One each (small and large set) were made for each year version of the game, 22. The four Empires included in each of these sets were the traditional four races from the series, Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, and the Narn Regime. The larger box was handy for merging expansion sets while the other were the same size box as the individual sets. They released game sets in 1998, created tournaments, and went out of business shortly after.ĬGS released 4 Core Sets, which included a 4 player setup two versions were larger boxes and the other two were the same game in smaller boxes.
While the official rules allow for 4 players CGS created tournaments allowed for some game variations that allowed for larger playing fields and more players in an individual game.Ĭomponent Game System, the company that made the game and its concept, made similar games for many TV shows but the B5 series was the most developed, having more sets available for expansion and play. The component nature also allowed different players to merge their individual sets to make a single game and could accommodate multiple players. The component nature of the game used custom playing cards, assembled map hexes to make a different playing board each game, cardboard ship tokens, and currency chits for scorekeeping. Weather radar map shows the location of precipitation, its type (rain, snow, and ice) and its recent movement to help you plan your day. The Babylon 5 Component Game System ( CGS) is a discontinued, licensed board game.
