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