# Guillotine

Guillotine is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6 out of 10 by 49 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $17.50 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1998
- **Categories:** Humor, Card Game, Age of Reason
- **Mechanics:** Open Drafting, Hand Management, Take That, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6 out of 10, from 49 reviews
- **Owned by:** 95 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 222
- **Unique players:** 203

**Designers:** Paul Peterson

**Artists:** Quinton Hoover, Mike Raabe

**Publishers:** Wizards of the Coast

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 17.5 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/guillotine-2026-edition/ |
| Ludifolie | 22.5 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/25010-guillotine.html |
| Dragons Lair | 259 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/guillotine |
| Get Your Fun | 24.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/038771-guillotine-giochi-di-carte.html |
| Spelexperten | 299 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/guillotine.html |
| Alphaspel | 299 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/350290-guillotine |
| Nexus | 4995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/guillotine-2/ |

## Expansions

- [Guillotine: Unlucky Brits](https://www.ludoya.com/games/guillotine-unlucky-brits)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/guillotine)
- [Guillotine in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/guillotine)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/116)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._