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.
| Six words or more in the title | Set in another country | Nonfiction | Historical Fiction | Biography or memoir |
| Found in a used bookstore | Borrowed from the library | Reread something | With a number in the title | Recommended by a family member |
| Fantasy | With time travel | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | A novella | Science Fiction |
| With a one-word title | Published in 2015 | That you saw someone else reading | By an author who shares your first name | Cozy Mystery |
| Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | Currently on the bestseller list | That you chose because of the cover | By an author of a different gender | Young Adult novel |