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.
| From the Harvard Classics 5 foot shelf | Published before 1900 | A verse novel | By a Latin American author | Historical Fiction |
| That spans multiple generations | Recommended by a librarian or bookseller | By a small press | Published in 1916 - exactly 100 years ago | About a subject that challenges you |
| With footnotes | A ghost story | BOTNS BOOK BINGO (free square) | That you loved as a child | A presidential biography |
| By an author of a different gender | Nonfiction | Set at (or near) the North or South Pole | Currently on the bestseller list | Read another book by an author already used for this Bingo card |
| Set during a war or conflict | An alternate history | Biography or memoir | Mentioned on The Gilmore Girls | Translation |