This
1999 Hasbro German edition of ACQUIRE is still shrink wrapped and comes
with a Wild Tile Variant Kit and Lloyd's Rules of ACQUIRE. This game
is complete and brand new in shrink wrap. The contents include:
Game Board 108 Plastic Game Tiles 7 Plastic 3-D Company Markers 25 Stock Certificates for each company Play Money 6 Information Cards 5 Blank Stock Certificates Instructions Lloyd's Rules of ACQUIRE Wild Tile Variant Kit Special Powers Variant Kit This
game is brand new in shrink wrap. This was purchased from Germany and
is a German version of the 1999 Hasbro edition. All writing on the box
and in the instructions is in German. Be the first one to open this game
and put it in play!! The plastic Wild Tile Variant Kit fits the
1999 Hasbro edition of ACQUIRE. The Wild Tile Kit allows each player to
start with a blank tile that can be played on any open square during
their turn at any time during the game. In addition, Lloyd's
Rules of ACQUIRE are included. These rules were designed to help
eliminate the one-sided games that can occur during game play. Also included with this game is a Special Powers Variant Kit. This variant was first added in the 1993 German ACQUIRE edition.
The Special Powers Variant Kit fits any
ACQUIRE game. There are five different Special Power Variants that can
be used by each player during the game. These variants include drawing
more tiles, purchasing extra stock, trading stock, playing extra tiles,
and getting free stocks. Plastic Wild Tile Variant Kit for 1999 Hasbro Editions of ACQUIRE This
Wild Tile Variant Kit fits the 1999 Hasbro ACQUIRE game. This kit
allows each player to start with a blank tile that can be played on any
open square during their turn at any time during the game. This
1999 ACQUIRE Wild Tile Kit includes six (6) blank tiles and an
instruction booklet that can be used with the 1999 Hasbro version of
ACQUIRE. Tiles are from actual 1999 Hasbro games with the tops painted
silver to create the blank tiles. The instruction booklet is printed on
yellow card stock for maximum durability and readability. Special Powers Variant Kit This Special Powers Variant Kit fits any ACQUIRE game. There are five
different Special Power Variants that can be used by each player during
the game. These variants include drawing more tiles, purchasing extra
stock, trading stock, playing extra tiles, and getting free stocks. Special Powers Variants were first introduced in the 1993 Schmidt Spiel
German version of ACQUIRE and later by Avalon Hill in the 1995 edition
of ACQUIRE. These editions of ACQUIRE were the only two editions to use
the variants. The variants were introduced in an
attempt to help level the playing field of ACQUIRE and try to eliminate
the one-sided games that can occur while playing the game. Even though
that goal wasn't accomplished, these variants add another realm of
strategy and intrigue to the game and are very interesting to utilize in
game play.
This kit includes six (6) each of the five different Special Powers
Variant markers, and an instruction booklet to explain the use of these
markers during game play. This kit can be used for all versions of
ACQUIRE (1962, 1968, 1976, 1999, 2008, Hotel Konig and Hotel Haie) and
can be used as English translation for the 1993 German version and for
easier readability with the 1995 Avalon Hill version. Markers and
Instruction Booklet are printed on yellow card stock for maximum
durability and readability. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd's Rules of ACQUIRE ACQUIRE
is a fantastic game, and a huge tribute to the intellect of Sid
Sackson. Yet, after my first experience with the game, I felt that the
rules needed some adjustments to increase the ability of the game to
attract new players. I
wanted the game to have a broader appeal to more of my friends. The
more friends I could get to enjoy the game, the more chances I had to
play the game. I accomplished this by creating a way for players to
stay involved in the game even if the didn't have any money. I also
created a level playing field for obtaining stock while at the same time
increasing the strategic maneuvering of stock purchasing. Lloyd's
Rules of ACQUIRE allows trading of stock when a player is out of
money. The player can get rid of stocks that do not help the player and
trade them for stocks that are more important within their portfolio.
It allows these players to try and maintain majorities in the companies
that are most important. It also allows the ability for players to
invest on every turn, to potentially increase their portfolio, without
the fear of being "stuck" with those purchases when they are ultimately
out of money. Lloyd's Rules of ACQUIRE eliminates the 2- for-1
trade rule when companies merge. In the corporate world of hostile
takeovers, is is very seldom that the conquering company offers the
shareholders of the vanquished company a cut-rate bargain for the stocks
of the conquering company. The
2-for-1 trade creates the possibility for a person who holds majority
in a conquering company to lose that majority to numerous shareholders
because they decided to sacrifice their small company. It decreases the
strategy level of obtaining majorities and skews the game into more of a
factor of luck. In Lloyd's Rules of ACQUIRE, the players of the
vanquished company are given payouts for their companies, and their
shares, and they can invest wherever they choose when it is their turn. Lloyd's
Rules of ACQUIRE are printed into a convenient 10-page booklet that is
printed on yellow card stock for long lasting durability and fits neatly
into the original versions of this timeless classic. This booklet can
be used to replace old, worn, or lost rules as they conveniently have
the original rules of ACQUIRE fully printed with Lloyd's changes to the
rules printed in red. This 10-page booklet also includes a Stock
Price Extension chart. This chart helps when figuring payouts at times
of merger or at the end of the game. This chart helps eliminate the
need for a calculator or a math professor. Lloyd's Rules of
ACQUIRE can be used in all editions of ACQUIRE from 1962-2008. They can
also be used in the International versions of ACQUIRE. They can be
used with the Special Powers Variants that were found in the 1993
Schmidt Spiel edition and the 1995 Avalon Hill Edition. They can also
be used with the Wild Tile Variant and the 1963 World Map Conversion
Kit.
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