# Suburbia

Suburbia is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7 out of 10 by 78 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $44.38 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Economic, City Building
- **Mechanics:** Hexagon Grid, Tile Placement, Auction: Dutch, Solo / Solitaire Game, Income, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Catch the Leader
- **Ludoya rating:** 7 out of 10, from 78 reviews
- **Owned by:** 134 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 416
- **Unique players:** 349

**Designers:** Ted Alspach

**Artists:** T. B. (II), Ted Alspach, Ollin Timm, Brett Stebbins, Klemens Franz, Stephanie Gustafsson, Alanna Kelsey, Jason Boles

**Publishers:** Bézier Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 44.38 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/suburbia-second-edition-1 |
| Cardhaus Games | 54.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/suburbia-second-edition/ |
| Alphaspel | 345 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/346530-suburbia |
| Game Ninja | 650 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/suburbia/ |
| Spelexperten | 789 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/suburbia-1.html |

## Expansions

- [Suburbia Inc](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-inc)
- [Suburbia 5★](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-5)
- [Suburbia: Expansions (Second Edition)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-expansions-second-edition)
- [Suburbia: Essen SPIEL Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-essen-spiel-expansion)
- [Suburbia: Con Tiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-con-tiles)
- [Suburbia: Collector's Edition – Man vs. Meeple Studios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-collectors-edition-man-vs-meeple-studios)
- [Suburbia: Collector's Edition – The Dice Towers](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-collectors-edition-the-dice-towers)
- [Suburbia: Collector's Edition – Tantrum House](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-collectors-edition-tantrum-house)
- [Suburbia: Collector's Edition – Sax Serenade Jazz Club](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-collectors-edition-sax-serenade-jazz-club)
- [Suburbia: Hala Stulecia](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-hala-stulecia)
- [Suburbia: Nightlife Promo Tiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-nightlife-promo-tiles)
- [Suburbia: 15 Extra City Tiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-15-extra-city-tiles)

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## Rules questions

### Do tiles have to be placed edge-to-edge or can I place them touching only at a corner?

Tiles must always be placed so that at least one straight edge is adjacent to another tile (face up or face down). (page 3)

### In what order do I resolve a tile’s cost and effects when I place it?

Resolve in this order: pay the tile cost (and any Market cost), apply the immediate effect, apply the tile’s conditional effect, apply conditional effects of adjacent tiles, apply non-adjacent effects, check other players’ tiles that affect you, then check whether your tile impacts other boroughs. (page 3)

### How do lake tiles work—what do I pay and when do I collect the $2 adjacency?

When taking a tile to use as a lake you pay only the Market cost (not the printed tile cost), place it face-down adjacent to your tiles, and immediately receive $2 per adjacent residential/industrial/commercial tile; placing a lake next to another lake does not grant the $2 adjacency. (page 2)

### If I place an Investment Marker on a tile, does it retrigger neighboring tiles' effects or double those other effects?

An Investment Marker doubles only the effects of the tile it’s placed on for the rest of the game and does not retrigger other tiles’ conditional effects when placed; however, future tiles placed adjacent to the invested tile will benefit from the doubled effect. (page 2)

### When my population crosses a Red Line do I immediately lose Income/Reputation, and do Red Lines apply during final scoring?

You immediately decrease your Income and Reputation by one space for each Red Line you cross during population adjustment (apply this as soon as you cross it), but Red Lines are ignored during final scoring—endgame population gains do not trigger Red Line penalties. (pages 2 and 3)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/suburbia-2)
- [Suburbia in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/suburbia-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123260)

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