Battlestar Galactica Starship Battles

Back in August I took my Battlestar Galactica Starship Battles collection along to the club and run a couple of pick up scenarios.

The first game was largely to familiarise the players with the BSG:SSB rules (in particular the differences between this and Wings of War/Glory).

The second game provided an opportunity to get some Raptors and Cylon Heavy Raiders to the table.

Here are some photos from the game:

First Play: Battlestar Galactica - Starship Battles

Having a rather large collection of Star Wars: X-Wing miniatures already I was a little hesitant about buying another SF game based on the same DNA (i.e. Wings of War).  But since I really enjoyed the latest TV version I thought what the hell and picked up the starter set for Battlestar Galactica - Starship Battles from Ares Games.

Here are a few photos from our first game:

Whilst it shares some similarities to X-Wing BSG plays sufficiently differently to justify owning both in my opinion.  The representation of inertia in particular is a great addition and allows the game to have a very different feel to X-Wing.

The models are also very well done with the detailing being incredibly good despite being difficult to even see using the naked eye (or perhaps I am just getting old!):