Pretendto BeMarriedHollywoodCelebrity& OrdinaryPersonHiding ina SmallTownAthlete &JournalistFlorist &CustomerRomanceFalling inLoveThroughLettersRoommatesto LoversFakeRelationshipOnlyOneBedHometownReunionRomanceCruiseShip orDestinationRomanceScottishHighlander& EnglishLadyDog OwnersFalling inLove at theParkTrappedin anElevatorHoliday-ThemedRomanceDisguisedIdentity(Pretending toBe SomeoneElse)HidingBeauty toAvoidAttentionBillionaireFalls forRegularPersonScars &ImperfectionsThat Tell aStoryBoss/EmployeeRomanceFalling forBestFriend’sSiblingPirate&CaptiveProfessor/Student(College Age)Chef &FoodCriticLostMemoryRomanceForbiddenLoveBeauty andthe Beast(One isConsideredUnattractive)RivalColleaguesReality TVRomance(Bachelor-Style Show)SecretLoveLettersDiscoveredDuke Fallsfor aCommonerMistakenforSomeoneElseBiker &Small-Town GirlSurvivalSituationRomanceVacationFling ThatBecomesMoreWeddingPlanner Fallsfor theGroom/BrideMail-OrderBrideMasqueradeBall MysteryRomanceOne Hasa TerminalIllnessReunitedAfterYearsApartInsecure AboutAppearance,But LoveInterest SeesTheir TrueBeautySecretRoyaltyOne NightStandTurns IntoLoveMarriage ofConvenienceLoveTriangleGlassesOff,SuddenlyAttractiveSecretBabyRancher/Cowboy& City GirlBig CityPerson Fallsfor Small-Town LocalFriendstoLoversFree!ChildhoodEnemiesWho MeetAgainChildhoodSweetheartsSurprisePregnancyNanny& SingleParentOppositesAttractSingleParentFindsLoveRunawayBrideUglyDucklingBecomesa SwanLong-Lost LoveReturnsMakeoverTransformationRomanceAccidentalMarriage(VegasWedding,etc.)UnfinishedBusinessBetweenExesStuckTogether(Stranded,Snowstorm,etc.)Baker &GrumpyNeighborSecondChanceRomanceTimeTravelRomanceEnemiestoLoversArrangedMarriageTurns toLoveFalling forBrother’sBestFriendArrangedMarriageBodyguard& TheProtectedMafiaRomanceTragic PastKeepsThem ApartFalling forSomeone WithoutSeeing Their Face(Masked Lover,OnlineRelationship, etc.)Pretendto BeMarriedHollywoodCelebrity& OrdinaryPersonHiding ina SmallTownAthlete &JournalistFlorist &CustomerRomanceFalling inLoveThroughLettersRoommatesto LoversFakeRelationshipOnlyOneBedHometownReunionRomanceCruiseShip orDestinationRomanceScottishHighlander& EnglishLadyDog OwnersFalling inLove at theParkTrappedin anElevatorHoliday-ThemedRomanceDisguisedIdentity(Pretending toBe SomeoneElse)HidingBeauty toAvoidAttentionBillionaireFalls forRegularPersonScars &ImperfectionsThat Tell aStoryBoss/EmployeeRomanceFalling forBestFriend’sSiblingPirate&CaptiveProfessor/Student(College Age)Chef &FoodCriticLostMemoryRomanceForbiddenLoveBeauty andthe Beast(One isConsideredUnattractive)RivalColleaguesReality TVRomance(Bachelor-Style Show)SecretLoveLettersDiscoveredDuke Fallsfor aCommonerMistakenforSomeoneElseBiker &Small-Town GirlSurvivalSituationRomanceVacationFling ThatBecomesMoreWeddingPlanner Fallsfor theGroom/BrideMail-OrderBrideMasqueradeBall MysteryRomanceOne Hasa TerminalIllnessReunitedAfterYearsApartInsecure AboutAppearance,But LoveInterest SeesTheir TrueBeautySecretRoyaltyOne NightStandTurns IntoLoveMarriage ofConvenienceLoveTriangleGlassesOff,SuddenlyAttractiveSecretBabyRancher/Cowboy& City GirlBig CityPerson Fallsfor Small-Town LocalFriendstoLoversFree!ChildhoodEnemiesWho MeetAgainChildhoodSweetheartsSurprisePregnancyNanny& SingleParentOppositesAttractSingleParentFindsLoveRunawayBrideUglyDucklingBecomesa SwanLong-Lost LoveReturnsMakeoverTransformationRomanceAccidentalMarriage(VegasWedding,etc.)UnfinishedBusinessBetweenExesStuckTogether(Stranded,Snowstorm,etc.)Baker &GrumpyNeighborSecondChanceRomanceTimeTravelRomanceEnemiestoLoversArrangedMarriageTurns toLoveFalling forBrother’sBestFriendArrangedMarriageBodyguard& TheProtectedMafiaRomanceTragic PastKeepsThem ApartFalling forSomeone WithoutSeeing Their Face(Masked Lover,OnlineRelationship, etc.)

Romance Novel Tropes - 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. Pretend to Be Married
  2. Hollywood Celebrity & Ordinary Person
  3. Hiding in a Small Town
  4. Athlete & Journalist
  5. Florist & Customer Romance
  6. Falling in Love Through Letters
  7. Roommates to Lovers
  8. Fake Relationship
  9. Only One Bed
  10. Hometown Reunion Romance
  11. Cruise Ship or Destination Romance
  12. Scottish Highlander & English Lady
  13. Dog Owners Falling in Love at the Park
  14. Trapped in an Elevator
  15. Holiday-Themed Romance
  16. Disguised Identity (Pretending to Be Someone Else)
  17. Hiding Beauty to Avoid Attention
  18. Billionaire Falls for Regular Person
  19. Scars & Imperfections That Tell a Story
  20. Boss/Employee Romance
  21. Falling for Best Friend’s Sibling
  22. Pirate & Captive
  23. Professor/Student (College Age)
  24. Chef & Food Critic
  25. Lost Memory Romance
  26. Forbidden Love
  27. Beauty and the Beast (One is Considered Unattractive)
  28. Rival Colleagues
  29. Reality TV Romance (Bachelor-Style Show)
  30. Secret Love Letters Discovered
  31. Duke Falls for a Commoner
  32. Mistaken for Someone Else
  33. Biker & Small-Town Girl
  34. Survival Situation Romance
  35. Vacation Fling That Becomes More
  36. Wedding Planner Falls for the Groom/Bride
  37. Mail-Order Bride
  38. Masquerade Ball Mystery Romance
  39. One Has a Terminal Illness
  40. Reunited After Years Apart
  41. Insecure About Appearance, But Love Interest Sees Their True Beauty
  42. Secret Royalty
  43. One Night Stand Turns Into Love
  44. Marriage of Convenience
  45. Love Triangle
  46. Glasses Off, Suddenly Attractive
  47. Secret Baby
  48. Rancher/Cowboy & City Girl
  49. Big City Person Falls for Small-Town Local
  50. Friends to Lovers
  51. Free!
  52. Childhood Enemies Who Meet Again
  53. Childhood Sweethearts
  54. Surprise Pregnancy
  55. Nanny & Single Parent
  56. Opposites Attract
  57. Single Parent Finds Love
  58. Runaway Bride
  59. Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan
  60. Long-Lost Love Returns
  61. Makeover Transformation Romance
  62. Accidental Marriage (Vegas Wedding, etc.)
  63. Unfinished Business Between Exes
  64. Stuck Together (Stranded, Snowstorm, etc.)
  65. Baker & Grumpy Neighbor
  66. Second Chance Romance
  67. Time Travel Romance
  68. Enemies to Lovers
  69. Arranged Marriage Turns to Love
  70. Falling for Brother’s Best Friend
  71. Arranged Marriage
  72. Bodyguard & The Protected
  73. Mafia Romance
  74. Tragic Past Keeps Them Apart
  75. Falling for Someone Without Seeing Their Face (Masked Lover, Online Relationship, etc.)