The loveinterest isspecial insome wayMorally graycharacters…but it’s avery verydark grayLimitedresources foreveryoneacross allclassesEveryone being over-the-top compared toMC (Hunger Games"WINNING ISGLORY" vs Katniss "Ijust don't want todie")LovetriangleFunctioningfamily (sorare in fictionthese days)MC's nameisuncommon(Katniss,Eden)"Oh no... I'm sougly..." the MCsays as severalpeople fight fortheir loveA resistanceorganizationAbusiveparentsAbackstoryinvolvingmurderMiddleclasswho?Secrets/ConspiracySpecialeyecolorThe leaderdies and theirempire fallsapart, no heiror anythingA lovedonediesDeadparentsAcharacterwith GodcomplexCommonsensewho?Mean/evilpeople withnot muchmotiveDysfunctionalgovernmentMC is asnowflakeDysfunctionalfamilySomeone or anorganization thatdesires absolutecontrol over themasses for nogood reasonMissingparentsPlot twistwith badsetupTest/Lottery thatdetermines life(Hunger GamesChoosingCeremony, GiverCeremony ofTwelve)A backstoryinvolvingterribleparentalfiguresUpperclassare jerksPlot twistwith goodsetupDeath just forthe funsies(killing off acharacter justfor drama andnot much else)Limitedresources forjust aspecificclassMC looks ona reflectivesurface todescribe theirappearance"Let's have thisrandomteenager be ourhero to takedown the bigevil!"FreeSpaceThechosenoneMC is ateenagerCorporategreedEntertainmentaround deathand violenceMC isspecial insome wayA smartcharacterportrayed to besmart by makingall the othercharacters dumbA worldthat looksperfect, butis not at allMiserablesociety“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!”The loveinterest isspecial insome wayMorally graycharacters…but it’s avery verydark grayLimitedresources foreveryoneacross allclassesEveryone being over-the-top compared toMC (Hunger Games"WINNING ISGLORY" vs Katniss "Ijust don't want todie")LovetriangleFunctioningfamily (sorare in fictionthese days)MC's nameisuncommon(Katniss,Eden)"Oh no... I'm sougly..." the MCsays as severalpeople fight fortheir loveA resistanceorganizationAbusiveparentsAbackstoryinvolvingmurderMiddleclasswho?Secrets/ConspiracySpecialeyecolorThe leaderdies and theirempire fallsapart, no heiror anythingA lovedonediesDeadparentsAcharacterwith GodcomplexCommonsensewho?Mean/evilpeople withnot muchmotiveDysfunctionalgovernmentMC is asnowflakeDysfunctionalfamilySomeone or anorganization thatdesires absolutecontrol over themasses for nogood reasonMissingparentsPlot twistwith badsetupTest/Lottery thatdetermines life(Hunger GamesChoosingCeremony, GiverCeremony ofTwelve)A backstoryinvolvingterribleparentalfiguresUpperclassare jerksPlot twistwith goodsetupDeath just forthe funsies(killing off acharacter justfor drama andnot much else)Limitedresources forjust aspecificclassMC looks ona reflectivesurface todescribe theirappearance"Let's have thisrandomteenager be ourhero to takedown the bigevil!"FreeSpaceThechosenoneMC is ateenagerCorporategreedEntertainmentaround deathand violenceMC isspecial insome wayA smartcharacterportrayed to besmart by makingall the othercharacters dumbA worldthat looksperfect, butis not at allMiserablesociety“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!”

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