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.
| Young Adult novel | By or about a member of the LGBTQ community | That you've pretended to have read | Set during a war or conflict | Graphic novel |
| By a small press | By an author of a different gender | Translation | Written by someone under 21 | That you think you will dislike |
| A classic that you should have read in school | Cozy Mystery | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | Longer than 500 pages | Science Fiction |
| A play | By an author of a different culture | With a number in the title | With a red cover | A novella |
| With time travel | 10 short stories | Middle-grade book (ages 8-12) | Biography or memoir | Set in the place where you live |