The Guild of Thieves
The Guild of Thieves

The Guild of Thieves

December 31, 1987
Magnetic Scrolls
Rainbird, Firebird
Role-playing (RPG)Adventure
Acorn ArchimedesAtari8bitC64ZXSAtari-STMacDOSAmigaApple][ACPCAPCW
Single player
First person, Text
Fantasy

Summary

The Guild of Thieves is an interactive fiction game by Magnetic Scrolls first published by Rainbird in 1987. The game also takes place in Kerovnia like the previous game The Pawn. The player's character is "an aspiring member of the infamous Guild of Thieves" and is to steal all the valuables that can be found in and around an island castle. The game features "extremely atmospheric" descriptions and 30 artistic renditions of key locations. Included in the game package are a faux newsletter of the Guild of Thieves titled What Burglar providing instructions and hints for the game, a Bank of Kerovnia Trading Account Card, a guild contract detailing the arrangement between the player's character and the Guild of Thieves and small dice.

Release Dates

ACPC1987
Acorn Archimedes1989
Apple][1987
Mac1987
C641987
APCW1987
Atari8bit1987
Atari-ST1987
Mac1987
Atari-ST1987
Amiga1988
DOS1987
Atari8bit1987
C641987
ZXS1988

Gameplay Video

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