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18 games like Battlestar Galactica The Board Game

The best games like Battlestar Galactica The Board Game are Dead of Winter The Long Night, Star Wars Rebellion and Forbidden Stars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Dead of Winter The Long Night shares bluffing, deduction, science fiction with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game.

Every alternative below links to its own Battlestar Galactica The Board Game-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / deduction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 3.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Deduction, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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  2. 2. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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  3. 3. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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  4. 4. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Political, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  5. 5. Firefly The Game (2013)
    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
  6. 6. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
    2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~20 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  7. 7. Dune (2019)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Political, Science Fiction, Area Movement · 1 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
  8. 8. The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 (2017)
    4–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Role Playing · 3 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · ~60 min shorter · 0.9 lighter
  9. 9. Cosmic Encounter (2008)
    3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 1 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
  10. 10. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 1 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  11. 11. EVE Conquests (2009)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Political, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  12. 12. Space Alert (2008)
    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  13. 13. Space Empires 4X (2011)
    1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  14. 14. Junta (1978)
    2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Political, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~90 min longer · 0.4 lighter
  15. 15. Earth Reborn (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  16. 16. Star Trek Fleet Captains (2011)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  17. 17. Chaosmos (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Deduction, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~75 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  18. 18. Dark Moon (2011)
    3–7 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 2 of Battlestar Galactica The Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~82 min shorter · 0.9 lighter
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Battlestar Galactica The Board Game?
Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016) is the closest match to Battlestar Galactica The Board Game, sharing bluffing, deduction, science fiction. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Battlestar Galactica The Board Game?
Dead of Winter The Long Night, Star Wars Rebellion, Forbidden Stars are the top-ranked alternatives to Battlestar Galactica The Board Game in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Dead of Winter The Long Night harder than Battlestar Galactica The Board Game?
Compared with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game, Dead of Winter The Long Night is +0.2 heavier and ~60 min shorter (3.4 vs 3.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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