A company called Margaret Weis Productions announced it will release a pen-and-paper based role-playing game based on the series "Battlestar Galactica," according to a report on the Gaming Report Web site.

"When we established our company we made the commitment to produce character- and story-focused
role-playing games using the best source material we could find, Weis said. "Battlestar Galactica is the kind of science-fiction that we do best, where the drama and characters are more important than the guns and the gadgets. The very survival of the human race is at stake in the series, and exploring the story possibilities in the setting can make for some very exciting games."

The BSG game system will be the same as the one used by the "Serenity" game, which is also produced by Margaret Weis Productions, the report said.

The game book will be a full-color hardcover book with photos from the series, as well as original artwork. It will provide rules for play, character creation and information about the ship and crew of Galactica as well as the other main characters from the show, it added.

A quick-start guide will be released in early 2007, with the main product premiering in the spring. The game will be supported by an interactive Web site, the company said.