# Ginkgopolis

Ginkgopolis is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 6.6 out of 10 by 42 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $50.29 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** City Building, Territory Building, Science Fiction, Environmental
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Closed Drafting, Income, Layering, Turn Order: Progressive, Tile Placement, Area Majority / Influence, Solo / Solitaire Game, Hand Management, Modular Board, Simultaneous Action Selection, Square Grid
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.6 out of 10, from 42 reviews
- **Owned by:** 81 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 315
- **Unique players:** 342

**Designers:** Xavier Georges

**Artists:** Gaël Lannurien

**Publishers:** Pearl Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 50.29 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/ginkgopolis/ |
| Miniature Market | 51.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/asmgink01.html |
| 401 Games | 58.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/ginkgopolis |
| Board Game Bliss | 58.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/ginkgopolis-new-edition |
| Mathom | 43.96 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/45348-ginkgopolis-3558380083191.html |
| Outlet Games | 41.04 € | https://www.outletgames.es/juegos-de-mesa/sd-games/ginkgopolis-p-SDG-3558380083191.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 49.95 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/ginkgopolis |
| The Mastermind | 50 € | https://www.the-mastermind.be/bordspellen/ginkgopolis/ |
| Games Empire | 89.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/ginkgopolis |

## Expansions

- [Ginkgopolis: The Experts](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ginkgopolis-the-experts)

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## Rules questions

### Can I discard a card on my turn to draw a new one instead of playing it?

You must choose one card to play each turn; you cannot discard a single card to redraw. Twice per game you may spend a New Hand token to discard your entire 4‑card hand and draw 4 new cards (announce “I’m getting a new hand”); unspent New Hand tokens are worth 2 points each at game end (p.3).

### When I play an Urbanization card with a tile, do I always put my resource on it and how do I move the Urbanization token?

Replace the matching Urbanization token with your tile, place one of your resources and a Construction Site pawn on it, then move that Urbanization token to an orthogonally adjacent empty perimeter space; if no adjacent space is empty you may place it elsewhere respecting the alphabetical order (you may move other tokens to do so). You also “utilize” orthogonally adjacent buildings to gain their items (p.4).

### If I build on someone else's building, who gets the resources that were on it?

When you construct a floor you return the resources on that building to their owner (they place them behind their screen), and if the owner is another player they gain 1 success point per resource returned; you do not gain success points for building on your own building (p.4).

### Do I have to pay anything extra when placing a tile that’s a different color or a lower number than the one I cover?

Yes — if the new tile’s number is lower you pay the difference in success points, and if the color differs you must discard one resource to the general supply; if you cannot pay the items needed to place the tile, you take the tile back and resolve the card as if played alone (pp.4–5).

### After everyone resolves actions, whose unused cards do I take and when do we draw?

After resolving actions each player takes the 3 unused cards from her right‑hand neighbor (including the First Player card if present), then, starting with the new first player and continuing in order, each player draws from the deck to return to a hand of 4 cards (p.5).

### How exactly are district points awarded and what are the tie‑breakers?

In each district the player with the most resources gains points equal to the total number of resources in the district, and second place gains points equal to the number of resources of her color; ties are broken by tallest building, then by highest building number, and if all resources belong to one player she receives both first and second place points (p.6).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ginkgopolis)
- [Ginkgopolis in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/ginkgopolis)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128271)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._