Shadowswill ruinmypropertyNotaffordableenough"Townfeel" not"City feel" We supportmorehousing, justnot here "NeighborhoodCharacter"Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyNot fairto currenthomeowners Noteveryonecan bikeFlooding /StormwaterX (>2)stories istoo tall!MultifamilyHousing =BadLosing ourarchitecturalhistory We don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonParking(FreeSpace)Ugly /Unattractive That isn'treallyaffordable I've livedherefor Xyears!" ConstructionDisturbances"Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" "Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsAlreadyToo MuchTrafficNeedmoreStudiesSchools can'taccommodatemore students ComplaintsaboutRenters Shadowswill ruinmypropertyNotaffordableenough"Townfeel" not"City feel" We supportmorehousing, justnot here "NeighborhoodCharacter"Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyNot fairto currenthomeowners Noteveryonecan bikeFlooding /StormwaterX (>2)stories istoo tall!MultifamilyHousing =BadLosing ourarchitecturalhistory We don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonParking(FreeSpace)Ugly /Unattractive That isn'treallyaffordable I've livedherefor Xyears!" ConstructionDisturbances"Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" "Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsAlreadyToo MuchTrafficNeedmoreStudiesSchools can'taccommodatemore students ComplaintsaboutRenters 

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