"Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"ConstructionDisturbancesNoteveryonecan bikeNot fairto currenthomeowners That isn'treallyaffordable Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyWe don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /Boston"NeighborhoodCharacter"MultifamilyHousing =BadParking(FreeSpace)I've livedherefor Xyears!" Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsUgly /Unattractive "Townfeel" not"City feel" NotaffordableenoughComplaintsaboutRenters X (>2)stories istoo tall!Flooding /StormwaterWe supportmorehousing, justnot here Shadowswill ruinmypropertyLosing ourarchitecturalhistory AlreadyToo MuchTrafficNeedmoreStudiesSchools can'taccommodatemore students "Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" "Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"ConstructionDisturbancesNoteveryonecan bikeNot fairto currenthomeowners That isn'treallyaffordable Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyWe don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /Boston"NeighborhoodCharacter"MultifamilyHousing =BadParking(FreeSpace)I've livedherefor Xyears!" Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsUgly /Unattractive "Townfeel" not"City feel" NotaffordableenoughComplaintsaboutRenters X (>2)stories istoo tall!Flooding /StormwaterWe supportmorehousing, justnot here Shadowswill ruinmypropertyLosing ourarchitecturalhistory AlreadyToo MuchTrafficNeedmoreStudiesSchools can'taccommodatemore students "Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" 

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