The Guild of Thieves

Infobox VG| title = The Guild of Thieves


developer = Magnetic Scrolls
publisher = Rainbird Software
designer = Rob Steggles
engine =
released = 1987
genre = Interactive fiction
modes = Single player
ratings = N/A
platforms = Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
media = Floppy disk, cassette
requirements =
input = :"You may be looking for Thieves' Guild."

"The Guild of Thieves" is an interactive fiction game by Magnetic Scrolls which was 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" [ [http://www.crashonline.org.uk/51/guild.htm CRASH, Issue 51, April 1988] ] descriptions and 30 artistic renditions of key locations. A review in "Computer Gaming World" compared the game favorably to the best Infocom adventures, noting its off-beat British humour.citation | date = Feb 1988 | last = Roberts | first = Alan| periodical = Computer Gaming World | title = Guild of Thieves | year = 1988 | pages = 38-39]

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.

The game was re-released in 1992 as part of the "Magnetic Scrolls Collection " [ [http://www.mobygames.com/game/magnetic-scrolls-collection" Moby Games: Magnetic Scrolls Collection] ] . The new version had an updated UI and came with an art poster depicting the island.

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*Lemon64 game|id=1116
*WoS game|id=0010823
* [http://www.mschronicles.com/games/guild/gmain.htm "The Guild of Thieves"] at the [http://www.mschronicles.com/ Magnetic Scrolls Chronicles]