BOTNS Book Bingo!


How to play:

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.

By an author who shares your first nameSet during a war or conflictPublished before 1900NonfictionWritten by someone under 21
Published the year you were bornA classic that you should have read in schoolThat you chose because of the coverA dark, upsetting, or sad book (like episode #325)Historical Fiction
By an author of a different cultureHas been on your TBR for longer than two yearsBOTNS BOOK BINGO
(free square)
By or about a member of the LGBTQ communityRecommended in a BOTNS episode
That “everyone” but you has readPublished in 2016A playSix words or more in the titleSet in a place you want to visit
Science FictionGraphic novelAbout royalty %2Borrowed from the libraryWith a child on the cover