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