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