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New Year's Party Bingo

A find-someone-who card for New Year's Eve parties and January get-togethers with friends or coworkers. Prompts cover highlights from the past year, resolutions, and plans for the year ahead.

  • 4×4 grid
  • 60 prompts to pick from
  • US Letter & A4
  • Host instructions included
Use This TemplateGenerate a default pack: 30 cards, US Letter

Free, no sign-up. Every card in a batch is different. You can edit the title and prompts before you print.

New Year's BingoFind someone who fits each square and ask them to sign it.NameCard 1 of 30First full row, column, or diagonal wins. One signature per person. You can't sign your own card.Has banged potsand pans atmidnightWants to host aparty next yearKeeps a journalCleaned out acloset this yearKnows a NewYear's traditionfrom anothercountryHas worked onNew Year's EveAlready has a tripplanned for nextyearHas made thesame resolutiontwiceReconnectedwith an old friendthis yearCan say HappyNew Year in threelanguagesTook a class justfor fun this yearPlayed music foran audience thisyearHas done a polarplunge on NewYear's DayVolunteered for acause this yearRan a race thisyearCelebrated a bigwin at work thisyear
Card 1 of a sample batch, made with the generator on this site.

Who it’s for

  • New Year's Eve parties where guests come from different friend groups
  • New Year's Day brunches and open houses
  • January team kickoffs and back-to-the-office socials
  • Family-friendly parties that wind down well before midnight

How to play

  1. Give each player a card and a pen. Players write their name at the top.
  2. Players talk to each other. When someone fits a square, that person signs it. Nobody signs their own card.
  3. By default each person can sign a card once and the first full row, column, or diagonal wins. In the generator you can allow two signatures or switch to “most squares in a set time.”
  4. Plan on about 15–20 minutes for a 4×4 card. That’s a suggestion; adjust it to your group.

Full rules and what to say when you start: How to play icebreaker bingo.

Tips for hosting

  • Start the game early in the evening; it fills the slow stretch between arrivals and the late-night fun.
  • Prompts look back at the year and ahead to the next one, so finishers have a good story ready to share with the group.
  • For a January team kickoff, swap a few home-life squares for work goals; the rest already suit coworkers.
  • Announce the winner a few minutes before the countdown so the game wraps up on time.

Prompts on the sample card

These are the 16 prompts on card 1 above. Other cards use a different mix from the full list.

  • Has banged pots and pans at midnight
  • Wants to host a party next year
  • Keeps a journal
  • Cleaned out a closet this year
  • Knows a New Year's tradition from another country
  • Has worked on New Year's Eve
  • Already has a trip planned for next year
  • Has made the same resolution twice
  • Reconnected with an old friend this year
  • Can say Happy New Year in three languages
  • Took a class just for fun this year
  • Played music for an audience this year
  • Has done a polar plunge on New Year's Day
  • Volunteered for a cause this year
  • Ran a race this year
  • Celebrated a big win at work this year
See all 60 prompts in this template
  1. Already has a resolution for next year
  2. Kept a resolution for a whole year
  3. Has made the same resolution twice
  4. Tried a new sport this year
  5. Got a haircut they love this year
  6. Wrote down their goals for the new year
  7. Learned a new skill this year
  8. Read more than ten books this year
  9. Traveled somewhere new this year
  10. Moved to a new home this year
  11. Started a new job or role this year
  12. Took up a new hobby this year
  13. Made a new friend this year
  14. Ran a race this year
  15. Saw a live concert this year
  16. Has a favorite photo from this year
  17. Can name their favorite song of the year
  18. Can name the best movie they saw this year
  19. Can name the best book they read this year
  20. Took a class just for fun this year
  21. Already has a trip planned for next year
  22. Learned a few words of a new language this year
  23. Played music for an audience this year
  24. Has a project they want to finish next year
  25. Keeps a journal
  26. Learned a new game this year
  27. Uses a planner every day
  28. Has watched the first sunrise of the year
  29. Has watched fireworks on New Year's Eve
  30. Has celebrated New Year's in another time zone
  31. Has a good luck tradition for New Year's
  32. Cooks a special dish on New Year's Day
  33. Has celebrated Lunar New Year
  34. Knows a New Year's tradition from another country
  35. Has banged pots and pans at midnight
  36. Has gone to bed before midnight on New Year's Eve
  37. Has watched the ball drop in person
  38. Has done a polar plunge on New Year's Day
  39. Has worked on New Year's Eve
  40. Cleaned out a closet this year
  41. Organized their photos this year
  42. Fixed something they put off for months
  43. Learned to cook a new dish this year
  44. Grew something in a garden this year
  45. Adopted a pet this year
  46. Volunteered for a cause this year
  47. Celebrated a big win at work this year
  48. Finished a big project this year
  49. Reconnected with an old friend this year
  50. Tried something that scared them this year
  51. Spoke in front of a crowd this year
  52. Has a birthday in January
  53. Broke an old habit for good this year
  54. Visited a national park this year
  55. Can say Happy New Year in three languages
  56. Knows all the words to Auld Lang Syne
  57. Has buried or opened a time capsule
  58. Made their own party hat
  59. Came tonight with a coworker
  60. Wants to host a party next year

Printing

  • The Party style's confetti suits a New Year's look; print in color for the party or black & white for a big office batch.
  • Put cards and pens by the coat rack or the snack table so guests pick one up as they arrive.
  • Print at 100% (“Actual size”). More detail in How to print bingo cards on US Letter or A4.

Questions

Does the game involve drinking or a midnight toast?

No. Nothing on the card mentions drinks or midnight traditions that need them, so it works for family parties, office events, and alcohol-free gatherings.

Can we play it after New Year's, at a January event?

Yes. Most prompts are about the past year and plans for the new one, which fit a January brunch or team kickoff just as well as December 31.