Guillotine (1983)

About this game

This game is a Barbu derivative that was designed to have more challenging scoring. It uses 32 cards and has six sub-games, five of which are trick-taking games and one of which involves placing cards in a domino-style layout. In four of the five trick-taking games the object is to avoid taking tricks.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 4 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.5/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.