
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,769
- BGG rating
- 8.6
Rangers of Shadow Deep: Standard Edition
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2020

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Stargrave: Dead or Alive is an expansion for Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy released in 2024 for 1 player and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Joseph McCullough and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Role Playing.
A Stargrave supplement devoted to generating and running solo scenarios in which players hunt bounties across the Ravaged Galaxy… or perhaps become hunted themselves! It's hard to live with a price on your head, especially in the Ravaged Galaxy, where bounty hunters can be found on every planet. Most are amateurs, folk with a gun and an eye for a payday, but some are deadly professionals. A few aren't even motivated by the reward, but by vengeance, redemption, some notion of justice, or the pure thrill of the hunt. They're the truly dangerous ones. No matter what drives them, once a new bounty is posted, the hounds take up the chase and, more often than not, it all ends in violence… Dead or Alive gives Stargrave players all the tools they need to generate solo bounty-hunting scenarios, including a variety of different settings and locations, a host of complications to be faced, and, of course, a large rogues' gallery of unique outlaws. With the random scenario generators in this volume, players can set up a great number of games of Stargrave with no two being the same… all without an opponent! —description from the publisher
Stargrave: Dead or Alive 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 catalogue lists Stargrave: Dead or Alive for ages 12 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.
Stargrave: Dead or Alive belongs to these categories: Wargame, Adventure, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Role Playing. 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 Stargrave: Dead or Alive are: Joseph McCullough. 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 Stargrave: Dead or Alive as an expansion for Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy to use it. Check that your edition of Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.