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