Secondarycast withnomotivationsIn-universereason forwhy thisstory existsExpositiondumpReadersays "That'sit?" after theendingPurpleProsenooSpelczechOverlyliteraldescriptionInconsistentformattingProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadSelf-insertcharacterTacklescomplextopic withno researchSHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologyProtag withnomotivationsOut ofcharacterpearlclutchingLack ofparagraphbreaksBroaddescriptionsof real-worldeventsUnnecessaryreferences toother media"Andthen..."storystructureWords from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)Authorneeds toK.I.S.S.Lack oflinebreaks*VerbaLatina*FridgedcharacterSecondarycast withnomotivationsIn-universereason forwhy thisstory existsExpositiondumpReadersays "That'sit?" after theendingPurpleProsenooSpelczechOverlyliteraldescriptionInconsistentformattingProtag over-monologuesin their ownheadSelf-insertcharacterTacklescomplextopic withno researchSHOCKvalue for thesake ofSHOCKvalueUnnecessaryreferences toancientmythologyProtag withnomotivationsOut ofcharacterpearlclutchingLack ofparagraphbreaksBroaddescriptionsof real-worldeventsUnnecessaryreferences toother media"Andthen..."storystructureWords from aforeign language(excluding thetext's mainlanguage, orLatin)Authorneeds toK.I.S.S.Lack oflinebreaks*VerbaLatina*Fridgedcharacter

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