Pregame

Set the stage

  1. Choose the social situation you anticipate to be uncomfortable and the people you want to play with. We recommend for a variety of reasons that you keep your playing group to six players max. Depending on the scenario it is possible to play alone, but it’s important to play Rounds 1 and 3 with at least one good friend.

  2. Download and print the appropriate board.

Round 1:

Setting your terms

Meet (ideally in person) to lay ground rules and discuss behaviors/ situations to look for.

Use your included “Meeting Agenda” to plan for Round 2. Answer important questions like:

Do you accept the printed items on your bingo card? What needs an edit? Is anything missing?

Are you playing in real time? Or tallying points for an overall winner ?

When is the afterparty? What is the bet?

When board/ game play rules have been mutually agreed and you are looking forward to the event, you are ready for Round 2

Round 2

Game Play

  1. Attend identified social event.

  2. Observe behaviors in the moment.

  3. Record during the event or recall to fill in bingo board squares after.

Round 3:

Validation

  1. Discuss event, share examples for completed bingo squares.

  2. Assign points to any additional items identified during the event.

  3. Tally points.

  4. Assign prizes to the winner.

  5. Declare yourselves all winners for surviving another difficult event with grace and humor.

  6. Decide when you will play again.

Variations on Game Play

Original play: BINGO straights, or total number of squares, center square is free.

Star in the middle: Instead of using the center square as free, every player brings their best example of most outrageous behavior observed.

Brainstorm reward: Any player who suggests custom squares gets additional points when the behavior is observed.

Point Variations

Original play:

BINGO Straights- can be tallied in real time, or post-game (best story of the square gets to keep it)

Total Squares-

a) Each square = 1 pt

b) Diagonals = 1 pt, Squares = 2 pts, Circles= 3 pts,

Star in the middle: (5pts)

a) anyone with an additional story can claim the square, if agreed on by the group

b) best story of the night gets to keep it