Download the pdf of 36 different cards to print for your watch party by
clicking here.
There is a high likelihood that the bulk of viewers of the GOP debate will be rubbernecking liberals, such as myself and my handful of friends. As such I've created for our debate-watch parties a series of GOP debate bingo cards.
In the PDF file found here, you will find 36 different versions of the example card shown above that you can print out for your watch party viewing enjoyment.
A few suggested rules:
GOP debate bingo varies from regular bingo in that this version is played on both the horizontal and the vertical access. You must match the phrase to the speakers, there are two opportunities on the vertical and the horizontal access.
In the example of the card shown, you can’t fill in “Rape” square when just anyone says it. The example card shown, if the word “rape” is heard it must be spoken by Jeb Bush or Ted Cruz. If Rand Paul says it, the “Rape” square on this particular card may not be filled in. “Rape” appears on different places on different cards, ensuring the element of chance to the game.
The traditional center “Free Space” does not exist in GOP bingo, of course. If you give people a free space you create dependency and they will not work for their Bingo. Ergo, the center space is reference to "free stuff" or "handouts" etc.
Verbatim squares
Which bring us to quotes. Squares with quote marks around their phrases must be said verbatim. If there are no quote marks the square is categorical, meaning touching on the topic.
The distinction is made in some cases because sometimes specific vocabulary choices matter a great deal. There is a world of difference between "Democrat party" and "Democratic Party." Referring to “undocumented Americans” does not allow a player to mark the square “illegals.” Another example is “All lives matter” may reference “Black Lives Matter” movement, but the word choice is clearly not the same thing. The literal, verbatim words "Democrat party" and “All Lives Matter” “illegals” must be spoken to mark that square.
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Categorical squares
Others are more categorical or topical and the game players can decide by consensus if the comment qualifies.
"Goes Godwin" is a category. No one is likely to say, “Goes Godwin” literally. But it covers all sort of common Nazis allusion common to GOP rhetorical circles: “Neville Chamberlain,” “ovens” “appeasement.”
Gameplayer consensus is how it is decided if a categorical or topic square has been covered. Is a charge that Obama is committing “tyranny” or “facism” an example of "Going Godwin?" That is for the playing group to decide. Is "job crushing" the same as "job killing?" I would say yes, but that is for the locals to decide.
Go forth and endeavor to do your best to enjoy the careening cavalcade of crazy that is the clown car. Again, the pdf can be found here.
Thanks to Lalo Alcarez for the Trump cartoon.