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Best with 4 player according to player poll data.
BoardGameGeek average rating 6.54 and BGG rank #1625.
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Recommended player counts include 2, 3, 5.

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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Hand ManagementSet CollectionOpen DraftingTake That

Best with how many players

Not rec.

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Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

Moderate in-game text(46 of 84 votes)

Sub-rankings

Family Game Rank#604

Videos

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BoardGameGeek8

Review4

External data

Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 4 facts · latest game data 07/05/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 07/14/2026.

Facts

Publication date: 1998-07-14
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Amigo Spiele
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Guillotine

MeepleMates notes for Guillotine

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Mechanics

Best with how many players

Language dependence

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Videos

BoardGameGeek8

Review4

Session1

Instructional1

Unboxing1

Humor1

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