(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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mostly works with data / experiments / coding
has spent Christmas in two or more countries
has a pet (or had one recently)
has changed their research topic since starting
is in their first year of their PhD/HDR
has watched the Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve fireworks in person
prefers tea over coffee
has visited Tasmania
has pulled an all-nighter to meet a deadline
has worked or studied through a whole Christmas–New Year period
likes to write in cafés
has celebrated New Year’s Eve at a beach before
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
is staying in Sydney for Christmas
plays a musical instrument
is in their final year or close to submission
uses LaTeX regularly
has a paper under review right now
prefers to work very early in the morning
has done fieldwork or archival research
has presented at a conference
uses reference managers like Zotero, EndNote or Mendeley
likes cooking or baking to relax
enjoys board games or card games
has visited New Zealand
drinks more than two coffees a day during busy periods
regularly does a sport or physical activity (e.g. yoga, running, gym, badminton)
is travelling interstate during the Christmas–New Year break
has cried (or almost cried) because of reviewer comments or feedback
sings in a choir or loves karaoke
mostly works with texts / theory / philosophy
is vegetarian, vegan, or mostly plant-based
has gone camping or hiking over a Christmas / New Year break
speaks three or more languages
loves reading fiction outside their field
prefers a quiet New Year at home to parties
loves spicy food
enjoys swimming / snorkelling / the beach
has hosted friends or family visiting them in Australia for the holidays
has supervision meetings at least once every two weeks
is travelling overseas during the Christmas–New Year break
prefers to work late at night
has a Christmas tradition they keep every year
has had a paper rejected and then later accepted somewhere else
has given a 3-minute thesis (3MT) or similar short talk
has once missed midnight on New Year’s Eve because they fell asleep 😆
