▁planning , ▁the ▁player ▁controls ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁th ieves ▁by ▁the ▁keyboard ▁and ▁works ▁out ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁in ▁real - time ▁like ▁simulation . ▁ ▁The ▁lo ot ▁from ▁successful ▁coup ▁must ▁be ▁sold ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁available ▁deal ers ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ear n ▁money . ▁Each ▁deal er ▁is ▁special ized ▁in ▁different ▁comm od ities ▁and ▁will ▁not ▁accept ▁or ▁will ▁pay ▁less ▁for ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁mer ch and ise . ▁ ▁Ess ential ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁game play ▁are ▁skills ▁such ▁as ▁driving , ▁lock pick ing ▁or ▁electron ics , ▁which ▁affect s ▁the ▁time ▁needed ▁to ▁complete ▁specific ▁tasks . ▁Some ▁actions ▁and ▁tools ▁depend ▁on ▁particular ▁skill ▁level ▁of ▁person ▁doing ▁it ▁( for ▁example ▁using ▁st eth os cope ▁for ▁opening ▁a ▁safe ▁lock ▁requ ies ▁higher ▁skill ▁level ▁than ▁using ▁a ▁w eld ing ▁tor ch ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁job ). ▁Part icip ants ▁of ▁a ▁successful ▁burg l ary ▁also ▁improve ▁their ▁skills . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁skills , ▁each ▁character ▁has ▁various ▁personal ▁tra its ▁as ▁de xter ity , ▁loyal ty , ▁gre ed ▁or ▁n erves . ▁These ▁tra its ▁affect ▁things ▁like ▁proportion ▁of ▁share ▁from ▁the ▁lo ot , ▁how ▁many ▁tra ils ▁the ▁person ▁leaves ▁on ▁the ▁crime ▁scene ▁or ▁if ▁he / she ▁bet ray s ▁his / her ▁associ ates ▁when ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁police . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Setting ▁and ▁characters ▁ ▁The ▁Cl ue !