Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game

Battlestar Galactica

Sample Battle Galactica card
Designer(s)	Matt Robinson, Chuck Kallenbach, Brook Willeford, Jim Long, Tyler Bielman, and Ethan Pasternack
Publisher(s)	Wizkids
Players	2+
Playing time	Approx 30 min
Random chance	Some
Skill(s) required	Card playing Arithmetic Basic Reading Ability

The Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game is a collectible trading card game based on the Battlestar Galactica science fiction media franchise. The game, published by WizKids, saw first release in May 2006 and was officially canceled in March 2007.

Two or more players vie for influence in an attempt to win control of the Colonial Fleet. A player loses the game when his or her influence is reduced to zero, and wins the game either when he or she achieves 20 influence or all opponents have lost. Because it is possible for these conditions to be achieved simultaneously, ties may occur. There is no limit on the number of players in a game.

Players primarily lose influence by failing to provide a defender when another player initiates a challenge, or by failing to respond to a Cylon threat.

Turns consist of three phases, with all players working through each phase before moving onto the next phase. The phases are defined as follows:

The player who goes first in all situations is the player with the lowest current influence at the start of the current phase.

Each player's deck must contain at least 60 cards, with no more than four copies of any one card. Cards with the same title but different subtitles count as different cards. Players must also supply a single base card, which does not count towards the 60-card minimum.

Cards are available both in a two-player starter set and in booster packs. The two-player starter set can be split to form two 31-card decks for two players, or can be used to make a single 61-card deck (removing the spare base card). It includes a quick-start ruleset, a complete rulebook, and 62 fixed cards: 10 cards exclusive to the starter deck (5 are foil cards), and 52 others.

Booster packs contain 15 randomly selected cards: 11 commons, 3 uncommons, and 1 rare, with a one-in-four chance of a foil card being present.

The premiere set of Battlestar Galactica: CCG was released on May 31, 2006 and contains 175 cards from the miniseries, season 1, and season 2:

Battlestar Galactica: Betrayal was the first expansion set and was released on November 8, 2006. It contains 165 cards (55 Rare, 55 Uncommon, 55 Common). Betrayal was available in 15-card booster packs with an MSRP of $3.49. Throughout the distribution, there are 500 hand-autographed rare "Crewman Cally" cards signed by actress Nicki Clyne.