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