Guillotine (1998)

players 2–5 players (best at 4)

playing time 30 min

ages 12+

weight 1.27 / 5

BGG rank 1630

BGG rating 6.54

designers Paul Peterson

artists Quinton Hoover Mike Raabe

publishers Wizards of the Coast AMIGO Avalon Hill Darwin Project Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) Halloween Concept

categories Age of Reason Card Game Humor

mechanics Hand Management Open Drafting Set Collection Take That

my copy Wizards of the Coast English third edition · 2005

publishers Hasbro Wizards of the Coast

languages English

The French Revolution is famous in part for the use of the guillotine to put nobles to death, and this is the macabre subject of this light card game. As executioners pandering to the masses, the players are trying to behead the most popular nobles. Each day the nobles are lined up and players take turns killing the ones at the front of the line until all the nobles are gone. However, players are given cards which will manipulate the line order right before 'harvesting' heads, which is what makes the game interesting. After three days of chopping, the highest total carries the day.

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