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1987 Ranked #2,293

Illuminati

Conspiracy strategy game where secret societies recruit groups and try to control the world through hidden influence. Alliances and attacks can shift the balance suddenly, so every scheme must grow a network without becoming a target.

Strategy Games Card Game Humor Open Drafting Variable Player Powers

Players

2-6

Play time

60-180 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2.66/5

Rating

6.47

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In this classic Steve Jackson (I) game of world domination, each player is a secret society attempting to spread its tendrils into special interest groups throughout the world.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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In this classic Steve Jackson (I) game of world domination, each player is a secret society attempting to spread its tendrils into special interest groups throughout the world. This latest edition comes with additional cards and reworked graphics to bring the venerable game up to date. Re-issue of: Illuminati (Small plastic box with 54 black and white cards and paper money) Expansions: Illuminati: Y2K Illuminati: Brainwash (re-work of Illuminati Expansion Set 3) Illuminati: Bavarian Fire Drill Illuminati: Mutual Assured Distraction Spin Off: Illuminati: Crime Lords

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
60–180 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Steve Jackson (I)

Artists

4
Lar DeSouza Jeffrey D. George Frank Gerwin John Grigni

Publishers

1
Steve Jackson Games