Preparación
1. Each player chooses or is randomly assigned an Illuminati card, which becomes the head of their power structure. 2. Shuffle the group deck and deal a starting hand to each player (typically 8 groups, per ruleset variant). 3. Place the remaining group deck face-down as the draw pile; remaining uncontrolled groups may be placed face-up as available targets. 4. Each player receives a starting Megabucks (MB) treasury in their Illuminati card. 5. Special cards are shuffled separately; each player draws a starting hand of special cards. 6. Determine the first player (e.g. randomly or by mutual agreement). 7. Place the group card table/stats available for reference.