It is a beautiful game. And since I got good news today instead of bad, I might try to do a playtest tonight. I try to get my games from a local store, if possible, but let me know if you are thinking of ordering online. I found it there before I paid the $50.00 at the store for $33.46.
I’ve played this game twice with this gaming group I go with. It’s really fun, filled with twists and turns that you can expect from an RDM episode.
If you’re looking for an extra player, count me in! 
I still haven’t played this game yet. But at ye old game store they’re playing it 2 or 3 times every Saturday (after I’m at work, of course) with the running gag that the same people are always Cylons and NOBODY FIGURES IT OUT!
sigh. I never get any fun. 
We’re big board game people in my house, so my husband picked it up the day it came out.
The first time we played it, it was just him and me doubling up on characters so that we could work out the rules. Starbuck was a Cylon and our only pilot, who left us at the mercy of a load of basestars and raiders and blew up Colonial One.
The second time we played it we had to call it on account of time (the wedding party played it after the reception, so it was four in the morning when we quit.) We had a healthy dose of paranoia and it was discovered that on the next turn, Cylon Bill Adama and Cylon Starbuck were going to screw us over royally.
The third time we played it was also called on account of time. Cylon Gaius Baltar (me) spent most of the game as an out-and-out Cylon. This was the most fun I had playing, since I got to insinuate little hints about the other characters, driving the paranoia factor up tenfold. Because of a feature particular to that character card, Baltar starts the game with two loyalty cards–both of which said “Cylon” in this case. There’s a game feature that allows Cylons to give the other loyalty card away if there are more than one, so I made Tyrol into a Cylon while paranoia was good and high. Our Tigh player threw everyone but Tyrol into the brig and declared himself President-Admiral Tigh. Cylon Tyrol then took this opportunity to play her Cylon card, which allowed her to put the player of her choice in Galactica’s brig. Final score: Cylons 2, humans NOTHING.
I love this game so much. If you’ve played it and enjoy the mechanics of both playing against the board and other players, try Shadows Over Camelot by the same publishing company. We’ve owned this game for years and only won it once–coincidentally, the same day of the wedding mentioned above, with the groom playing King Arthur.
I played this two weeks ago with my husband and our gaming friends. I had a blast with the game, and was astonished that no one figured out that I (Bill Adama) was the cylon, cause every time they started talking about anti-cylon strategy I would grin or outright giggle. I just couldn’t keep a straight face to save my life. lol. (They caught on after the first game, and now I just hope I am not the cylon.)
It took longer than Catan: C&K to learn, and we had to take another reading break when the Cylon was revealed, but it was a great game and not overly difficult.
I know I am revieing this thread from the unded, but I feel I can with mah OG powers.
My friend just got me this for my birthday, would it be a bad idea to play with non-bsg people who also dont like sci-fi and might not be big fans of lots of rules?
Sigh. I bought this game a couple months ago. Haven’t even taken it out of the shrink wrap yet.
Well, you can at least play it with the friend that gave it to you, right?
I have a master plan to eventual figure out a way that we (GWCers) can play this online.
Stay tuned.
As Pike would say: lamesauce.