Acquire Board Game - Classic Strategy & Tycoon Modes

I had never played this game before, and after trying it with some friends who had it, I decided to buy it. I learned that it has actually been on the market for many years, and I understand why. It's very fun and easy to learn, and it also helps you understand the stock market better.

I've heard people say that Aquire is the successor to Monopoly and have found it to be true. It doesn't have the family kids game night feel due to the amount of strategic palanning and critical thinking needed but playing with friends will definitely make it a good challenge. Trying to balance your investments in the multiple hotels and expanding your portfolio can be nerve racking but when your game plan works out it's so satisfying. The only negatives I have about the game are that there are little flags?? that go on the hotels that are completely optional so why have them and the money is very thin paper. I'm afraid after several games it may become worn or torn.

Fun game, expensive but most are these days. Good quality and enjoy the purchase. Not too difficult to play once you start playing.

Acquire is usually played with 3 or more players. As such, it is a strategy game involving very little luck. In fact it is only the drawing of tiles that injects luck into the game. Acquire can also be played with only 2 players. The rules for the two-player game are very clear, and they, unfortunately, inject a tremendous dose of luck into the game. Plans you’ve made, and money you’ve spent setting up these plans, can be lost by the required pick of a random tile. That’s a huge element of luck that does not exist in the three-plus-player game. It can be very disappointing, leaving a player asking “why bother?” if it is all going to come down to the draw of a random tile. The solution to this problem is very simple: completely ignore the two-player rules. This will change things. For example, in the Classic Mode, ownership of just one share in an active hotel chain will guarantee you the secondary stockholder bonus in the event of a merger. But having only one share is weak when it comes to selling off, and totally useless when it comes to trading shares with the acquiring chain. The main thing is that you have eliminated that ridiculous random-tile draw and all the luck that goes with it. Acquire is a great game.

I clearly remember being on vacation at a beach house with my ex-fiancé in the late 90’s when her Mom’s boyfriend brought this out one night to play. Up until then I had only played mass market games, but lots of them and as much as I could. This was different enough make me a go “wow” when we finished playing. I absolutely loved it. And it opened up parts of synapses I didn’t know existed. Ten or so years later I bought Agricola and slowly began my journey into the modern Tabletop hobby. Cut to today and I have hundreds of board games. During these years I thought back to Aquire and wondered why I didn’t have it in my collection. Now I finally do, and after playing again last week I’m happy to report it’s still a terrific game even after playing so many newer hobby board games. It has held up as a great abstract tactical game after all these years. I would happily play it any time it’s offered. This version is nice but I would have changed the paper money to cardstock and maybe some outside-the-box ideas to make it look and feel more modern. It comes with these super tiny orange plastic flags that I don’t understand the point of. I’m guessing to denote a hotel chain is unable to be merged anymore? I didn’t use them and we didn’t need them. A bigger board and some stands (or player screens) for the tiles would have been nicer. But my gripes are only with the components. As for Gameplay, it’s a classic that’s easy to learn but challenging and fun to play. There is some luck of the draw situations but, as with most games, it’s a bit of luck that builds excitement and keeps you wanting to come back to it. I recommend to every gamer to give this one a try if you’ve never played. There’s not going to be a “wow” moment after playing most modern games but i doubt it will disappoint you as far as a good time goes. For a game that’s going on 60 years old, designer Syd Sackson created something that still holds up to modern ideas of what games are capable of and that’s an amazing achievement.

Simple, but fun game that keeps everyone engaged. You can also play with more people than what are recommended which is nice.

Great game with some thinking to do. It changes often throughout the game. My husband who doesn’t like to play a lot of games enjoyed this one.

Fantastic! This has quickly become one of my favorite games. Simple to set up and play, yet enough complexity and variability to keep things exciting. It doesn't seem to matter if you play with 2 or 6, there's always a good bit of fun. My son learned a hard lesson in using money to grow more money!

Great strategy game! Easy to learn and very engaging

Excelente!! Después de muchos años, VOLVIERON a hacer el formato original. La entrega, muy bien.

Exactly what we expected. Thank you

Si te gustan los juegos de estrategia tipo Catan o Monopoly este es un GRAN juego. No es difícil de entender. El tablero es muy original y si te reta a pensarle, poner atención y recordar varias cosas al mismo tiempo. Se puede poner intenso pero las cuatro veces que lo he jugado ha estado muy divertido. Las fichas, cartas y demas son de calidad. Los billetes son igual que los de monopoly, de papel.

Wir hatten ein altes Aquire,bei dem 1 Stein fehlte. Daher bestanden meine Kinder auf Neukauf. Sie lieben das Spiel, und ich finde es auch toll. Super Strategiespiel