Guillotine
1998Paul Peterson
- Videos
- 38
- Creators
- 34
Mainly reviews. Guillotine is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 5 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
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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Which Guillotine video should I watch?
Guillotine has 38 videos from 34 creators: 20 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 6 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2009 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Guillotine" by AnnexedDinnerTable, which runs 4 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Guillotine Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 19 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "All the Games with Steph: Guillotine - Wizards of the Coast" by Steph Hodge, one of 6 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Smash Up, Smash Up: Disney Edition, The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera and Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000, also by Paul Peterson.
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AnnexedDinnerTable
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Just Let Terence Explain It
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Steph Hodge
2 videos of this game
The Dice Tower
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Always Board Never Boring
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answerly
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Bit för bit
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Boardgame and Classic Comics Reviews
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About Guillotine
From BoardGameGeek:
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.
Designer
Paul Peterson
Artists
Quinton Hoover, Mike Raabe
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Categories
Mechanics