Someoneforgets whatsprintnumberwe're on"Can wescalethis?"Teamrealizessprint goalwas unclearof missing"It workedyesterday""We didn'thave enoughtime to geteverythingdone"Meetingends withoutclear nextstepsStakeholderpraisessomething thatwasn't part ofthe demoTechnicalissues isblamed on"networkproblems"Engineerfails to lookinterestedduring salespitchSomeonesharesscreen with99 browsertabs open"Let's circleback to thislater" and itneverhappensSomeonestarts asentence with"in my opinion"- gets ignoredSomeonementions"technicaldebt""Let's schedulea follow-up" toavoidansweringquestionsSales says"customers areasking for this"- but can'tname oneUsed a buzzwordnobodyunderstands(Synergy, pipelineacceleration, etc)"We'llneed toreprioritizethat""Whatwentwell?" →CricketsAction itemfrom lastretro stillnot done"We shouldreally stopunderestimatingthings""Let's get tothe next topic"- withoutaddressing thecurrent one"This is justa quickdemo..." →20 minuteslater.Democrashesduringpresentation"Can youexplain thatin non-technicalterms?"Someoneforgets whatsprintnumberwe're on"Can wescalethis?"Teamrealizessprint goalwas unclearof missing"It workedyesterday""We didn'thave enoughtime to geteverythingdone"Meetingends withoutclear nextstepsStakeholderpraisessomething thatwasn't part ofthe demoTechnicalissues isblamed on"networkproblems"Engineerfails to lookinterestedduring salespitchSomeonesharesscreen with99 browsertabs open"Let's circleback to thislater" and itneverhappensSomeonestarts asentence with"in my opinion"- gets ignoredSomeonementions"technicaldebt""Let's schedulea follow-up" toavoidansweringquestionsSales says"customers areasking for this"- but can'tname oneUsed a buzzwordnobodyunderstands(Synergy, pipelineacceleration, etc)"We'llneed toreprioritizethat""Whatwentwell?" →CricketsAction itemfrom lastretro stillnot done"We shouldreally stopunderestimatingthings""Let's get tothe next topic"- withoutaddressing thecurrent one"This is justa quickdemo..." →20 minuteslater.Democrashesduringpresentation"Can youexplain thatin non-technicalterms?"

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