Authorneeds toK.I.S.S.Expositiondump*VerbaLatina*Secondarycast withnomotivationsTacklescomplextopic withno researchnooSpelczechUnnecessaryreferences toother mediaIn-universereason forwhy thisstory existsBroaddescriptionsof real-worldeventsInconsistentformattingPurpleProseWords from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)Lack oflinebreaksLack ofparagraphbreaksFridgedcharacterProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadReadersays "That'sit?" after theendingProtag withnomotivationsOverlyliteraldescriptionUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologySHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueOut ofcharacterpearlclutching"Andthen..."storystructureSelf-insertcharacterAuthorneeds toK.I.S.S.Expositiondump*VerbaLatina*Secondarycast withnomotivationsTacklescomplextopic withno researchnooSpelczechUnnecessaryreferences toother mediaIn-universereason forwhy thisstory existsBroaddescriptionsof real-worldeventsInconsistentformattingPurpleProseWords from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)Lack oflinebreaksLack ofparagraphbreaksFridgedcharacterProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadReadersays "That'sit?" after theendingProtag withnomotivationsOverlyliteraldescriptionUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologySHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueOut ofcharacterpearlclutching"Andthen..."storystructureSelf-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. Author needs to K.I.S.S.
  2. Exposition dump
  3. *Verba Latina*
  4. Secondary cast with no motivations
  5. Tackles complex topic with no research
  6. noo Spel czech
  7. Unnecessary references to other media
  8. In-universe reason for why this story exists
  9. Broad descriptions of real-world events
  10. Inconsistent formatting
  11. Purple Prose
  12. Words from a foreign language (excluding the text's main language, or Latin)
  13. Lack of line breaks
  14. Lack of paragraph breaks
  15. Fridged character
  16. Protag over-monologues in their own head
  17. Reader says "That's it?" after the ending
  18. Protag with no motivations
  19. Overly literal description
  20. Unnecessary references to ancient mythology
  21. SHOCK value for the sake of SHOCK value
  22. Out of character pearl clutching
  23. "And then..." story structure
  24. Self-insert character