# Tiny Towns: Underground

Tiny Towns: Underground is a board game for 1–6 players. It plays in 45–60 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. It plays best with 6.

- **Players:** 1–6 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 45–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Year published:** 2026
- **Categories:** Abstract Strategy, Expansion for Base-game, Animals, City Building, Puzzle
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up, Pattern Building, End Game Bonuses, Player Elimination, Variable Phase Order, Grid Coverage, Follow, Square Grid, Turn Order: Progressive
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Josh Wood, Peter McPherson

**Artists:** Gong Studios

**Publishers:** Alderac Entertainment Group

## Rules questions

### How does an Underground building hold and use a resource?

Its square can hold one resource named by another player. You can use that resource in a building layout under the normal construction rules; after you build, the square can hold one resource again (rulebook, p. 4).

### Can I build using only resources on Underground squares?

No. A building needs an empty square for its building token, so Underground resources alone can’t complete a building layout (rulebook, p. 4).

### Can I place an Underground building on a square that already has a resource?

If you’re placing the Underground building without using resources, you can’t place it on a square that already contains a resource (rulebook, p. 4).

### Do I have to move a working villager when I put a resource on an Underground building?

If you’re playing with Tiny Towns: Villagers, no—you don’t have to move a working villager when placing a resource on an Underground building square (rulebook, p. 4).

### How many Underground buildings should we use, and what do we use instead of the Cottage?

The rules recommend using no more than three buildings with the Underground ability. You can use Turf Home instead of Cottage, or shuffle the blue cards for a randomized setup (rulebook, p. 3).

### How does Sanctuary score if it’s next to empty squares?

Sanctuary scores at most 4 points: 2, plus 2 if it is both adjacent to at least one empty square and adjacent to exactly one empty square (rulebook, p. 5).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tiny-towns-underground)
- [Tiny Towns: Underground in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/tiny-towns-underground)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452647)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-10-30. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._