Parking(FreeSpace)Not fairto currenthomeowners NeedmoreStudiesConstructionDisturbancesComplaintsaboutRenters "Townfeel" not"City feel" Noteveryonecan bikeX (>2)stories istoo tall!"NeighborhoodCharacter"We supportmorehousing, justnot here NotaffordableenoughI've livedherefor Xyears!" Flooding /StormwaterUgly /Unattractive Shadowswill ruinmyproperty"Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"We don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonAlreadyToo MuchTraffic"Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" Schools can'taccommodatemore students Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyLosing ourarchitecturalhistory MultifamilyHousing =BadThat isn'treallyaffordable Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsParking(FreeSpace)Not fairto currenthomeowners NeedmoreStudiesConstructionDisturbancesComplaintsaboutRenters "Townfeel" not"City feel" Noteveryonecan bikeX (>2)stories istoo tall!"NeighborhoodCharacter"We supportmorehousing, justnot here NotaffordableenoughI've livedherefor Xyears!" Flooding /StormwaterUgly /Unattractive Shadowswill ruinmyproperty"Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"We don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonAlreadyToo MuchTraffic"Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" Schools can'taccommodatemore students Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyLosing ourarchitecturalhistory MultifamilyHousing =BadThat isn'treallyaffordable Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovements

Newton 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. Parking (Free Space)
  2. Not fair to current homeowners
  3. Need more Studies
  4. Construction Disturbances
  5. Complaints about Renters
  6. "Town feel" not "City feel"
  7. Not everyone can bike
  8. X (>2) stories is too tall!
  9. "Neighborhood Character"
  10. We support more housing, just not here
  11. Not affordable enough
  12. I've lived here for X years!"
  13. Flooding / Stormwater
  14. Ugly / Unattractive
  15. Shadows will ruin my property
  16. "Can't live in THIS area without a car"
  17. We don't want to be like Somerville / Cambridge / Brookline / Boston
  18. Already Too Much Traffic
  19. "Back when people knew their neighbors"
  20. Schools can't accommodate more students
  21. Developers are Bad / Follow The Money
  22. Losing our architectural history
  23. Multifamily Housing = Bad
  24. That isn't really affordable
  25. Nobody Rides the T / The T Needs Improvements