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Why is the Sympathizer card only used in four- and six-player games?

The rulebook limits the card to those player counts, and the balancing reason comes from community replies.

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game rulebook · Rulebook · Sympathizer
  • StatSig · Community · 2009-05-16

The rulebook uses the card only in four- and six-player games. Players say it is a balancing handicap: even-numbered games give humans a numerical edge, so the card evens the teams. Odd-numbered games are already balanced without it.

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