Editing Illuminati: New World Order (section)

==Reception==
In the February 1995 edition of ''[[Shadis]]'' (issue #17.5), Matthew Lee and Jim Pinto liked the durable cards printed on thicker card stock than the original game (although the cards were easier to crease during shuffling). They also liked that one starter pack was enough for two players to get started and that the rulebook was very detailed. However, they disliked that cards were swapped between players – unusual for a CCG – which meant that the players had to figure out whose cards were whose at the end of the game. They also found that "the large rulebook can be daunting, and a large number of rules must be memorized to play".<ref name="shadis">{{cite magazine|last1=Lee|first1=Matthew |last2 = Pinto | first2 = Jim |date=February 1995 |title=Head to Head | magazine=[[Shadis]]|volume=17 |publisher=[[Alderac Entertainment Group]]|issue=5|pages=32–33}}</ref>

In the June 1995 edition of ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' (issue 218), [[Rick Swan]] warned that it was a complex game: "Owing to the unconventional mechanics, even experienced gamers may have trouble at first." But he gave the game a perfect rating of 6 out of 6, saying, "Resolute players who scrutinize the rules and grind their way through a few practice rounds will discover why ''Illuminati'' has been so durable. Not only is it an inspired concept, but it’s also an enlightening treatise on the fine art of backstabbing. What more could you ask from a deck of cards?"<ref name=dragon>{{cite journal|last=Swan|first=Rick|author-link=Rick Swan| date=June 1995 |title=Roleplaying Reviews|journal=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]|publisher=[[TSR (company)|TSR, Inc.]]|issue=218|pages=86}}</ref> Ten months later, in the April 1996 edition of ''Dragon'' (Issue 229), Swan, tongue in cheek, called a set of blank cards produced for INWO "tastefully understated".<ref name=dragon229>{{cite magazine|last=Swan|first=Rick|authorlink=Rick Swan| date=April 1996 |title=Roleplaying Reviews|magazine=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]|publisher=[[TSR (company)|TSR, Inc.]]|issue=229|pages=115}}</ref>

In the September 1996 edition of ''[[Arcane (magazine)|Arcane]]'' (issue 4), Steve Faragher rated the ''Assassins'' expansion set 9 out of 10 overall, saying, "With the introduction of ''Assassins'', it now appears to have ... a little more game balance for tournament play. A good thing indeed."<ref name="Arcane4">{{cite journal|last=Faragher |first=Steve |date=March 1996|title=Games Reviews|journal=Arcane|publisher=[[Future plc|Future]]|issue=4|pages=80}}</ref>