Hasbro Guillotine Board Game

The Crowd Wants Blood — and the Best Head Wins

The square is packed, the blade is primed, and twelve nobles are lined up awaiting their fate. Your job isn't to operate the guillotine — it's to make sure the right heads roll into your collection. With a hand of action cards that let you rearrange, steal, skip, and sabotage, every turn is a scramble to out-maneuver your rivals and claim the most prestigious victims before they do.

Guillotine is a sharp, fast-playing card game from Hasbro that delivers big laughs with a darkly comic twist on the French Revolution. Over three rounds, a line of twelve nobles is assembled each morning, and players take turns playing action cards to manipulate the queue before collecting the noble at the front. Peasants, guards, church officials, and royals all carry different point values — and a few will actively hurt your score if you're not careful. It's a game of opportunism, light tactics, and perfectly timed chaos.

This one shines brightest with three to five players who enjoy games that move fast and stay funny. It's accessible enough for teenagers and adults who've never played a card game beyond Go Fish, but there's enough tactical depth to keep experienced players genuinely engaged. Games clock in well under an hour, making it a strong pick for evenings when you want something social and low-stakes before the real strategy begins — or as the main event on a casual night in.

The card artwork leans fully into the absurdist humour of the premise — nobles range from the genuinely vile to the haplessly innocent, and the action cards carry the same irreverent energy. Components are sturdy and the card backs are clearly differentiated between noble and action decks, keeping setup and play clean. The rules fit on a single sheet, which means you're laughing at the table within minutes of opening the box.

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