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.
| That you started but never finished | Borrowed from the library | A classic that you should have read in school | Poetry collection | With time travel |
| Recommended in a BOTNS episode | Recommended by a family member | Set in the place where you live | Set in another country | That you chose because of the cover |
| Six words or more in the title | Published before 1970 | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | That you think you will dislike | A play |
| By an author who shares your first name | Translation | Biography or memoir | Young Adult novel | Historical Fiction |
| With a child on the cover | By an author of a different culture | By an author of a different gender | Has been on your TBR for longer than two years | With a number in the title |