Battlestar Galactica: Discussions

the sci fi original series "Battlestar Galactica" ccg/tcg game
(as of - 10/19/07)

Wizkids inc producer of the ccg/tcg gaming cards

when the mini series was being shown - wizkids was giving away sealed
"demo decks" consisting of 32 cards (16 per side) to alert players
to the upcoming release of their product - these cards were distributed
at (at least 3) scifi conventions (one in texas, one in new york and one
in seattle washington) - these demos allowed players a brief look at
the mechanics of the game --- here is a list of the cards included

-------------------------DEMO DECK NOTES---------------------
its BG-001/016- (names and spelling are altered slightly -
some pictures are used in the base set )
001 galactica (same picture as BSG-008)
002 colonial viper 516 (picture single viper on hangar deck)
003 saul tigh executive officer(same picture as BSG-134)
004 fire support (picture helo and boomer weapons drawn)
005 D PO second class Dualla (same picture as BSG-115)
006 William Adama/commander (same picture as BSG-143)
007 colonial viper 315 (picture viper from the nose)
008 Helo/raptor eco (same picture as BSG-123)
009 Boomer/junior lieutenant (same picture as BSG-104)
010 setback (picture boomer underneath Raptor)
011 cylon raider (same picture as BSG-172)
012 fury (same picture as BSG-028)
013 apollo/commander air group (same picture as BSG-099)
014 colonial viper 113 (same picture as BSG-147 slightly forward)
015 colonial viper 229 (same picture as BSG-148)
016 starbuck/hot shot pilot(same picture as BSG-11/12 le slightly forward)

AQ-001-016
001 astral queen (same picture BSG-144 slightly forward)
002 raptor 101 (same picture BSG-163 slightly back )
003 raptor 227 (same picture BSG-166 (R478) slightly forward)
004 test of faith (same picture BSG-049)
005 press junket (no picture)
006 raptor 301 (same picture as BSG-165 slightly forward)
007 apollo/military advisor (s/p as BSG-100 slightly forward -no Kara)
008 galen tyrol/chief petty officer (same picture as BSG-121 lower)
009 lauren roslin/leader of prophecy (no picture)
010 number six / secret companion (same pic as BSG-132 slightly higher)
011 colonial viper 442 (picture viper on deck)
012 shuttle diplomacy (no picture)
013 wounded in action (picture Kara on red planet)
014 dr baltar/brilliant scientist (same picture as BSG-118)
015 mr. gaeta/senior officer of the watch (s/p as BSG-128)
016 billy keikeya/ press secretary (s/p as BSG-101 closer)

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these "demo" cards were not permited in tournaments
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base set (non foils)
the base set was released as packs of 15 cards (1 rare -3 uncommon -
11 common) - full box consisted of 36 booster packs - lists of these cards
can still be obtained on the wizkids website (for a total of 55 common,
55 uncommon and 55 rares - with a foil (randomly inserted in every
fourth pack )in place of a common -----------
list of rares are ---

angry (event)
apollo commander air group (personnel)
arrow of apollo (mission)
based on scriptures (mission)
Boomer saboteur (personnel)
CAG (mission)
centurion slayer (personnel)
channel the lord of kobol (event)
colonial viper 315 (ship)
colonial viper 670 (ship)
colonial viper 762 (ship)
colonial viper squad 800 (ship)
combat air patrol (mission)
crashdown/sensor oper (personnel)
cylon computer virus (event)
d'anna biers/FNS (personnel)
decoys (event)
dissension (event)
dradis contact (mission)
dr baltar/vp (personnel)
flight school (mission)
galen tyrol /cpo (personnel)
god has a plan (mission)
green, you're a normal human (mission)
helo raptor eco (personnel)
high stakes game (event)
hunt for tylium (mission)
hunting raiders (ship)
interim quorum of 12 (mission)
laura roslin / LOP (personnel)
meet the new boss (mission)
mr Gaeta / tactical officer (personnel)
multiple contacts (mission)
networked computers (event)
network hacking (event)
number 6 agent provocateur (personnel)
olympic carrier/doomed liner (ship)
overtime (mission)
persistent assault (mission)
raptor 478 (ship)
raptor 816 (ship)
refueling operation (mission)
saul tigh XO (personnel)
scouting raider (ship)
shelley godfrey/sa (personnel)
space park (ship)
starbuck / hot shot pilot (personnel)
starbuck /risk taker (personnel)
still no contact (event)
stims (event)
stranded (event)
suicide bomber (event)
them or us (event)
tom zarek / political prisoner (personnel)
we'll see you again (mission)

base set (foils subset)
29 rares and one common were reproduced in a foil version -
foil inserts are
angry
apollo commander air group
arrow of apollo
Boomer / saboteur
CAG
channel the lord of kobol
colonial viper 315
colonial viper squad 800
combat air patrol
d'anna biers/FNS
dr baltar/vp
galen tyrol / cpo
god has a plan
helo / raptor eco
high stakes game
hunt for tylium
hunting raider
laura roslin / colonial president (common)
network hacking
persistent assault
refueling operation
saul tigh XO
shelley godfrey/sa
space park
starbuck / hot shot pilot
still no contact
suicide bomber
them or us
tom zarek / political prisoner
we'll see you again


fixed set - starter decks were released as a 62 card deck
these decks were intended to allow players a wider range of cards
to use in the game - 10 were identified as fixed and were incorporated
into the base set (giving the final total - 175 cards)
the fixed cards were
004 - colonial one (released as foil)
008 - galactica (released as foil)
027 - fire support
039 - presidential candidate
077 - investigation
087 - press junket
127 - laura roslin / madame president
142 - william adama/ patriotic soldier
147 - colonial viper 113
163 - raptor 101



fixed set (foils) - 5 of the cards were reproduced in the foil format
004 - colonial one (also released as uncommon non-foil)
008 - galactica (also released as uncommon non-foil)
127 - Laura Roslin / madame president
142 - william adame / patriotic soldier
147 - colonial viper 113

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bonus cards - box toppers - one of three sealed foil cards were
randomly placed in each box - they are -
108/175 centurion slayer
130/175 number six/ agent provocateur (red dress)
137/175 starbuck / risk taker

ex 001 boomer / sleeper agent - were inserted in Inquest Gamer magazine
- #134 (06/06)bags
ex 002-005 (were released as sealed "promo" items) explain later

sealed event (3) cards - dealers were provided with 3 cards to be
added to tournament play - allowing players to expand their decks
these cards were non-foil and were all identified as "base" cards
bsg 01/03 ex - captans quarters
bsg 02/03 ex - operations room
bsg 03/03 ex - hangar bay

Limited Edition (LE) cards were provided to dealers (venues) that
sponsored tournaments - the prize kits had 3 foil and 12 non-foil
copies of the same card - these were to be given out to winners of
the tournament - and quickly showed up an ebay - the foil version
costing about 3 times more than the non-foil version
list
01/12 apollo/lee adama
02/12 apollo/pol liaison
03/12 boomer/sharon valari
04/12 centurion defender
05/12 centurion sentry
06/12 dr baltar/ gaius
07/12 dr baltar/ vice pres.
08/12 william adama/ WW
09/12 #6 /agent provacateur (black dress)
10/12 #6 /seductress
11/12 starbuck/ HSP
12/12 starbuck/ kara thrace

note - the three LE cards that appear to be harder to find are
Le 02 - apollo /political liaison
Le 05 - centurion sentry
Le 12 - starbuck / kara thrace

Le 03 boomer/sharon valarie not far behind (lotta Grace Park fans)

new guy night giveaway - wizkids also provided a card to dealers
to encourage new players to join the BSG game family - card was
non-foil - it was
starbuck/Best Pilot In The Fleet - bsg 004 ex
and all you needed to do was show up to receive it

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------promo - still in cellophane with wizkids ad on back-----------
a number of cards (9) were released as "promos" - these cards were
sealed in cellophane with a wizkids promotion card on the back -
at least one (starbuck CAG) was distributed at SDCC 2006 and in scifi
magazine 08/06

when the BSG first season DVD was released - one of three of the
ccg/tcg cards were included (later these promo cards were switched
with three cards from the very nicely done "Rittenhouse" (movie cards
- not related to the ccg/tcg) product line) - they are extremely hard
to find as a sealed item - they are
Apollo/lee adama le 01/12
number six/agent prov le 09/12 (black dress)
starbuck / hot shot pilot le 11/12

at the release of the games - dealers were provided with one sealed
card to be given away as (strictly) a promo item - it was
cylon centurion 001/200

some "promo" cards were included in magazines as bonus material
they were
number six/woman in red 002 ex (scrye pricing guide 07/06)
starbuck commander AG 005 ex (scifi magazine 08/06)
L (a small number were given away at the SDCC 2006)

four were given away at conventions
colonial viper 614 003 ex
william adama (WW) le 08/12
starbuck/ commander AG 005 ex (a small number)
starbuck (BPITF) 004 ex (at the launch conventions)

Wizkids base set ads - there were two different ads - a black and white
card with pictures of base set expansion packs (1-adama and apollo and
2- six)and a short promo paragraph - back of cards was white blank - this
was released as sealed promo with the 3 DVD cards and william adama /
wounded warrior card
and a red highlighted card with the picture of galactica under the
banner "battlestar GALACTICA" - short promo paragraph -back of card was
white blank - this card was released with the remaining 5 promo cards.

wizkids announced a convention bonus card - an alternate art version of
Kara "starbuck" Thrace / viper pilot - card was also announced as a prize
for the "venue supported constructed event" for June 8-15 /06

an alternate art version of "Centurion defender" was also announced as
a prize for the "venue supported constructed event" for June 23-30 /06

************ at this time -it is believed neither card was produced


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-------------------betrayal --expansion ------------------------------

the betrayal expansion was released - pack contained 1 rare, 4 uncommon
and 10 common cards - total numbers were 55 rares, 55 uncommon, and 55
common with each of the 55 rares being produced in a foil version -
the foils were inserted 1 every 4 packs in place of a common - full box
consisted of 36 booster packs
here is a list of the 55 rares (and foils)

apollo/man of the hour (personnel)
assassination (mission)
astral queen /PFR (ship)
blackmail (mission)
boomer/ savior (personnel)
captured heavy raider/ boomers ride (ship)
captured raider / karas pet (ship)
centurion hunter (personnel)
cloud 9 /transportation hub (ship)
colonial one/ admin head (ship)
colonial viper 0205 (ship)
colonial viper 7961 (ship)
concentrated firepower (event)
cylon betrayal (mission)
Damning evidence (mission)
discourage pursuit (event)
doral /pr (personnel)
double trouble (event)
dr baltar/survivor (personnel)
dr cottles/ MS (personnel)
drawing strength from loss (mission)
ellen tigh/power behind the XO (personnel)
elosha /Gop (personnel)
fallout shelter (event)
false peace (mission)
full system malfunction (event)
galactica/ LP (ship)
Hadrian /head of the tribunal (personnel)
helo/prisoner of the cylons (personnel)
hero to the end (mission)
in love with a machine (mission)
independent tribunal (mission)
laura roslin instigator (personnel)
left behind (event)
like a ghost town (event)
massive assault (event)
number 6/seductress (personnel)
plan b (mission)
prophetic vision (mission)
pursuing raider (ship)
raider swarm (mission)
raiding farm (event)
ram the ship (mission)
raptor 719 (ship)
resupply (event)
sam battery (mission)
saul tigh/ disciplinarian (personnel)
showdown (event)
simon /cylon scientist (personnel)
site of betrayal (event)
starbuck / resistance fighter (personnel)
tightening the noose (mission)
Viral warfare (mission)
vulnerable supplies (event)
william adama/husker (personnel)

a bonus card - a redemption card for an autographed Nicki Clyne card
was inserted in random boxes and limited to 500 copies - you had to
mail it to Wizkids and they sent you a signature card autographed by
Nicki Clyne as "Cally" - obviously both these cards are extremely hard
to find


unlike the base set - there were no LE cards released - they were
announced but never produced - list of these cards
01/16 - determination
02/16 - discourage pursuit
03/16 - mission completed
04/16 - anders / samuel t.
05/16 - apollo / marksman
06/16 - boomer / traitor to the cylons
07/16 - centurion harrasser
08/16 - dr baltar / interrogator
09/16 - galen tyrol / experienced non-com
10/16 - helena cain / commanding admiral
11/16 - helo / staunch defender
12/16 - laura roslin / survivor
13/16 - number six / caprica six
14/16 - number six / cylon overseer
15/16 - simon / cylon Doctor
16/16 - starbuck / resistance fighter

best information available had 8 LE cards to be released during the
betrayal expansion and 8 LE cards to be released during the (cancelled)
Martial law expansion

the LEs were replaced with ex cards (but retained the LE) which were
supplied to the dealers as support kits - same procedure as the prize
kits - they were given to winners of local tournaments - they are
btr-001 LE mission complete
btr-002 LE anders/ samuel t.
btr-003 LE boomer/ traitor To The Cylons
btr-004 LE laura roslin/survivor
btr-005 LE #6 / caprica six

Wizkids betrayal set ads - there was one ad - a colored card with promo
picture of six talking to Baltar with the words player on six and pawn on
Baltar -and the "battlestar GALACTICA" logo - back of card was a picture
of a cylon and a list of phone numbers (this card was similiar to what was
called the shelter posters) ======================================================
====martial law expansion - only got to the design stage - no cards were ever produced
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------------base set venue support / sealed prize kits--------------------
this is a list of the venue support/prize kits supplied to the dealers -
card counts may vary but normal distribution was 3 foils and 12 non-foil
versions of the same card - these kits were sealed in cellophane - opened
by the tournament organizer and the cards given to the tournament winners

event kit - capt quarters/hangar deck etc.(3 cards x 4 copies)(op0846)

prize kit 01/12 apollo/lee adama (op0843)
prize kit 02/12 apollo/pol liaisan
prize kit 03/12 boomer/sharon valari (op0856)
prize kit 04/12 centurion defender (op0843)
prize kit 05/12 centurion sentry
prize kit 06/12 dr baltar/ gaius (op0844)
prize kit 07/12 dr baltar/ vice pres. (op0856)
prize kit 08/12 william adama/ WW (op0844)
prize kit 09/12 #6 /agent provacateur (op0844)
prize kit 10/12 #6 /seductress (op0856)
prize kit 11/12 starbuck/ HSP (op0843)
prize kit 12/12 starbuck/ kara thrace

new guy kit starbuck/BPITF (12 copies in each sealed pack) (op0879)


-------------------betrayal support kits --------------------------------
this is a list of the venue support kits supplied to dealers - card count
may vary but normal distribution appears to be 3 foil and 12 non foil
versions of the same card - these kits were sealed in cellophane - opened
by the tournament organizer and the cards given to the tournament winners


support kit btr-001 le mission complete (op0862)
support kit btr-002 le anders/ samuel t. (op0861)
support kit btr-003 le boomer/ traitor TTC
support kit btr-004 le laura roslin/survivor (op0859)
support kit btr-005 le #6 / caprica six (op0863)


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if any of the above information is not correct - please get back to me
Duff6551@aol.com

this information is to the best of my knowledge - and im still finding
stuff i was not aware off
the sealed venue/prize kits - found out about 06/07 - collector duhhhh
the alt-art Starbuck convention card - 7/27/07 - researching WA/WW
the alt-art Centurion Defender constructed event card 8/5/07 - same
an ad card for the betrayal expansion (10/15/07 - ebay)

if list of uncommons (both sets) would help - let me know
if anything needs better explanation - let me know
if i've misspelled anything - dont tell me - i pride myself on my spelling
- and would be crushed - kidding


Richard B. Duffy




wizkid rep --------------response to cally inquiry 09/25-------------
Yes, we do have them in stock and are still redeeming them.
Thanks!

-Eric Engelhard
WizKids Consumer Experience Representative
email address -----------------------
Consumer.Experience@wizkidsgames.com

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