Ghost Galaxy to Publish Updated Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
The new edition of the 2008 title will be crowdfunded in early 2027, under an agreement with Universal and Fantasy Flight Games.
Ghost Galaxy announced on October 22, 2026 that it has reached an agreement with Universal and Fantasy Flight Games to publish an updated edition of Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game. The company said crowdfunding for the new edition is planned for early 2027, according to screenrant.com, with a campaign page expected in the coming weeks.
Ghost Galaxy is headed by Christian T. Petersen, founder and former CEO of Fantasy Flight Games. In a comment on the plan, Fantasy Flight Games SVP of Narrative Games Bill Altig addressed bringing the classic back into print.
The company has not revealed what improvements the updated edition will include, nor whether the Pegasus, Exodus and Daybreak expansions will return. Corey Konieczka, designer of the original game, has not been confirmed as involved in the new edition.
Background
Fantasy Flight Games published the original Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game in 2008, with three expansions following: Pegasus, Exodus and Daybreak. Petersen left Fantasy Flight Games in 2018 and founded Ghost Galaxy in 2019 with several former Fantasy Flight veterans; Fantasy Flight Games had merged with Asmodee in 2014.
Quick answers
When will the updated Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game be released?
No release date has been announced. Ghost Galaxy plans to crowdfund the new edition in early 2027, with a campaign page expected in the coming weeks.
Will the Pegasus, Exodus and Daybreak expansions return?
Ghost Galaxy has not said whether the three expansions will be part of the updated edition.
Is Corey Konieczka involved in the new edition?
His involvement has not been confirmed.