Acquire

by Wizards of the Coast

Product Features

• For 3 to 6 players
• Play time of 60 minutes
• Acquire challenges you to pit your resources and resolve against other players in this high-finance game of speculation and strategy
• Takes about 90 minutes to play
• Endless fun

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 2.1 x 10.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: 0786950072
• Item model number: 221920000AVHWOC
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 - 16 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,464 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

As a powerful real estate tycoon, there are only seven hotel chains in the world worthy of your attention. You must vie against other businesses to manipulate construction, capitalize on mergers buying, trading, etc.

Product Description

This Sid Sackson classic has taken many different forms over the years depending on the publisher. Each player strategically invests in businesses, trying to retain a majority of stock. As the businesses grow with tile placements, they also start merging, giving the majority stockholders of the acquired business sizable bonuses, which can then be used to reinvest into other chains. All of the investors in the acquired company can then cash in their stocks for current value or trade them 2-for-1 for shares of the newer, larger business. The game is a race to acquire the greatest wealth. The original version is part of the 3M Bookshelf Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Game is great, better versions exist if you can find them, July 19, 2008

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Eric H. Robinson Gamestore - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

The other reviews are correct, there are other versions of this great game that will hold up better and are better looking. However, I would want to make sure that anyone who doesn't already own this great game is aware that the game itself is a lot of fun and there are many variations/rules variants that can also keep it fresh for long time players. If you haven't tried partnership Acquire, give it a try, it's a whole different game.

For those not familiar with the game, there are tiles that are placed on the game board. When two or more are joined, they form a hotel chain. Only 6 hotel chains can exist on the board at a time, so certain tiles can become unplayable for a period of time. When a tile is played that connects two hotels, they are merged with the longer chain taking over the smaller. If they are the same size, the person playing the merging tile determines which chain takes over.

The subtleties of the game make it one of the true gems of boardgames. Sid Sackson developed the original version about 50 years ago and hundreds, if not thousands, of games have been developed since that in same ways have employed some of the mechanics and strategic elements of this game. Each player has unique information about the future growth of the hotels and the upcoming mergers. They can each take advantage of this but of course, other players can observe what they do and infer what information they have...

If you haven't played this game, you should definitely try it out. You may later find yourself searching on ebay for one of the earlier versions, but this will certainly be a great addition to your games closet if you don't already have it!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as durable as the original, but readily available once again!, August 7, 2008

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C. Kinder (Detroit, MI, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

I ordered this product after some consideration. I had played the original Avalon-Hill version with a friend who had a copy from his childhood. The game itself is fun and different from other finance games. On the older version that I played, the game tiles were plastic and fit into a grid to prevent slippage. On the new version, the game tiles are made of a cardstock and there is no grid. This is an annoying difference only when you are trying to play a game near animals or small children. Otherwise it's fine. This version of the game is available at a lesser cost than any of the originals on Ebay, so if you want it, snap it up while it's available!

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not like the the 1999 version, June 7, 2008

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Eduardo Duran "eduardo" (usa) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

well, we played this game last night at my house.We have all the versions.Our aquire group(4 couples) was countiong the days until we could play the new version. This cardbord copy of the 1999 edition is as entertaining as the original, however it lacks the 3d feel of earlier versions. I personally do not like it as much.This game introduced 2 new things: a tile holder (good Ignovation) and the hotels are 2 pices long instead of 1. However having the 1999 version(our favorite by far) we will never play this new version again.