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Battlestar Galactica is a 3-6 player game based on the Sci-Fi TV series, published by Fantasy Flight Games. It is a mostly cooperative game featuring a "hidden traitor" mechanic. Players select characters and work together to save humanity, but some portion of them are secretly Cylons, evil robots bent on destruction. (Playtime: about 3 hours.)

Battlestar Galactica is a 3-6 player game based on the Sci-Fi TV series, published by Fantasy Flight Games. It is a mostly cooperative game featuring a "hidden traitor" mechanic. Players select characters and work together to save humanity, but some portion of them are secretly Cylons, evil robots bent on destruction. (Playtime: about 3 hours.)

There are three expansions:

  • (Includes support for an additional Cylon leader player, the Pegasus board, New Caprica, and other additions)
  • (Includes the Cylon fleet board, trauma, allies, and other additions)
  • (Includes mutiny, missions, two location boards, and other additions)
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Help! I'm A Cylon!

A bit of backstory: I've only played the Battlestar Galactica game twice. The first time I was uproariously drunk, and a bit too delighted at getting to "be" Dr Gaius Baltar; all the inexperienced (and increasingly sloshed) players were humans, and…
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Does Battlestar Galactica just poof out of existence the very instant Fuel drops to 0?

In my first (and so far only) session of Battlestar Galactica1, I played as a human, and an unfortunate string of events led to Fuel dropping to 1 while we had traveled measly 6 Distance. On the next jump2 our Admiral drew two Locations, both of…
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Does the Battlestar Galactica game spoil the TV series?

I've watched the first few episodes of Battlestar Galactica, and a friend recently got the game. We love The Resistance, and I'm eager to try a similarly deceptive game with more going on than just deception. But, I don't want to spoil the suspense…
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What happens to the president's quorum card hand when he loses the title?

Do they get handed over to the new president or do they get shuffled back into the quorum card deck?
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Which expansion to get for BSG Board game?

I've got the Battlestar Galactica board game and I absolutely love it. I'm thinking of getting one of the expansions for it but I'm torn between the Exodus and Pegasus expansions. How do these expansions change the game? and from people who have…
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What is the most damaging thing a cylon can do in BattleStar Galactica on a turn he is revealing himself?

What I have seen people do is try to brig a player making a final attempt to sway someone to help. The best success I have had in a game was grab the admiral position for a turn with a character power, and hit the FTL early. Are there any better…
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Is it required that someone is Admiral?

When starting a game of Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game, the three players selected Roslin, Tyrol, and Apollo. Per page 5 of the rules, none of us are the Admiral. Then we got a Crisis card that clearly expected someone to be the Admiral, as…
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Is mandatory to play at least one skill card in skill checks?

When discussing an answer that I provided in another question (Battlestar Galactica: How to balance core game), the question arose of whether it is mandatory to play at least one card in skill checks. The rule book from the base game says: Starting…
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Effect of "keep in play" on "Thirty-Three" crisis card?

The crisis card 'Thirty-Three' has the following special rule: Relentless Pursuit: Keep this card in play until a civilian ship or basestar is destroyed. If this card is in play when the fleet jumps, shuffle it back into the Crisis deck. What…
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Iron will and negative pass-effects. Loophole?

Yesterday I played a game of Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game with all expansions. We got the crisis card "Reactor Critical" (from the Daybreak expansion), with a difficulty of 7, and the effects: Pass: The current player draws 2 Treachery…
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Battlestar Galactica: what is the most critical resource?

In the Battlestar Galactica basic game, what is the most critical resource between Fuel, Food, Morale and Population? Does it change with the 6-player FFG optional rule where humans start with 8 Fuel, 7 Food, 9 Morale and 10 Population?
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Paying Costs you Cannot Afford

Sometimes you get a crisis card that has a choice, such as "-1 Food OR Current Player Discards 3 Cards". In situations where you cannot afford the cost of the latter, are you forced into the former? For example, if the current player has no hand,…
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How do I handle a late player for Battlestar Galactica?

I have a player that may be later for a start of a game. How can I incorporate them into a session of BSG? I see two simple ways of doing this: Create the character at setup time and "zombiefy" them until the player arrives. They exist, but don't…
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Why does BSG's "Assign Vice President" card not affect succession?

In the Battlestar Galactica game, the quorum card "Assign Vice President" can be given to a player, and causes that player to be the only viable target for the "Administration" location that picks a new President. Clearly, from the card, this is the…
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What happens when you roll "Off the top" of a result table?

For example, on the Pegasus' various weapon stations, there is a result chart printed on the board. It covers the possibilities of getting a die result of 1-8, on an 8-sided die. But now suppose someone had played a Strategic Planning or…
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