The Guild of Thieves

Overview

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.

Developed by

Magnetic Scrolls

Published by

Rainbird, Firebird

Facts

Game modes

Single player

Player perspectives

First person, Text

Themes

Fantasy

Release dates

• Amstrad CPC: 1987
• Amstrad PCW: 1987
• Apple II: 1987
• Atari 8-bit: 1987
• Atari ST/STE: 1987
• Commodore C64/128/MAX: 1987
• DOS: 1987
• Mac: 1987
• Amiga: 1988
• ZX Spectrum: 1988
• Acorn Archimedes: 1989