MissingparentsDysfunctionalfamilyDeadparentsMorally graycharacters…but it’s avery verydark grayEveryone being over-the-top compared toMC (Hunger Games"WINNING ISGLORY" vs Katniss "Ijust don't want todie")MC isspecial insome wayA backstoryinvolvingterribleparentalfiguresA lovedonediesMC is asnowflakeLovetriangleMC's nameisuncommon(Katniss,Eden)MiserablesocietyThe loveinterest isspecial insome way"Let's have thisrandomteenager be ourhero to takedown the bigevil!"Secrets/ConspiracyThechosenoneLimitedresources forjust aspecificclassDeath just forthe funsies(killing off acharacter justfor drama andnot much else)Someone or anorganization thatdesires absolutecontrol over themasses for nogood reasonPlot twistwith goodsetupSpecialeyecolorUpperclassare jerksEntertainmentaround deathand violenceA smartcharacterportrayed to besmart by makingall the othercharacters dumbAbusiveparentsThe leaderdies and theirempire fallsapart, no heiror anythingFreeSpaceFunctioningfamily (sorare in fictionthese days)Test/Lottery thatdetermines life(Hunger GamesChoosingCeremony, GiverCeremony ofTwelve)MC looks ona reflectivesurface todescribe theirappearance"Oh no... I'm sougly..." the MCsays as severalpeople fight fortheir loveDysfunctionalgovernmentLimitedresources foreveryoneacross allclassesCommonsensewho?Middleclasswho?Plot twistwith badsetupA resistanceorganizationA worldthat looksperfect, butis not at allAbackstoryinvolvingmurderMC is ateenager“B-b-but it’s okay forthem to be a jerk toeveryone around thembecause their wholefamily got attacked bykangaroos in arainforest and havecrippling back pain forthe rest of eternity!”CorporategreedMean/evilpeople withnot muchmotiveAcharacterwith GodcomplexMissingparentsDysfunctionalfamilyDeadparentsMorally graycharacters…but it’s avery verydark grayEveryone being over-the-top compared toMC (Hunger Games"WINNING ISGLORY" vs Katniss "Ijust don't want todie")MC isspecial insome wayA backstoryinvolvingterribleparentalfiguresA lovedonediesMC is asnowflakeLovetriangleMC's nameisuncommon(Katniss,Eden)MiserablesocietyThe loveinterest isspecial insome way"Let's have thisrandomteenager be ourhero to takedown the bigevil!"Secrets/ConspiracyThechosenoneLimitedresources forjust aspecificclassDeath just forthe funsies(killing off acharacter justfor drama andnot much else)Someone or anorganization thatdesires absolutecontrol over themasses for nogood reasonPlot twistwith goodsetupSpecialeyecolorUpperclassare jerksEntertainmentaround deathand violenceA smartcharacterportrayed to besmart by makingall the othercharacters dumbAbusiveparentsThe leaderdies and theirempire fallsapart, no heiror anythingFreeSpaceFunctioningfamily (sorare in fictionthese days)Test/Lottery thatdetermines life(Hunger GamesChoosingCeremony, GiverCeremony ofTwelve)MC looks ona reflectivesurface todescribe theirappearance"Oh no... I'm sougly..." the MCsays as severalpeople fight fortheir loveDysfunctionalgovernmentLimitedresources foreveryoneacross allclassesCommonsensewho?Middleclasswho?Plot twistwith badsetupA resistanceorganizationA worldthat looksperfect, butis not at allAbackstoryinvolvingmurderMC is ateenager“B-b-but it’s okay forthem to be a jerk toeveryone around thembecause their wholefamily got attacked bykangaroos in arainforest and havecrippling back pain forthe rest of eternity!”CorporategreedMean/evilpeople withnot muchmotiveAcharacterwith Godcomplex

Book Club Bingo - 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. Missing parents
  2. Dysfunctional family
  3. Dead parents
  4. Morally gray characters… but it’s a very very dark gray
  5. Everyone being over-the-top compared to MC (Hunger Games "WINNING IS GLORY" vs Katniss "I just don't want to die")
  6. MC is special in some way
  7. A backstory involving terrible parental figures
  8. A loved one dies
  9. MC is a snowflake
  10. Love triangle
  11. MC's name is uncommon (Katniss, Eden)
  12. Miserable society
  13. The love interest is special in some way
  14. "Let's have this random teenager be our hero to take down the big evil!"
  15. Secrets/Conspiracy
  16. The chosen one
  17. Limited resources for just a specific class
  18. Death just for the funsies (killing off a character just for drama and not much else)
  19. Someone or an organization that desires absolute control over the masses for no good reason
  20. Plot twist with good setup
  21. Special eye color
  22. Upper class are jerks
  23. Entertainment around death and violence
  24. A smart character portrayed to be smart by making all the other characters dumb
  25. Abusive parents
  26. The leader dies and their empire falls apart, no heir or anything
  27. Free Space
  28. Functioning family (so rare in fiction these days)
  29. Test/Lottery that determines life (Hunger Games Choosing Ceremony, Giver Ceremony of Twelve)
  30. MC looks on a reflective surface to describe their appearance
  31. "Oh no... I'm so ugly..." the MC says as several people fight for their love
  32. Dysfunctional government
  33. Limited resources for everyone across all classes
  34. Common sense who?
  35. Middle class who?
  36. Plot twist with bad setup
  37. A resistance organization
  38. A world that looks perfect, but is not at all
  39. A backstory involving murder
  40. MC is a teenager
  41. “B-b-but it’s okay for them to be a jerk to everyone around them because their whole family got attacked by kangaroos in a rainforest and have crippling back pain for the rest of eternity!”
  42. Corporate greed
  43. Mean/evil people with not much motive
  44. A character with God complex