Visit BOTNS Book 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 "BOOKS ON THE NIGHTSTAND!". 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.
| Borrowed from the library | Thriller/Suspense | That you think you will dislike | With a one-word title | Recommended by a family member |
| Recommended in a BOTNS episode | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) | Science Fiction | A play | That you started but never finished |
| A prize-winner | A presidential biography | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | By an author who shares your first name | Set in another country |
| That “everyone” but you has read | Six words or more in the title | By a small press | That you saw someone else reading | A classic that you should have read in school |
| Was turned into a movie or TV show | By an author of a different gender | A dark, upsetting, or sad book (like episode #325) | An audiobook | Has been on your TBR for longer than two years |