(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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…has taught a tutorial or workshop
…prefers to work late at night
…likes to write in cafés
…has a pet (or had one recently)
…has visited Tasmania
…has had a paper rejected and then later accepted somewhere else
🌱 Hobbies, interests, everyday life (36–50)
…has a favourite TV show, anime or drama they could talk about for 10 minutes
…has given a 3-minute thesis (3MT) or similar short talk
…mostly works with data / experiments / coding
…is planning a road trip over the summer
…has pulled an all-nighter to meet a deadline
…plays a musical instrument
…has spent Christmas in two or more countries
…prefers tea over coffee
…mostly works with texts / theory / philosophy
…has gone camping or hiking over a Christmas / New Year break
…has supervision meetings at least once every two weeks
…has once missed midnight on New Year’s Eve because they fell asleep 😆
…has watched the Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve fireworks in person
…has worked or studied through a whole Christmas–New Year period
…is in their final year or close to submission
…likes cooking or baking to relax
🎓 PhD / HDR life (16–35)
…is vegetarian, vegan, or mostly plant-based
🎄 Christmas / New Year & travel (1–15)
…enjoys dancing (any style, from club to ballet)
…has celebrated New Year’s Eve at a beach before
…regularly does a sport or physical activity (e.g. yoga, running, gym, badminton)
…is staying in Sydney for Christmas
…sings in a choir or loves karaoke
…has hosted friends or family visiting them in Australia for the holidays
…enjoys swimming / snorkelling / the beach
…prefers a quiet New Year at home to parties
…has cried (or almost cried) because of reviewer comments or feedback
…loves reading fiction outside their field
…prefers to work very early in the morning
…has changed their research topic since starting
…is in their first year of their PhD/HDR
…drinks more than two coffees a day during busy periods
…has a Christmas tradition they keep every year
…is travelling overseas during the Christmas–New Year break
…uses reference managers like Zotero, EndNote or Mendeley
…has presented at a conference
…speaks three or more languages
…has visited New Zealand
…has ever cited a paper they didn’t fully read 🙈
…loves spicy food
…has done fieldwork or archival research
…enjoys board games or card games
…is travelling interstate during the Christmas–New Year break
