The bonus and challenge tiles add a nice short term goal to the game. I actually like the diversity of the tiles more than I worry about synergies, so I just dump them all together and let fate decide what I can build. So the rulebook recommends removing a base game tile for each expansions tile you add. I should note that for players that like to use a lot of tile synergies (airports, restaurants, etc.) the expansion tiles will dilute the overall pool of tiles. The new building tiles (and the goal tiles) can be dumped right in with the previous choices with minimal effort. Game Experience with the Expansion:Īfter spending some time with Suburbia Inc, I’m happy to report that the game will play pretty much of the same way once you’ve added in the expansion. There are a number of new elements in Suburbia Inc: New tiles, goals challenges & Bonuses and the awkward border tiles. New Goals: Five new goal tiles are added. Three border tiles will be face up at any given time to choose from (replaced when one is purchased). The borders also have lakes on the back, but are worth $4 per adjacent hex instead of the usual $2. They work just like the regular hex tiles, but are usually much more powerful. These area straight tiles that can hold 4 hex tiles on one side and nothing on the other three sides. The challenge tiles work the same way but are placed on the “C” stack and boost a player’s reputation.īorder Tiles: The board tiles are probably the most different of all the expansions in Suburbia Inc. If they are successful, they will get an immediate income boost (+2 to +4). A Bonus tile is placed on top of the “B” stack and when it comes time to draw a tile from that stack, each player checks to see if they meet the requirements on the tile (the tile is face up during the game, so players know what they need). The new tiles all add a bit of diversity to the base game and I enjoyed playing with them.īonus and Challenges: Bonus and Challenge tiles offer mid game boots for players that can meet their requirements. Another is the Redistricting office which will steal population from your fellow players and pass them to you. One is the Redevelopment Planner that basically will act as a placeholder for future tiles. There are actually some clever new tiles included here. New Building Tiles: 26 new building tiles come with Suburbia Inc for all three phases of the game. The four new parts are: The new redevelopment planner tile acts as a placeholder for a future tile. You can add these expansions in piece meal, or do it all at once (my preferred method). There are four new game play elements you add to your game. Suburbia Inc adds some new game play elements to integrate with your base Suburbia Game (if you haven’t read our review of Suburbia, you can do so here). Does Suburbia Inc fit the bill? Read on to find out! Expansion Overview: I want my game expansions to seamlessly fit in with the base game and not be so fiddly that I feel like I’m learning a second game. When it comes to game expansions, my usual preference is for them to enhance the game, not make it more complicated. Since that time, I have been eagerly awaiting the Suburbia Inc expansion that I was able to demo at Gen Con 2013. We quickly fell in love with this game ( giving it a 5 star review) and it has often made it to our gaming table. If you haven’t already, you can read the review for the base game here.Ī while ago we reviewed the popular board game Suburbia from Bezier Games. As your reputation increases, you'll gain more and more population (and the winner at the end of the game is the player with the largest population).This review is for an expansion for Suburbia. As your income increases, you'll have more cash on hand to purchase better and more valuable buildings, such as an international airport or a high rise office building. As your town grows, you'll modify both your income and your reputation. Suburbia is a tile-laying game in which each player tries to build up an economic engine and infrastructure that will be initially self-sufficient, and eventually become both profitable and encourage population growth. Your goal is to have your borough thrive and end up with a greater population than any of your opponents. Use hex-shaped building tiles to add residential, commercial, civic, and industrial areas, as well as special points of interest that provide benefits and take advantage of the resources of nearby towns. Plan, build, and develop a small town into a major metropolis.
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