Authorneeds toK.I.S.S.Words from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)PurpleProsenooSpelczechProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadExpositiondumpTacklescomplextopic withno researchSelf-insertcharacterInconsistentformattingFridgedcharacterIn-universereason forwhy thisstory existsSecondarycast withnomotivationsUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologyBroaddescriptionsof real-worldevents*VerbaLatina*"Andthen..."storystructureUnnecessaryreferences toother mediaLack oflinebreaksOverlyliteraldescriptionOut ofcharacterpearlclutchingLack ofparagraphbreaksReadersays "That'sit?" after theendingProtag withnomotivationsSHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueAuthorneeds toK.I.S.S.Words from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)PurpleProsenooSpelczechProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadExpositiondumpTacklescomplextopic withno researchSelf-insertcharacterInconsistentformattingFridgedcharacterIn-universereason forwhy thisstory existsSecondarycast withnomotivationsUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologyBroaddescriptionsof real-worldevents*VerbaLatina*"Andthen..."storystructureUnnecessaryreferences toother mediaLack oflinebreaksOverlyliteraldescriptionOut ofcharacterpearlclutchingLack ofparagraphbreaksReadersays "That'sit?" after theendingProtag withnomotivationsSHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalue

Writing Tropes 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. Author needs to K.I.S.S.
  2. Words from a foreign language (excluding the text's main language, or Latin)
  3. Purple Prose
  4. noo Spel czech
  5. Protag over-monologues in their own head
  6. Exposition dump
  7. Tackles complex topic with no research
  8. Self-insert character
  9. Inconsistent formatting
  10. Fridged character
  11. In-universe reason for why this story exists
  12. Secondary cast with no motivations
  13. Unnecessary references to ancient mythology
  14. Broad descriptions of real-world events
  15. *Verba Latina*
  16. "And then..." story structure
  17. Unnecessary references to other media
  18. Lack of line breaks
  19. Overly literal description
  20. Out of character pearl clutching
  21. Lack of paragraph breaks
  22. Reader says "That's it?" after the ending
  23. Protag with no motivations
  24. SHOCK value for the sake of SHOCK value