It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyUnsafefor kidsNOT IN MYBACKYARDNo oneridesRTDWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Developersare justgreedyToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis isn'taffordableBaddesignThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThink ofthe prairiedogsThis isvaluableopenspaceBoulderhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandToomanypetsYuppiesFree!Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Toomanypeople.It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughparking.I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toToomuchtrafficIt willbenoisyHeightlimitShadowsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI'm anativeBoulderiteCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis isgentrificationPoordoorNoise.It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyUnsafefor kidsNOT IN MYBACKYARDNo oneridesRTDWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Developersare justgreedyToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis isn'taffordableBaddesignThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThink ofthe prairiedogsThis isvaluableopenspaceBoulderhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandToomanypetsYuppiesFree!Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Toomanypeople.It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughparking.I drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toToomuchtrafficIt willbenoisyHeightlimitShadowsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchI'm anativeBoulderiteCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis isgentrificationPoordoorNoise.

NIMBY BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  2. Unsafe for kids
  3. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  4. No one rides RTD
  5. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  6. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  7. I've lived here for ___ years
  8. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  9. Developers are just greedy
  10. Too much luxury
  11. We support more housing, just not here
  12. This isn't affordable
  13. Bad design
  14. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  15. Think of the prairie dogs
  16. This is valuable open space
  17. Boulder housing market is exempt from supply/demand
  18. Too many pets
  19. Yuppies
  20. Free!
  21. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  22. Too many people.
  23. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  24. Not enough parking.
  25. I drive but don’t want anyone else to
  26. Too much traffic
  27. It will be noisy
  28. Height limit
  29. Shadows
  30. We support more housing, just not this much
  31. I'm a native Boulderite
  32. College students
  33. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  34. This is gentrification
  35. Poor door
  36. Noise.