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