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.
| Biography or memoir | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | A play | A novella | That you think you will dislike |
| 10 short stories | That you chose because of the cover | Part of a series | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) | Cozy Mystery |
| With time travel | Translation | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | By an author who shares your first name | With a red cover |
| By a small press | Reread something | Fantasy | A classic that you should have read in school | By an author of a different gender |
| An audiobook | Set in the place where you live | That | Young Adult novel | That you started but never finished |