NotenoughbrickToo manypeople onscootersThis isn'taffordableToomuchluxuryWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?ToomuchtrafficFree!Toomanypeople.YuppiesRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyNo oneridesthe busYuppiesNo oneasked mypersonalopinionNo moreapartments!It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenI'm a nativeCharlotteanThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsDevelopersare toogreedyWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?We supportmorehousing, justnot hereThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soNotenoughparking.Noise.Looks likeSouthEndThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceNOT IN MYBACKYARDIt willbenoisyI've livedhere for___ yearsBaddesignThis isgentrificationWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchNotenoughbrickToo manypeople onscootersThis isn'taffordableToomuchluxuryWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?ToomuchtrafficFree!Toomanypeople.YuppiesRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyNo oneridesthe busYuppiesNo oneasked mypersonalopinionNo moreapartments!It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenI'm a nativeCharlotteanThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsDevelopersare toogreedyWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?We supportmorehousing, justnot hereThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soNotenoughparking.Noise.Looks likeSouthEndThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceNOT IN MYBACKYARDIt willbenoisyI've livedhere for___ yearsBaddesignThis isgentrificationWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuch

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. Not enough brick
  2. Too many people on scooters
  3. This isn't affordable
  4. Too much luxury
  5. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  6. Too much traffic
  7. Free!
  8. Too many people.
  9. Yuppies
  10. Ruins the empty parking lot character of the neighborhood
  11. It's hard enough to park in PM already
  12. No one rides the bus
  13. Yuppies
  14. No one asked my personal opinion
  15. No more apartments!
  16. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  17. Won’t someone think of the children
  18. I'm a native Charlottean
  19. The buildings don’t fit my personal aesthetics
  20. Developers are too greedy
  21. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  22. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  23. We support more housing, just not here
  24. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  25. Not enough parking.
  26. Noise.
  27. Looks like South End
  28. This many apartments will overwhelm the roads
  29. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  30. This is valuable open space
  31. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  32. It will be noisy
  33. I've lived here for ___ years
  34. Bad design
  35. This is gentrification
  36. We support more housing, just not this much