"The Guild" is a strange mix of real-life sim (somehow similar to the popular game series "The Sims") and a trading game. You play as a small-scale merchant in one of many european cities during the 15th/16th century, and your main objective is to lead your family to power, both in economics and politics. You start out as a small trader, with many paths open at the beginning, and then try to expand your business with additional buildings and activities; also, keep in mind that you're not immortal, which means that, sooner or later, you'll have to find a wife and create descendants that will carry your family's name on. If you don't appreciate trading games, you can always use the auto-management function of your buildings and do something else in the meantime, like engaging into politics or piracy. Lots of options and game modes are available to you. The game itself is overral well designed, but it has quite a lot of bugs; and while most are totally harmless, some will CTD your game or corrupt your saves, so remember to save often. I'd give this game a 7.5/10 for it's innovative ideas and good replayability value.