Protag withnomotivationsPurpleProseSHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueIn-universereason forwhy thisstory existsInconsistentformattingUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologyLack ofparagraphbreaksOut ofcharacterpearlclutchingAuthorneeds toK.I.S.S.Tacklescomplextopic withno researchLack oflinebreaks"Andthen..."storystructureSecondarycast withnomotivationsBroaddescriptionsof real-worldeventsOverlyliteraldescriptionnooSpelczechUnnecessaryreferences toother mediaFridgedcharacterWords from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)ExpositiondumpProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadSelf-insertcharacterReadersays "That'sit?" after theending*VerbaLatina*Protag withnomotivationsPurpleProseSHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueIn-universereason forwhy thisstory existsInconsistentformattingUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologyLack ofparagraphbreaksOut ofcharacterpearlclutchingAuthorneeds toK.I.S.S.Tacklescomplextopic withno researchLack oflinebreaks"Andthen..."storystructureSecondarycast withnomotivationsBroaddescriptionsof real-worldeventsOverlyliteraldescriptionnooSpelczechUnnecessaryreferences toother mediaFridgedcharacterWords from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)ExpositiondumpProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadSelf-insertcharacterReadersays "That'sit?" after theending*VerbaLatina*

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