Illuminati Game
The Illuminati card game conspiracy concerns the Illuminati card game made by Steven Jackson Games, which is based onThe Illuminatus! The Illuminati card game is an extremely controversial by its cards featuring subjects such as population control, the return of Jesus, and even Vampires. The game has been said to predict events caused by the Illuminati even before they happen. 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.
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- The object of the Illuminati card game is to take control of the world. Steve Jackson, a fellow conspiracy theorist, was able to make amazing predictions in his design of his Illuminati World Domination game. (he also had the foresight to buy the illuminati.com domain back when these things were not worth anything.) Related Symbols:9/11.
| Designer(s) | Steve Jackson |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Steve Jackson Games |
| Players | 2-6 |
| Playing time | Approx 2 hours |
| Random chance | Some |
| Age range | 12+ |
| Skill(s) required | Card playing Arithmetic Basic Reading Ability |
Illuminati: New World Order (INWO) is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) that was released in 1994[1] by Steve Jackson Games, based on their original boxed game Illuminati, which in turn was inspired by the 1975 book The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea.[2][3] An OMNI sealed-deck league patterned after the Atlas Games model was also developed.[4]
Goal of the game[edit]
Players attempt to achieve World Domination by utilizing the powers of their chosen Illuminati (the Adepts of Hermes, the Bavarian Illuminati, the Bermuda Triangle, the Discordian Society, the Gnomes of Zürich, The Network, Servants of Cthulhu, Shangri-La,the UFOs, The Society of Assassins (added in the Assassins expansion) and the Church of the Subgenius (added in the Subgenius expansion) ).[5] The first player to control a predetermined number of Organizations (usually twelve in a standard game) has achieved the Basic Goal and can claim victory.[6]
Controllable Organizations include: groups such as the Men in Black, the CIA, and the Boy Sprouts; Personalities such as Diana, Princess of Wales, Saddam Hussein, Ross Perot or Björne (the purple dinosaur); and Places like Japan, California, Canada, and the Moonbase. Many Organization names are spoofs of real organizations, presumably altered to avoid lawsuits.
Other ways to achieve victory include: destroying your rival Illuminati by capturing or destroying the last Organization in their Power Structure; and/or fulfilling a Special Goal before your opponent(s) can.
Card types[edit]
Cards come in three main types: Illuminati cards, Plot cards, and Group cards. Illuminati and Plot cards both feature an illustration of a puppeteer's hand in a blue color scheme on the rear side, whereas Group cards feature a puppet on a string in a red color scheme.
Each Illuminati card represents a different Illuminated organization at the center of each player's Power Structure. They have Power, a Special Goal, and an appropriate Special Ability. Their power flows outwards into the Groups they control via Control Arrows.
Plot cards provide the bulk of the game's narrative structure, allowing players to go beyond - or even break - the rules of the game as described in the World Domination Handbook. Plot cards are identified by their overall blue color scheme (border, and/or title color). Included among the general Plots are several special types, including Assassinations and Disasters (for delivering insults to the various Personalities and Places in play), GOAL (special goals that can lead to surprise victories), and New World Order cards (a set of conditions that affect all players, typically overridden when replacement New World Order cards are brought into play).
Group cards represent the power elite in charge of the named organization. There are two main types of Group: Organizations and Resources.
Organizations are identified by their overall red color scheme (border and/or title). There are three main types of Organization: regular Organizations, People, and Places. They all feature Power, Resistance, Special Abilities, Alignments, Attributes, and Control Arrows (an inward arrow, and 0-3 outward arrows). Just like their Illuminati masters, Organizations can launch and defend against a variety of attacks. Provided that the attacking Organization has a free, outward-pointing Control Arrow, players can increase the size of their Power Structure via successful Attacks to Control, a mathematically determined method employed whenever a player wants to capture an Organization from their own hand, or from a rival player's Power Structure. Unless the attack is Privileged (only the target and attacker can be involved), all players can aid or undermine the attack. Attacks to Destroy follow a similar game mechanic, but result in the Organization's removal from the Power Structure, after which they are immediately discarded. The outcome of all Attacks are determined by a dice roll. Other ways to introduce Organizations to the Power Structure involve Plots, or spending Action Tokens to bring Groups into play, or by using free moves, each at appropriate times during the play cycle.
Resources represent the custodians of a variety of objects, ranging from gadgets to artefacts (such as The Shroud of Turin, Flying Saucers, and ELIZA). They are identified by their overall purple color scheme (border and/or title). Resources are introduced into play by spending Action Tokens, or by using free moves during appropriate moments in the play cycle. They go alongside the Power Structure of the player's Illuminati, and bestow a useful Special Ability or similar.
Steve Jackson Games Illuminati
Reception[edit]
In the February 1995 edition of Shadis, (Issue #17.5), Matthew Lee and Jim Pinto liked the durable cards printed on thicker card stock than the original game (although the cards wre easier to crease during shuffling.) They also liked that one starter pack was enough for two players to get started, and that the rulebook was very detailed. However, they didn't like that cards were swapped between players —unusual for a CCG — which meant that the players had to figure out whose cards were whose at the end of the game. They also found that 'the large rulebook can be dautning, and a large number of rules must be memorized to play.'[7]
In the June 1995 edition of Dragon (Issue 218), Rick Swan warned that it was a complex game: 'Owing to the unconventional mechanics, even experienced gamers may have trouble at first.' But he gave the game a perfect rating of 6 out of 6, saying, 'Resolute players who scrutinize the rules and grind their way through a few practice rounds will discover why Illuminati has been so durable. Not only is it an inspired concept, it’s an enlightening treatise on the fine art of backstabbing. What more could you ask from a deck of cards?'[8] Ten months later, in the April 1996 edition of Dragon (Issue 229), Swan, tongue in cheek, called a set of blank cards produced for INWO 'tastefully understated.'[9]
In the September 1996 edition of Arcane (Issue 4), Steve Faragher rated the Assassins expansion set 9 out of 10 overall, saying, 'With the introduction of Assassins, it now appears to have [...] a little more game balance for tournament play. A good thing indeed.'.[10]
Awards[edit]
At the 1995 Origins Awards, INWO won Best Card Game of 1994.[11]
General References[edit]
The INWO Book (1995) Steve Jackson Games Incorporated.[12]
Illuminati: New World Order, Official Website.[13]
References[edit]
Illuminati Game Cards
- ^BoardGameGeek (2009). 'Illuminati: New World Order'. BoardGameGeek, LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 235–239.
- ^Owens, Thomas S.; Helmer, Diana Star (1996), Inside Collectible Card Games, p. 74.
- ^Varney, Allen (May 1996), 'Reports on Trading Card Games', The Duelist (#10), p. 9
- ^'The 10 Most Forgotten Collectible Card Games'. therobotsvoice.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^Kaufeld, John; Smith, Jeremy (2006). Trading Card Games For Dummies. For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN0470044071.
- ^Lee, Matthew; Pinto, Jim (February 1995). 'Head to Head'. Shadis. No. 17.5. Alderac Entertainment Group. pp. 32–33.
- ^Swan, Rick (June 1995). 'Roleplaying Reviews'. Dragon. TSR, Inc. (218): 86.
- ^Swan, Rick (April 1996). 'Roleplaying Reviews'. Dragon. No. 229. TSR, Inc. p. 115.
- ^Faragher, Steve (March 1996). 'Games Reviews'. Arcane. Future Publishing (4): 80.
- ^'Origins Award Winners (1994)'. Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^Jackson, Steve (1995). The INWO Book. Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. ISBN1-55634-306-X.
- ^'Illuminati: New World Order'. Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
The Illuminati Game
External links[edit]
- Official INWO site (includes rules)
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we find the following: Tidal wave, Oregon disaster (type not stated), earthquake, hurricane, volcano, combined disasters,
and meteor strike, just to name a few. Are you ready?
Likewise another card, issued well before 9-11, showed the twin towers being taken down is one of the most shocking of all, especially in light of the fact that this game first hit the specialty stores in 1995! How in the world did Steve Jackson know that the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were going to be attacked? In fact, this card accurately depicted the World Trade Center attack in great detail. This card accurately depicts several facts of 9/11 - on cards created all the way back in 1995! The picture accurately depicts: * That one tower was going to be struck first; this picture accurately depicts the moments between the first tower strike and the second. * The card accurately depicts that the place of impact is some distance from the top of the twin towers. The plane hit in this approximate area of the first tower. How in the world could Steve Jackson know this fact? * The card accurately depicts the Illuminati leadership by showing on the building to the extreme left of the card the Illuminist pyramid with an all-seeing eye in the middle. * The caption at the top properly identifies the perpetrators of the attack as 'terrorists' |
However, what does the caption to this card mean? It says, 'Terrorist Nuke'. Now, what could this possibly mean? The Twin Towers were not destroyed by a terrorist nuclear device, or were they? In Bali Blast, the scientific data suggested that the hotel was taken down by a micro-nuclear device of about 0.10 kilotons . One can only ask: was a micro-nuclear device used at the base of the Twin Towers as well? That kind of small, but nuclear, explosion would account for the sudden manner the reinforced concrete and steel shell simply crumbled into dust as it fell. That kind of nuclear explosion would also explain the tremendous heat that stayed at 'Ground Zero' for several months after 9/11. As we head into the planned 'terrorist attacks' and attendant panics, we have to remain cognizant that a micro-nuke device might be the real culprit in some of these attacks Pentagon Unless one had advanced knowledge of the Illuminati Plan, there is no way on earth that they would have been able to create pictures in 1995 that accurately depict the unfolding events of 9/11! The Pentagon is shown on fire; we know that a plane allegedly flew into a section of the Pentagon and nearly burned that section completely. However, the rest of the Pentagon was undamaged to the point where its functions continued unimpeded. Isn't this the situation depicted here? This card shows a fire burning mightily in the center courtyard of the Pentagon, but the rest of the building looks undamaged enough so that normal activities could continue unimpeded! Thus, these two cards literally depict both of the strikes of 9/11: against the Twin Towers first and then against the Pentagon. This kind of accuracy 6 years before the attacks is possible only if one knows the Illuminati Plan very thoroughly.. Source What other types of disasters might the Illuminati have planned for us? In the card game we find the following: Tidal wave, Oregondisaster (type not stated), earthquake, hurricane, volcano, combined disasters, and meteor strike, just to name a few. Are you ready? How stupid are the American people? How apostate? Now comes destruction, death and hell. Don't believe it? In total denial? You better stay in denial, for as the saying goes, ignorance is bliss, that is until you pay the piper. These cards are not made up, I have all of them, they were in fact made in 1990-1991 - PANIC -GLP |
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