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