I haven't seen a thread for this amazing game yet, and I wanted to put it out there. This is a tremendously fun tactical co-op game. You don't have to be a loyal fan of the show to enjoy it (but it makes the great thematic elements that much better).
I picked it up for about forty bucks a few weeks ago at Borders and we've played 3 times. Once with three people and twice with five. We tried once with six, but didn't finish the game. The only downside we've seen is how long the games take - we've yet to finish one in under three hours.
The human players act as officers and politicos of the fleet and work together to manage resources, resolve conflicts and gather skills while trying to shoot down enemy ships and ward off their Cylon attackers. The humans can only win if they're able to jump enough times to reach the planet Kobol.
The great twist here is that at the beginning of the game (and again at the halfway point) each player is dealt a Loyalty card (or cards) that assign them the role of a human or a Cylon. The rules of the game prohibit you from actually revealing the cards, so everyone is a suspect, and you have only your word and your actions to define you to your teammates.
The Cylons have the job of interfering with the fleet and subverting the humans' efforts in order to take them all down. They move and act as humans until they choose to reveal themselves so you never know who's really on your side.
When the Mission Specialist chooses to head through the asteroid field, is it because it's the lesser of two bad paths, or is she trying to weaken the ship's defenses? And what about that Engineer? Why hasn't he fixed the FLT yet? Cyclons could show up any minute. Sure, he says he doesn't have the cards to play yet, but that's what a Cylon would say, right? Maybe it's time we declare Martial Law so we can round these toasters up!
The social aspects of this game are amazing, and the way the rules allow Cylon players to work against the humans in secret are brilliant and elegant. You need a good poker face, a diplomatic tongue and a sharp eye to win. The game takes a little while to get used to but once everyone is familiar with the mechanics a game can be completed in about 2.5 hours, but it means everyone's going to have to move at a pretty fast clip. What seems to slow us down is all the guessing, second-guessing, and wild accusations made after each player's turn. We're developing some serious trust issues in and amongst our group.
So, has anyone else tried it? Anyone else totally in love with this game?