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.

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