Holiday movie trope bingo
Big-city career woman. Small-town baker. A snowfall at exactly the right moment. Mark the clichés as they happen during movie night.
About these holiday movie tropes bingo cards
Cozy holiday movies follow a formula, which makes them perfect for bingo. Print a card for everyone on the couch and mark each cliché as it shows up on screen. These squares fit almost any made-for-TV holiday romance.
Running a movie marathon? Print a fresh card per movie and keep a tally. The person with the most bingos by New Year's picks the next film.
The holiday movie tropes bingo word list
These 35 words are loaded into the generator. Edit them above, or copy them for your own game.
- Big-city executive
- Small-town bakery
- Inherits an inn
- Ex comes back
- Hot cocoa date
- Tree lot meeting
- Snowball fight
- Ugly sweater contest
- Festival is cancelled
- Must save the town
- Mysterious old man
- Cookie contest
- Kiss in the snow
- Missed flight
- Workaholic softens
- Widower with a kid
- Ice skating scene
- Matching flannel
- Secret royal
- Fake relationship
- Snowed in
- Christmas Eve deadline
- Gingerbread showdown
- Wise grandma
- Tree lighting
- Sleigh ride
- Ornament with a story
- Last-minute confession
- Choir scene
- Ditches the promotion
- Best friend is busy
- Phone call from the boss
- Everyone wears scarves
- Magical wish
- Toy drive
Ways to play
One card per movie
Shuffle a new card for each film. Common tropes still appear, but in different places, so no one wins the same way twice.
Call it out loud
Players must shout the trope as it happens on screen to claim the square. Hesitate and it does not count.
Write in your favorite
Add the cliché your group always laughs about. The generator mixes it into every card.
Questions
Does this work with any holiday movie?
Yes. The squares are generic story beats, so they fit most cozy holiday romances and many family comedies.
How long does a game take?
A 5x5 card usually reaches bingo in the second half of a 90-minute movie. Use a 4x4 card for faster wins.
Can I do a blackout?
Try it across a whole marathon. Keep the same card through several movies and see who fills it first.
