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 an ugly cover | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | Part of a series | Currently on the nonfiction bestseller list | Biography or memoir |
| That you loved as a child | Longer than 500 pages | Historical Fiction | About books, bookstores or publishing | About royalty (fiction or non) |
| An author’s debut | With a child on the cover | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | That “everyone” but you has read | A non-human main character |
| A random book from a shelf (close your eyes!) | Written for adult, but with illustrations | Nonfiction about your hometown or state | Thriller/Suspense | By an author of a different culture |
| By a Canadian author | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) | That your parents didn't/wouldn't have let you read as a kid | Cozy Mystery | That you started but never finished |