Karen Bingo Holiday Edition is a holiday dinner game for family gatherings.
You know how this meal goes. Someone brings up politics before the turkey. Someone asks if the turkey is organic. Someone says Merry Christmas in a way that starts a fight. You hear it, or you see it. You mark the square.
This is a bingo book for adults. It is not a book for children. You play it at holiday dinners and family gatherings.
Here is how you play. Cut out a card on the dotted lines. Hand the cards out before the food hits the table. When you see or hear something on your card, mark it. It has to actually happen at this dinner. Stories about last year do not count, no matter how good they are. First full line winner must yell: "I'd like to speak to the manager!"
A full line is five squares across, down, or from corner to corner. The middle square says Somebody cried. It is free. Mark it right away. Somebody always cries. Close enough counts. Not sure? The table votes. Most votes wins. You only win when you yell the line. Prizes are optional.
Some of the squares on the cards
These squares come from the official holiday list, word for word.
- Asks for a manager
- Brings up politics before the turkey
- Asks if the turkey is organic
- Says Merry Christmas aggressively
- "I only drink on holidays"
- Corrects how the turkey is carved
- Rates the gravy out of ten
- "No offense, but..."
- "I'm just being honest"
- "I'm not like other Karens"
- "Back in my day..."
- "I'm not mad, just disappointed"
- "That's not how Mom made it"
- Asks for the real butter
- Sends food back
- Mentions her essential oils
- Pitches her MLM leggings
- Asks when you're having kids
- Threatens a one-star review
- Wants to see the receipt
- Store-bought pie, claims homemade
- Talks during grace
- Asks who made this, suspiciously
- Asks for recipe, then criticizes it
That is only a sample. Each card is a mix of squares from the list. You watch and listen for the ones on your card.
Who This Is For
- People already dreading a holiday dinner or a family gathering
- Hosts who want the table to notice the same things they notice
- People who need a gag gift for the person who already runs the meal
Who This Is Not For
- Anyone who wants holiday dinner to stay sacred, silent, and free of jokes
- People who hear the word Karen and stop listening
- Anyone who wants a real bingo hall with cash prizes
- Folks who need the book to stay in one piece. These pages are meant to be cut out.
When This Comes in Handy
- Thanksgiving dinner, before anyone carves the turkey
- A Christmas meal where someone says Merry Christmas like a warning
- A family gathering that always starts the same old fight
What's In The Book
This is the Host Kit. The book is 94 pages. Inside you get a how-to-host guide, the rules, a caller list, 40 cut-out cards, and scoreboards.
The interior is black and white. There is one bingo card per page. Each page has dotted cut lines so you can cut out the whole page as a card. The letters across the top of each card are K, A, R, E, and N.
This is a game for 2 or more players. For a longer game, play Full card, Four corners, or Caller mode, where one person reads the caller list.
Keep your card low. If Karen sees it, she will ask for a manager. Play nice. This is a game about what people say and do, not about one person. This book is for grown-ups. Some squares are mild. Some are not. Read a card before you hand it to a child. Yell the line. Then get through dinner.