- BGG rating
- 6.5
Rules assistance for Life & Death & An American Chainsaw
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 90 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.5/5
Rules assistant for Life & Death & An American Chainsaw
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Life & Death & An American Chainsaw is an expansion for Chainsaw Warrior released in 1987 for 1 player, 90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Jervis Johnson and Stephen Hand and its main mechanics are Campaign / Battle Card Driven.
About the game
An expansion to Games Workshop's Chainsaw Warrior. This expansion was printed in the April 1987, vol.88 edition of Games Workshop's White Dwarf magazine. It adds the following 9 new items of equipment: Device - Temporal Disturbance Detector, Holographic Imagizer, Dum Dum Bullets Clothing - Chameleon Suit, X-O Skeleton Hand-to-Hand - Smash, Stun-Nux Gun - Combat Shotgun Heavy Weapon - Reaper Expands Chainsaw Warrior
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- Games Workshop Ltd.
Questions and answers
Life & Death & An American Chainsaw supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Life & Death & An American Chainsaw is 90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Life & Death & An American Chainsaw for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Life & Death & An American Chainsaw has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Life & Death & An American Chainsaw belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Campaign / Battle Card Driven. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Life & Death & An American Chainsaw are: Jervis Johnson and Stephen Hand. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Life & Death & An American Chainsaw as an expansion for Chainsaw Warrior. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Chainsaw Warrior to use it. Check that your edition of Chainsaw Warrior is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.