"UrbanCanopy"Hurts theEnviormentStrain onPolice/FireDepartmentsLowerPropertyValueMoreCrime inthe AreaOverrunthe schoolsystemsNewconstructionwill beugly/eyesoreSomeoneloudlyscoffs orstorms outNotenoughparking inthe areaSomeoneComplainsaboutRenters"This isn't the rightplace forattainable/affordableHousing"CitingNextdoor asa reputablesource"Thinkof thechildren"NobodyRidesTransit(Insert cityname) isgettingtoo bigThinlyVeiledRacismLosing ourArchitecturalHistoryMaintaining"our" wayof life"I don'tknowanyonewho..."ComplaintsaboutHomeless"Back whenpeopleknew theirneighbors"ThinlyVeiledClassismWe alreadyhave toomuch trafficSewerSystemscan'thandle itThinly veiledreference toage,millennials"I don'thave timefor publictransit""I've lived intheneighborhoodfor ____years"Hasanyoneresearchedthis?"qualityof life"Newconstructionuses cheapmaterialsWhatabout thetrees?Can't live inTHISneighborhoodwithout a carConstructionnoise/dust/toxins"I wasnevernotified""UrbanCanopy"Hurts theEnviormentStrain onPolice/FireDepartmentsLowerPropertyValueMoreCrime inthe AreaOverrunthe schoolsystemsNewconstructionwill beugly/eyesoreSomeoneloudlyscoffs orstorms outNotenoughparking inthe areaSomeoneComplainsaboutRenters"This isn't the rightplace forattainable/affordableHousing"CitingNextdoor asa reputablesource"Thinkof thechildren"NobodyRidesTransit(Insert cityname) isgettingtoo bigThinlyVeiledRacismLosing ourArchitecturalHistoryMaintaining"our" wayof life"I don'tknowanyonewho..."ComplaintsaboutHomeless"Back whenpeopleknew theirneighbors"ThinlyVeiledClassismWe alreadyhave toomuch trafficSewerSystemscan'thandle itThinly veiledreference toage,millennials"I don'thave timefor publictransit""I've lived intheneighborhoodfor ____years"Hasanyoneresearchedthis?"qualityof life"Newconstructionuses cheapmaterialsWhatabout thetrees?Can't live inTHISneighborhoodwithout a carConstructionnoise/dust/toxins"I wasnevernotified"

NIMBY - 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. "Urban Canopy"
  2. Hurts the Enviorment
  3. Strain on Police/Fire Departments
  4. Lower Property Value
  5. More Crime in the Area
  6. Overrun the school systems
  7. New construction will be ugly/eyesore
  8. Someone loudly scoffs or storms out
  9. Not enough parking in the area
  10. Someone Complains about Renters
  11. "This isn't the right place for attainable/affordable Housing"
  12. Citing Nextdoor as a reputable source
  13. "Think of the children"
  14. Nobody Rides Transit
  15. (Insert city name) is getting too big
  16. Thinly Veiled Racism
  17. Losing our Architectural History
  18. Maintaining "our" way of life
  19. "I don't know anyone who..."
  20. Complaints about Homeless
  21. "Back when people knew their neighbors"
  22. Thinly Veiled Classism
  23. We already have too much traffic
  24. Sewer Systems can't handle it
  25. Thinly veiled reference to age, millennials
  26. "I don't have time for public transit"
  27. "I've lived in the neighborhood for ____ years"
  28. Has anyone researched this?
  29. "quality of life"
  30. New construction uses cheap materials
  31. What about the trees?
  32. Can't live in THIS neighborhood without a car
  33. Construction noise/dust/toxins
  34. "I was never notified"