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