Don't Lose Your Head! A Revamped Guillotine Is On The Way!

Hot on the heels of the news earlier this week that Avalon Hill are resurrectingFury of Dracula they’ve also announced a return of another classic game - Guillotine!

Guillotine was originally released back in 1998 by Wizards of the Coast and designed by Paul Peterson (Smash Up, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game). As you would probably expect with a game called Guillotine, it is set in The French Revolution and the players are trying to behead the most popular nobles that score them the highest points, whilst avoiding accidently beheading a Hero of the People, which would give you negative points. Players can manipulate the line-up using cards such as Trip, Stumble I Pushed to engineer it so the higher scoring Nobles face the chop on their turn, whilst moving less desireable cards in to the paths of other players.

The Guilltoine game is the revolutionary card game where playeers can win bu getting a head! The 1998 hobby store classic has a brand-new look, with updated art and tarot-sized noble cards. To play, line up noble cards and take turns ‘operating’ the guillotine. Players strategically use action cards to manipulate the line and make sure he most notorious noble card - that is, the noble with the most points - is at the front so they can take it. After 3 rounds, the player with the most valuable collection of noble heads wins!

Guillotine is due for release in August and plays with 2-5 players, ages 12+, in about 20 minutes.

Images courtesy of Avalon Hill/Hasbro.