(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 changed their research topic since starting
has a favourite TV show, anime or drama they could talk about for 10 minutes
has spent Christmas in two or more countries
has watched the Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve fireworks in person
likes cooking or baking to relax
is staying in Sydney for Christmas
has given a 3-minute thesis (3MT) or similar short talk
has cried (or almost cried) because of reviewer comments or feedback
has taught a tutorial or workshop
uses LaTeX regularly
prefers a quiet New Year at home to parties
mostly works with data / experiments / coding
has a Christmas tradition they keep every year
has a pet (or had one recently)
enjoys dancing (any style, from club to ballet)
is in their first year of their PhD/HDR
likes to write in cafés
drinks more than two coffees a day during busy periods
regularly does a sport or physical activity (e.g. yoga, running, gym, badminton)
enjoys swimming / snorkelling / the beach
has visited New Zealand
has hosted friends or family visiting them in Australia for the holidays
sings in a choir or loves karaoke
has had a paper rejected and then later accepted somewhere else
plays a musical instrument
is travelling overseas during the Christmas–New Year break
has a paper under review right now
uses reference managers like Zotero, EndNote or Mendeley
has pulled an all-nighter to meet a deadline
has gone camping or hiking over a Christmas / New Year break
has celebrated New Year’s Eve at a beach before
loves reading fiction outside their field
has once missed midnight on New Year’s Eve because they fell asleep 😆
has presented at a conference
mostly works with texts / theory / philosophy
loves spicy food
speaks three or more languages
enjoys board games or card games
is planning a road trip over the summer
prefers to work very early in the morning
has worked or studied through a whole Christmas–New Year period
has supervision meetings at least once every two weeks
has done fieldwork or archival research
is travelling interstate during the Christmas–New Year break
