![]() ![]() It's not metal chewing gum, and it doesn't suck up to the audience nor offer the safe and predictably mindless entertainment we're used to seeing in a space opera. But if you can stand occasionally hating your heroes, and if saccharine leaves a taste in your mouth, then you may just become a fan.*LATEST UPDATE* I have enlarged the gameboard! and added >WNZWNZ< adrackoĭescription of the Game: The Cylons were created to make life easier on the Twelve Colonies. And then the day came when the Cylons decided to kill their masters. After a long and bloody struggle, an armistice was declared and the Cylons left for another world to call their own.įorty years later, they returned, and brought humanity to the brink of extinction. The remaining humans, led by the crew of the Battlestar Galactica, fled in hope of finding a new home, one known by legend as Earth. Humanity’s only hope lies in finding Earth’s location while fighting off the unrelenting Cylons. Unlike most games where players win individually, Battlestar Galactica is a cooperative game, with the added complication that one or more of the players is a secret Cylon traitor – your entire side will win or lose, and you might not even be certain who is on your side until the game ends!Įach player is secretly assigned his or her loyalty at the start of the game.īut as resources run low, it is discovered that the enemy can now appear human and has infiltrated the fleet from the inside.īattlestar Galactica: The Board Game provides a unique gaming experience. American Defense Service Medal with "A" DeviceĮrnest Borgnine ( / ˈ b ɔːr ɡ n aɪ n/ born Ermes Effron Borgnino January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. ![]() He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.īorgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1956, for Marty (1955), which also won the 1956 Academy Award for Best Picture. Borgnine achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles.īorgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012. 3.4.2 1983 to 1998: Airwolf and subsequent rolesīorgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino ( Italian: ) on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut, the son of Italian immigrants.He replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998). 1949), hailed from Carpi, near Modena, while his father Camillo Borgnino (1891–1975) was a native of Ottiglio near Alessandria. Borgnine's parents separated when he was two years old, and he then lived with his mother in Italy for about four and a half years. The family settled in New Haven, Connecticut, where Borgnine graduated from James Hillhouse High School.īorgnine had a younger sister, Evelyn Borgnine Velardi (1925–2013).īy 1923, his parents had reconciled, the family name was changed from Borgnino to Borgnine, and his father changed his first name to Charles. He took to sports while growing up, but showed no interest in acting. ![]()
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