1998 BGG rank #1632

Guillotine

2–5 players 30 min Ages 12+ 1.3/5 complexity 6.4/10 rating

Rules edition: Guillotine Italian edition French edition 2026 Avalon Hill English edition Dutch edition 2025 Wizards of the Coast English fourth edition Enigma Dutch edition 2011 Play Factory French edition 2007 PS-Games Dutch edition 2007 Wizards of the Coast English third edition Darwin Project French edition 2004 AMIGO German edition Halloween Concept French edition 1998 Wizards of the Coast English second edition Wizards of the Coast English first edition Wizards of the Coast Dutch edition

About this game

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.