INWO was released as a 412-card main set in double starter decks (suitable for two players) and sealed packs, in both limited and unlimited editions. However, intrigue, negotiation, deal-making, and deviousness are also important elements. As with most CCGs, deck building, aggressive play, and sheer luck are keys to winning. INWO is often said to be more difficult to learn than most CCGs, but it is infused with much more humor, similar to other Steve Jackson games. You seek to control a predetermined number of Groups (such as the Boy Sprouts (a spoof of the Boy Scouts), the Men in Black, the CIA, etc.) and/or complete a Plot to achieve your goal before your opponent(s). The premise is that you play one of the Illuminati groups (the Adepts of Hermes, the Bavarian Illuminati, the Bermuda Triangle, the Discordian Society, the Gnomes of Zürich, The Network, the Servants of Cthulhu, Shangri-La, and the UFOs) bent on world domination. The various cards are printed with two differently colored backs and are collectively referred to as simply 'Groups' and 'Plots'. I have not changed my 2020 selection because these cards remind us to be cautious about what we choose collectively.Cards come in several types, including Illuminati, Plots, Groups, Places, Personalities, Resources, and New World Order cards. Meanwhile, some of these cards have partially manifested, and others are looming still in the shadows.

The cards that I present here were selected in early 2020, during the global lockdown, when I wrote this article. They seem to believe that we are just “players” inside a super-realistic simulacrum -a Matrix-and the game is all about evolution.Īs most analysts agree, we are in an advanced phase of global transformation, coined “ The Great Reset” by the WEF, which is, according to the understanding of the Illuminati Card Game, just a puppet front for the true powers in the background. To understand the more profound implications, I offered the philosophy and agenda of the real-life Illuminati in my last article- the 9th part of the series. As I presented in my previous articles, essential past events have been predicted, and the game has foreseen even the current wave of transformation initiated by the “ Epidemic.” We might also find aspects of the possible future in the deck. In this 10th part of the Illuminati Card Game series, I will look into the crystal ball and list the worst future predictions reflected in the cards.

Illuminati cards list