RanDHLEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventHave asnackstashUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationCurrentlya PhDstudentAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectMainlycomputationalresearchGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesNot fromDenmarkTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskCyclesto workWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHaveattended aBMR writingretreatFromDenmarkStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeBroughtcake toworkAttendsnetworkingevents!Accidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationWorksout afterworkHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicCurrentlynot a PhDstudentHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceMainlyexperimental/labresearchHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationWorks outbeforeworkMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/TeamsRanDHLEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventHave asnackstashUsed ameme or popculturereference in apresentationCurrentlya PhDstudentAccidentallymonopolised aconversationexplaining yourPhD projectMainlycomputationalresearchGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesNot fromDenmarkTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskCyclesto workWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHaveattended aBMR writingretreatFromDenmarkStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeBroughtcake toworkAttendsnetworkingevents!Accidentallyhit “ReplyAll”Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHaveattendedDDEASummerSchoolSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationWorksout afterworkHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicCurrentlynot a PhDstudentHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceMainlyexperimental/labresearchHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationWorks outbeforeworkMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingonZoom/Teams

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