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Guillotine (1998)

box art for Guillotine
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
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.