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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. Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Dead of Winter The Long Night alternatives →

   Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Deduction, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Dead of Winter The Long Night →
2. 

   2. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)

   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Star Wars Rebellion alternatives →

   Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Star Wars Rebellion →
3. 

   3. Forbidden Stars (2015)

   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Forbidden Stars alternatives →

   Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Forbidden Stars →
4. 

   4. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)

   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Frank Herbert's Dune alternatives →

   Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Political, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Firefly The Game alternatives →

   Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Dune alternatives →

   Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Political, Science Fiction, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 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 · 7 shared tags · 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
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   9. Cosmic Encounter (2008)

   3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Cosmic Encounter alternatives →

   Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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 · 6 shared tags · 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 · See Space Alert alternatives →

    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Space Empires 4X alternatives →

    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Junta alternatives →

    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Political, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 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
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    15. Earth Reborn (2010)

    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Earth Reborn alternatives →

    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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
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    16. Star Trek Fleet Captains (2011)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Star Trek Fleet Captains alternatives →

    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Dark Moon alternatives →

    Shares with Battlestar Galactica The Board Game: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 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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