"It workedyesterday""We'llneed toreprioritizethat"Democrashesduringpresentation"This is justa quickdemo..." →20 minuteslater.Technicalissues isblamed on"networkproblems"Stakeholderpraisessomething thatwasn't part ofthe demo"Let's get tothe next topic"- withoutaddressing thecurrent oneSales says"customers areasking for this"- but can'tname one"Whatwentwell?" →Crickets"We didn'thave enoughtime to geteverythingdone"Someoneforgets whatsprintnumberwe're on"Let's schedulea follow-up" toavoidansweringquestionsSomeonesharesscreen with99 browsertabs openMeetingends withoutclear nextstepsAction itemfrom lastretro stillnot done"Can youexplain thatin non-technicalterms?"Someonestarts asentence with"in my opinion"- gets ignored"Let's circleback to thislater" and itneverhappensUsed a buzzwordnobodyunderstands(Synergy, pipelineacceleration, etc)Someonementions"technicaldebt"Teamrealizessprint goalwas unclearof missingEngineerfails to lookinterestedduring salespitch"Can wescalethis?""We shouldreally stopunderestimatingthings""It workedyesterday""We'llneed toreprioritizethat"Democrashesduringpresentation"This is justa quickdemo..." →20 minuteslater.Technicalissues isblamed on"networkproblems"Stakeholderpraisessomething thatwasn't part ofthe demo"Let's get tothe next topic"- withoutaddressing thecurrent oneSales says"customers areasking for this"- but can'tname one"Whatwentwell?" →Crickets"We didn'thave enoughtime to geteverythingdone"Someoneforgets whatsprintnumberwe're on"Let's schedulea follow-up" toavoidansweringquestionsSomeonesharesscreen with99 browsertabs openMeetingends withoutclear nextstepsAction itemfrom lastretro stillnot done"Can youexplain thatin non-technicalterms?"Someonestarts asentence with"in my opinion"- gets ignored"Let's circleback to thislater" and itneverhappensUsed a buzzwordnobodyunderstands(Synergy, pipelineacceleration, etc)Someonementions"technicaldebt"Teamrealizessprint goalwas unclearof missingEngineerfails to lookinterestedduring salespitch"Can wescalethis?""We shouldreally stopunderestimatingthings"

Untitled 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. "It worked yesterday"
  2. "We'll need to reprioritize that"
  3. Demo crashes during presentation
  4. "This is just a quick demo..." → 20 minutes later.
  5. Technical issues is blamed on "network problems"
  6. Stakeholder praises something that wasn't part of the demo
  7. "Let's get to the next topic" - without addressing the current one
  8. Sales says "customers are asking for this" - but can't name one
  9. "What went well?" → Crickets
  10. "We didn't have enough time to get everything done"
  11. Someone forgets what sprint number we're on
  12. "Let's schedule a follow-up" to avoid answering questions
  13. Someone shares screen with 99 browser tabs open
  14. Meeting ends without clear next steps
  15. Action item from last retro still not done
  16. "Can you explain that in non-technical terms?"
  17. Someone starts a sentence with "in my opinion" - gets ignored
  18. "Let's circle back to this later" and it never happens
  19. Used a buzzword nobody understands (Synergy, pipeline acceleration, etc)
  20. Someone mentions "technical debt"
  21. Team realizes sprint goal was unclear of missing
  22. Engineer fails to look interested during sales pitch
  23. "Can we scale this?"
  24. "We should really stop underestimating things"