How To Play Illuminati The Game Of Conspiracy Second Edition

[@TabletopJason]

Whoa, they made a 2020 expansion based on COVID-19. Here's my video showing all of the cards included in that! -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHPLc5Vmbstsidk

[@tedmowsby9607]

Great job at wrapping your head around this game and then remembering it well enough to explain it to us. I was extremely entertained by this video but I could never actually play a game like this... my head would literally explode!

[@TabletopJason]

This is one of those games that I really want to like, but the thought of playing it kind of gives me the heebee jeebees. The only part of Monopoly I hate is the trading properties and making deals. And that's a huge part of this game. But with that said, I do love the concept of the game, and the INWO CCG is just legendary. Thanks for watching :)

[@Charmywoo]

what if all this crazy business going on in the world is just a massive game of this ? 🤯

[@TabletopJason]

Yes, but I think it's more likely a game of the 1994 CCG version :0

[@darielfrancis1163]

It is

[@sleepingfury117]

I wouldn't be surprised..

[@professorx4475]

Bingo

[@herlegz6969]

The simulation is just playing illuminati on steam and we're the bits getting derezed like in Tron.

[@hfgh4169]

Rolls 9 and 11 on first roll. Talk about conspiracy.

[@TabletopJason]

Indeed!

[@GabrielaLopes-w6c]

91 salmos

[@GamingWithJazz]

This is the first board gaming channel I've seen. It's cool seeing different styles of gaming.

[@TabletopJason]

Thanks! It's been a lot of fun doing it.

[@ericrandall9529]

Drink every time he mentions it gets more complicated 😂 Thank you for breaking it down! Excited to give it a shot.

[@TabletopJason]

Haha! Thanks for watching :)

[@Dollakas]

Finally an real review of this game Stay Awesome

[@TabletopJason]

Thanks for watching!

[@Black-Pill-7411]

this world is nothing more than aStage and once you realize that you will see reality in a whole different light

[@TabletopJason]

Nothing is real. Sure seems that way sometimes.

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

Christ is king praise be to God

[@TheChampionofEnki]

Yeah, it's almost like we're in a matrix or something. 🤫

[@donyd3876]

Caution, the stories, ideas and peoples in this game is entirely ficitional and not based on real life constructs of power or control *wink wink*... What's wrong with your eye? Nothing O_o

[@TabletopJason]

Nothing to see here...move along....nothing to see here....

[@blessed1159]

I wonder how many can see now?

[@1Corinthians15-1]

​@@blessed1159MUCH more but still not enough. Faith in the blood of Jesus is the key to the universe.

[@ElInciensoDelCatorcentrismo]

Enough Is Enough

[@oh_rhythm]

educationally, this is game is amazing to demonstrate power structures and modes of operation...on a small scale obviously. I'm a huge believer in games, as they have the potential to train the mind for things people might encounter in their lives....they also have the potential to become escapist addictions, but that's a different story😅

[@TabletopJason]

Also a great bonding experience with my kids. Not playing Illuminati with them though lol. Thanks for watching, and what are some of your favorite games?

[@treydinero4328]

These games have and is telling us what about to happen there's no way you guys are human yall act like programs wake tf these cards been here since 1996

[@TabletopJason]

Check out the 1994 CCG to see the really cool stuff. Thanks for watching.

[@balung]

Saw this game in 1989 at a mates house in Australia.

[@BladeDrummer]

Another Illuminati game...I'm surprised you haven't mysteriously 'disappeared' after doing the first one 😅 Bro you dive so deep into these games and are very descriptive! You'll be a massive help to anyone wanting to buy it or try something new. When the whole covid thing settles you should definitely have more gaming videos with a group of people. That's be great to watch you play these games with others. Nice job my man!

[@TabletopJason]

Thanks for the kind words! I really am hoping to find some volunteers to be on camera for some gaming videos.

[@Lucifermakaveli]

@@TabletopJason haha 🎭 let's go rep the jacker lizard 🦎 mode all EYEZ 👁️‍🗨️ realise

[@rahsunallah2825]

Mysteriously disappeared 🤦😭😭😭😂

[@GosiaMarcinkiewicz]

😅

[@BlackHealer]

Its always interesting to learn the different rules and gameplay with this boardgames. You'd think they would all be the same but nope. Every game has that unique quality that solely belongs to a specific board game, so cool!

[@TabletopJason]

And some of these are incredibly complex, while some are very simple. Something for everything. Thanks for watching.

[@CrapMyDadMakesMeWatch]

This an absolutely great breakdown of a self play of a moderately complicated games. There’s a lot to keep track of. But you handlers this well.

[@TabletopJason]

Thanks! Happy to hear that that because this game is so complicated. Someday I'll try it with other humans and give a bigger review of it as well.

[@hussmanreacts6797]

love me some conspiracy and its in a board game even better

[@TabletopJason]

This is the one that brought the conspiracies to the tabletop. The collectible card is way spookier though.

[@soulzeater7563]

Illuminati game, you are playing with the devils domain now. Recyclers card. Militias cards are cool. I dig the creativity of this game, a lot of thought and time went into making this.

[@TabletopJason]

The devil's domain indeed! They. are. everywhere. :0

[@saffj4147]

So Google and KZbin always have suggestions while youre typing... Until you type "illuminati" 😐😂

[@TabletopJason]

Ha, yes. A very interesting coincidence...

[@toddabbott781]

You really should have played a few games before you made this video. I just bought this game and the expansion, but I played the original something like 30+ years ago and loved it (along with Nuclear War and many others). I have been growing a gaming group and when plans fall apart, board games like this are great for filling in. The one thing to understand is a turn is just your turn, so you do not need to worry about splitting transferable power between attacking on your turn and defending on another player's turn. Remember your Illuminati has transferable power. You can not use both forms of power from a group, so the Illuminati can not attack with its own Power and then add its own transferable Power to that... one or the other. You get to move money (all or some) on a group or illuminati ONE space up or down the chain. You get to do this 2 time free and then after that it costs an action (you have 2 actions a turn). You can also move ONE group as an action and that means you move any puppet groups too. You of course have to have an open arrow for the group to move to. The puppets do not have to stay connected to the same arrows, but they DO have to stay connected to the same group. Same with their puppets. Deciding if you want to attack, neutralize, or kill (other than for special victory conditions). If you have a group that is the same, like your group is Conservative and you are attacking a Conservative group you get a +4. The attack is your Power minus their Resistance. If you are attacking to kill and they are opposing, like you are attacking a Liberal group instead, you get a +4 to destroy. You can only attack to destroy groups with Power and they use you Power against their Power (instead of Resistance) and many groups have a lower Power. Also you do not need an open arrow on the group that is attacking to control (but not for killing or neutralizing). So attacking to Kill might be MUCH easier. Attacks to neutralize ignore the affiliations and just give you a straight +6. You can never attack the other player's illuminati. They automatically loose if they do not control a group after turn 3. It is FAR easier to get others to help with attacks to kill or destroy because, while it can stop another from winning, you do not gain anything yourself (unless it is part of your illuminati's victory condition). When you attack to control you and succeed you gain not only that group but all its puppets. When you attack to kill and win that group is discarded and any puppets go back into the middle of the table as uncontrolled. If you attack to neutralize and win that group and all its puppets go back to the middle of the table as uncontrolled. Example... You are the Church of Violentology P2 R6 I3 Liberal and you are attacking say the Congressional Wives P1 R4 I1 Conservative. You have 10 transferable P and it is next to their illuminati so it gets a +10 to Resistance. To control you would be at a (2 Power +10 Transferable) - (4 Resistance +10 Structure) -4 for apposing groups. You are at a -6 already and would need to spend a lot of money to have a chance to win this. If you Attacked to Kill though it would be (2 Power +10 Transferable) - (1 Power +10 Structure) +4 or a +5... that is an 11 point swing. To attack to Neutralize ignores the affiliations and gives a straight +6 and would be (2 Power +10 Transferable) - (4 Resistance +10 Structure) +6 or +4 total. Most turns you take your income, draw a card, transfer money from 2 groups/illuminati, move a group or transfer more money, and attack something, Also you can not trade or give groups unless it is the turn of one of the players. This stop a person from giving away a group that is being attacked to stop the attack or transfer it to a stronger ally. Crazy deals are forged in an attempt to stop a player from winning. Money, Special cards, and groups will start changing hands. This is a game about deals, backstabbing, bluffing, threats... and fun.

[@TabletopJason]

Thanks, I really appreciate the insight. I definitely prefer the look of the original and the NWO CCG to this one though.

[@toddabbott781]

@@TabletopJason Finally got to play my first game last night in 30 years. Both looked fine. I did not remember "privoleged attacks" until almost the end of the game. I had a really strong Gnomes of Zertech setup going (but spent too much building it) and then my daughter pulled off a win for Sangre-La at the last minute.

[@TabletopJason]

@@toddabbott781 Very cool. My kids are still a little too young to try this one on.

[@toddabbott781]

@@TabletopJason Yah. Mine are turning 21, 23, and 25 this summer. My oldest is married and her and her husband are school teachers and they have an 11 month old girl. I grew up on Steve Jackson games.... OGRE, GEV, Battlesuit, Melee, Wizard, Rivets, Illuminati, Nuclear War, Killer, Toon, Car Wars, Car Wars the Card Game, GURPS (everything 1st through 3rd edition)... I played almost all of them back in the day. I am the youngest of 6 kids and my oldest was 10 years older than me and a game, so I started gaming when I was 5 and played just about everything out there from the late 70s, through the 80s, and most of the 90s... then took 9 years off and been playing mostly Warhammer and recently D&D. Munchkin and Munchkin Quest is OK, but Illuminati and Nuclear War are much better group games. I was rocking New York, Christmas, the Republicans, the Police, and the Media. My income was something like 30 a turn. I literally was holding off everybody as she sneakily came up from behind and won.

[@JoeKingAudits]

This is weird I have been asking for a play through of this game. I don't suppose you can get a play through of this game?

[@TabletopJason]

I have an idea for one. Need to draft a few more people though.

[@SheerStitchery]

The title on this one got me. Illuminati is so fascinating. I missed the nefarious situation on how you got it. I’ll have to check that video out.

[@TabletopJason]

This one is definitely a lot more cartoonish than previous incarnations of the game. For sure check out my first Illuminati: New World Order card game video. Lots of creepy cards in that one. Thanks for watching :)

[@ProfessorRetro1976]

It looks like a really fun complicated game

[@TabletopJason]

Complicated, and to be honest, a little frustrating. I'm not a big fan of the making deals and trading types of games, but I still love the concept of the Illuminati game series. Thanks for watching.

[@bennynaufahu3560]

i saw something in the sky rocket shaped with no wings ? a government MP said spraying for pesticide lolz the easiest lie must work for them?

[@TabletopJason]

Cigar-shaped UFO?

[@bennynaufahu3560]

@@TabletopJason wtf?

[@bennynaufahu3560]

Ufo probably?

[@TabletopJason]

@@bennynaufahu3560 Project Blue Beam Maybe?

[@blackedelweiss601]

How different are the rules between the old 90s version and this newer version? Asking because I'm buying the old version and I'm wondering if this How To Play video will apply.

[@TabletopJason]

I haven't played the original, but I believe they are very similar, since the second edition is just an updated version of the original 80s game. Don't confuse this with the collectible card game of the 90s though (Illuminati: New World Order) that one has different rules, since each player owns their own cards and builds their own decks.

[@blackedelweiss601]

@@TabletopJason right. I'm planning on buying the factory 450 card set from 1995.

[@626F62]

Change the speed to x1.75 to make this video better.

[@TabletopJason]

Interesting idea

[@doriswhite1348]

How did Steve Jackson know all this -- to put this game together?

[@TabletopJason]

Just crazy isn't it? But the CCG version is even more unreal.

[@TabletopJason]

I read the trilogy a while back. Interesting, but definitely hard to follow at times.

[@Strelok137]

What a nice card game! :)

[@TabletopJason]

Complicated rules but pretty fun. Thanks for watching

[@Strelok137]

Nice content, nice videos, thank you!

[@TabletopJason]

@@Strelok137 Thanks for watching!

[@herlegz6969]

Play this with actual people. You'll give it three thumbs of or fists 0f bob. Not a game you can comprehend how awesome it is pretending to play. The art of INWO though and the huge subgenius and assassins expansion really highlight the absurdity of the illuminati conspiracy theorist whack jobs.

[@TabletopJason]

For sure. I'm trying to talk a couple of friends into doing a game of INWO for the channel. It really is hard to describe the strategy of the game without showing it in play.k

[@RoBrox504]

Careful, might wanna check to make sure you aren't being watched. If you see a strange furniture van on your block BURN THE GAME!! lol

[@TabletopJason]

They are watching! Take care of yourselves all! :)

[@b.mcginski6055]

@@TabletopJason Always watching us, in all of our electronic devices ;)

[@Djscartoonuniverse]

Dude this game seems like it would be a little confusing if you are playing it 20 times a week!

[@TabletopJason]

Yeah, it's a totally complex game. It just looks like it would be way too frustrating for me, with the idea to teaming up with other players to take the leading player's groups. I could see a game takings like 10 hours to finish.

[@smileywarhead5178]

lol the clarification of what you mean when you say "they" with these things 🤣🤣

[@TabletopJason]

Ha yeah. Thanks for watching!

[@GosiaMarcinkiewicz]

😂😂😂

[@bennynaufahu3560]

where is the payoff card?

[@TabletopJason]

Might be thinking of the INWO 1994 game.

[@bennynaufahu3560]

@@TabletopJason is that the 1994 edition?

[@bennynaufahu3560]

@@TabletopJason well if they made a 2019 new version then what is the 1994 version supposed to be?

[@TabletopJason]

@@bennynaufahu3560 The 1994 version is a collectible card game based on the original 80s game. It's got better art and more mystery to it. Here's my video with a look at the complete set: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5m2aGede5l7aM0

[@TabletopJason]

@@bennynaufahu3560 Here's my video about the 1994 edition: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5m2aGede5l7aM0

[@TheGreatResist]

I like the previous version better. The card selection was a lot more "Illuminatish"

[@TabletopJason]

No kidding. This edition played it way too safe, with cartoonish art and no real people or the more darker conspiracy lore from the INWO ccg. Thanks for watching.

[@antoneckhart4010]

I totally agree and am sure everyone else does as well

[@nienienie7567]

Please have a scenario next time when you're recording.

[@TabletopJason]

Sounds like a plan!

[@b.mcginski6055]

I don't know if I would wanna play this game lol ok just kidding its a friggen game for the love of Pete. Looks like there's some great questions in this one. Be fun to give a whirl.

[@TabletopJason]

I do need to try it irl. The intense competition scares me a bit. I know people who have literally had their friendships ruined playing this, believe it not haha.

[@MadDogRyan]

What if it's like jumanji and the game becomes real and we're living in the consequences of some ass hat's shity game

[@TabletopJason]

Could be. Simulation theory isn't completely out of the realm of possibilities either!

[@Thudothwacker]

Jason Steam just release a pc version

[@TabletopJason]

I believe there was a kickstarter for a digital version of the New World Order edition at some point that didn't get funded.

[@lorettawilson7264]

I'm buying this game😊

[@TabletopJason]

It's pretty good. I still prefer the look of the Illuminati New World Order collectible card game from the 90s, but this is the next best thing.

[@lorettawilson7264]

@@TabletopJason I think I'll check that one out! (card deck)

[@TabletopJason]

@@lorettawilson7264 Here's a look at the cards if you haven't seen it yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5m2aGede5l7aM0

[@therantwithgrant4271]

Militias ginna be more than necessary before you think man. Our country has fallen and the people must take it back. Stay safe in Him.

[@TabletopJason]

Let's just hope everything ends up okay in the end, right? Thanks for watching.

[@therantwithgrant4271]

@@TabletopJason I mean we can either continue to live in tyranny or do something about it, no?

[@jonathanrivera31]

YOU GET WHAT YOU BUY.

[@TabletopJason]

Yes

[@axLibrepensadorAntidotonatural]

First comment, for the illuminati conspiracies game, second edition. thanks for the tutorial friend. this "game" if you learn to decode it you understand the secrets of the system 👁️🔺

[@TabletopJason]

Indeed! Although the 1994 New World Order edition is the one with the real gold. So many things predicted in that game came to take place. Thanks for watching!

[@wyliecoyote173]

I don't need to know how to play because I am already playing it and I don't even have it lol

[@TabletopJason]

What do you think about it? I like the look and feel of the 1994 TCG edition, but this one is easier and more compact.

[@seanhart9706]

Its lile learning a game from someone whos never played it before. This video is sub par

[@TabletopJason]

Sorry about that. Sometimes my "teaching" skills need work. Thanks for the feedback though.

[@TabletopJason]

Want to watch me unbox the game? Check out my unboxing video -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJbXn2aCor6Gntk

[@maskedbadass6802]

Based off of this kind of game play I have a feeling you would like a simpler card game called Virtue Signal. It's a pretty funny parody of sjw cancel culture.

[@travelglobe2372]

Always interesting to see different rules of each gameboard and this one seems be complex then other boardgames!

[@TabletopJason]

This one is pretty complex. Hope I broke things down well.

[@GabrielaLopes-w6c]

Truman show!

[@TabletopJason]

We're in a simulation

[@GabrielaLopes-w6c]

@@TabletopJasonI know

[@pureromanceme]

I'm imagining you, saying really obscene things, the way that you said you did. 😆

[@TabletopJason]

Ha thanks

[@2atexan986]

Is the game fun?

[@TabletopJason]

Ya know, it depends. The cards are cool and I love the idea of the game. But some of the mechanics like trading and forming/breaking alliances can really draw out a game. But if you like that aspect of gaming it can be a lot of fun.

[@B1GD4DDY23]

I have the one with the puppet on the front. Much better cards

[@TabletopJason]

I totally agree. That's the Illuminati: New World Order version. Here's my video showing every card from the basic set -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5m2aGede5l7aM0

[@OvanTriEdge]

"The Best Way To WinThe Game Is To Dont Play The Game"~ Billy Carson

[@TabletopJason]

Ha indeed.

[@animationsensationlove]

Dude this game seems too complicated for me!

[@TabletopJason]

It is complicated, but the rules get easier as you play. The one thing that doesn't get easier is the forming alliances, trading, etc. That's the only thing I really don't like about the game.

[@HussCraft]

illuminati confirmed lol

[@TabletopJason]

They. are. everywhere. :0

[@AleisterStygian]

Resistance is Useless 🖤

[@TabletopJason]

Just gotta stay self-reliant and everything will be okay.

[@Lavendarrose8]

Not a conspiracy, do you know what you're really doing? Your souls are not a board game.

[@TabletopJason]

This second edition is pretty tame. The good stuff is in the 1994 INWO version.

[@angelgarcia5704]

From my understanding it's just politics with the cover of the Illuminati on it..

[@TabletopJason]

Sort of, but not quite. This version is a lot more lighthearted than the previous versions.

[@SamuraiJedi7]

revealing how to play Illuminati? I expect you'll be taken out soon enough by the powers that be LOL

[@TabletopJason]

Indeed. Gotta be careful out there!

[@dimviesel]

Nah, they changed the artwork. Original is better

[@TabletopJason]

Yeah, the artwork on this edition is atrocious.

[@UncleIroh347]

christ you talk so slowly. need to watch on 2 speed and constantly skip

[@TabletopJason]

Sorry man, I had some people complain on something else that I talk too fast. Either way, thanks for watching.

[@rustyshacklesford4576]

Thumbs down because its too much for real life

[@TabletopJason]

Check out the Illuminati New World Order edition. That's the stuff that's way too close to real life.

[@therantwithgrant4271]

​@TabletopJason you got a link?

[@lightbeingpontifex]

thats the cheap version of the game

[@TabletopJason]

Yeah, the art is atrocious.