Acquire (2025)

Description

Acquire – High-Stakes Hotel Empire Strategy Game

Step into the role of a world-class real estate magnate in Acquire, the legendary strategy game of corporate expansion, mergers, and market dominance. Compete against fellow tycoons as you develop hotel chains, invest in rising corporations, and orchestrate lucrative buyouts to claim the greatest financial empire. Originally designed by renowned game designer Sid Sackson, Acquire remains a timeless classic of economic strategy.

Game Overview

• Players: 2–6

• Ages: 12+

• Game Length: ~60 minutes

• Style: Strategic investment, tile placement, corporate mergers

What You’ll Do

Build hotel chains on the grid-based board using building tiles, then invest in the companies you believe will rise to power. As hotel groups grow and inevitably merge, shareholders profit — but timing is everything. Buy stock early, influence mergers, and trade advantageously to secure the highest payouts.

Will you be the majority shareholder when the deal closes… or left behind in the rubble of someone else’s takeover?

Key Features

• Classic Strategy Reborn: A sharp, elegant economic game with decades of acclaim behind it.

• Plastic Board & Components: Durable, high-quality build for long-term play.

• Clear, Updated Tile Font: Improved readability for smooth gameplay.

• Two Ways to Play:

  • Classic Mode – The original experience

  • Tycoon Mode – Adds tertiary shareholder bonuses for higher-stakes mergers

What’s in the Box

• 1 Gameboard (9×12 grid with labeled spaces)

• 108 Building Tiles

• 7 Hotel Headquarters Buildings

• 11 Headquarters Banners

• 6 Stockholder Info Cards

• 1 Merger Player Aid

• 175 Stock Cards

• 155 Paper Money Bills

• 1 Stock Market Tray

• 1 Rulebook

Acquire remains one of the greats — strategic, tense, thoughtful, and endlessly replayable.
A must-have title for any serious board game collection.