"I don'tknowanyonewho...""This isn't the rightplace forattainable/affordableHousing""qualityof life""I wasnevernotified"Thinly veiledreference toage,millennialsSomeoneloudlyscoffs orstorms outMaintaining"our" wayof lifeNobodyRidesTransitConstructionnoise/dust/toxins"UrbanCanopy""Back whenpeopleknew theirneighbors"CitingNextdoor asa reputablesourceNewconstructionuses cheapmaterialsMoreCrime inthe AreaLosing ourArchitecturalHistoryNotenoughparking inthe areaHurts theEnviormentOverrunthe schoolsystemsSomeoneComplainsaboutRentersThinlyVeiledRacism"Thinkof thechildren"LowerPropertyValueCan't live inTHISneighborhoodwithout a carThinlyVeiledClassismNewconstructionwill beugly/eyesoreWhatabout thetrees?Strain onPolice/FireDepartmentsHasanyoneresearchedthis?We alreadyhave toomuch traffic"I don'thave timefor publictransit""I've lived intheneighborhoodfor ____years"ComplaintsaboutHomeless(Insert cityname) isgettingtoo bigSewerSystemscan'thandle it"I don'tknowanyonewho...""This isn't the rightplace forattainable/affordableHousing""qualityof life""I wasnevernotified"Thinly veiledreference toage,millennialsSomeoneloudlyscoffs orstorms outMaintaining"our" wayof lifeNobodyRidesTransitConstructionnoise/dust/toxins"UrbanCanopy""Back whenpeopleknew theirneighbors"CitingNextdoor asa reputablesourceNewconstructionuses cheapmaterialsMoreCrime inthe AreaLosing ourArchitecturalHistoryNotenoughparking inthe areaHurts theEnviormentOverrunthe schoolsystemsSomeoneComplainsaboutRentersThinlyVeiledRacism"Thinkof thechildren"LowerPropertyValueCan't live inTHISneighborhoodwithout a carThinlyVeiledClassismNewconstructionwill beugly/eyesoreWhatabout thetrees?Strain onPolice/FireDepartmentsHasanyoneresearchedthis?We alreadyhave toomuch traffic"I don'thave timefor publictransit""I've lived intheneighborhoodfor ____years"ComplaintsaboutHomeless(Insert cityname) isgettingtoo bigSewerSystemscan'thandle it

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