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