Steve Jackson Games Illuminati 2nd Edition Take on the role of a secret master trying to control the world by stealth and guile. New 2nd Edition. Deluxe Illuminati is a card game full of secret conspiracies where "if one can imagine it then it may be happening". New 2nd Edition Game. Colorful, richly-illustrated playing cards. Game design by Steve Jackson. Best for 4 to 6 players in order to maximize the possibilities for diplomacy and negotiation. Works with 2 or 3 players. Ten possible political alignments. (EX: Government, Communists, Weird, Liberal, Conservative) all working to control, neutralize or destroy each other.