Guillotine / Similar games

18 games like Guillotine

The best games like Guillotine are Lifeboat, Braggart and Sheriff of Nottingham — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Lifeboat shares card game, humor, card drafting with Guillotine.

Every alternative below links to its own Guillotine-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / humor shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Guillotine’s 1.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

As an Amazon Associate, MeeplePick earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

1. 1. Lifeboat (2002)
   4–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 4 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guillotine: overlaps at 4–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Lifeboat on Amazon →
2. 2. Braggart (2010)
   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 4 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Braggart on Amazon →
3. 3. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Guillotine: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Sheriff of Nottingham on Amazon →
4. 4. Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe (2002)
   3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Guillotine: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Guillotine: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Belle of the Ball (2014)
   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 4 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Jaipur (2009)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Guillotine: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Hero Realms (2016)
   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Trash Pandas (2017)
   2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
   Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. Exploding Kittens NSFW Deck (2015)
    2–5 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
11. 11. Unstable Unicorns (2017)
    2–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Sushi Go Party! (2016)
    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Cat Lady (2017)
    2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Sheriff of Nottingham (2nd Edition) (2020)
    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. Munchkin Legends (2013)
    3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Fast Forward FORTRESS (2017)
    2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Alhambra The Card Game (1992)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. La Fallera Calavera (2014)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Guillotine fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.