Visit Museum Collection Visit 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 "NATURE PAPER!!!". 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.
Accidentally locked out of collection after going to the restroom | Museum wants copyright on any photos you take | Green cyanoacrylate glue | Drawer falls out of cabinet when you pull it out | Tray of non-diagnostic bone shards lovingly numbered and cradled in archival foam |
Fossil located in collection only after they find out who your graduate advisor was | Fossil on exhibit covered in layer of dust | Fossil unavailable to researchers because it is perpetually "under study" | Fish cranial element misidentified as theropod bone | #!*%$ ichnotype |
Part of holotype still unprepared | Scary-looking latex mold of specimen in drawer | MUSEUM COLLECTION VISIT BINGO (free square) | Plaster obscures important anatomy | Fossils available when you schedule your visit, suddenly unavailable when you arrive |
Radioactive fossil | In display case and inaccessible | Locality data covers a three-state area | In display case and inaccessible until they find out who your graduate advisor was | Specimen inaccessible because forklift has broken down |
Overprepped fossil | Gel capsule congealed around microfossil | Fossil repaired with Elmer's glue | Tray of paratypes | Fossil in curator's office |