IL: Secret Groups

From: bryg@cup.hp.com (Bill Bryg)

Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Since Illuminati is a conspiracy game, it seems players are uncomfortable
discussing strategy and tactics in a public forum where people listening
in can use that information discussed to the discussers' disadvantage.
I hope the following can be a sufficiently safe topic, however, that
useful information can be passed.  At the very least, it should be safe
to pass information from previous games, since that should not seriously
affect one's position in one's current games.

I am interested in finding out which are the worthwhile secret groups,
and also which are the interesting secret groups.  I have seen the
lists in FBQ and in the Illuminati newsletter as to which groups are
held in how many games, which gives a rough approximation of which groups
are popular, but not necessarily why.  Also, it is interesting in finding
out about weird groups.

Does anybody know what are the group types, special powers, or useful
characteristics of any of the following secret groups?:

Soldiers of Fortune
	India
	Little Green Men
	Men in Black
	Modem Marauders
	Devil's Disciples
	Kali Cultists
	Killer Satelites
	Cetaceans
	SMERSH
	Credit Unions
	Israeli Commandos
	Street Gangs

Ideally, this discussion will get into an exchange of full probe data
for secret groups, similar to the probe data that seems to go around
on the non-secret groups.  To hold up my end, I already have useful
probe information on:

Clone Arrangers
	Tongs
	Locksmiths' Guild
	Auto Mechanics
	Drug Terrorists
	Pot Growers
	Designer Drug Designers
	Zombies
	Dead Rock Stars
	Orbital Mind Control Lasers
	Watchers
	Jerry's Kids

and other not so interesting ones.
	I am also willing to exchange information via e-mail, instead
of through notes, to maintain confidentiality, prevent non-contributing
eavesdroppers from benefitting, etc.

Any takers?
Bill Bryg, IL-149