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 chose because of the cover | Set in another country | Published before 1970 | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | By a small press |
| Reread something | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) | Thriller/Suspense | A novella | Poetry collection |
| 10 short stories | With a child on the cover | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | By an author of a different culture | By an author who shares your first name |
| With a red cover | Nonfiction | Recommended in a BOTNS episode | Historical Fiction | That you saw someone else reading |
| Fantasy | Recommended by a family member | Longer than 500 pages | That “ever | With a number in the title |