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