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.
| Historical Fiction | Set in another country | By a small press | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | Biography or memoir |
| Thriller/Suspense | A play | That you saw someone else reading | With a child on the cover | That “ever |
| Published in 2015 | With a number in the title | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | Borrowed from the library | By an author who shares your first name |
| Currently on the bestseller list | With a red cover | With an animal on the cover | A classic that you should have read in school | That you chose because of the cover |
| Graphic novel | By an author of a different culture | By an author of a different gender | Poetry collection | Longer than 500 pages |