Battlestar Galactica – Now Due in October

Fantasy Flight Games has now posted an October 2008 release date on Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game. Here’s a detailed description of the game from FFG:

After the Cylon attack on the Colonies, the battered remnants of the human race are on the run, constantly searching for the next signpost on the road to Earth. They face the threat of Cylon attack from without, and treachery and crisis from within. Humanity must work together if they are to have any hope of survival…but how can they, when any of them may, in fact, be a Cylon agent?

Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is an exciting game of mistrust, intrigue, and the struggle for survival. Based on the epic and widely-acclaimed new Sci Fi Channel series, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game puts players in the role of one of ten of their favorite characters from the show. Each playable character has their own abilities and weaknesses, and must all work together in order for humanity to have any hope of survival. However, one or more players in every game secretly side with the Cylons. Players must attempt to expose the traitor while fuel shortages, food contaminations, and political unrest threatens to tear the fleet apart.

The game includes 10 character cards, 32 highly-detailed plastic ships, high-quality card board tokens, hundreds of cards and a game board with resource counters. Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is a semi- cooperative game for 3-6 players ages 10 and up that can be played in 2-3 hours.

This game, which retails for $39.95, has been added to Gone Cardboard.

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Sounds awfully familiar--"Shadows Over Galactica”, anyone? Posted by Jeff Allers on Jun 14, 2008 at 02:24 PM | #

Yes, that opinion has been expressed by many since the game was first announced :) Posted by Surya Van Lierde on Jun 15, 2008 at 05:26 AM | #

And this would be a bad thing, how? Posted by Kerry Harrison on Jun 16, 2008 at 08:27 PM | #

Who ever said it’s a bad thing? Posted by Surya Van Lierde on Jun 17, 2008 at 02:36 AM | #

Just ask the designers of Shadows Over Camelot. And see my article on “Innovators and Copycats.” From the above description, it doesn’t appear to be much of the former.  Hope I’m wrong. Posted by Jeff Allers on Jun 17, 2008 at 08:50 AM | #

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