What the BSG Board Game Revival Means for Your Wallet

For players, this means a chance to finally own a classic without paying exorbitant secondhand prices. For the industry, it shows demand for beloved out-of-print games and could inspire more revivals.

For players, this means a chance to finally own a classic without paying exorbitant secondhand prices. For the industry, it shows demand for beloved out-of-print games and could inspire more revivals.

Key points - Ghost Galaxy has partnered with Universal and Fantasy Flight Games to publish a new edition of Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game. - The crowdfunding campaign will launch early next year, with details on the updated design still scarce. - The original game, released in 2008, is a social deduction game based on the Sci-Fi Channel reboot and has been out of print for nearly a decade. - A complete set of the original game and its three expansions can cost over $1,000 on the secondary market. - Christian T. Peterson, CEO of Ghost Galaxy and creator of Twilight Imperium, is overseeing the project.

Timeline - 2008: Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is first released by Fantasy Flight Games. - 2021: Fantasy Flight releases Unfathomable, a reskinned version of BSG with a Lovecraftian theme. - Early next year: Crowdfunding campaign for the new edition of Battlestar Galactica is set to launch.

FAQ

Q: When will the new Battlestar Galactica board game be available? A: The crowdfunding campaign launches early next year, but a release date hasn't been announced yet. Backers will likely get it after the campaign concludes.

Q: Will the new edition be compatible with the original expansions? A: That's unknown right now. The new edition features an 'updated design,' so compatibility with the original three expansions is uncertain.

Q: Is this the same as the Vault Series from Fantasy Flight? A: Probably not. The Vault Series is a Fantasy Flight initiative, while this new edition is being published by Ghost Galaxy. It's a separate project.