by almo2001
I finally got to play the mythic BSG game.The first game was weird, because we had a third Cylon show up near the end. The guy who set up the loyalty deck messed up. That was pretty funny. :)
The second game was so painfully close, that it came down to a final die roll for 7 or 8. The problem was that we needed to jump or the raiders would slaughter the people and we'd lose since we only had 1 pop left. But the early jump was dangerous. We rolled a 4, so we lost. I don't mind if a game comes down to a single die roll if it was fun getting there.
Aside: two of the best games of Fortress America I ever played were 2-player games, and each came down to a single die roll.
So how did I feel about the game? My impression is simple:
It is a well-designed, finely tuned game that models the show's universe very well; I get the last part from other people's discussions since I have never watched the show. However, I felt it was too random, and we seldom had meaningful decisions to make. So I won't be playing it again if I can avoid it.
I recognize that this is a personal preference, and I would not hesitate to recommend this game to fans of the show with a tolerance for complex games, or to people who like deeply thematic game experiences.