Finally, a new way to pass the time at work: Office BINGO. Play alone or play with friends. Regular BINGO rules apply!

The Technical Execution of Office Bingo. First of all, the way we conduct bingo business around. The work-at-home genie is out of the bottle, and we’re never going fully back to the office. So here’s a Conference Call Bingo game for you to weed out the new era bullshit. Thanks to @inagfatt for this gem, and I’ll start by making a special rule. If you hear the phrase shown bottom left, you win conference call bingo automatically.

Most of the squares are self-explanatory, however, since we don’t want any of your co-workers to cheat you out of victory, let’s clarify what must be seen/heard to claim the box.

ROW B

Awkward Silence: Offices are loaded with it. Whether it’s the lunchroom, the conference room or simply at your desk, you’ll know it when you hear it!

Community Food: Common examples are the obligatory bagels and birthday cake. Any edible item dumped on a public table for the vultures to consume qualifies.

Fridge Cleaning: It doesn’t happen often, but some do-gooder always posts a sign on the refrigerator door warning that all unmarked items will be tossed by 4pm on a given date. (Subsequently, this leads to people angrily marking their salad dressing bottles with bold initials.)

Popcorn Nuker: The smell wafts through the air, causing a distracting paralysis. Often, you can set your watch to this activity.

Stinky Lunch: Natto, curry, onions and fish. Yummy for them, hellacious for you.

ROW I

Unsolicited Bathroom Talk: You pull up to a urinal or escape into a stall to do your business, yet someone has to break the unwritten code of silence and shout over the divider.

Coffee Spotting: An easy square to acquire. Just locate someone gulping down java.

Asked for Office Supply: Get your own stapler, damn it! People are always borrowing supplies rather than walking over to the cabinet and getting their own.

Office Whistler: Beware, the psychological profile of this person is probably frightening. Awkward, annoying and out of tune, this person thinks an empty hallway is an amphitheater for their mouth.

Temperature Issues: “Who touched the thermostat?” Cold. Hot. Cold Hot. Can’t we all just get along? To get this square you must overhear someone complaining about the interior temperature.

ROW N

Random Body Pain: You’re sitting at your desk clanking on your keyboard, minding your own business. OW! Some striking pain hits your body for no good reason. You spend about 5 minutes wondering if you’re gonna die, then you forget about it until the next one comes.

Awkward IT Moment: They’re good with technology, but they’re not so good at communicating with “laypeople.” Whether it’s the way they ask you to fill out a trouble ticket or magically appear behind you, you’ll know this moment when it happens.

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Smokers Return: Like wolves, these tobacco fiends run in packs. After blockading the company entrance, they return, spreading the smell of fire and mint gum throughout the office.

Ran Out of Post-It Notes: Duh!

ROW G

Day / Time Confusion: Statements to look out for – “It’s only 11am?” or “All day I thought it was Friday!” Especially prevalent after a three-day, holiday weekend.

Random HR Memo: Whether they’re changing who handles your 401K or reminding you about the dress code, HR sure is proficient at wasting our time.

Repeated Story: We all deny it, but we’re all guilty of this one. Check off your box if you’re hearing a story for the second time and don’t have the heart to interrupt.

Mention of the Weather: The ultimate in office small talk. “I can’t get over this rain!” I’m confident you’ll acquire this box quickly.

Last-Minute Assignment: Whether you’re off to lunch or leaving for the day, projects have a magical way of appearing at 4:55pm on a Friday.

ROW O

Called by Boss: Nice and simple. Your boss phones you, you get this box.

Hallway Shuffle: Mix a narrow hallway with an indecisive walker, and the rest is history. You go one way. They go the same way. Next thing you know, you’re doing the Hallway Shuffle!

Printer Jam: Duh!

Unidentified Person: Routine is what makes your office such a horrendous place to be. Isn’t it amazing the attention a random workman or visitor from another company gets? Find a stranger and win.

Yawning Epidemic: As contagious as negativity, your job is to find at least two people yawning consecutively.

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Printable Office Bingo

What is the meaning of office bingo?

The Office Bingo Memes

Playing bingo now is no longer a goal to win rewards like the old times. Office bingo is a modern bingo game that is adapted to office conditions and activities that often occur in it. This game is more suitable for certain groups such as employees who work at the place. In some offices, bingo can be used in many offices because it contains the types of activities or events that generally occur in many offices.

How challenging to play office bingo?

How To Play Office Bingo

Office bingo will be very challenging if you have a lot of experience in the office. People who play office bingo will relate to the content. From the emotional relations created by the user and office bingo will make this game feel challenging. Even if you do not get a reward for successfully doing office bingo, stress release and relax are the positive effects that you can receive when you play it. Without the need to need a lot of tools and space to play it, this game becomes very flexible. You can play it in your spare time while in the office.

How to make office bingo more interesting?

To make office Bingo even more interesting, you can make it different from Bingo in general. Usually, bingo is written on paper with a precise arrangement of columns to be able to draw the appropriate line when successfully getting a bingo. Office bingo is quite interesting by changing the number or icon on the bingo card by using a description of the activities in the office. To make it more interesting, you can try using equipment in the office to make bingo cards like sticky notes. By arranging sticky notes, you can make column by column as bingo cardboard.

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Can I play office bingo if I’m not a worker?

The Office Bingo Memes

Office bingo is not reserved for office workers. But how can you achieve bingo if not through activities in the office as written in every description in the boxes on the bingo card? If you are not a worker, you can replace office bingo with other bingo templates that are more relatable to your condition. The internet provides many types of bingo which contain templates of various activities that are commonly experienced by many people. Maybe you can choose the one that suits you best. You can also make your own bingo templates with available applications or software.