Battlestar Galactica Board Game Review
The Cylons have managed to destroy the human colonies, and the last surviving humans are on the run in Battlestar Galactica. Take on the role of Commander Adama and the rest of his crew as they try to escape the Cylon invaders and reach the fabled colony known as Earth. Things aren’t that easy though: you have Cylons attacking you at every turn, and there are plenty of internal conflicts to deal with. Worst of all, some of the crew are actually Cylons ready to destroy you from within!
Battlestar Galactica is a board game based on the 2004 re-imagining of the Battlestar Galactica science fiction TV series. The Cylons — a race of bio-cybernetic constructs created by the human colonists — have rebelled and destroyed the human colonies. The surviving humans are now on the run, trying to escape the Cylon raiders and hoping to reach the fabled colony of Earth. Protecting the human refugees is the Battlestar Galactica, apparently the last surviving ship of the Colonial Fleet.
In the board game, you can play as the major characters from the TV series. You can be Commander Adama and take on the role of admiral. Or you can play the part of gung-ho viper pilots “Apollo” Adama or Kara “Starbuck” Thrace. Or you can get political and take on the role of President Laura Roslin or Dr. Gaius Baltar. Each character has specific skills, advantages and disadvantages, all of which you have to carefully manage if you are to evade the Cylons and find Earth.
Battlestar Galactica is a cooperative board game. Everyone must use their skills and work together in order to escape the Cylons and reach safe haven. There’s a problem though… some of the players are Cylons in disguise and are trying to sabotage your mission. Even worse: when you are halfway to your destination, previously loyal crew members may be revealed as Cylon sleeper agents and will now focus all their efforts in destroying the Galactica and the human fleet.
At the start of the game, each player chooses which character they will play. The characters all have different skill sets and abilities. For example, Kara Thrace has access to the leadership, tactics and piloting skills. In addition, each character has a set of abilities, such as chief engineer Galen Tyrol being able to perform repairs as a free action. However, each character also has a negative ability. Commander Adama’s emotional attachment to his crew prevents him from sending other crew