All spacecrafteither die in 1hit, or areway tootoughHas "realistic"FTL, authordoesn't knowwhy FTL istime travelHelium-3economyInspiredmostly byTLW, Halo,Babylon 5 orThe ExpanseLasers areundodgeableGlassingplanets fromorbit used inlieu ofinvading themMelee weaponsfor boardingbecause "Gunsdepressurizespacecraft"Fails tomentionsensors orelectronicwarfareSpacecraftcarryhundreds, ifnot thousands,of missilesFastinterstellarsub-c travelis impossible"Mechs areimpossible"or "Mechsare totallyrealistic"The author isallergic togivingspacecraft anypropellantwhatsoeverPoint defenseguns are mainway ofdefendingagainst missilesMulti-directionalmain enginesfor "betteragility"Dramaticallyoverestimatesthe efficacy ofWMDsMachinesare moreG-tolerantthan fleshStealth isimpossiblePropulsionhascomicallyhigh Isp"Dronesmakemannedfightersobsolete"Supposedly"aneutronic"torches withhigh T/WSpacecraftsize givenin length,not massGiantspinalweaponsConstantaccelerationtrajectories"IsaacNewton isthe deadliestSOB inspace"All spacecrafteither die in 1hit, or areway tootoughHas "realistic"FTL, authordoesn't knowwhy FTL istime travelHelium-3economyInspiredmostly byTLW, Halo,Babylon 5 orThe ExpanseLasers areundodgeableGlassingplanets fromorbit used inlieu ofinvading themMelee weaponsfor boardingbecause "Gunsdepressurizespacecraft"Fails tomentionsensors orelectronicwarfareSpacecraftcarryhundreds, ifnot thousands,of missilesFastinterstellarsub-c travelis impossible"Mechs areimpossible"or "Mechsare totallyrealistic"The author isallergic togivingspacecraft anypropellantwhatsoeverPoint defenseguns are mainway ofdefendingagainst missilesMulti-directionalmain enginesfor "betteragility"Dramaticallyoverestimatesthe efficacy ofWMDsMachinesare moreG-tolerantthan fleshStealth isimpossiblePropulsionhascomicallyhigh Isp"Dronesmakemannedfightersobsolete"Supposedly"aneutronic"torches withhigh T/WSpacecraftsize givenin length,not massGiantspinalweaponsConstantaccelerationtrajectories"IsaacNewton isthe deadliestSOB inspace"

Actually Not Hard Sci-Fi BingoSpacecraft - 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. All spacecraft either die in 1 hit, or are way too tough
  2. Has "realistic" FTL, author doesn't know why FTL is time travel
  3. Helium-3 economy
  4. Inspired mostly by TLW, Halo, Babylon 5 or The Expanse
  5. Lasers are undodgeable
  6. Glassing planets from orbit used in lieu of invading them
  7. Melee weapons for boarding because "Guns depressurize spacecraft"
  8. Fails to mention sensors or electronic warfare
  9. Spacecraft carry hundreds, if not thousands, of missiles
  10. Fast interstellar sub-c travel is impossible
  11. "Mechs are impossible" or "Mechs are totally realistic"
  12. The author is allergic to giving spacecraft any propellant whatsoever
  13. Point defense guns are main way of defending against missiles
  14. Multi-directional main engines for "better agility"
  15. Dramatically overestimates the efficacy of WMDs
  16. Machines are more G-tolerant than flesh
  17. Stealth is impossible
  18. Propulsion has comically high Isp
  19. "Drones make manned fighters obsolete"
  20. Supposedly "aneutronic" torches with high T/W
  21. Spacecraft size given in length, not mass
  22. Giant spinal weapons
  23. Constant acceleration trajectories
  24. "Isaac Newton is the deadliest SOB in space"