Illuminati: The game of conspiracy: A close reading

Malcolm Ryan

doi:10.1145/1746050.1746060

Illuminati: The game of conspiracy: A close reading

Malcolm Ryan^*

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Illuminati is a humorous game of conspiracy and political intrigue. ¹ Designed by Steve Jackson in 1981, it has proven to be enduringly popular through many years of revision and republication. In this paper we examine its latest incarnation, Deluxe Illuminati, and closely analyse its operation in terms of the MDA framework of Hunicke, LeBlanc and Zubek [8]. Five general-purpose game-dynamic patterns are discovered that might serve in the understanding and design of other games.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, IE 2009
Place of Publication	New York, USA
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1746050.1746060
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, IE 2009 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 17 Dec 2009 → 19 Dec 2009

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Other	6th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, IE 2009
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney, NSW
Period	17/12/09 → 19/12/09

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