Unnecessaryreferences toancientmythologyExpositiondumpPurpleProseProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadTacklescomplextopic withno researchSHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueIn-universereason forwhy thisstory exists"Andthen..."storystructureInconsistentformattingLack ofparagraphbreaksUnnecessaryreferences toother mediaOut ofcharacterpearlclutchingProtag withnomotivationsSecondarycast withnomotivationsReadersays "That'sit?" after theendingFridgedcharacterAuthorneeds toK.I.S.S.Broaddescriptionsof real-worldeventsWords from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)Overlyliteraldescription*VerbaLatina*nooSpelczechLack oflinebreaksSelf-insertcharacterUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologyExpositiondumpPurpleProseProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadTacklescomplextopic withno researchSHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueIn-universereason forwhy thisstory exists"Andthen..."storystructureInconsistentformattingLack ofparagraphbreaksUnnecessaryreferences toother mediaOut ofcharacterpearlclutchingProtag withnomotivationsSecondarycast withnomotivationsReadersays "That'sit?" after theendingFridgedcharacterAuthorneeds toK.I.S.S.Broaddescriptionsof real-worldeventsWords from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)Overlyliteraldescription*VerbaLatina*nooSpelczechLack oflinebreaksSelf-insertcharacter

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