Saw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Heard aterm andGoogled itquicklyHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Receivedfeedbackway toolateAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Said"Let'scircleback"Had to re-explainteam'spriorities...againGotlooped intoo lateMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Saw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Heard aterm andGoogled itquicklyHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Receivedfeedbackway toolateAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Said"Let'scircleback"Had to re-explainteam'spriorities...againGotlooped intoo lateMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)

Collaboration Confessions 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. Saw a beautiful slide deck... no idea what it meant
  2. Realized two team members were doing the same thing
  3. Became the unofficial translator between teams
  4. Had to schedule a "meeting to align on meetings"
  5. Heard a term and Googled it quickly
  6. Heard "I've always done it this way"
  7. Received feedback way too late
  8. Assumed another team member had it covered
  9. Said "That's not in our scope"
  10. Said "Let's circle back"
  11. Had to re-explain team's priorities... again
  12. Got looped in too late
  13. Missed a deadline but didn't tell anyone
  14. Someone used an acronym and you have know idea what they're talking about
  15. Your request got stuck in a black hole
  16. Asked a question and got three different answers
  17. A doc with 7+ versions with unclear changes
  18. Teams message chain descents into chaos
  19. Thought "Why are we doing this again?"
  20. A meeting that could've been a Teams message/email
  21. Tagged in a doc you didn't know existed
  22. You just smiled and nodded during jargon
  23. A decision changed and no one told the team
  24. Someone said "it's just a quick fix" (it wasn't)