In Hansa Guilds, you take on the role of merchants running merchant houses in the Hanseatic League area in the 15th century. During the game, players play their pawns on the selected action on the board, then perform the action by moving their wagon and ship markers on the board, completing contracts, and buying licenses. With each selected action, players acquire commodity tokens and place them on their board. At the end of the game, players sum their points from completed contracts, licenses, merchant houses, and remaining goods, and whoever has the most points wins.