Super Bowl commercial bingo
For many guests the ads are the main event, so give them a card of their own: 24 things that turn up in Super Bowl commercials, from a talking animal and a celebrity cameo to the sequel of last year's hit, around a free space. Players mark a square when an ad has it; the first full line wins. Download 30 different numbered cards, or edit the list below. For the game itself, play Super Bowl bingo.
Download 30 cards (PDF) Paper and print options
30 different numbered cards, two to a page. Free, no sign-up. The same link prints the same cards next time.
Card 1 - every card is different
Super Bowl Commercial Bingo
The 45 words on these cards
- Talking animal
- Dog
- Horse
- Baby
- Kids
- Grandparents
- Celebrity cameo
- Two celebrities together
- Athlete
- Comedian
- Rapper
- Country singer
- Song from the 80s
- Song from the 90s
- Remake of an old ad
- Sequel to last year's ad
- Spoof of a famous movie
- Movie trailer
- Streaming show trailer
- Car ad
- Electric car
- Truck ad
- Beer ad
- Soda ad
- Chips ad
- Fast food ad
- Candy ad
- Phone ad
- AI or a robot
- App ad
- Insurance ad
- Travel ad
- Tearjerker
- Ad that makes no sense
- Ad you look up afterwards
- Slow motion
- Explosion
- Ad set in space
- Black and white ad
- Ad with no words
- Ad over a minute long
- QR code on screen
- Ad for the halftime show
- Ad you saw online first
- Everybody laughs
How to play
Give everyone a card and a pen before kickoff. Whenever an ad has something on a square, players mark it; one ad can mark several squares. The first with a full line shows the card and reads the squares back, and the room decides whether the ad really counts. Play a line in the first half and a full card through to the final whistle.
Vote for the best ad
Add a second game for the whole room: after each break, everyone holds up a score card from 1 to 10 for the best ad. Keep a tally on paper, and announce the winning ad with the last bingo prize. Players who mark "ad you look up afterwards" have to say what it was for.
Ads come out early
Many advertisers put their Super Bowl ads online days before the game. They still count when they air during the broadcast, so the guests who have seen them get a head start, and "ad you saw online first" is a square of its own.
Change the list
Each year brings new trends in the ads. Edit the list in the form below before the party: add this year's rumored celebrities or brands, cut what you have stopped seeing, and download new cards in a minute.
Questions
What is Super Bowl commercial bingo?
A bingo card of things that show up in Super Bowl ads: talking animals, celebrity cameos, car and beer ads, tearjerkers. Players mark a square when an ad has it, and the first full line wins.
Can one ad mark more than one square?
Yes. A celebrity with a dog in a car ad marks three squares at once. The room decides when an ad is a stretch.
Do I need to follow football to play?
No. Every square is about the ads, so it suits guests who watch for the commercials and the halftime show.
Is it free?
Yes. The cards and the PDF are free with no sign-up.