Galactica

This large ship leads and defends the human fleet, and is depicted in the center of the game board. There are many locations on Galactica where characters can take different actions.

Colonial One

This ship, smaller than Galactica, is the President's base of operations and is depicted at the top of the game board. There are several locations on Colonial One where characters can take different actions.

Vipers

These plastic ships are used by the humans to defend their fleet and to attack Cylon ships. Vipers are placed in the "Reserves", "Damaged Vipers", or space areas of the game board.

Raptors

These plastic ships are used by the humans to scout for new destinations, as well as to attempt to find more resources (such as fuel and food). These ships are never used in combat and remain in the "Reserves" until destroyed.

Civilian Ships

These small tokens represent unarmed human ships. When one of these ships is destroyed, the resources (usually population) listed on the face of the token are lost. These ships are always kept facedown.

Cylons

Basestars

These large Cylon ships are represented by large punchboard tokens. These ships are often placed in different space areas and can both attack Galactica directly and launch raiders and heavy raiders.

Raiders

These plastic ships are used by the Cylons to attack the fleet. These fragile ships are plentiful, and often attack vipers and civilian ships.

Heavy Raiders

These plastic ships are used by the Cylons to land boarding parties on Galactica. These ships never attack other ships; their sole purpose is to reach the hangar deck and release their deadly centurion boarding parties.

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