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.
| Set in another country | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | With a red cover | With only words on the cover | Part of a series |
| Young Adult novel | Was turned into a movie or TV show | Published before 1900 | Nonfiction | Set in the place where you live |
| Fantasy | A dark, upsetting, or sad book (like episode | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | Set in a place you want to visit. | Longer than 500 pages |
| Biography or memoir | A classic that you should have read in school | With food as the theme | Science Fiction | An audiobook |
| Recommended in a BOTNS episode | With time travel | A play | That you've pretended to have read | A presidential biography |