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Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is a board game from Fantasy Flight Games that is slated for an autumn 2008 release.

According to the manufacturer, the game "will be a semi-cooperative game, in which players work together to solve problems confronting the fleet, ranging from mechanical to political issues, all the while remaining vigilant for Cylon attacks. However, suspicion clouds the ship and its crew, as one or more players may indeed be a Cylon!"

The game is set in the first season immediately following the destruction of the Colonies. There are two "teams" in the game, the Humans and the Cylons. The game starts like the series, with the humans trying to reach Kobol. Initially, the Cylons are game mechanics thrown at the Humans in the form of Crisis cards during each player's turn. As the game progresses, it becomes obvious that one or more players may in fact BE a Cylon and is trying to prevent the Humans from getting to Kobol by secretly subverting their efforts to get past the challenges presented in the Crisis cards. Secrecy is a big part of this game!

Designed for 3 to 6 players, each player chooses to play as one of 10 characters from the series, each with their own skills, abilities, and weaknesses while trying to help the Humans reach Kobol. Characters available include William Adama, Lee 'Apollo' Adama, Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace, Saul Tigh, Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii, Gaius Baltar, Chief Tyrol, President Laura Roslin, Tom Zarek, and Karl 'Helo' Agathon.

The Human team wins by making Jumps until reaching Kobol, then making a final Jump. During that process, they have to keep several resources from running out including food, fuel, moral and population, while also keeping the Galactica from being destroyed by Cylon ships or boarded by Cylon Centurions. Half way to Kobol, the 'Sleeper Agent' phase kicks in, which some players that were Human at the start of the game might find out that they are now a Cylon. This aspect of the game means that Human players might want to be careful about how well they are doing in the game prior to the SA phase, as other players might notice a sudden change in play style. The Cylon team wins if the any of the resources run out, the Galactica is destroyed, or if a boarding party can "vent the oxygen to space" from the Galactica and killing the crew.

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- bsp:Image:Battlestar Galactica- The Board Game press release.pdf|Publisher's Press Release

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 According to the manufacturer, the game "will be a semi-cooperative game, in which players work together to solve problems confronting the [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet]], ranging from mechanical to [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|political issues]], all the while remaining vigilant for [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attacks. However, suspicion clouds the ship and its crew, as one or more players may indeed be a Cylon!"
-The game is set in the first season immediately following the destruction of the Colonies.  There are two "teams" in the game, the Humans and the Cylons.  The game starts like the series, with the humans trying to reach Kobol.  Initially, the Cylons are just game mechanics thrown at the Humans by Crisis cards during each player's turn.  As the game progresses, it becomes obvious that one or more players may in fact BE a Cylon and is trying to prevent the Humans from getting to Kobol.  Events in the game may change what was a Human player into a Cylon player, and you have very few options to find out for certain until it's too late!
+The game is set in the first season immediately following the destruction of the Colonies.  There are two "teams" in the game, the Humans and the Cylons.  The game starts like the series, with the humans trying to reach Kobol.  Initially, the Cylons are game mechanics thrown at the Humans in the form of Crisis cards during each player's turn.  As the game progresses, it becomes obvious that one or more players may in fact BE a Cylon and is trying to prevent the Humans from getting to Kobol by secretly subverting their efforts to get past the challenges presented in the Crisis cards.  Secrecy is a big part of this game!
-The game is designed for 3 to 6 players.  Each player chooses to play as one of 10 characters from the series, each with their own skills and abilities that help the Humans reach Kobol.  Characters available include William Adama, Lee 'Apollo' Adama, Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace, Saul Tigh, Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii, Gaius Baltar, Chief Tyrol, President Laura Roslin, and Helo.
+Designed for 3 to 6 players, each player chooses to play as one of 10 characters from the series, each with their own skills, abilities, and weaknesses while trying to help the Humans reach Kobol.  Characters available include William Adama, Lee 'Apollo' Adama, Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace, Saul Tigh, Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii, Gaius Baltar, Chief Tyrol, President Laura Roslin, Tom Zarek, and Karl 'Helo' Agathon.
+The Human team wins by making Jumps until reaching Kobol, then making a final Jump.  During that process, they have to keep several resources from running out including food, fuel, moral and population, while also keeping the Galactica from being destroyed by Cylon ships or boarded by Cylon Centurions.  Half way to Kobol, the 'Sleeper Agent' phase kicks in, which some players that were Human at the start of the game might find out that they are now a Cylon.  This aspect of the game means that Human players might want to be careful about how well they are doing in the game prior to the SA phase, as other players might notice a sudden change in play style.  The Cylon team wins if the any of the resources run out, the Galactica is destroyed, or if a boarding party can "vent the oxygen to space" from the Galactica and killing the crew.
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