Battlestar Galactica (board game)

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Battlestar Galactica is a 1979 board game published by FASA.

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Gameplay

Battlestar Galactica is a wargame based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica TV series, involving starfighter combat in Vipers and Raiders. [1]

Reception

Craig Sheeley reviewed Battlestar Galactica in Space Gamer No. 73. [1] Sheeley commented that "Battlestar Galactica lives up to its subtitle: 'A game of starfighter combat.' If you love Galactica, or Vipers, this game is for you. Don't expect to be able to slug it out Battlestar to Base Ship, though." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sheeley, Craig (Mar–Apr 1985). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (73): 32.