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 food as the theme | An alternate history | Was turned into a movie or TV show | By or about a celebrity | Set before 1800 |
About a disease | Graphic novel | Published in 2015 | Published before 1970 | Reread something |
Borrowed from the library | By or about a member of the LGBTQ community | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | With a child on the cover | At least 800 pages |
A biography of someone you dislike | Obscure novel by a famous author | About royalty (fiction or non) | An author’s debut | By an author born the same year as you |
By an author who shares your first name | Set in a place you want to visit. | A classic that you should have read in school | Nonfiction in graphic novel format | Has water on the cover |