We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchPoordoorThis isvaluableopenspaceFree!It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toUnsafefor kidsHeightlimitWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalI've livedhere for___ yearsDevelopersare justgreedyNoise.ToomuchtrafficToomanypeople.Think ofthe prairiedogsNo oneridestransitWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ToomanypetsCollegestudentsNotenoughparking.This isgentrificationIt willbenoisyThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandShadowsBaddesignYuppiesToomuchluxuryNOT IN MYBACKYARDWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyI'm anativeCalgarianThis isn'taffordableSillyHallWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchPoordoorThis isvaluableopenspaceFree!It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toUnsafefor kidsHeightlimitWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalI've livedhere for___ yearsDevelopersare justgreedyNoise.ToomuchtrafficToomanypeople.Think ofthe prairiedogsNo oneridestransitWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ToomanypetsCollegestudentsNotenoughparking.This isgentrificationIt willbenoisyThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandShadowsBaddesignYuppiesToomuchluxuryNOT IN MYBACKYARDWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyI'm anativeCalgarianThis isn'taffordableSillyHallWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?

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 this much
  2. Poor door
  3. This is valuable open space
  4. Free!
  5. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  6. I drive but don’t want anyone else to
  7. Unsafe for kids
  8. Height limit
  9. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  10. I've lived here for ___ years
  11. Developers are just greedy
  12. Noise.
  13. Too much traffic
  14. Too many people.
  15. Think of the prairie dogs
  16. No one rides transit
  17. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  18. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  19. Too many pets
  20. College students
  21. Not enough parking.
  22. This is gentrification
  23. It will be noisy
  24. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  25. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  26. Calgary housing market is exempt from supply/demand
  27. Shadows
  28. Bad design
  29. Yuppies
  30. Too much luxury
  31. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  32. We support more housing, just not here
  33. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  34. I'm a native Calgarian
  35. This isn't affordable
  36. Silly Hall
  37. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?