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.
| With only words on the cover | Set in the place where you live | A play | That “ever | Longer than 500 pages |
| That you chose because of the cover | A classic that you should have read in school | With a child on the cover | A novella | Biography or memoir |
| That you think you will dislike | That you saw someone else reading | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | Historical Fiction | Reread something |
| Recommended by a family member | Poetry collection | 10 short stories | With a number in the title | Part of a series |
| Cozy Mystery | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | Set in another country | By an author who shares your first name | With time travel |