We supportmorehousing, justnot hereNOT IN MYBACKYARDWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis isn'taffordableToomanypeople.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyThis isgentrificationThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soNoise.I'm anativeBostonianIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughparking.Thinkof thechildrenToomuchluxuryToomuchtrafficBaddesignFree!It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThe Tdoesn'tworkYuppiesIt willbenoisyWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Developersare justgreedyI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Unsafefor kidsShadowsToo manypeople onthe TalreadyYuppiesWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceCollegestudentsWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereNOT IN MYBACKYARDWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis isn'taffordableToomanypeople.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyThis isgentrificationThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soNoise.I'm anativeBostonianIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughparking.Thinkof thechildrenToomuchluxuryToomuchtrafficBaddesignFree!It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyThe Tdoesn'tworkYuppiesIt willbenoisyWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Developersare justgreedyI've livedhere for___ yearsWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Unsafefor kidsShadowsToo manypeople onthe TalreadyYuppiesWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThis isvaluableopenspaceCollegestudents

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. We support more housing, just not here
  2. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  3. We support more housing, just not this much
  4. This isn't affordable
  5. Too many people.
  6. Too many people on the T already
  7. This is gentrification
  8. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  9. It's too weird-looking and original
  10. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  11. Noise.
  12. I'm a native Bostonian
  13. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  14. Not enough parking.
  15. Think of the children
  16. Too much luxury
  17. Too much traffic
  18. Bad design
  19. Free!
  20. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  21. The T doesn't work
  22. Yuppies
  23. It will be noisy
  24. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  25. Developers are just greedy
  26. I've lived here for ___ years
  27. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  28. Unsafe for kids
  29. Shadows
  30. Too many people on the T already
  31. Yuppies
  32. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  33. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  34. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  35. This is valuable open space
  36. College students