Small World expansions
Sky Islands vs Tales and Legends
Short answer: buy Sky Islands first. Top pick in reviews. Adds lots of races plus a 6th player while keeping the same feel.
Pick Tales and Legends first instead if this sounds more like your table: Cheap and changes every round in a fun way. Better for players who already know the game well.
| Question | Sky Islands | Tales and Legends |
|---|---|---|
| Our label | Buy this first | Worth it |
| Buy order | #1 for Small World | #4 for Small World |
| What it adds | A two-sided board of floating islands, seven new races, seven new powers and a storage tray. | 54 Event cards; a new event changes the rules each round, and you can see next round's event. |
| What it fixes | Lets a 6th player join and adds new land to fight over. | — |
| Type | Expansion | Expansion |
| Players | 3–6 players | — |
| Rules load | — | — |
| Best for | — | — |
| You need first | Just the base game | Just the base game |
| Price guide | — | — |
| More | Sky Islands details | Tales and Legends details |