Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game – Pegasus Expansion

Fantasy Flight Games, Edge Entertainment, Galakta · Board game · 2009
— Ludopedia 7.9 BGG 3–7 · best 5 120–180 min Weight 3.3/5
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Our Verdict
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Loved the original Battlestar Galactica and crave more drama and twists? The Pegasus expansion is what you're looking for, adding boards, characters, and the tension of a traitor with their own agenda.

Highlights
  • More modular boards
  • New characters & Cylon Leader
  • Enhanced traitor mechanic
  • New cards and components
Keep in mind
  • Requires base game
  • Increases complexity
  • Longer playtime
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About the game

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Get ready to supercharge your Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game experience! The Pegasus expansion injects more action and drama onto your table, adding two new modular game boards: one for the formidable Battlestar Pegasus and another for the troubled planet New Caprica. This allows you to customize the game as you wish, whether by adding the extra firepower of the Pegasus or diving into the rebellion on New Caprica for an epic level of challenge.

Seven new characters enter the fray, and the expansion introduces the Cylon Leader archetype, a player type with their own secret motivations and a new type of Treachery Skill Card, perfect for sabotaging humanity's struggle for survival. Things get even tenser with new Destination, Crisis, Loyalty, and Super Crisis cards, ensuring every game is unpredictable.

New rules bring the possibility of playing with the new Traitor mechanic, where one player might be secretly working against everyone. The expansion also adds two new plastic Basestars to increase the Cylon threat. If you're a fan of the series and crave more depth, moral conflict, and twists worthy of a TV episode, the Pegasus expansion is essential. It expands the base game, increasing replayability and immersion in the tense Battlestar Galactica universe.

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Best player count

BGG community vote

3–7 players
3 OK
4 REC
5 BEST
6 BEST
7 REC

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Game details

Mechanics, categories, families and credits

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Players: Expansions Changing Player Count TV Shows: Battlestar Galactica
Publisher Fantasy Flight Games, Edge Entertainment, Galakta, Game Harbor, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, Stratelibri
Designer Corey Konieczka, Daniel Clark (I), Tim Uren
Artist Brian Schomburg, Zoe Robinson

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Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers before you buy

6 questions
Do I need the base Battlestar Galactica game to play with the Pegasus expansion?
Yes, absolutely! The Pegasus expansion adds content to the base game, so you need to own the original Battlestar Galactica to play.
How many players does the Pegasus expansion support?
The expansion maintains the player count of the base game, supporting 3 to 7 players. It can also alter the game's dynamics depending on the number of players.
Does the Pegasus expansion make the game harder?
It adds more complexity and strategic options, which can make the game feel more challenging, especially with the new roles and cards.
What are the main new components the expansion brings?
The expansion includes two new boards (Pegasus and New Caprica), seven new characters, new cards (Crisis, Treachery, etc.), and two plastic Basestars.
What is the 'Cylon Leader' and how does it change the game?
The Cylon Leader is a new character type that can have its own secret objectives, adding an extra layer of distrust and individual win/loss possibilities.
Which part of the Battlestar Galactica series does this expansion focus on?
It primarily focuses on events and characters related to the Battlestar Pegasus and the planet New Caprica, expanding the base game's narrative.