Acquire

Pros: Different everytime, guaranteed to end within a reasonable time, beautiful combination of luck and skill
Cons: Not as much fun with less than three people so you need more than just your spouse or roommate

I have been playing Acquire (in earlier incarnations) since the 1980s and have not yet found a board game to rival it. It has recently been madeover by Hasbro with a new board and pieces and I hope now receives the widespread recognition it deserves. I...

Pros: Though it's been given a facelift, it's still the same great game.
Cons: Hard to find, I got mine at a Goodwill store(beware missing pieces)

I'm old enough to remember the OLD Avalon Hill, back when they published plenty of super-complex wargames and strategy games, all in the old fashioned 'bookshelf' box.
I had a great many of them, including the now out-of-print Dune, Rail Baron,...

Pros: Tense, exciting gameplay; top-quality components
Cons: None worth fretting over

On the face of it, the theme of this game seems to have nothing at all to do with the mechanics. Players represent investors in high-tech companies (in the original version it was hotel chains, but the theme's been updated) and profit off their stock as...

Pros: Great game
Cons: Unfamiliar(?), but why should that matter if the game is so good?

In this game you must place tiles and buy stocks. Two simple decisions that have a number of implications. Placing tiles carries the ability to form, grow or merge companies. Buying stocks gives the ability to own a growing company, but also access to...

Pros: easy to learn, depth of play
Cons: large box

I'll admit it, I'm an Acquire fan from way back. This Sid Sackson game was first produced by 3M Bookshelf games in the '60s. Later, Avalon Hill bought the rights and produced similar versions over the years. In 1999, Hasbro bought AH and with it, the...

Pros: A simple concept that gives a different game every time and is always fun!
Cons: Way too adictive!

Although I do not own the new version of the game, I do have the old version and it is my all time favorite board game! Can you become the ultimate player in the stock market? Start the game up by building hotels by placing down chips..but should you...

Pros: A first-rate, classic game
Cons: None

Acquire is a classic game, and should be on the shelf of anybody who enjoys games with any complexity.

In Acquire you must place tiles on a 9x12 board. When two tiles are placed adjacently, then a company is formed. As companies grow they...