Tom Clancy's ruthless.com is a bitter contest of economic growth and conquest set in the high-stakes world of modern corporate raiding. This turn-based strategy game combines the crushing grip of business expansion with the rapier strikes of deceit, dirty tricks, and outright crime.The basic gameplay engine features three intertwined areas of emphasis during play, which are Corporate Operations, Special Activities, and Executive Orders.Corporate Operations are the fairly complex day-to-day operations of the companies, involving growth, expansion, and competition. This is the meat of the game. These concepts are abstracted by the game in Departments and Cash.Special Activities are the spice of the game. Players may invest time and money into Legal assaults, Dirty Tricks, and Hacking runs.Executive Orders involve the growth of the players' CEOs as well as subordinate Executives. These characters gain experience, skills, and personality traits throughout the game.NOTE: The file you download here is only 87k. It uses an Internet delivery and fulfillment service (Gigex) that provides guaranteed delivery. Simply run the EXE after you download it and it will begin delivering the Tom Clancy's ruthless.com demo.