Secrets/ConspiracyMC is asnowflakeEntertainmentaround deathand violenceFreeSpaceMorally graycharacters…but it’s avery verydark grayDeath just forthe funsies(killing off acharacter justfor drama andnot much else)Upperclassare jerksLovetriangleAbusiveparentsFunctioningfamily (sorare in fictionthese days)Acharacterwith Godcomplex“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!”A backstoryinvolvingterribleparentalfiguresLimitedresources foreveryoneacross allclassesA worldthat looksperfect, butis not at allMC isspecial insome wayThe loveinterest isspecial insome wayMC looks ona reflectivesurface todescribe theirappearancePlot twistwith goodsetupLimitedresources forjust aspecificclassMean/evilpeople withnot muchmotiveA resistanceorganizationThe leaderdies and theirempire fallsapart, no heiror anythingSomeone or anorganization thatdesires absolutecontrol over themasses for nogood reasonTest/Lottery thatdetermines life(Hunger GamesChoosingCeremony, GiverCeremony ofTwelve)Commonsensewho?DeadparentsA lovedonediesMissingparents"Let's have thisrandomteenager be ourhero to takedown the bigevil!"MC is ateenagerMiserablesocietyMC's nameisuncommon(Katniss,Eden)SpecialeyecolorPlot twistwith badsetupEveryone being over-the-top compared toMC (Hunger Games"WINNING ISGLORY" vs Katniss "Ijust don't want todie")"Oh no... I'm sougly..." the MCsays as severalpeople fight fortheir loveMiddleclasswho?AbackstoryinvolvingmurderCorporategreedThechosenoneA smartcharacterportrayed to besmart by makingall the othercharacters dumbDysfunctionalfamilyDysfunctionalgovernmentSecrets/ConspiracyMC is asnowflakeEntertainmentaround deathand violenceFreeSpaceMorally graycharacters…but it’s avery verydark grayDeath just forthe funsies(killing off acharacter justfor drama andnot much else)Upperclassare jerksLovetriangleAbusiveparentsFunctioningfamily (sorare in fictionthese days)Acharacterwith Godcomplex“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!”A backstoryinvolvingterribleparentalfiguresLimitedresources foreveryoneacross allclassesA worldthat looksperfect, butis not at allMC isspecial insome wayThe loveinterest isspecial insome wayMC looks ona reflectivesurface todescribe theirappearancePlot twistwith goodsetupLimitedresources forjust aspecificclassMean/evilpeople withnot muchmotiveA resistanceorganizationThe leaderdies and theirempire fallsapart, no heiror anythingSomeone or anorganization thatdesires absolutecontrol over themasses for nogood reasonTest/Lottery thatdetermines life(Hunger GamesChoosingCeremony, GiverCeremony ofTwelve)Commonsensewho?DeadparentsA lovedonediesMissingparents"Let's have thisrandomteenager be ourhero to takedown the bigevil!"MC is ateenagerMiserablesocietyMC's nameisuncommon(Katniss,Eden)SpecialeyecolorPlot twistwith badsetupEveryone being over-the-top compared toMC (Hunger Games"WINNING ISGLORY" vs Katniss "Ijust don't want todie")"Oh no... I'm sougly..." the MCsays as severalpeople fight fortheir loveMiddleclasswho?AbackstoryinvolvingmurderCorporategreedThechosenoneA smartcharacterportrayed to besmart by makingall the othercharacters dumbDysfunctionalfamilyDysfunctionalgovernment

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