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From: marcus@reed.UUCP (Marc Burns)
Newsgroups: net.games
Subject: Re: A new game?
Message-ID: <2310@reed.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 23:05:17 EST
Article-I.D.: reed.2310
Posted: Sat Jan  4 23:05:17 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 6-Jan-86 03:18:58 EST
References: <169@ingres.ARPA>
Reply-To: marcus@reed.UUCP (Marc Burns)
Distribution: net.games
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon
Lines: 47
Keywords: Bavarian Seers
Summary: 

In article <169@ingres.ARPA> grady%ingres@ucbvax.ARPA (Steven Grady) writes:
>(Preferably) expandable (ie if we like it we can buy expansion sets)
>
>Cost is not really a problem, since we have a lot of people to share the
>load, but if it's an expandable game, it would be nice if the basic game
>were not much more than $20..
>
>Do people have ideas or suggestions?
>
>	Steven
>
>PS It should be fun to play

	Yes, Illuminati is definitely your game!  I noticed
that someone else has already recommended it and I couldn't
agree more.  The game is quite costeffective, as I just bought
my on copy and the Basic set just cost seven bucks, and it is
quite playable in and of itself.  The next two expansions each
cost 6 bucks each, and the really neat thing about the first
two expansions is that they don't really add any new rules,
just more variety.  The third expansion is out and costing
five bucks, but it does add new rules and more little
counters.  I havn't played with that expansion yet but it does
seem to clutter the beauty of the original Illuminati system.

	Is the game fun, you ask?  I would have to say yes,
that it is extremely playable and not very complex at all.
You could call it a bizarre cross between Diplomacy and
Monopoly, probably being <= Monopoly in complexity of rules
and game mechanics.  The game revolves around secret
conspiracies vying (sp?  vyeing?) for world control, is best
played with five people, and play can be as devious as the
gamers want!  (No, I don't work for SJG, I just really enjoy
this game... which brings me to my next point...)

	Are there any other Illuminati fans out there?  Would
anybody be interested in playhing by Email?  Would that even
be worth doing at all?  I know that there is already a pbm
service but that costs bucks deluxe, so it is unattractive to
me.  Any comments will be appreciated.

BY ALL MEANS PLAY THIS GAME!!  IT IS WELL WORTH THE $19!!!

		See you in Bavaria!

		   Marc
		(...!tektronix!reed!marcus)