Small World: Sky Islands introduces seven new races and powers to the Small World base game, but it also gives those races - and all previously released races - new territory to fight for control.

At the start of the game, position the Sky Islands game board so that it shows two or three islands in the sky (your choice), then use the Small World game board as if you were playing with one player less, i.e. use the board for four players if you play with five players. Then place access points to the Sky Islands - the beanstalk and the stairs - in different areas on the game board. Whenever a race is at one of these entry points, they can attempt to conquer space on the sky islands with the corresponding symbol.

Races cannot start on Sky Islands unless their power specifically allows it. If you control all regions on a Sky Island at the end of a turn, you get one extra coin.