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