Museum Collection Visit Bingo!


How to play:

Visit Museum Collection Visit Bingo and print one copy of this game card for each player, refreshing the page before each print, or have the players print their own bingo cards. These instructions will not be printed. You can also select an embeddable card only version of the game or a multiple card version of the game when playing on line, or with a smart phone.

Click/Mark each block when you see or hear these words and phrases. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout "NATURE PAPER!!!". Or play as a drinking game and for every block you mark off, take a sip, and finish your drink each time you get five blocks in a row.

Archival beer flat holding specimenCaught singing in a loud voice when you thought you were aloneSpecimen in pieces on bottom of specimen tray because it was glued with archival consolidantsIn display case and inaccessibleHolotype on loan
Radioactive fossilTray of non-diagnostic bone shards lovingly numbered and cradled in archival foamFossil suddenly inaccessible when they find out who your collaborators areMuseum wants copyright on any photos you takeOn loan to researcher for past 25 years
Plaster obscures important anatomyFossil away on tourMUSEUM COLLECTION VISIT BINGO
(free square)
Fish cranial element misidentified as theropod boneTheropod bone misidentified as fish cranial element
Drawer falls out of cabinet when you pull it outWhite-out used to label specimenTray of paratypesScary-looking latex mold of specimen in drawerCigar box housing microfossils
Locality data covers a three-state areaFossil on exhibit covered in layer of dustPlaster panel mountAccidentally locked out of collection after going to the restroomFossil breaks when you touch it