diff --git a/src/js/level/builder.js b/src/js/level/builder.js
index 67d09f2f..4490462b 100644
--- a/src/js/level/builder.js
+++ b/src/js/level/builder.js
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ var LevelBuilder = Level.extend({
     this.options = options;
 
     var locale = LocaleStore.getLocale();
-    options.level.startDialog = {};
-    options.level.startDialog[locale] = {
-      childViews: intl.getDialog(require('../dialogs/levelBuilder'))
-    };
+    if (!options.skipIntro) {
+      options.level.startDialog = {};
+      options.level.startDialog[locale] = {
+        childViews: intl.getDialog(require('../dialogs/levelBuilder')),
+      };
+    }
 
     // if we are editing a level our behavior is a bit different
     var editLevelJSON;
diff --git a/src/js/sandbox/commands.js b/src/js/sandbox/commands.js
index fa5902f1..6aad52b5 100644
--- a/src/js/sandbox/commands.js
+++ b/src/js/sandbox/commands.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ var regexMap = {
   'level': /^level\s?([a-zA-Z0-9]*)/,
   'levels': /^levels($|\s)/,
   'mobileAlert': /^mobile alert($|\s)/,
-  'build level': /^build +level\s?([a-zA-Z0-9]*)$/,
+  'build level': /^build +level\s?([a-zA-Z0-9]*)( +--skipIntro)?$/,
   'export tree': /^export +tree$/,
   'importTreeNow': /^importTreeNow($|\s)/,
   'importLevelNow': /^importLevelNow($|\s)/,
diff --git a/src/js/sandbox/index.js b/src/js/sandbox/index.js
index 8b8de6c9..540db4d5 100644
--- a/src/js/sandbox/index.js
+++ b/src/js/sandbox/index.js
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ var Sandbox = Backbone.View.extend({
     var toEdit = regexResults[1] || false;
     this.levelBuilder = new LevelBuilder({
       deferred: whenBuilderOpen,
-      editLevel: toEdit
+      editLevel: toEdit,
+      skipIntro: command.attributes.rawStr.indexOf('skipIntro') !== -1,
     });
     whenBuilderOpen.promise.then(function() {
       command.finishWith(deferred);