Illuminati is a classic Steve Jackson I game of world domination Each player takes on the role of a secret society attempting to spread its tendrils into specia
Illuminati is a classic Steve Jackson
(I) game of world domination. Each player takes on the role of a
secret society attempting to spread its tendrils into special
interest groups throughout the world.
The game consists of
three different cards (illuminati cards, group cards, and special
event cards) and money. During a player's turn, a new card is drawn
from a deck containing both group cards and special event cards. If
it is a special event, the player in turn keeps the card and plays
it when desired. If it is a group card, it is turned up along with
any other face-up cards. The player in turn may then attempt to
take over any group. This can be either a group on the table or a
group already controlled by another player. If another player
already controls the group it is more difficult to take it over,
but not impossible.
How difficult it is to take over a
group depends on the strength of the controlling group, the
resistance of the group being taken over, the proximity of the
group being taken over to the controlling player's illuminati card
(if someone already controls it), and other factors. Once this is
determined, both the attacking and defending player can modify the
odds further by spending 'megabucks'. Once a group is taken over,
it has to be attached to the card structure the player already
controls. How cards can be attached to each other is limited by in-
and outbound arrows on the cards, and maintaining a well-structured
tree of groups can be vital to success.
The winning
condition for each player is different and depends on what
illuminati card that player has.
Year Published: 1987
Designers: Steve Jackson
Artists: Lar DeSouza, Jeffrey D. George, Frank Gerwin, John Grigni, C. Mara Lee
Publisher: , Steve Jackson Games, Descartes Editeur, Devir, Edge Entertainment
Categories: Card Game, Humor, Negotiation, Political, Science Fiction
Mechanisms: Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers
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