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Thomas Zarek

2013-10-27T02:09:17Z

Jonathan:

: ''For other subjects with the same last name, see: [[Zarek (disambiguation)]].''
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'''Thomas Zarek''', commonly known as '''Tom Zarek''', was a political activist for more than 30 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. He was a charismatic, eloquent and ideological terrorist who was incarcerated for blowing up a government building on [[Sagittaron]]. His 20-year incarceration culminated in a sojourn on ''[[Astral Queen]]'', an [[FTL]]-capable prison ship, whilst in transit to parole hearings. Assigned the prison number of [[893893]], Zarek is under consideration for parole at the time of the [[Cylon attack]]. He ends up becoming first the Sagitarion delegate to the Quorum of Twelve, the Vice President under Gaius Baltar, and serves as the President for a few days, before he returns Laura Roslin to power and becomes her Vice President. After leading a coup against the civilian government, he is executed for murder and treason alongside Felix Gaeta.

== Biography ==

Zarek came from [[Sagittaron]], a colony known to be mistreated by the other eleven [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]]. Through his experiences on that colony he became an advocate of freedom from slavery, and proclaimed himself a voice for the disenfranchised. Along with publishing a book that was virtually banned throughout the Colonies, Zarek actively sought to combat injustices with the aid of his group, the [[S.F.M.]]

Though some consider him a terrorist for his often violent tactics (which include the destruction of a government building that results in unspecified casualties), others see him as a freedom fighter and a hero. He believes in the efficacy of violence as a means of change, going as so far as to go to prison over a "matter of conscience" by refusing President [[Richard Adar]]'s politically motivated conditional pardon (the conditions of the pardon being that he would publicly apologize and pledge to give up violence as a means of change).

Some of his fellow Sagittarons have an intense dislike of him, including [[Anastasia Dualla]]. Despite this, he became a public figure whose name had weight and almost became legendary, thanks to public opinion ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

== After the Fall of the Colonies ==

[[Image:Tom zarek.jpg|thumb|right|Zarek in his cell ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").]]
As the Cylons attack the Twelve Colonies, Zarek is on a prison barge called ''[[Astral Queen]]'', headed to Caprica for parole hearings with several hundred other inmates. Hiding out in the atmosphere of [[Ragnar]] with the rest of humanity's survivors, the captain of ''Astral Queen'' suggests that the inmates be euthanized, but his wish is overturned by [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]]'s humanitarian decision to keep all of mankind's remnants alive ([[TRS]]: "[[Miniseries]]"). This leaves Zarek with time to plot his escape.

With the discovery of a planet that could replenish ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' lost water, Commander [[William Adama|Adama]], Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] and President Roslin reluctantly decide to ask the prisoners to volunteer as badly needed manpower, under the condition that they would not be treated as slaves and they would agree of their own volition ([[TRS]]: "[[Water]]", "[[Bastille Day]]").

After [[Lee Adama]]'s unsuccessful attempt to persuade the prisoners to help in the recovery efforts, Zarek's springs the prisoners' escape plan. The prisoners, under Zarek's command, usurp control of ''Astral Queen'', and takes her crew and ''Galactica's'' visitors as prisoners. Zarek states his terms for release of the prisoners: the resignation of Laura Roslin and her administration, and the start of free and open elections for a new President. Zarek deems Roslin's presidency as illegitimate and illegal.

However, Zarek's aims are not in keeping with his demands; he wants a bloodbath to ensue, believing that all that people understand is violence, and that a bloodbath would destroy any credibility that Adama and Roslin have.

When the situation deteriorates near the point of catastrophe for all involved, Zarek, ready to sacrifice his life for his beliefs, is swayed by Lee Adama's promise that he would uphold the [[Articles of Colonization]] and hold open elections for a new president, once Roslin had served the remainder of President Adar's term (as dictated by the Articles and [[Case Orange]]), as well as give the ship over to the prisoners as a show of good faith ([[TRS]]: "[[Bastille Day]]").

== Attempts for Political Power ==
[[Image:Home_pt1_debate.jpg|thumb|left|Tom Zarek in debate with [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] members.]]

With a degree of freedom obtained by the prisoners - including control of ''Astral Queen'' - Zarek engages in a steady effort to gain the goodwill of others of influence within the Fleet. This effort includes physical acts of support for other ships, such as fixing the air filtration system on the ship occupied by [[Marshall Bagott]], a politician from [[Virgon]].

Zarek's efforts result in a nomination as Sagittaron's representative on the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]]. From there, Zarek makes a bid for the position of vice president using the support of those he assisted, and possibly badgered ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]").

While Zarek's attempt at the vice presidency fails after Roslin replaces the somewhat unlikeable [[Wallace Gray]] with the charismatic Doctor [[Gaius Baltar]] as an alternative candidate, Zarek makes it clear to Roslin that he will be standing against her in the elections.
Zarek remains possibly the most powerful and popular representative in the Quorum of Twelve.

When he is interviewed by the press aboard ''Cloud Nine'', he makes several comments consistent with a collectivist-oriented political ideology ([[TRS]]: "[[Colonial Day]]"). Whether these comments reflect Zarek's actual ideology, or if they are a cover he is using for his own purposes, remains unknown. 

== Breakaway from the Fleet ==

The schism created by Commander Adama's unlawful arrest of President Roslin and Colonel Tigh's declaration of [[w:martial law|martial law]] presents Zarek with an opportunity to convince others that Adama is after total control of the Fleet. Zarek likely sought to use Tigh's inexperience with dealing with the government and [[Colonial Press|press]] against the military powers. Zarek and the Quorum soon learn of Roslin's terminal cancer, after Tigh permits the Quorum of Twelve to see her in ''Galactica'''s brig ([[TRS]]: "[[Fragged]]").

After the ''[[Gideon]]'' incident, where four civilians die, some crewmembers of ''Galactica'' orchestrate Roslin's escape. Lee Adama, knowing they would be hunted throughout the Fleet, enlists Zarek's assistance in secreting Roslin away from Tigh and Commander Adama ([[TRS]]: "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]", "[[The Farm]]"). Roslin is initially dismayed to be greeted by Zarek, but realizes that Zarek, no friend to Adama or Tigh, is "the enemy of my enemy."

Zarek and Roslin attempt to use appeals by recorded [[wireless]] messages to sway favor in the Fleet to return to Kobol. Zarek convinces Lee Adama at first to create a dissenting message against ''Galactica's'' rule, but Lee changes his mind (probably because he swore to his comatose father that it wasn't about them). After Roslin plays the "religious card" to sway support for her cause in the Fleet, Roslin and Zarek lead a [[Laura Roslin faction|separatist fleet]] back to [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] to await [[Kara Thrace]]'s return with the [[Arrow of Apollo]], for use in unlocking the [[Tomb of Athena]].

Zarek, with his associate [[Meier]], plan to eliminate the young Captain Adama on Kobol, using the rationalization about [[Zeus]]'s warning that any return to Kobol would "exact a price in blood". Zarek feels that removing the young Adama would create a political power vacuum, allowing Zarek to take the position as leader of the fractioned Fleet, while Roslin would remain president ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part I]]").

Zarek abandons the assassination plan when Commander Adama arrives on Kobol to mend fences with Roslin. However, Meier privately revises the plan outside of Zarek's knowledge, now with the goal of eliminating both Adamas by soliciting the help of the [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]] that returned with [[Karl Agathon]] and Thrace. Unfortunately for Zarek, Sharon Valerii double-crosses Meier, killing him at the entrance to the Tomb of Athena. While none in the group immediately consider Zarek as a suspect in Meier's assassination attempt, Commander Adama remains guarded and leaves Zarek and several others outside of the Tomb under the watchful eye of Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] while they unlock its secrets ([[TRS]]: "[[Home, Part II]]").

==After the Fleet's Reunification==
Zarek later gives [[Lee Adama]] information regarding the [[Black market (organization)|black market]], initially claiming not to be a part of it because he needs to keep his hands clean, but ultimately points out that the black market does get supplies where they are needed. Nonetheless, Zarek mentions the central hub of the black market, ''[[Prometheus (ship)|Prometheus]]'', a ship so lawless that it is practically "off the grid", as well as the name of a "businessman", [[Phelan]]. However, soon after Phelan's death at the hands of Captain Adama, Tom Zarek is seen walking through a crowd on ''Prometheus'' with one of Phelan's old henchmen in tow. It is unknown how much involvement Tom Zarek has with the organization ([[TRS]]: "[[Black Market]]").

Despite being the presumed opponent of Roslin in the upcoming presidential election, Zarek decides not to run against her because he realizes he probably won't win the election. However, he encourages Vice President Gaius Baltar to run in his place ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]").

==Baltar's Election Campaign==
When Baltar announces his run for the presidency, Zarek assumes a position as his campaign manager. For all Zarek's personal political talent he has a hard time managing Baltar's campaign and faces the tough issue of whether Baltar is an electable candidate. After being trounced in the first debate by Roslin, Baltar's political future is in deep jeopardy and Zarek is left looking for a stronger wedge-issue other than Roslin's ties to the religious [[Gemenon|Gemenese]]. With the accidental discovery of [[New Caprica]], an issue presents itself that they can get on the supposed right side of: the colonization of the newly found planet and a safe-haven from the Cylons. Zarek presses Baltar to pick up this issue and run with it and as soon as he does his political fortunes turn around dramatically. Like he predicted, the people rally around the idea of colonization; Baltar sails out of the final debate with a wide lead on Roslin ([[TRS]]: "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]").

With his job of campaign manager all but over on election day, there isn't much for Zarek to do but sit back and wait for the results to come in. When the initial tallies come in suggesting Roslin scored a remarkable come-back victory he says to Baltar that he's seen enough elections to recognize a fixed one. Baltar admonishes Zarek, maintaining that, whatever Laura Roslin is, she is above fixing an election.

Later, with Baltar as president, Zarek becomes his vice president.

== The Occupation of New Caprica ==

After Baltar's surrender of the Colonial government, Zarek disagrees with the planned collaboration with the Cylons and is sent to a detention camp for four months.

Along with former President Laura Roslin, he and about 200 other dissidents are driven to the [[Pergamus Flats]] where they are to be executed by an order Baltar was forced to sign. After exiting the truck, Zarek asks Roslin directly whether she had [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|attempted to steal]] the past election. After Roslin admits that she had, both agree that they wished she had succeeded. The group of detainees are soon faced with [[Cylon Centurion]]s preparing to fire, and Zarek pulls Roslin back from the front of the crowd ([[TRS]]: "[[Precipice]]"). However, members of the resistance successfully prevent the execution.

Zarek attends the final meeting of the resistance to review the [[Battle of New Caprica|plan to escape New Caprica]]. Zarek and Roslin evacuate together towards their ships, though Roslin chooses to escape on ''[[Colonial One]]''. Before departing for his own ship, Zarek gives a gun to [[James Lyman|Jammer]] and tells him to protect Roslin ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part II]]").

==Presidency and the new Roslin Administration==
After the [[Second Exodus|escape of the colonists from New Caprica]], Zarek assumes his office as President, succeeding the missing Baltar. He brokers an agreement with Roslin, whereby she is elected as vice president and he steps down, returning her to the office she has held since the Cylon invasion. She would then appoint him as Vice President to her. He asks her to give him a position in the new government and she offers this job to him herself citing his courage in standing up against Baltar. Unknown to Roslin and Adama, Zarek has signed into law an executive order authorizing a secret six-person [[The Circle|group]] tasked to find, charge, try, and execute collaborators and traitors. Sometime after disclosing this to Adama and Roslin, Zarek does go through with his plan, allowing Laura Roslin to resume her role as president. Despite condemning his actions and pardoning collaborators who collaborated with Cylons on New Caprica ([[TRS]]: "[[Collaborators]]"), Roslin is true to her word and appoints Zarek as her vice president.

Genuinely afraid of the consequences of trying Gaius Baltar after his capture on the [[algae planet]], Zarek argues with Roslin about instituting martial law throughout the Fleet during Baltar's trial, citing potentially dangerous and destructive civil unrest and work stoppages throughout the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[The Woman King]]").

When [[Cowen]], the Caprican delegate to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]], dies, Zarek nominates the recently retired [[Lee Adama]] to the post, because of his dedication to finding the truth during the Baltar trial. In a benevolent attempt to keep the government from becoming a dictatorship, Zarek wants Adama on the Quorum to question some secretive decisions made by President Roslin. Zarek explains that this is not an attempt to manipulate Roslin in a malevolent way, but to deter her from the temptation of taking away the rights and power of the people for the sake of security. He acknowledges that he still supports Roslin and believes that even her most controversial decisions have been made for the good of the Fleet ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]").

Several months later, Zarek finds himself in direct conflict with Lee Adama and his father. After President Roslin is taken away from the fleet by the rebel [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Guess What's Coming to Dinner]]"), Zarek asserts his legal right as vice president to serve as acting president--an assertion that is ignored by Admiral Adama. The younger Adama, after backing his father's decision, convinces Zarek to give grudging approval to a search for another acting president--a search that ultimately puts Lee Adama himself into the position ([[TRS]]: "[[Sine Qua Non]]").

==Post Earth/Coup d'etat==

Following the discovery of a ruined Earth ([[TRS]]: "[[Revelations]]"), both Adamas advocate a plan for a permanent alliance with the rebel Cylons, a plan that will extend full citizenship and Quorum representation to the Cylons. Zarek angrily opposes the plan, and instead musters near-unanimous support in the Quorum for a law requiring prior permission from the people of each ship in the fleet before any Cylon is allowed to board. Admiral Adama retaliates by forcibly boarding ''Colonial One'' and placing Zarek under arrest. Adama compels Zarek to reveal the coordinates of a ship that had left the fleet in protest.

While in prison, Zarek meets with [[Felix Gaeta]] and wins his cooperation in resisting the Cylon alliance ([[TRS]]: "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]"). Sometime later, Zarek is secretly freed from ''Galactica'' brig by Gaeta and several of Gaeta's co-conspirators. They are blocked from taking off in a waiting [[Raptor]] by deck chief [[Peter Laird]], but Zarek kills Laird with a wrench before the latter can call for confirmation. Zarek returns to ''Colonial One'' in the midst of a stormy meeting of the Quorum led by Lee Adama. The vice president explains his surprise release as part of the admiral's decision to finally abandon democratic governance in favor of a military dictatorship: with democratic institutions such as the Quorum now cut off from power, Zarek is supposedly no longer a political threat and is therefore not worth keeping under arrest. While this is occurring, Gaeta's mutiny aboard ''Galactica'' continues until the [[CIC]] is secure and the senior staff are detained. Zarek calls Gaeta, and expresses his own surprise at the fact that Adama has not been killed ([[TRS]]: "[[The Oath]]").

During his and Gaeta's rebellion, Zarek uses violence to gain the power he wants. When the Quorum do ''not'' support him and order him to leave--addressing him as ''Vice President'' rather than ''President''--he orders their execution by the marines outside the door. After the order is carried out, he summons Gaeta, who reacts in horror and says that now all they had were "lies and murder."

He acts as judge in a court-martial for Adama, finds him guilty of treason, and as he had intended all along, orders his execution. When Roslin calls from the Cylon baseship demanding that he and Gaeta surrender, he refuses, claiming that Tigh is dead already and that Adama is going to be executed. His call for Roslin to surrender in order to end the bloodshed infurates her to the point of turning the baseship's weapons on ''Galactica''. Zarek wants to fight, but Gaeta tries to jump away, only to be foiled by Tyrol's sabotage of the FTL drive. Zarek is shocked by Gaeta's order to stand down all weapons. Seconds later, Zarek and Gaeta are arrested by Adama and his supporters, ending the rebellion.

Zarek is later executed by firing squad for his actions alongside Gaeta. He offers Gaeta a smile before the squad opens fire ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood on the Scales]]").

== Notes ==
*Tom Zarek is portrayed by actor [[Richard Hatch]], who portrayed the original [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in the [[Original Series]]. Hatch is the only actor to have had roles in both ''Battlestar Galactica'' series.
*A [[separate continuity]] comic book series, starting with ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 1]]'', gives a non-canonical tale about this character's more rebellious life.

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Battlestar Wiki talk:Think Tank

2010-07-30T18:56:58Z

Jonathan: /* "Git 'er done" */ new section

Please note that I haven't begun work on [[Template:thinktank|the Think Tank proposal page template]]. I am now going to bed. Good night. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 22:50, 29 June 2006 (CDT)
: Sorry for the wait folks. However, things just got hectic at work and I've had to push this back. Feedback is obviously welcome. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 23:15, 4 July 2006 (CDT)

==Admin input==
I understand why Joe feels that admin input should be privileged and that all admins should be required to weigh in before enacting a change, and I don't fully disagree with him, but I must raise two concerns:
#I believe that it is dangerous to privilege admin opinions over non-admin users. In particular, I do not believe that my opinion should outweigh a dedicated long-time contributor such as The Merovingian, whose failure to achieve admin status to date is entirely apart from his competency as a contributor and the validity of his point of view.
#It may be unrealistic to await a response from ''all'' administrators - of the seven current admins, several have fairly sporadic availability. As an alternative, I might propose that we require a quorum (50% + 1) of administrators to weigh in. (On the other hand, major proposals can wait the week or so it would take to round up all admins, but this will become more of a problem as the admin staff grows). --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 00:43, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
:::I agree with both points. As a nitpick, "more than half" is probably a better way of defining quorum. --[[User:CalculatinAvatar|CalculatinAvatar]]([[Special:Contributions/CalculatinAvatar|C]]-[[User talk:CalculatinAvatar|T]]) 01:14, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
::::Exactly. I certainly dont think that its fair to ignore non administrators but that a minimum number of administrator approvals would be a good idea. There are 6 [[Special:Listusers/sysop|admins]] now and so it would be quite easy for several to reply to an issue before a change.--[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] ([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]]) 08:15, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
:::Ditto. Best to let our majority shape things as best as possible, although the use of a talk page for doing this WILL SUCK. Does MediaWiki have a user vote feature? Given how people visit the wiki sporadically, I recommend a 1/4 to 1/3 quorum of users or a fixed number, plus a quorum of at least 3 admins. One-half of the user base is really unrealistic, and waiting for such changes may make the progress of approving sweeping changes slower than a glacial event. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]]
::::I like the talk pages. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:58, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
::::To clarify, I was referring to the "quorum...of administrators," suggesting the adminstrator requirement should be changed from "all" to "more than half," i.e. currently four. I agree that getting half the ''users'' to do any one thing is unfeasible. I also like the talk pages for their integration and attributable history. --[[User:CalculatinAvatar|CalculatinAvatar]]([[Special:Contributions/CalculatinAvatar|C]]-[[User talk:CalculatinAvatar|T]]) 01:00, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
: Good points, here. I agree that administrators opinions hold the same weight as a regular contributor. The issue here is that this Think Tank will only work if people comment. Otherwise it isn't going to do us any good. Therefore, I would like to propose that any proposal requires a minimum of 10 contributors to comment on said proposal. That way we don't have things that aren't commented upon. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 09:40, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
::I don't like the idea of a ten-comment quota, which may be difficult to meet for the more back-end-ish or esoteric proposals. I think I'd prefer a one-week minimum comment period, after which implementation could procede if no serious objections came up (and provided the above-discussed quorum of admins had weighed in). --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:51, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
:::I have made the changes. Are there any other issues that need to be hammered out? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 23:04, 4 July 2006 (CDT)

::::I recommend we pin down a minimum time where a proposal sits on the inactive shelf. I think 3 months is enough. This allows others who got to vote too late to see it, for its fan(atic)s to stew about it and hopefully show dedication (in being a routine contributor and not a lurker) by returning later to re-open it for review, and prevents contributors from having to juggle too much. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:16, 5 July 2006 (CDT)

==Major Changes Definition==
One item I'd like to propose adding to the "major changes" list is a non-passive change to a template that is in use (not subst'd). That is to say, adding/removing/modifying a template in such a way that requires going to each page that uses the template and making a change. A past example has been additions to the Character template. I think new techniques have been learned that have allowed passive changes to be made, but anything requiring a "cleanup effort" should be discussed, since reverting it (in the case that there isn't consensus for it) would be a cleanup effort of its own (rather than a simple article revert). --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 07:39, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
: In my mind at least, this is a major change, particularly once the template has been implemented. So I agree. What does everyone else have to say about it? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 08:56, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
::Just in terms of a location for those discussions, wouldn't it be better to talk about changes to a template on that template's talk page, rather than here? After a proposal is reached in the Template talk namespace, it could be sent here for final approval. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:13, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
:::The only problem that currently exists with the template talk model is that it can take weeks before anybody responds to a proposal there sometimes. It'd be nice if there was a least a centralized list of links to proposals so that people could know where the "action" is. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 15:55, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
::::That's a good point. Not everyone wants to watch Recent Changes like a hawk. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 17:12, 1 July 2006 (CDT)

==Voting==
Is a vote always required, or only when objections are raised? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 08:30, 5 July 2006 (CDT)
:"Should a vote be necessary to determine consensus"
:The way it reads to me, if there is a clear consensus a vote wouldn't be required. However, a minimum timeframe for even "clear consensus" scenarios would be wise (a day or two, or so?) to prevent something getting "rushed" through the process while all of its supporters are on before any potential objectors get a chance to read it. Unless we require a vote for them all (in which case we should rephrase that bit).--[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 09:59, 5 July 2006 (CDT)
:I'll clear it up after we've discussed it a bit more.... However, if consensus is clear within a week of the idea being proposed, then a vote isn't necessary. (That's my idea anyway.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 11:40, 5 July 2006 (CDT)

== Done ==

As far as the initial construction you had in mind, Joe, is this thing done? I have a reletively small change that I'd like to dicuss, but it's to the Main Page, so I think it would go well here. If you're ready for it, then I'd like to go ahead and test this baby out. --[[User:Day|Day]] ([[User talk:Day|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|Admin]]) 00:45, 7 July 2006 (CDT)
:Just want to big a give kudos to everyone who helped put this together so quickly. I'm really optimistic about this process. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:10, 7 July 2006 (CDT)
::When this is declared "complete" and ready to go live, is it going to be a project (or a policy... or a podcast)? --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 10:46, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

::: I think it will be a pie. Or else a paratrooper. Those also start with P. *wink* I think Project is good. --[[User:Day|Day]] ([[User talk:Day|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|Admin]]) 23:50, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

: I apologize for my lack of appearances on the Wiki, but I've been working for more than 7 days straight... Anyway, unless there are any other objections, I'd consider this thing done and ready to be test-run. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 21:05, 8 July 2006 (CDT)

:: I would like to propose an episode standardization project. Is that appropriate for a test? --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 22:54, 8 July 2006 (CDT)

:::Absolutely. Fire away. :-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 23:00, 8 July 2006 (CDT)

== Template thoughts ==
The think tank template was a good idea, but it's kind of difficult to read the proposals when they're sliced up and to the right of all the questions. I'd probably rather see proposals in a more narrative/paragraph form, with the template questions just being a checklist for things that you should address somewhere within your proposal. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 07:23, 13 July 2006 (CDT)
: It's better that way. All the questions were meant to do is aid in writing in paragraph form.... I guess that point needs to be made clearer. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 09:16, 13 July 2006 (CDT)

:: Yeah. Monosyllabic answers are all well and good for smallish projects, but it bothers me to have to go to the talk page to get a solid idea of what a project means. Maybe we should make the questions commented out in the template and just say, "Make sure to answer these in the description of your peoject". --[[User:Day|Day]] ([[User talk:Day|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|Admin]]) 13:48, 13 July 2006 (CDT)

== Input on Prodecures ==

Ok. This is a ''good idea'' but there are flaws in the system already, and it is really bugging me. For this example, I am using the episode standerization project creation as the example.

# It's been more than seven days for people to get their comment in.
# At the time, Steel has request a vote on the "creation of the project"
# Merv has objected tot he voting process for "26 hours" - for reasons unknown.

There have been more than seven days to hear any objections. If something keeps getting pushed back just because a user (any user) wasn't able to get in their say before the seven days, nothing will get foward. We can wait 26 hours after merv is done, and then if another user has an objection to it will just keep getting pushed back and this project of "Think Tank" will become useless.

Also, in the actual proposal, was to start a project called episode standerization, to form it's pages and work on the ideas on it's pages. The overall questions was to find out why he request we create a project called episode standerization. If the project were created, I am sure he would be posting his ideas along with every one elses idea on that page than the discussion of "Why the project should be created." the question was not "Why the project should be created and what are the ideas so as soon as they are approved here they can happen.". That's not what he asked.

with Peter now on vacation, we have no idea on his availability, and there should also be a note if an admin can not vote, he can not be consideed as the "group of admins". If he is gone for 4 weeks... well.. that could be a problem. the idea for the tank was to give projects two weeks. 1 week to create and hash out ideas and 1 week to vote. Not 2 weeks for each. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 13:42, 17 July 2006 (CDT)

: You are once again demonstrating your tendency to want to slave to the absolute letter of the law. I consider a week for discussion a bit fast, personally. I might only get to look at the Wiki three or four times (maybe less, but let's say average) in that time and most often late at night, when I am not very mentally alert (like right now, it's after midnight here). The idea of the Think Tank was not to give projects two weeks... It was to allow for reasonable discussion and deliberation of a project followed by concensus gathering. The time-table is secondary. I've not looked it up, but I bet if you went and looked up how long it took us to deliberate over and then gather consensus on the current spoiler policy, you would see that it was more than two weeks. --[[User:Day|Day]] ([[User talk:Day|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|Admin]] - [http://hiver.swordofthestars.com/ SotS]) 00:15, 18 July 2006 (CDT)

:: I wasn't "slave" to it. I read it: ''the default deadline for voting on proposals should be seven days'' If it isn't clear on the main page then, have it changed. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 01:12, 18 July 2006 (CDT)

== Consensusless proposals ==

Exactly how long are these supposed to cool down? Apart from the recently added Deletion Discussions, all these proposals were rejected somewhere between June and November 2006, i.e. 8 months to 1 year ago. Maybe it's time to review these. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 12:47, 7 June 2007 (CDT)
:Well, if you like sticking your hands in fire (what ''is'' it with the summer hiatus and "uppity" proposals around here? :), then feel free to champion any of these and return it to the fore. Note that I'd give such proposals a big rewrite to make them germane to any progress that's occurred since they were introduced. Otherwise, many of us may go ''"Oooh! Something shiny..!"'' and ignore it. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 13:04, 7 June 2007 (CDT)
::I'll stick my hand in the fire when I have time, then :) --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 13:16, 7 June 2007 (CDT)

== "Git 'er done" ==

This sounds good, well thought out and capable of being implemented. Let's do it.--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 18:56, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Battlestar Wiki:Quality Articles/Astral Queen

2010-07-30T18:51:36Z

Jonathan: /* Suggestions */

{{qa talk|Astral Queen}}

== Summary ==

''Insert summary here...''

== Suggestions ==

I think this will be the next FA. Either we should stamp it as QA or just remove the candidate status.--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 18:51, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Philosophy in Battlestar Galactica/Archive 1

2010-07-30T18:49:26Z

Jonathan: /* Quality Article Discussion */ new section

Building a philosophy page within battlestarwiki is a daunting task, one that might quickly spin out of control if the subject is not limited to its relationship to BSG.

In my opinion, BSG is so enthralling to fans not so much due to its own content as it is due to the imagination and pondering it promotes in the minds of its fans.

Therefore, the potential for this page to be a great and meaningful contribution to battlestar wiki is great. This is a bold move designed to help those who couldn't afford to squander precious years at some stuffy university reading Plato, Holmes, Mill, Locke, Kant, Derrida, Focault, et al- but recognize some of the thoughts floating around in the chimeric battlestar universe.

Perhaps the best thing about battlestar is that it presents characters that are flawed and evolving constantly. There are few true heroes and villains in battlestar. Hardly anything in battlestar can be consistently labeled because something that applies to the Cylons might change in the next episode as they evolve as a species/culture, make mistakes, try new approaches, and embrace or shed beliefs. The same goes for humans, be they Capricans, Sagitatarians, or Vegetarians.

Guidelines:

1) In writing this page, let us limit things as they apply to BSG- punt things off to wikipedia's philosophy pages in case people want to explore further. We will need to cut off tangents at the border of the BSG universe or things will get out of control.

2) Distinguish between our world and BSG very clearly. We can briefly explain an ethical principle, and then give an example from BSG where it seems to be at play.

3) Make sure that we are attributing things to BSG speculatively, not in any concrete fashion- only the writers of BSG know for sure what was meant, if they meant anything at all. The show seems to be inherently ambiguous in general and this is probably on purpose.

4) The more we can identify scenes, specific episodes, time tracks, give quotes, provide citations, and link things to sources such as Wikpedia (but certainly not limited to this), the more solid this will be. For example, cite an event in BSG such as Chief Tyrell's embracing of certain labor concerns and link it loosely to political philosophy as it may apply- perhaps Marxism.

5) This page is as certain to evolve as cylons and man are certain to evolve. This is God's plan. Embrace it.

I welcome all the help I can get on this page. I am going to need it!

So say we all? {{unsigned|Maximilian333}}

:Welcome, Max. I appreciate the work you've done. Since Battlestar Wiki is intended as an encyclopedia and not for analysis for commentary, there is some rewriting and sourcing that needs to be done for this article to fit on the wiki. I and other contributors may take a stab at doing this, but it is important that you cite external sources that support the comparisons, contrasts, and information on the series that you show. You can use internal links for characters, of course, but it is very important that the article does not sound as if you specifically wrote it as a personal analysis. Hopefully other contributors will look at what's been done and give other comments that may help. There is much philosophy in the show, but it is difficult to quantify objectively. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:44, 7 March 2007 (CST)
::Hopefully you'll remove the "major edit" tag soon so I can begin assisting. :) I personally have tried to use the "Notes" section of many of the articles to show real world parallels and possible influences. Those entries will probably be useful to you. Rest assured this page will be on my watchlist, it sounds like great fun as well as being a very valuable contribution if, as Spencerian notes, everything is cited correctly. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 01:05, 12 March 2007 (CDT)

== Thanks / call to arms ==

Thank you for the vote of confidence, Spencerian. As I am neither a philosopher nor a professional writer, it is not my intent to finalize this article alone. I expect this to be a messy and chaotic process, but the end result should be worth the work.

I can already tell that it will be very important not to overdefine or overattribute anything to the series. One could kill all of the mystery and allure of the series by overanalyzing or stating their opinions as fact. But philosophy can lead us into deeper examination of the meaning contained in the series. I recently added the statement that the philosophy of battlestar is as much created in the minds of viewers as in the minds of the writers and actors.

I'll do my best to keep things objective, use qualifiers, and provide citations. Additionally, I will try to sift philosophy-related ideas from religion, politics, and mythology and punt these to appropriate pages.

Again, if anyone has any thoughts about something and can clarify or lend support through citations, please do be so bold as to click "edit" above and go for it. Don't let the major edit sign stop you if you want to do some simple formatting or linking, or if a great idea strikes you. -- [[User:Maximilian333|Maximilian333]] 14:14, 12 March 2007 (CDT)

:Remember that you can't use <nowiki>[[...]]</nowiki> to link to Wikipedia articles. The brackets only work for BSWiki. To link to a general concept on Wikipedia do this: <nowiki>[[w:Article name on Wikipedia|Link name on BSWiki]]</nowiki>. Notice the "w".
:And please sign your comments on talk pages, and there only, with four tildes, like this: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki> --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 06:43, 11 March 2007 (CDT)
:Also, please do not overlink. One link to [[Laura Roslin]] per section is enough (I just encountered a section with no less than three of those). --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 07:23, 13 March 2007 (CDT)

== Visibility of this article ==

This is pretty interesting. However, at the moment, nothing links here. Any suggestions where to place a link or two, so this gets some love? I also made a similar suggestion on the [[BW:AN#Visibility_of_articles_about_.22meta.22_topics|Admin board]]. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 17:06, 21 May 2007 (CDT)
:I also stumbled across this recently while [[Special:Random|rolling the dice]]. You pose an excellent question! [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 21:47, 21 May 2007 (CDT)
::For now ,I put an link on it on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]]. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 07:19, 22 May 2007 (CDT)

== Accuracy of Science ==
In the Philosophical dilemma section there is the following sentance:
"Water" contains material that can be examined in light of the viewers understanding of determinism versus free will and also responsibility. Sharon Valerii's apparent blackouts or '''split personality''' Now what is incorrect or inaccurate is not the sentance itself but the fact that the word "split personality" is a link to a Wikipedia article on Schizophrenia; and not the Wikipedia article on "Dissociative Identity Disorder" which would be more clearly about split personality. I would edit it myself; however in respect of users here, I prefer to leave my comments here in the discussions. This is a well written Wiki. --[[User:Balator|Balator]] 01:07, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

== Quality Article Discussion ==

Let's get the discussion rolling so this can be voted on for QA status.--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 18:49, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Battlestar Wiki:Quality Articles/Tom Zarek

2010-07-30T18:47:36Z

Jonathan: /* Suggestions */

{{qa talk|Tom Zarek}}

== Summary ==

I figured that since it's been nominated for [[Battlestar Wiki:Featured articles|featured]] status before, it's probably a shoe-in. Could probably use a read-through, maybe a little concision. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 01:12, 20 May 2007 (CDT)

== Suggestions ==

This is indeed one of the best character articles around. Lots of stuff, but not enough information to overwhelm a reader like it's the case with the main character. There might still be some style or formatting edits to be made, but I think that's all. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 08:44, 20 May 2007 (CDT)
:Additional comments / another set of eyes requested! [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 00:10, 2 June 2007 (CDT)
:This looks good to me. I think it deserves a nomination for QA. --[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 18:47, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

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2010-07-29T15:35:01Z

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I am the guy who tells you what you need to know. I put the s in spin and I ''spin it right round, baby; right round like a record, baby''. You can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at jon @ frakmedia DOT net. I'm often on the go but stay connected on my iPad.
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==Bio==
Jonathan is a late-twenties New Englander who has been fascinated with science fiction since day one. He works in the library field, holds a B.A. in Politics & History with a minor in Philosophy. He is currently married and is a retired elected official. He loves reading graphic novels and playing all sorts of games.

Jonathan is the owner and operator of the [http://wargamingforums.com CWF Game Cast], which discusses gaming and is aimed at fellow New Englanders.

==Frak Media LLC==
Jonathan, as PR Coordinator, is involved with Frak Media. He spends most of his time on the [http://www.battlestarforum.com Battlestar Forum] and answering e-mails.

==Battlestar Galactica==
Like everyone else Jonathan is a BSG fan. He is drawn to the socio-political and philosophical aspects of the show. He credits this to his bachelor's degree in politics and history and his minor in philosophy.

==Hobbies==
Jonathan is an avid tabletop and board gamer. He currently or has played [[Battlestar_Galactica_Collectable_Card_Game]], [[Battlestar_Galactica:_The_Board_Game]], Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Warmachine, Starship Troopers, Battlefleet Gothic, Star Wars Minis, Starship Battles, Mage Knight, Heroclix, Halo Action Clix, Axis and Allies Minis, War at Sea, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-gi-oh CCG, World of Warcraft TCG, Star Wars CCG, Star Trek CCG, Axis and Allies, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Sitting Ducks, Infernal Contraption, Agricola, Starfarers of Catan, and Farkle.

==Politics==
Jonathan is a retired elected official in his hometown. He served as Chair of the Board of Library Trustees, which oversees the municipal libraries. The board sets policies, the annual budget, and oversees the director. He served as a trustee since 2006-2010. Before that he served a one year term as a Town Representative to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting#Representative_Town_Meeting Town Meeting].

==Technologies==
This is his computer setup.
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He is also tethered via his iPad and iTouch.

===Computers===
My main computer is a iMac 20 inch running OS X Snow Leopard. It features 3GB of memory, 250GB of disk space, comes equipped with the iLife (featuring iMovie, GarageBand, and iPhoto). Plus, using Bootcamp it is partitioned to have Windows XP Home for his gaming needs. Additionally, it has a 1TB external hard drive.

Through the magic of dual monitors productivity has increased.

===Stereo===
When not listening to my iTunes, my iPod Classic, my iPod Nano, or the radio streaming online I use my stereo. It is old and acts wonky so it is mainly good for the radio.

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His room is a typical place to reside when not working, on the campaign trail, or hanging with friends.



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* [http://www.battlestarforum.com Battlestar Forum] - Our online community. Look for me in [http://www.battlestarforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=52 BSG and Philosophy], [http://www.battlestarforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10 Recreation Room], and [http://www.battlestarforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Joe's Bar 18+].

=== My Stuff ===

* [http://www.wargamingforums.com WargamingForums.COM - My gaming blog] Online since 7/4/04.
* [http://www.last.fm/user/arickrol Last.fm]

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Battlestar Wiki:Featured articles/Current Debate

2010-07-29T15:05:50Z

Jonathan: /* May 2010 */

==2009 Debate==
===March 2009===

Ok, I'd like some help picking a new [[BW:FA|Featured article]].

[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] has been up for awhile and I'm tired of looking at it. :)

Please review the criteria at [[BW:FA|the Featured article page]] and post your ideas for a new Featured article here.
Thanks. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 02:12, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

====Featured article candidates====

* [[New Caprica]]
* [[Resurrection Ship]]
* [[Cylon Civil War]]
**{{support}} My initial inclination is to go with the Civil War, since it's pretty relevant at the moment. My only problem with the article is that it's almost exclusively a plot restatement, but it does help refresh the reader about all the events and participants involved in the conflict. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 14:51, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
**{{support}} per Steelviper. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 17:32, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

* [[Astral Queen]]

===April 2009===

April's almost here, going to recycle last month's candidates, as well as call out for additional ones. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 18:08, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

====Featured article candidates====

* [[New Caprica]]
* [[Resurrection Ship]]
** {{support}} No input, so I took unilateral action. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 15:33, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
* [[Astral Queen]]
* [[Cylon Centurion]]

===August 2009===

Here's hoping for some consensus so I don't have to take unilateral action. :) [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 15:33, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

* [[New Caprica]]
* [[Astral Queen]]
* [[Cylon Centurion]]

===December 2009===

[[Case Orange]]: Need input on a new Featured Article. See [[BW:FA]], [[BW:QA]] (Quality Articles are good candidates), etc.

* [[New Caprica]]
* [[Astral Queen]]
* [[Cylon Centurion]]
**{{support}} Actually a provisional support. With ''Caprica'' coming up soon, it would be nice to have an article that at least begins to have some connection with the time period/events of the new show. However, if the Cylon Centurion Model 0005 article could be strengthened, it would be an even better candidate--[[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] 10:39, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
* [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005]]
**{{support}} [[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] 10:39, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
**{{support}} Can't argue that logic. Article looks to be in pretty good shape right now, if there are suggestions for improvement, please add them to its talk page, [[Talk:Cylon Centurion Model 0005|here]]. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 15:07, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

==2010 Debate==

===January-February 2010===

No update.

===March 2010===

No update.

===April 2010===

[[Case Orange]]: Need input on a new Featured Article. See [[BW:FA]], [[BW:QA]] (Quality Articles are good candidates), etc.

I'm carrying over a few from previous debates, but do we have anything in the Caprica space that might qualify?

* [[New Caprica]]
* [[Astral Queen]]
* [[Cylon Centurion]]
* [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)]]
**{{support}} I'd suggest this article. Thematically it is one of the most interesting of the Wiki, I think. It has a connection to ''Caprica''. It also underwent some big changes in the last couple of weeks and has some new information ever since ''Caprica'' and ''The Plan'' aired. Of course, at the moment I'm one of the editors of the article, so someone else should weigh in as well. -- [[User:Penumbra|Penumbra]] 21:00, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
**{{neutral}} It was actually a Featured article in August 2007. I agree it's far more detailed now, and I really don't have a problem with it going back up as an FA if there are no objections. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 15:08, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

===May 2010===

Carrying over old candidates, new suggestions always welcome!

* [[New Caprica]]
* [[Astral Queen]]
**{{support}} This is informative, interesting, and nicely linked. Please make it the new FA. --[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 15:05, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
* [[Cylon Centurion]]

Talk:Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectible Card Game/Archive 1

2010-07-17T06:14:21Z

Jonathan: Created page with 'Fixed spelling and tense errors.--~~~~'

Fixed spelling and tense errors.--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 06:14, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectible Card Game

2010-07-17T06:14:02Z

Jonathan:

{{separate continuity|universe=RDM|cont=Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game}}

'''Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal''' is the second and final set to [[Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game]] and was released on November 8, 2006. It contained 165 cards with an unknown rarity split. Betrayal was available in 15-card booster packs with an MSRP of $3.49. Throughout the distribution, there are 500 hand-autographed rare "Crewman Cally" cards signed by actress [[Nicki Clyne]].

== Scope ==
*Betrayal covers the action on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], including the initial [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]]’s trials thereafter, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]’s quest for the [[Arrow of Apollo]], and their initial meeting with the [[Caprica Resistance]], leading up to Starbuck’s and Helo’s return to the fleet with the Arrow and [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]].
*Betrayal will introduce a new mission mechanic called Link.
*While the only human-Cylon model included in the premiere set was [[Number Six]], Betrayal will include others, including [[Number Five|Aaron Doral]] and [[Simon]].

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Card Game]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]
[[Category:RDM]]

Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectible Card Game

2010-07-17T06:13:28Z

Jonathan:

{{separate continuity|universe=RDM|cont=Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game}}

'''Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal''' is the second and final set to [[Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game]] and was released on November 8, 2006. It contains 165 cards with an unknown rarity split. Betrayal will be available in 15-card booster packs with an MSRP of $3.49. Throughout the distribution, there are 500 hand-autographed rare "Crewman Cally" cards signed by actress [[Nicki Clyne]].

== Scope ==
*Betrayal covers the action on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], including the initial [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]]’s trials thereafter, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]’s quest for the [[Arrow of Apollo]], and their initial meeting with the [[Caprica Resistance]], leading up to Starbuck’s and Helo’s return to the fleet with the Arrow and [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]].
*Betrayal will introduce a new mission mechanic called Link.
*While the only human-Cylon model included in the premiere set was [[Number Six]], Betrayal will include others, including [[Number Five|Aaron Doral]] and [[Simon]].

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Card Game]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]
[[Category:RDM]]

Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectable Card Game

2010-07-17T06:10:29Z

Jonathan: moved Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectable Card Game to Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectible Card Game: Fixed the incorrectly spelled word "Collectable" in the title

#REDIRECT [[Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectible Card Game]]

Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectible Card Game

2010-07-17T06:10:29Z

Jonathan: moved Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectable Card Game to Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal Collectible Card Game: Fixed the incorrectly spelled word "Collectable" in the title

{{separate continuity|universe=RDM|cont=Battlestar Galactica Collectable Card Game}}

'''Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal''' is the second and final set to [[Battlestar Galactica Collectable Card Game]] and was released on November 8, 2006. It contains 165 cards with an unknown rarity split. Betrayal will be available in 15-card booster packs with an MSRP of $3.49. Throughout the distribution, there are 500 hand-autographed rare "Crewman Cally" cards signed by actress [[Nicki Clyne]].

== Scope ==
*Betrayal covers the action on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], including the initial [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]]’s trials thereafter, [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]’s quest for the [[Arrow of Apollo]], and their initial meeting with the [[Caprica Resistance]], leading up to Starbuck’s and Helo’s return to the fleet with the Arrow and [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon]].
*Betrayal will introduce a new mission mechanic called Link.
*While the only human-Cylon model included in the premiere set was [[Number Six]], Betrayal will include others, including [[Number Five|Aaron Doral]] and [[Simon]].

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== Wild Idea ==

I think this is a really cool page, but it doesn't tell me much about it. I suggest that we upload all the "cards" images to the MediaWiki, and we create a page with a template, on each card. Sort of what the card does and etc. All "cards" articles would have (CCG) or somesort of disab. title so they are reconizable. Ideas?--[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 09:53, 11 October 2006 (CDT)
: From a "fair use" POV, this will likely be seen as unauthorized reproduction or "reprinting" of the cards. Therefore, any fair use claim would be thrown out the window. As I've noticed on this list, each card has a common factor: their "type". We could create a page for each card-type (base, event, personnel, etc.), then have maybe one or two example of each card type on that page. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 10:00, 11 October 2006 (CDT)
::Umm... they already give you the ability to search and view the entire list. Them seem to have done it already. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 10:10, 11 October 2006 (CDT)
I know from another collectible game I play, by Avalon Hill aka Wizards aka Hasbro, that scans of all the cards are available on the official unofficial forum, which has a close working relationship with the game designer and Wizards. No problems there but it could be different. I do think we need to break the card list up by set and then ensure they are in order by number in set.
--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 05:55, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

== Digitization ==

If we wish to pursue a digitization project, please let me know. I am happy to head it up and perform whatever scanning, no matter how minimal, we wish to do. I have vast experience digitizing cards for another project and can do so in 600dpi. They come out quite nicely. This was posted using my iPad, so please excuse any errors.--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 03:25, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

I have digitized one card of each type to use in the article. They are uploaded to the Media Repository. I have also inserted them into the article. These will show the different card types and also the different rarity of cards (from Foil on down). This should adhere to a fair use reason. If we want me to digitize other or more cards please let me know.--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 05:46, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

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This is the complete cardlist for [[Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game|BSG: CCG]]

Guide to Rarity:
*C Common
*U Uncommon
*R Rare
*F Fixed
*LE Limited Edition
*EX Exclusive

==Premier==
===Unlimited===
{|class="wikitable"
!#
!Rarity
!Title
!Type
|-
!001
!U
!Agro Ship
!Base
|-
!002
!U
!Battlestar Galactica
!Base
|-
!003
!U
!Celestra
!Base
|-
!004
!F
!Colonial One
!Base
|-
!005
!U
!Cylon Base Star
!Base
|-
!006
!U
!Flattop
!Base
|-
!007
!F
!Galactica
!Base
|-
!008
!U
!I.H.T. Colonial One
!Base
|-
!009
!C
!Act of Contrition
!Event
|-
!010
!U
!Advanced Planning
!Event
|-
!011
!R
!Angry
!Event
|-
!012
!U
!Bingo Fuel
!Event
|-
!013
!C
!Catastrophe
!Event
|-
!014
!R
!Channel the Lords of Kobol
!Event
|-
!015
!C
!Condition One
!Event
|-
!016
!C
!Condition Two
!Event
|-
!017
!C
!Crackdown
!Event
|-
!018
!R
!Cylon Computer Virus
!Event
|-
!019
!C
!Cylon Missile Battery
!Event
|-
!020
!U
!Cylons Look Like Humans
!Event
|-
!021
!R
!Decoys
!Event
|-
!022
!R
!Dissension
!Event
|-
!023
!U
!Distraction
!Event
|-
!024
!C
!Downed Pilot
!Event
|-
!025
!C
!Endless Task
!Event
|-
!026
!C
!Executive Privilege
!Event
|-
!027
!F
!Fire Support
!Event
|-
!028
!C
!Fury
!Event
|-
!029
!U
!Grounded
!Event
|-
!030
!U
!Hangar Deck Fire
!Event
|-
!031
!R
!High Stakes Game
!Event
|-
!032
!U
!Martial Law
!Event
|-
!033
!U
!Military Coup
!Event
|-
!034
!R
!Network Hacking
!Event
|-
!035
!R
!Networked Computers
!Event
|-
!036
!C
!Outmaneuvered
!Event
|-
!037
!U
!Painful Recovery
!Event
|-
!038
!U
!Power of Prayer
!Event
|-
!039
!F
!Presidential Candidate
!Event
|-
!040
!C
!Reformat
!Event
|-
!041
!U
!Setback
!Event
|-
!042
!U
!Sick Bay
!Event
|-
!043
!U
!Sneak Attack
!Event
|-
!044
!C
!Standoff
!Event
|-
!045
!R
!Still No Contact
!Event
|-
!046
!R
!Stims
!Event
|-
!047
!R
!Stranded
!Event
|-
!048
!R
!Suicide Bomber
!Event
|-
!049
!C
!Test of Faith
!Event
|-
!050
!R
!Them or Us
!Event
|-
!051
!C
!Under Arrest
!Event
|-
!052
!C
!Vision of Serpents
!Event
|-
!053
!U
!Winning Hand
!Event
|-
!054
!C
!Wounded in Action
!Event
|-
!055
!U
!You Gave Yourself Over
!Event
|-
!056
!C
!Accused
!Mission
|-
!057
!U
!Alert Five
!Mission
|-
!058
!R
!Arrow of Apollo
!Mission
|-
!059
!C
!Article 23
!Mission
|-
!060
!R
!Based on Scriptures
!Mission
|-
!061
!R
!CAG
!Mission
|-
!062
!C
!Colonial Day
!Mission
|-
!063
!R
!Combat Air Patrol
!Mission
|-
!064
!U
!Difference of Opinion
!Mission
|-
!065
!R
!Dradis Contact
!Mission
|-
!066
!U
!Earn Freedom Points
!Mission
|-
!067
!U
!Earn Your Wings
!Mission
|-
!068
!R
!Flight School
!Mission
|-
!069
!C
!Formal Dress Function
!Mission
|-
!070
!U
!Full Scale Assault
!Mission
|-
!071
!R
!God Has a Plan
!Mission
|-
!072
!R
!Green: You’re a Normal Human
!Mission
|-
!073
!C
!Hand of God
!Mission
|-
!074
!R
!Hunt for Tylium
!Mission
|-
!075
!C
!Increased Loadout
!Mission
|-
!076
!R
!Interim Quorum of Twelve
!Mission
|-
!077
!F
!Investigation Mission
!Mission
|-
!078
!U
!Kobol’s Last Gleaming
!Mission
|-
!079
!U
!Life Has a Melody
!Mission
|-
!080
!R
!Meet the New Boss
!Mission
|-
!081
!C
!Misdirection
!Mission
|-
!082
!R
!Multiple Contacts
!Mission
|-
!083
!U
!Obliterate the Base
!Mission
|-
!084
!R
!Overtime
!Mission
|-
!085
!R
!Persistent Assault
!Mission
|-
!086
!U
!Picking Sides
!Mission
|-
!087
!F
!Press Junket
!Mission
|-
!088
!C
!Pulling Rank
!Mission
|-
!089
!C
!Red: You’re an Evil Cylon
!Mission
|-
!090
!R
!Refueling Operation
!Mission
|-
!091
!C
!Relieved of Duty
!Mission
|-
!092
!C
!Shuttle Diplomacy
!Mission
|-
!093
!U
!Stern Leadership
!Mission
|-
!094
!C
!Suspicions
!Mission
|-
!095
!U
!Trying Times
!Mission
|-
!096
!R
!We’ll See You Again
!Mission
|-
!097
!U
!Working Together
!Mission
|-
!098
!U
!Apollo, Ace Pilot
!Personnel
|-
!099
!R
!Apollo, Commander Air Group
!Personnel
|-
!100
!C
!Apollo, Political Liaison
!Personnel
|-
!101
!U
!Billy Keikeya, Presidential Aide
!Personnel
|-
!102
!C
!Billy Keikeya, Press Secretary
!Personnel
|-
!103
!C
!Boomer, Hell of a Pilot
!Personnel
|-
!104
!U
!Boomer, Raptor Pilot
!Personnel
|-
!105
!R
!Boomer, Saboteur
!Personnel
|-
!106
!U
!Centurion Ambusher
!Personnel
|-
!107
!C
!Centurion Assassin
!Personnel
|-
!108
!R
!Centurion Slayer
!Personnel
|-
!109
!C
!Crashdown, Alex Quartararo
!Personnel
|-
!110
!U
!Crashdown, Expert ECO
!Personnel
|-
!111
!R
!Crashdown, Sensor Operator
!Personnel
|-
!112
!C
!Cylon Centurion
!Personnel
|-
!113
!R
!D’Anna Biers, Fleet News Service
!Personnel
|-
!114
!U
!D’Anna Biers, Reporter
!Personnel
|-
!115
!C
!Dee, Dradis Operator
!Personnel
|-
!116
!U
!Dee, Security Advisor
!Personnel
|-
!117
!U
!Dr. Baltar, Award Winner
!Personnel
|-
!118
!C
!Dr. Baltar, Science Advisor
!Personnel
|-
!119
!R
!Dr. Baltar, Vice President
!Personnel
|-
!120
!R
!Galen Tyrol, CPO
!Personnel
|-
!121
!C
!Galen Tyrol, The Chief
!Personnel
|-
!122
!U
!Helo, Flight Officer
!Personnel
|-
!123
!C
!Helo, Karl Agathon
!Personnel
|-
!124
!R
!Helo, Raptor ECO
!Personnel
|-
!125
!C
!Laura Roslin, Colonial President
!Personnel
|-
!126
!R
!Laura Roslin, Leader of Prophecy
!Personnel
|-
!127
!F
!Laura Roslin, Madame President
!Personnel
|-
!128
!C
!Mr. Gaeta, Senior Officer of the Watch
!Personnel
|-
!129
!R
!Mr. Gaeta, Tactical Officer
!Personnel
|-
!130
!R
!Number Six, Agent Provocateur
!Personnel
|-
!131
!C
!Number Six, Caprican Operative
!Personnel
|-
!132
!U
!Number Six, Secret Companion
!Personnel
|-
!133
!C
!Saul Tigh, Colonial Colonel
!Personnel
|-
!134
!R
!Saul Tigh, Executive Officer
!Personnel
|-
!135
!R
!Shelley Godfrey, Systems Analyst
!Personnel
|-
!136
!R
!Starbuck, Hotshot Pilot
!Personnel
|-
!137
!R
!Starbuck, Risk Taker
!Personnel
|-
!138
!U
!Starbuck, Sharpshooter
!Personnel
|-
!139
!R
!Tom Zarek, Political Prisoner
!Personnel
|-
!140
!C
!Tom Zarek, Sagittaron Representative
!Personnel
|-
!141
!U
!William Adama, Colonial Commander
!Personnel
|-
!142
!F
!William Adama, Patriotic Soldier
!Personnel
|-
!143
!C
!William Adama, The Old Man
!Personnel
|-
!144
!C
!Astral Queen, Prison Ship
!Ship
|-
!145
!C
!Cloud 9, Cruise Ship
!Ship
|-
!146
!C
!Colonial Shuttle
!Ship
|-
!147
!F
!Colonial Viper 113
!Ship
|-
!148
!C
!Colonial Viper 229
!Ship
|-
!149
!R
!Colonial Viper 315
!Ship
|-
!150
!C
!Colonial Viper 442
!Ship
|-
!151
!U
!Colonial Viper 516
!Ship
|-
!152
!R
!Colonial Viper 670
!Ship
|-
!153
!R
!Colonial Viper 762
!Ship
|-
!154
!R
!Colonial Viper Squadron 800
!Ship
|-
!155
!U
!Colonial Viper Squadron 900
!Ship
|-
!156
!U
!Gemenon Traveller, Freighter
!Ship
|-
!157
!R
!Hunting Raider
!Ship
|-
!158
!C
!Luxury Liner
!Ship
|-
!159
!U
!Mining Ship
!Ship
|-
!160
!R
!Olympic Carrier, Doomed Liner
!Ship
|-
!161
!U
!Ordnance Freighter
!Ship
|-
!162
!C
!Passenger Cruiser
!Ship
|-
!163
!F
!Raptor 101
!Ship
|-
!164
!C
!Raptor 227
!Ship
|-
!165
!U
!Raptor 342
!Ship
|-
!166
!R
!Raptor 478
!Ship
|-
!167
!C
!Raptor 563
!Ship
|-
!168
!U
!Raptor 689
!Ship
|-
!169
!U
!Raptor 757
!Ship
|-
!170
!R
!Raptor 816
!Ship
|-
!171
!R
!Scouting Raider
!Ship
|-
!172
!C
!Skirmishing Raider
!Ship
|-
!173
!R
!Space Park
!Ship
|-
!174
!U
!Supply Freighter
!Ship
|-
!175
!U
!Troop Freighter
!Ship
|-
|}
===Exclusive===
{|class="wikitable"
!#
!Rarity
!Title
!Type
|-
!001
! E
! Boomer, Sleeper Agent
!Personnel
|-
!002
! E
! Number Six, Woman in Red
!Personnel
|-
!003
! E
! Colonial Viper 614
!Ship
|-
!004
! E
! Starbuck, Best Pilot in the Fleet
!Personnel
|-
!005
! E
! Starbuck, Commander Air Group
!Personnel
|-
!1/3
! E
! Captain’s Quarters
!Base
|-
!2/3
! E
! Operations Room
!Base
|-
!3/3
! E
! Hangar Bay
!Base
|-
|}
===Limited Edition===
{|class="wikitable"
!#
!Rarity
!Title
!Type
|-
!01
!LE
!Apollo, Lee Adama
!Personnel
|-
!02
!LE
!Apollo, Political Liaison
!Personnel
|-
!03
!LE
!Boomer, Sharon Valerii
!Personnel
|-
!04
!LE
!Centurion Defender
!Personnel
|-
!05
!LE
!Centurion Sentry
!Personnel
|-
!06
!LE
!Dr. Baltar, Gaius
!Personnel
|-
!07
!LE
!Dr. Baltar, Vice President
!Personnel
|-
!08
!LE
!William Adama, Wounded Warrior
!Personnel
|-
!09
!LE
!Number Six, Agent Provocateur
!Personnel
|-
!10
!LE
!Number Six, Seductress
!Personnel
|-
!11
!LE
!Starbuck, Hotshot Pilot
!Personnel
|-
!12
!LE
!Starbuck, Kara Thrace
!Personnel
|-
|}


==Reference==
*[http://www.wizkidsgames.com/battlestar/documents/BSG_checklist.pdf Official Checklist]
*[http://www.wizkidsgames.com/battlestar/cardgallery.asp BSG: CCG Card Gallery]

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==Sequence of Play==
Untap, upkeep, draw... oh. Wrong game. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 08:16, 25 August 2006 (CDT)
: How about, "you got any Adamas?", "No, go fish." --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 10:01, 25 August 2006 (CDT)

== Retailers? ==

I know the game is discontinued but do we know of reliable retailers, outside of eBay, where BSG fanatics can purchase the game? I'm just getting into it myself and luckily the FLGS (friendly local game store) had a dozen boosters of the first set leftover. But there's none of Betrayal around, can't find it on eBay either.

Since I'm having difficulties I know others must too.
--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 05:48, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

== Sets & Packs ==

The Sets and Packs section contains information on rarity. But, it may need to be updated. I just received a booster box, which is a box of boosters. When I opened it I found a foil rare on top in its own plastic sleeve. This card was included for stores to give out as a promo or prize support. This is excluding the foil rares that are included in packs.

I believe this may be a bonus for people who buy boosters by the box. If so we need to update the Sets & Packs section to contain this information. Currently the section says:

'Booster packs contain 15 randomly selected cards: 11 commons, 3 uncommons, and 1 rare, and one-in-four packs has a foil rare card taking the place of one of the commons. '

We should consider updating it to include the following sentence after the above quoted one. 'Booster boxes include 1 foil rare card meant for stores to give out as a promo or prize support for events.'
--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 06:38, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

== Publication Status ==

Can anyone verify the publication status of the game? The owner of my FLGS stated, and it has been said by a couple of friends who used to play this, that the game is now officially out of print. I know WizKids is dying, and will be lucky to last the year, but I want to verify the information before I turn present phrasing such as "the game is published" to "the game was published" along with mentioning that it is now out of print.
--[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] 00:35, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

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[[Image:BSGCardGameApolloFoil.jpg|right|thumb|Apollo, a foil rare, from the Battlestar Galactica CCG]]

The '''Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game''' is a collectible trading card game based on the [[RDM|Re-imagined series]] of ''Battlestar Galactica''. The game was published by [[Wikipedia:WizKids|WizKids]] and was first released in May 2006. It has since been canceled after the release of the [[Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal_Collectible_Card_Game|Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal]] expansion.

==Game summary==
Two or more players vie for influence in an attempt to win control of the Colonial Fleet. A player loses the game when his or her influence is reduced to zero, and wins the game either when he or she achieves 20 influence or all opponents have lost. Because it is possible for these conditions to be achieved simultaneously, ties may occur. There is no limit on the number of players in a game.

Players primarily lose influence by failing to provide a defender when another player initiates a challenge, or by failing to respond to a Cylon threat.

===Sequence of play===
Each turn consists of three phases, with all players working through each phase before moving onto the next. The phases are defined by the rules as follows:
# '''Ready Phase'''
#*All players ready face-up units and missions in their reserve areas.
#*All players restore exhausted cards.
#*All players draw two cards.
#*Each player plays an asset, plays a supply card, or passes.
#*Each player reorders any unit stacks he or she controls, or passes.
# '''Execution Phase'''
#*Each player plays a card, plays an ability, resolves a mission, challenges, or passes.
#*Repeat step 1 until all players consecutively pass.
# '''Cylon Phase'''
#*Determine the total Cylon threat level of all face-up alert and reserve cards.
#*If the total Cylon threat level is greater than the fleet defense level, each player reveals a Cylon threat.
#*Each player challenges a Cylon threat, or passes and loses 1 influence.
#*Repeat step 3 until no Cylon threats remain, or all players consecutively pass.

:The player who goes first in all situations is the player with the lowest current influence at the start of the current phase.

===Card types===
[[Image:BSGCardGameBattlestarGalacticaBase.jpg|thumb|left|A "Base" card use in the game]]
* '''Base''' Cards - These are not part of the main playdeck. Each player is required to play one at the beginning of the game. Players' bases set each's starting hand size and influence level.

[[Image:BSGCardGameCylonsLookLikeHumans.jpg|thumb|right|An "Event" card use in the game]]
* '''Event''' - These are events which have an immediate effect on the game.

[[Image:BSGCardGameApolloFoil.jpg|thumb|left|A "Personnel" card use in the game]]
* '''Personnel''' - Individuals or characters from the Battlestar Galactica series.

[[Image:BSGCardGameRedYoureAnEvilCylon.jpg|thumb|right|A "Mission" card use in the game]]
* '''Mission''' - A task or mission which a player's fleet can attempt.

[[Image:BSGCardGameScoutingRaider.jpg|thumb|left|A "Ship" card use in the game]]
* '''Ship''' - Vessels and ships from Battlestar Galactica.

===Deck composition===
Like many other CCGs each player's deck must contain a minimum 60 cards, with no more than four of any one type of card. Cards with the same title but different data on them count as different cards. Each player must also have a single "base" card, which does not count towards the 60 card minimum.

==Commerical Releases==
===Sets and Packs===
Cards are available both in a two-player starter set and in booster packs. The two-player starter set can be split to form two 31-card decks for two players, or can be used to make a single 61-card deck (removing the spare base card). It includes a quick-start ruleset, a complete rulebook, and 62 fixed cards: 10 cards exclusive to the starter deck (5 are foil cards), and 52 others.

Booster packs contain 15 randomly selected cards: 11 commons, 3 uncommons, and 1 rare, and one-in-four packs has a foil rare card taking the place of one of the commons.

Booster boxes include 1 foil rare card meant for stores to give out as a promo or prize support for events.

====Premiere====
The premiere set of Battlestar Galactica: CCG was released on May 31, 2006 and contains 175 cards from the miniseries, season 1, and season 2:
*55 Rares
*55 uncommons
*55 commons
*10 fixed cards found in starter decks.

====Betrayal====
[[Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal_Collectible_Card_Game|Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal]] is the first expansion set and was released on November 8, 2006. It contains 165 cards with an unknown rarity split. Betrayal is available in 15-card booster packs with an MSRP of $3.49. Throughout the distribution, there are 500 hand-autographed rare "Crewman Cally" cards signed by actress Nicki Clyne.
*Betrayal covers the action on Caprica, including the initial Cylon attack, [[Helo]]’s trials thereafter, Starbuck’s quest for the [[Arrow of Apollo]], and their initial meeting with the Resistance, leading up to Starbuck’s and Helo’s return to the fleet with the Arrow and [[Sharon]].
*Betrayal will introduce a new mission mechanic called Link.
*While the only human-Cylon models included in the premiere set were [[Number 6]] and [[Number Three|D'Anna Biers]], Betrayal will include others including [[Aaron Doral]] and [[Simon]].

==See Also==
*[[Battlestar_Galactica_Collectible_Card_Game_Cardlist|BSG: CCG Card List]]

==External links==
*[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/19671 Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game] at BoardGameGeek
*[http://www.cardgameorganizer.com/trading_card_games/battlestar_galactica_ccg Card Game Organizer Online for Battlestar Galactica: CCG]

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'''''Battlestar Galactica: Downloaded (Inside the Universe of the Critically Acclaimed TV Show): The Official Color Companion: 1''''' ([http://www.titanbooks.com/ Titan Books], April 2009, ISBN 1848561113), by David Bassom, is the official color companion to the [[Season_1_(2004-05)|first season]] and [[Season_2_(2005-06))|second season]] of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. It contains cast and crew interviews, photos, behind-the-scenes commentary, and a complete episode guide.

The book will be released in the US on April 28, 2009.

==External links==
* [http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Downloaded-critically-acclaimed/dp/1848561113/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238540977&sr=1-1 ''Battlestar Galactica: Downloaded (Inside the Universe of the Critically Acclaimed TV Show): The Official Color Companion: 1'' at Amazon.com]
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battlestar-Galactica-Downloaded-Critically-Acclaimed/dp/1848561113 ''Battlestar Galactica: Downloaded (Inside the Universe of the Critically Acclaimed TV Show): The Official Color Companion: 1''' at Amazon.co.uk]

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