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Illuminati: Deluxe Edition (1987)

Average Rating: 6.71/10
Board Game Rank: 626
Thematic Rank: 128
Strategy Game Rank: 439
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Year Published
1987
# of Players
2 − 8
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players
(39 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
(15 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable
(17 voters) [poll]
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Primary Name
Illuminati: Deluxe Edition
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Deluxe Illuminati
Illuminati
Illuminati, die Weltverschwörung: Deluxe Edition
Illuminati: Deluxe Laitos
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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.

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The color cards and box design are from the current edition, not the original 1987 set.

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There are at least four different editions of this game:

original: Small plastic box with black and white cards and paper money
1987: 9"x12" box with pink, black and white cards and cardboard money
1991: 9"x12" box with pink, black and white cards and plastic money
1999: 6"x9" box with full-color cards and cardboard money
2001: 6"x9" box with full-color cards and cardboard money. Rules state copyright 1982, 1983, 18987, 1991, 1999, 2001
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Illuminati
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French Deluxe Edition
Publisher: Edge Entertainment, Ubik
Artist: 
Year: 2008
Size: 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.50 inches
French
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Illuminati, die Weltverschwörung: Deluxe Edition
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German Deluxe Edition
Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
Artist: 
Year: 2005
Product Code: PP00262 / 53000G
Size: 14.69 x 10.79 x 2.20 inches
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Illuminati: Deluxe Edition
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Portuguese edition
Publisher: Devir
Artist: Jeffrey D. George, John Grigni, C. Mara Lee, Carl Manz, Dave Martin, Shea Ryan, Dan Smith, Czeslaw Sornat, Cliff Van Metermore»
Year: 2001
Size: 8.00 x 5.00 x 2.00 inches
Portuguese
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Illuminati: Deluxe Edition
Nick: 
Steve Jackson Games Black Box Edition
Publisher: Steve Jackson Games
Artist: 
Year: 2001
Product Code: SJG03495
Size: Square 2-player (e.g. Lost Cities)
English
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Illuminati: Deluxe Edition
Nick: 
Steve Jackson Games Edition 1999
Publisher: Steve Jackson Games
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Year: 1999
Product Code: 1305
Size: 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.75 inches
1.00 pounds
English
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1 concise reference sheet by hecose
Reference sheet useful for quick referencing and provides a structured summary for teaching the game. If you are interested in ref sheets for other games that I’ve made (~200), a complete set is available at my boardgame blog, http://hiewandboardgames.blogspot.com/2010/12/concise-reference-sheets.html
2011-10-28
0 Spelregels in het Nederlands
Samenvatting en vertaling van de regels voor Illuminati in het Nederlands door Nox' Spellenzolder.
2011-08-18
0 Short Short Rules for Illuminati
A 2 Page overview for Illuminati - in german
2011-07-23
1 Unofficial Illuminati cards inspired by the University of Iowa
Updated file version re-sized to be slightly larger than a blank card, so you can glue it right to the card and trim the excess away.
2011-01-09
1 List of all Cards from the German Deluxe Edition and the German Bavarian Fire Drill
Eine Liste sämtlicher deutscher Karten aus der Deluxe Edition und der Bayrischen Feuerlöschübung. Inklusive der Gesinnungen sämtlicher Gruppen.
2010-09-22
15 Illuminati Quick Reference Sheet
2-sided half sheet PDF with all the most pertinent game information on it.
2010-02-01
2 Illuminati Tuckbox
Print this twice. It holds all the cards from the Deluxe edition.
2010-01-13
3 Illuminati: Deluxe Edition Complete Card Manifest
Illmuninati: Deluxe Edition Complete Card Manifest
2009-08-27
3 Summary of the turn sequence in german including combat summary
Zugübersicht inklusive Auflistung der Gesinnungen auf der einen und eine Zusammenstellung der Kampfregeln(+Boni) auf der anderen Seite. Einfach Seite 1 auf die eine Seite drucken, Seite 2 auf die andere. Zettel halbieren und einlaminieren!
2009-06-18
7 Illuminati Deluxe Groups spreadsheet
Page 1, lists the groups in alphabetical order. Page 2 is a copy of the originating document and a complete cardlist. Minor changes to the original are additional fields for "Edition" and "Media" to correlate with expansions. This is a good tool to use for sorting groups. A similar template is used for Y2K and BFD.
2008-01-31
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 626
Thematic Rank: 128
Strategy Game Rank: 439
Num Ratings: 2891
Average Rating: 6.71
Standard Deviation: 1.52
Num Views: 135330
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.6
Fans: 94
Personal Comments: 878
Users Owning: 4240
Users Wanting: 86
Users Trading: 183 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 1
Want Parts In Trade: 1
Price History: View
Total Plays: 1928
Plays This Month: 2
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