Battlestar Galactica

Game night!  

First, some Smash Bros. to get things going.

Then, chicken nachos!  No recipe here - just chopped stuff and cheese on top of chips.  Also, no picture.  Sorry!  You know what chicken nachos look like, and if you need a reminder, go make some!  

At last, Battlestar Galactica!  

See that hand?  That's the hand of a cylon!

No television show experience required.  We had 5 players, which is the perfect number according to boardgamegeek.com.  

Premise:  

You and your fellow players are trying to get across space in a series of jumps.  Why?  Because there are evil robots called cylons trying to kill you!  They are also super sneaky and have cylons that look exactly like people, and they have infiltrated your group.  At least one of you is one of these super sneaky cylons and is subtly working against you.  There is only one way to win: to reach your destination.  There are many ways to lose.  At least if you're human.  Flip that if you're the cylon.  

Things I like:

It's cooperative - yay teamwork!

It's sneaky - secret roles are awesome.  

There is a lot of player interaction.

There are many opportunities to make "pew pew" shooting noises! Pew pew pew!

Also, it's about 3 hours long and fairly complicated - just so you know what you're getting into.

Wrap up:

The humans were doing very well for most of the game.  We were ONE JUMP away from winning when the 2nd cylon revealed himself and damaged the ship beyond repair, ending the game.  Cylons: 1, Humans: dead.  

PS:

Astute readers will notice that this game is not in our game library.  Thanks for sharing your game with us, Alan!