$30 · Acquire Strategy Game - High Adventures in High Finance

Acquire Strategy Game - High Adventures In High Finance Avalon Hill Game Company. 1976 Box shows shelf wear, some tape on box. The component quality has been all over the map, but the gameplay of Acquire is the same as it was 50 years ago. There’s a grid of numbered and lettered spaces on the board, and a matching tile for each one. Players take turns placing tiles on the board, representing hotels. If two tiles are adjacent, they form a new hotel chain, and that company is now available for players to purchase shares. If two established chains become adjacent, the smaller one is absorbed by the larger one. The player with the most shares of the smaller company gets a cash payout for their advantage, with the second-place player receiving a smaller one. You can then choose to sell the shares you have, trade them in for the new company at a 2:1 rate, or hold on to them in case someone starts the same company later in the game. Once one company becomes big enough or there are no companies that can be absorbed, the game can end, and each player counts out all the shares they own, any shareholder bonuses they are due, and cash on hand to see who is the wealthiest player. See pictures Pickup in Langford Cross posted