I'm anativeCalgarianThis isn'taffordableToomanypeople.It willbenoisyThis isgentrificationNoise.Notenoughparking.We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyCollegestudentsI've livedhere for___ yearsBaddesignSillyHallThink ofthe prairiedogsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandDevelopersare justgreedyWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?No oneridestransitThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereShadowsHeightlimitI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?YuppiesThis isvaluableopenspaceUnsafefor kidsThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?NOT IN MYBACKYARDWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchToomanypetsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomuchtrafficToomuchluxuryFree!PoordoorI'm anativeCalgarianThis isn'taffordableToomanypeople.It willbenoisyThis isgentrificationNoise.Notenoughparking.We supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyCollegestudentsI've livedhere for___ yearsBaddesignSillyHallThink ofthe prairiedogsCalgaryhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandDevelopersare justgreedyWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?No oneridestransitThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereShadowsHeightlimitI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?YuppiesThis isvaluableopenspaceUnsafefor kidsThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?NOT IN MYBACKYARDWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchToomanypetsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomuchtrafficToomuchluxuryFree!Poordoor

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