Came to theconsensusthat this isstill betterthan DBTalked withother peopleabout theirtrain storiesHad a 7hour trainride with nodining carSharedsnackswith otherpeopleFelt stupid for thinking youwould be able to buy lunchbetween transfers and thatyou’ve been spoiled bystations in major citiesbecause you’re lucky if oneof these has a kiosk thatsells cigarettes andchocolate barsSomehow, despite being20 minutes delayed atthe start and almost anhour delayed to everyother station, you’re only10 minutes delayed toyour destination, yes,you think to yourself, somuch better than DBCheckedbus tickets“just incase”Had 5transfersin one tripHad peoplelaugh at youwhen you toldthem aboutyour scheduleGot woken up by thetroop leader ofwhatever Croatian cubscouts are calledbecause they mightneed your other seatfor the 20-30 10 yearolds that are now inyour train carWere worried that youmissed the onlyconnection for hourseven though theattendant said theywould hold the train,only to learn theconnection was alsodelayed, so you’re fineUsed bothseats to tryand lie downto take a napMet people whodidn’t get on atthe samestation, but haveat least 3 of thesame transfersGot to the next stationand realized the askwas unnecessarybecause the train youwere supposed to geton broke down (?) andnow everyone’s waitingfor a new trainAte kebab fordinner becausethat’s all that’sopen when youarriveNeeded to askother people forhelp at a stationonly to realizenone of themknow your nativelanguageSaw you were almostan hour delayed toone station andresigning yourself tothe fact that youmight not make it toyour hostel beforecheck-in closesGot off at astation whereless than 3people were onthe otherplatformsBought areservationless than 12hours beforedepartureNoticed that you andyour new friends willmiss a connectionbecause of a delayand asking theattendant if they canhold the next trainHad a trainfor 7 hourswith neitheroutlets norWIFIRealized you’restill not finebecause nowyou’re going tomiss your nextconnectionFelt relief that noneof them need to sitnext to you, butthen annoyancebecause you werewoken up forliterally no reasonForgot to turn thevolume down onyour alarm wakingthe other people inyour sleeper carwho already didn’tlike youCame to theconsensusthat this isstill betterthan DBTalked withother peopleabout theirtrain storiesHad a 7hour trainride with nodining carSharedsnackswith otherpeopleFelt stupid for thinking youwould be able to buy lunchbetween transfers and thatyou’ve been spoiled bystations in major citiesbecause you’re lucky if oneof these has a kiosk thatsells cigarettes andchocolate barsSomehow, despite being20 minutes delayed atthe start and almost anhour delayed to everyother station, you’re only10 minutes delayed toyour destination, yes,you think to yourself, somuch better than DBCheckedbus tickets“just incase”Had 5transfersin one tripHad peoplelaugh at youwhen you toldthem aboutyour scheduleGot woken up by thetroop leader ofwhatever Croatian cubscouts are calledbecause they mightneed your other seatfor the 20-30 10 yearolds that are now inyour train carWere worried that youmissed the onlyconnection for hourseven though theattendant said theywould hold the train,only to learn theconnection was alsodelayed, so you’re fineUsed bothseats to tryand lie downto take a napMet people whodidn’t get on atthe samestation, but haveat least 3 of thesame transfersGot to the next stationand realized the askwas unnecessarybecause the train youwere supposed to geton broke down (?) andnow everyone’s waitingfor a new trainAte kebab fordinner becausethat’s all that’sopen when youarriveNeeded to askother people forhelp at a stationonly to realizenone of themknow your nativelanguageSaw you were almostan hour delayed toone station andresigning yourself tothe fact that youmight not make it toyour hostel beforecheck-in closesGot off at astation whereless than 3people were onthe otherplatformsBought areservationless than 12hours beforedepartureNoticed that you andyour new friends willmiss a connectionbecause of a delayand asking theattendant if they canhold the next trainHad a trainfor 7 hourswith neitheroutlets norWIFIRealized you’restill not finebecause nowyou’re going tomiss your nextconnectionFelt relief that noneof them need to sitnext to you, butthen annoyancebecause you werewoken up forliterally no reasonForgot to turn thevolume down onyour alarm wakingthe other people inyour sleeper carwho already didn’tlike you

23 and a half hour train ride 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. Came to the consensus that this is still better than DB
  2. Talked with other people about their train stories
  3. Had a 7 hour train ride with no dining car
  4. Shared snacks with other people
  5. Felt stupid for thinking you would be able to buy lunch between transfers and that you’ve been spoiled by stations in major cities because you’re lucky if one of these has a kiosk that sells cigarettes and chocolate bars
  6. Somehow, despite being 20 minutes delayed at the start and almost an hour delayed to every other station, you’re only 10 minutes delayed to your destination, yes, you think to yourself, so much better than DB
  7. Checked bus tickets “just in case”
  8. Had 5 transfers in one trip
  9. Had people laugh at you when you told them about your schedule
  10. Got woken up by the troop leader of whatever Croatian cub scouts are called because they might need your other seat for the 20-30 10 year olds that are now in your train car
  11. Were worried that you missed the only connection for hours even though the attendant said they would hold the train, only to learn the connection was also delayed, so you’re fine
  12. Used both seats to try and lie down to take a nap
  13. Met people who didn’t get on at the same station, but have at least 3 of the same transfers
  14. Got to the next station and realized the ask was unnecessary because the train you were supposed to get on broke down (?) and now everyone’s waiting for a new train
  15. Ate kebab for dinner because that’s all that’s open when you arrive
  16. Needed to ask other people for help at a station only to realize none of them know your native language
  17. Saw you were almost an hour delayed to one station and resigning yourself to the fact that you might not make it to your hostel before check-in closes
  18. Got off at a station where less than 3 people were on the other platforms
  19. Bought a reservation less than 12 hours before departure
  20. Noticed that you and your new friends will miss a connection because of a delay and asking the attendant if they can hold the next train
  21. Had a train for 7 hours with neither outlets nor WIFI
  22. Realized you’re still not fine because now you’re going to miss your next connection
  23. Felt relief that none of them need to sit next to you, but then annoyance because you were woken up for literally no reason
  24. Forgot to turn the volume down on your alarm waking the other people in your sleeper car who already didn’t like you