Acquire

Acquire is a board game designed by Sid Sackson. The game was originally published in 1962 by 3M as a part of their bookshelf games series. In most versions, the theme of the game is investing in hotel chains. In the 1990s Hasbro edition, the hotel chains were replaced by generic corporations, though the actual gameplay was unchanged. The game is currently published by Hasbro under the Avalon Hill brand, and the companies are once again hotel chains.

The object of the game is to earn the most money by developing and merging hotel chains. When a chain in which a player owns stock is acquired by a larger chain, players earn money based on the size of the acquired chain. At the end of the game, all players liquidate their stock in order to determine which player has the most money.

Components

The components of the game have varied over the years. In particular, the tiles have been made from wood, plastic, and cardboard in various editions of the game. In the current 2008 version, the tiles are cardboard. The following components are included in all versions:

Acquisition

Acquisition may refer to:

Acquire (company)

ACQUIRE Corp. (株式会社アクワイア, Kabushikigaisha Akuwaia) is a video game developer based in Japan, mainly known for their Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series.

Games developed

Tenchu series

Way of the Samurai series

Shinobido series

What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? series

Akiba's Trip series

Others