''Battlestar Galactica'' is a 1979

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published by

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Gameplay

''Battlestar Galactica'' is a wargame based on the 1978 ''

Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...

'' TV series, involving starfighter combat in Vipers and Raiders.

Reception

Craig Sheeley reviewed ''Battlestar Galactica'' in ''

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'' No. 73. 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."

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* Battlestar Galactica games Board games based on television series Board games introduced in 1984 FASA games {{board-game-stub