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.
| An audiobook | With an ugly cover | With time travel | Borrowed from the library | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) |
| Historical Fiction | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | Longer than 500 pages | Published before 1900 | Translation |
| Set during a war or conflict | A presidential biography | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | Recommended in a BOTNS episode | That you chose because of the cover |
| By or about a member of the LGBTQ community | Graphic novel | With an animal on the cover | Has been on your TBR for longer than two years | With a child on the cover |
| Set in the place where you live | By an author of a different gender | By a small press | With a one-word title | 10 short stories |