What game is most like Guillotine?

Lifeboat (2002) is the closest match to Guillotine, sharing card game, humor, card drafting. It rates 6.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Guillotine?

Lifeboat, Braggart, Sheriff of Nottingham are the top-ranked alternatives to Guillotine in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

Is Lifeboat harder than Guillotine?

Compared with Guillotine, Lifeboat is +0.5 heavier and ~30 min longer (1.7 vs 1.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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.

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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.

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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 · 6 shared tags · 4 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (100%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 4–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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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 · 6 shared tags · 4 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (100%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
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3. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Sheriff of Nottingham alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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4. Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe (2002)
3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light · See Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
5. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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 · 6 shared tags · 4 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (100%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. Jaipur (2009)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Jaipur alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. Hero Realms (2016)
2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Hero Realms alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
10. Exploding Kittens NSFW Deck (2015)
2–5 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light · See Exploding Kittens NSFW Deck alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
11. Unstable Unicorns (2017)
2–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light · See Unstable Unicorns alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Set Collection, Take That · 5 shared tags · 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. Sushi Go Party! (2016)
2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Sushi Go Party! alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
13. Cat Lady (2017)
2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light · See Cat Lady alternatives →
Shares with Guillotine: Card Game, Humor, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Guillotine’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Guillotine: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier

Frequently asked

What game is most like Guillotine?: Lifeboat (2002) is the closest match to Guillotine, sharing card game, humor, card drafting. It rates 6.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Guillotine?: Lifeboat, Braggart, Sheriff of Nottingham are the top-ranked alternatives to Guillotine in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Lifeboat harder than Guillotine?: Compared with Guillotine, Lifeboat is +0.5 heavier and ~30 min longer (1.7 vs 1.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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