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