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Cleared to Land

An unofficial Sky Team course

Learn Sky Team, teach it in five minutes, then fly every approach and landing with a calm plan, from Montreal to the hardest scenarios in the Flight Log.

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Sky Team setup, drawn as a simple map of the Control Panel. Above it, the Montreal Approach Track with Airplane tokens and the Altitude Track at 6000 with a Reroll token. On the Pilot's side: one Radio space and three Landing Gear spaces. On the Co-Pilot's side: two Radio spaces and four Flaps spaces, used in order. In the middle: the Axis disc with one space on each side, the speed gauge with both Aerodynamics markers, the two Engines spaces, the Brake track with its marker left of the 2, the three Brakes spaces, and three shared Concentration spaces beside the empty Coffee spaces. The Pilot sits on the left and the Co-Pilot on the right, each with 4 dice and a screen, and the Coffee reserve waits beside the board.Free printable teach sheetSetup, a turn, scoring, and three tips on one page.

Four levels, 13 lessons

Start with lesson one

  1. Level 0 · Learn to play

    Cadet

    After this level: Set up, teach, and fly Montreal from the teach sheet, free of the rules slips that crash most new crews.

    1. 01How to Play Sky Team
    2. 02How to Teach Sky Team and Run a Great First Flight
    3. 03Your First Three Flights of Sky Team

  2. Level 1 · Beginner

    First Officer

    After this level: Run a real briefing, keep the Axis calm, time gear and flaps to the track, and land in Montreal more often than not.

    1. 04Sky Team Strategy: The First Rounds
    2. 05Managing the Approach: Speed, Traffic, Flaps, and Gear
    3. 06The Landing: Sky Team's Final Round

  3. Level 2 · Intermediate

    Captain

    After this level: Put odds on your four dice, budget a whole flight before takeoff, and land the Routine Landings with Kerosene and the Intern.

    1. 07Sky Team Dice Odds: What Four Dice Can Do
    2. 08The Sky Team Dice Budget: Plan the Whole Flight
    3. 09Sky Team Scenarios, Modules, and the Turbulence Expansion
    4. 10Flying the First Modules: Kerosene, the Intern, Traffic, and Turns

  4. Level 3 · Expert

    Ace

    After this level: Read your partner from what they place and what they hold back, and land with Wind, Ice Brakes, and the clock, up to the Heroic scenarios.

    1. 11Reading Your Partner in Sky Team
    2. 12Heroic Landings: Wind, Ice Brakes, Fuel Leaks, and the Clock
    3. 13Keep Flying: Sky Team Campaigns, Online Play, and Local Pilots

Every lesson is free to read here, any time. Sign up and they also arrive by email, one at a time, so the course keeps you learning between game nights.

Who it is for

  • Couples, friends, and pairs who want a short co-op made for exactly two.
  • Hosts teaching Sky Team to a partner, a friend, or a brand new co-pilot.
  • Players who crashed in Montreal and want the rules straight before the next flight.
  • Anyone curious how a game played in silence can feel this tense.
Players
Exactly 2
Play time
About 20 minutes
Ages
Ages 14 and up
Rules as of
Sky Team Landing Procedure and Flight Log booklets, English rules (June 2023, Le Scorpion Masqué)

Questions

Can you talk while playing Sky Team?

Only before the dice are rolled. Each round opens with a strategy talk, but you may not discuss dice values. Once you roll, both players stay silent until all 8 dice are placed, except to point out a rules mistake.

How do you win Sky Team?

At the end of the final round, four things must be true: no Airplane tokens left on the Approach Track, every Landing Gear and Flaps switch showing green, the plane level on the Axis, and your Engines total lower than the Brake marker.

How do coffee tokens work in Sky Team?

Placing a die on a Concentration space earns a Coffee token, up to 3 at a time. When you place a die, you can spend tokens to raise or lower it by 1 each, but never below 1 or above 6. Either player can spend them, and unspent tokens carry over to the next round.

What happens if you reach the airport too early in Sky Team?

You go into a holding pattern. Keep playing rounds without moving forward, which means keeping your Engines total below the blue Aerodynamics marker. If you ever have to move forward from the airport space, you overshoot and lose.

Do you need all the brakes in Sky Team?

No. The Pilot deploys them in order, the 2, then the 4, then the 6, and only as many as your landing speed needs. In the final round your Engines total must be lower than the Brake marker, so with no brakes at all you cannot land.

Can you play Sky Team with more than two players?

No. Sky Team is made for exactly two: one Pilot and one Co-Pilot. Each player has 4 dice and their own color of spaces on the Control Panel.

Teach sheet · PDF · Rules as described in the Sky Team Landing Procedure and Flight Log booklets, English rules (June 2023, Le Scorpion Masqué); official rules.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with Le Scorpion Masqué. Sky Team is a trademark of Le Scorpion Masqué inc.