yl on ▁ 5 ▁Ro le play ing ▁Game ▁& ▁Fact book . ▁ ▁The ▁Bab yl on ▁ 5 ▁Component ▁Game ▁system ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁' Component ▁Game ▁Systems '. ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁complex ▁political ▁and ▁military ▁based ▁game , ▁using ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁individually ▁purchased ▁exp ans ions ▁or ▁components , ▁which ▁could ▁take ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁hours ▁to ▁play . ▁Component ▁Game ▁Systems ▁came ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁component ▁game ▁systems ▁that ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁semi - collect ible ▁approach , ▁and ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁un pub lished ▁Gal actic ▁Emp ires ▁board ▁game , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁C CG ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name — Comp an ion ▁Games ▁( G al actic ▁Emp ires ' ▁publish er ) ▁became ▁Component ▁Game ▁Systems ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁The ▁basic ▁idea ▁is ▁that ▁each ▁player ▁need ▁only ▁buy ▁his ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁representing ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁a ▁specific ▁political ▁entity ▁from ▁the ▁Bab yl on ▁ 5 ▁universe . ▁Play ers ▁sit ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁table ▁and ▁combine ▁their ▁components ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁game . ▁' Component ▁Game ▁Systems ' ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁after ▁having ▁released ▁only ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁' year s ' ▁( 2 2 5 8 ▁and ▁ 2 2 5 9 ) ▁worth ▁of ▁Bab yl on ▁related ▁components ▁for ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁even ▁their ▁domain ▁name ▁( www . c - g - s . com )