Small World gets bigger with Sky Islands Expansion

September 17, 2017 - 1:11am

The universe of Small World by Days of Wonder is expanding again. In the latest expansion by original Small World designer Philippe Keyaerts and T. Alex Davis 3-6 players will take flight to inhabit islands in the sky. This expansion is scheduled for a release at Esenin October, followed by a December release in North America Seven new races and powers will be available in the new expansion. New races as well as all previously released races will now have the opportunity to fight to control additional territories in the sky.

It was a lovely spring morning; Giants were getting new tattoos and the rest of the Small World inhabitants were preparing for another day of conquest. An eerie silence settled on the lands as a huge shadow glided over forest and mountain. Had the Wizards accidentally given their flocks of sheep flight again ?

All eyes turned to the horizon as an archipelago of Sky Islands floated over Small World… and realization dawned at the same time as the sun. New lands meant new riches! Within a few hours, the most enterprising races were swarming up a Giant Magical Beanstalk and a Stairway to Heaven on their way to wealth. The battle for the Sky Islands had just begun…

Featuring a double sided board, players will choose to add two or three islands in the sky with the new board as well as utilizing the original board which will be set for one fewer player (example - the original board would be set for 3 players if playing a four player game). Access points via beanstalk and stairway are created between the Sky Islands and the regular board in different regions. A race standing on one of the access points can attempt to move into a sky island space with a matching symbol. Control all the regions on a Sky Island and gain an additional coin at the end of your turn. The full ruleset is already available for download. Box contents will include:

double-sided game board
7 Fantasy Race banners
94 Matching Race tokens
4 Lost Tribe tokens
5 Zeppelin/Burning Region tokens
5 Trade Pact tokens
3 transformed Drakon tokens
2 Lightning Bolt tokens
2 Cannon tokens
2 Access point to Sky Islands tokens
1 “END” token
1 Summary Sheet
rules booklet

A storage tray is included in the expansion to hold new races, powers and tokens. Award Winning Franchise While only 8 years old, the game already has 16 expansions, which makes sense given the popularity and critical success of the game. The original Small World game won many awards when released in 2009 including: