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.
| 10 short stories | Published before 1970 | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) | With time travel | Set in another country |
| With a number in the title | Found in a used bookstore | With a child on the cover | That you think you will dislike | Translation |
| Borrowed from the library | Historical Fiction | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | Thriller/Suspense | Set in the place where you live |
| That “ever | Reread something | Longer than 500 pages | A classic that you should have read in school | Part of a series |
| By an author who shares your first name | By an author of a different culture | Currently on the bestseller list | With an animal on the cover | A play |