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SAW: The Jigsaw Trials
2024
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- 1–6 players
- 40–120 min
- 18+
- Complexity 2.0/5
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SAW: The Jigsaw Trials is a board game released in 2024 for 1–6 players, 40–120 minutes per game, and ages 18 and up. It was designed by Luke Melia and its main mechanics are Player Elimination and Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
Do you want to play a game? Collect tools and try to keep hold of your limbs in this trap-building fight for survival. Jigsaw’s time is coming to an end. In his search for a successor, he has captured you in his workshop with everything you need to create his traps, and everything you need to break them! The game is simple: build the best traps to challenge your opponents, while preparing to escape those set against you. Each turn starts by drawing new cards from the deck. These include tools, search items, trap parts, and more. You must combine your trap parts to create traps for your opponents. Each trap has a unique story and challenge, and there are over 2000 possible combinations in the game. When you have a complete trap, and a Billy card, you can say the iconic phrase "I want to play a game" and then challenge your opponent to try to escape your creation! Your opponent has a choice: they can either take the sacrifice - a set amount of damage - or they can try to escape the trap using tool cards and search items. If they're prepared, they could get away without harm! However, if they get it wrong, things could get much worse. SAW: The Jigsaw Trials has a unique jigsaw damage system. Each player has a character jigsaw, and they must swap their legs and arms for broken x-ray limbs as they take damage. Take too much, and they could lose the limb completely. When that happens, the player will lose blood each turn, and when all their blood is gone they are out! The last player left standing is worthy of taking the name JIGSAW! -description from designer
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- Iconiq Studios
Questions and answers
SAW: The Jigsaw Trials supports 1–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for SAW: The Jigsaw Trials is 40–120 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 SAW: The Jigsaw Trials for ages 18 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.
SAW: The Jigsaw Trials has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
SAW: The Jigsaw Trials belongs to these categories: Movies / TV / Radio theme and Horror. Its main mechanics are Player Elimination and Solo / Solitaire Game. 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 SAW: The Jigsaw Trials are: Luke Melia. 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 SAW: The Jigsaw Trials as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.