Guillotine is the wickedly funny card game where you can win by getting a head! Players are rival executioners during the French Revolution, competing to collect the heads of the most prestigious nobles. Line up the noble cards and take turns “operating” the guillotine. Use action cards to shuffle the line so the most notorious noble, the one worth the most points, is at the front when it’s your turn to take it. After three rounds, the player with the most valuable collection of noble heads wins! It plays in about 20 minutes with two to five players, and it’s easy to toss in a bag and bring anywhere.

Gameplay Overview: Guillotine is a quick, darkly hilarious card game that’s all about timing. A line of nobles waits at the front of the guillotine, and on your turn you can play an action card to rearrange the line before collecting the noble at the front. Push a high-value king or queen forward just in time for your turn, or shove a worthless noble to the front right before your opponent goes. The action cards bring all kinds of chaos, and the cardboard guillotine adds a little extra fun to every turn. Its cartoony art keeps the tone more silly than gruesome, and short rounds make it easy to play again and again. It’s a great pick for game night openers, travel, and teens and adults who enjoy a little gallows humor.