- BGG rank
- BGG #22,399
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Take a Train
- 2–6 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2015
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Rules assistance for Solar City: Suburbia
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 10+
Rules assistant for Solar City: Suburbia
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Solar City: Suburbia is an expansion for Solar City released in 2020 for 1–4 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Marcin Senior Ropka and Viola Kijowska and its main mechanics are Tile Placement and Enclosure.
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,982
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Alien Artifacts
- 2–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #27,934
- BGG rating
- 5.5
Taste of Poland
- 2–5 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,915
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Kalypso
- 1–4 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2026
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,048
- BGG rating
- 6.2
504
- 2–4 players
- 30–120 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #455
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Antiquity
- 2–4 players
- 120–180 min
- Complexity 4.3/5
- 2004
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,796
- BGG rating
- 6.8
20th Century
- 3–5 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,141
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Grinivil
- 2–6 players
- 90–150 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2026
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,727
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Neoville
- 2–4 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #444
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Ginkgopolis
- 1–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,635
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Renature
- 2–4 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,374
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Reef Gardens
- 2–4 players
- 50 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2025
About the game
The city grows, encroaching upon regions that not long ago were Green and unblemished by bulldozers’ tracks. Newly constructed skyscrapers tower upon long abandoned single story houses, inhabitants of which long since gone to friendlier places or died due to one of the numerous illnesses brought by civilization. Suburbs is a second expansion for Solar City. Here you’ll find 6 completely new building types, introducing solutions revolutionizing how buildings work and gaining profits from developer investments. Every investment here is inherently linked with financial risk and the expansion itself introduces some degree of randomness concerning building activation. Daring construction plans allow you to copy effects of other buildings and even profit from activation of other districts! See what risky investments in Solar City can earn you! Buildings from the expansion can be freely mixed with buildings from the core game. —description from the publisher
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- IUVI Games
Questions and answers
Solar City: Suburbia supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Solar City: Suburbia is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Solar City: Suburbia for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Solar City: Suburbia belongs to these categories: Economic, City Building, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement and Enclosure. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Solar City: Suburbia are: Marcin Senior Ropka and Viola Kijowska. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Solar City: Suburbia as an expansion for Solar City. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Solar City to use it. Check that your edition of Solar City is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.