Top pick in reviews. Adds lots of races plus a 6th player while keeping the same feel.
Needs: Just the base game
Adds: A two-sided board of floating islands, seven new races, seven new powers and a storage tray.
Fixes: Lets a 6th player join and adds new land to fight over.
Good pick if you just want more races and powers. Replaces two older mini-expansions in one box.
Needs: Just the base game
Adds: Eight races and eight powers from the old Be Not Afraid and A Spider's Web packs, plus a storage tray.
Fixes: More race and power combos, so games feel less repetitive.
Good value: three old mini-expansions in one box. Pick it after Power Pack #1 or instead of it.
Needs: Just the base game
Adds: Eight races and ten powers from Cursed!, Grand Dames and Royal Bonus, plus a storage tray.
Fixes: More race and power combos, so games feel less repetitive.
Cheap and changes every round in a fun way. Better for players who already know the game well.
Needs: Just the base game
Adds: 54 Event cards; a new event changes the rules each round, and you can see next round's event.
For groups who want new maps and events rather than new races. Reviewers don't pick it first.
Needs: Just the base game
Adds: Four river maps, harbors, a caravel, pirate ships and an event each turn such as storms or pirates.
Free to download and plays with the pieces you already own. Grab it if you play alone or with two; skip it if you always have three or more.
Needs: Just the base game
Adds: Free rules PDF for solo and 2-player games against the Lost Tribes, run by simple rules. Uses the pieces already in your box.
Out of print, and used copies now sell for well over $100. Only hunt it down if you often play with exactly six and want team play. Sky Islands also takes six players and is still sold.
Needs: You need Small World or Small World Underground.
Adds: A two-sided 6-player team map (Small World on one side, Underground on the other) with team rules and extra tokens.
Fixes: Lets six people play in teams of two.
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Sky Islands. Top pick in reviews. Adds lots of races plus a 6th player while keeping the same feel.
Our verdict: buy this first. It adds: A two-sided board of floating islands, seven new races, seven new powers and a storage tray.
6-Player Board extends it to 6 players. Our verdict: most groups can skip.
We’d buy Sky Islands first. See the side-by-side comparison for what each adds and needs.
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Rankings are our editorial picks, built from the reviews linked on each expansion page. Last checked 2026-09-27.