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationBroughtcake toworkCyclesto workEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionCurrentlya PhDstudentRanDHLHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicHave asnackstashFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemAccidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Submittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHaveattended aBMR writingretreatStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeMainlyexperimental/labresearchNot fromDenmarkFromDenmarkAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectMainlycomputationalresearchHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolAttendsnetworkingevents!Made a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemWorks outbeforeworkForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsCurrentlynot a PhDstudentTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdesk

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