# Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica is a board game for 2–12 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 12.

- **Players:** 2–12 (best with 12)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1984
- **Categories:** Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Wargame
- **Mechanics:** Hexagon Grid, Events, Paper-and-Pencil, Action Queue, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Grid Movement, Team-Based Game, Modular Board, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 6

**Designers:** L. Ross Babcock, III, Jordan Weisman

**Publishers:** FASA

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlestar-galactica-2)
- [Battlestar Galactica in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/battlestar-galactica-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6768)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-20. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._