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read one full paper this week	got free food at a seminar recently	uses a citation manager	presented a research poster	attended an academic conference
loves Courtyard Cafe	hates Courtyard Cafe	celebrated when code finally worked	organized their files this month	uses a weekly planner or task app
works with music sometimes	Works in MRL	has a hobby outside grad school	Works in EII	has mentored another student
Works in ESB	Works in Elings	Calls Courtyard Cafe "Nanocafe"	Works in graduate student lounge	Doesn't know about bagel hour
Works in library graduate study room	applied for a fellowship or grant before	backs up their files automatically	explained their research in one sentence before	collaborates outside their research group

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How to play first year advice series Bingo Cards?

Paper Caller: Print PDF calling list & calling slips and manually draw the slips.
Paper Players: Print PDF bingo cards and manually scratch the cards.
Online Players: Click on the Play button above, and then click on the 🎫 button.
Online Caller: Click on the Play button above.
Mixed Play: Select any combination above. For instance, caller can be either Paper or Online. And players can be Paper or Online or a combination of both.

Step-By-Step:

Start by downloading the first year advice series PDF by clicking on the "Print" button above.
Open the PDF and print it.
For random drawing, you can print another copy of the call list, cut, fold and then pick them randomly at play time.
Cut the bingo cards at the cut marks if there are greater than 1 bingo cards per page.
Distribute one card per player. For marking, you can use pens. Crayons are the cheapest.
Select one person to be the caller. If you are playing in a small group, the caller may as well play along with their own Bingo card.
The caller starts the game by randomly drawing an item from the call list and announcing it to everyone.
The players look at their cards to see if they have the announced word. If they do, they dab that word.
The first player to complete a horizontal, vertical, or a diagonal line of marked items announces "Bingo!" and wins the game.
The caller checks that the items marked form a correct line according to the Bingo card and call list.
You can play for multiple patterns or a full card blackout for a longer game.

This first year advice series Bingo Cards Game contains following Words or Phrases: read one full paper this week, got free food at a seminar recently, uses a citation manager, presented a research poster, attended an academic conference, loves Courtyard Cafe, hates Courtyard Cafe, celebrated when code finally worked, organized their files this month, uses a weekly planner or task app, works with music sometimes, Works in MRL, has a hobby outside grad school, Works in EII, has mentored another student, Works in ESB, Works in Elings, Calls Courtyard Cafe "Nanocafe", Works in graduate student lounge, Doesn't know about bagel hour, Works in library graduate study room, applied for a fellowship or grant before, backs up their files automatically, explained their research in one sentence before, collaborates outside their research group, uses shared lab documents or folders, has a color-coded calendar, keeps lots of browser tabs open, has helped someone debug code or analysis, has attended a departmental social event, knows a good lunch spot near campus, has taken a workshop or training this year, has emailed a professor they didn't know before, uses a reference PDF annotation system, has practiced an elevator pitch for their research, has collaborated with someone in another field, has a system for naming files, has joined a student organization or club, has helped organize an event, has shared research with a non-expert audience, has attended a guest lecture this quarter, has a favorite productivity trick, uses a shared calendar with collaborators, has introduced themselves to someone new today, has worked in more than one campus building this week, has recommended a useful paper to someone else, has learned a new software/tool in grad school, has a favorite study snack, has used campus library research help, has printed a poster before, has practiced networking at an event, has given someone advice about grad school, has received helpful advice from another student, has worked on a team project before grad school, has met someone today outside their department, has taken notes during a seminar this month, has taught someone a skill this year, has learned a skill from another student, has found a shortcut that saves lots of time, has a favorite campus outdoor spot.