Acquire, the Glossary
Acquire is a board game published by 3M in 1964 that involves multi-player mergers and acquisitions.[1]
Table of Contents
29 relations: A Gamut of Games, Alex Randolph, Allen Varney, Apple II, Avalon Hill, Board game, Commodore PET, Computer Acquire, Dragon (magazine), Game mechanics, Games & Puzzles, Games World of Puzzles, Green Ronin Publishing, Hasbro, Hobby Games: The 100 Best, Jon Freeman (game designer), Milton Bradley Company, Mind Sports Olympiad, Origins Awards, Sid Sackson, Spiel des Jahres, Steve Jackson Games, The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games, The Space Gamer, TRS-80, TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, 3M, 3M bookshelf game series.
- 3M bookshelf game series
- Board games introduced in 1964
- Sid Sackson games
- Stock market in popular culture
- Tile-laying board games
A Gamut of Games
A Gamut of Games is an innovative book of games written by Sid Sackson and first published in 1969.
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Alex Randolph
Alexander Randolph (4 May 1922 – 27 April 2004) was an American designer of board games and writer.
Allen Varney
Allen Varney (born 1958) is an American writer and game designer.
Apple II
The Apple II series of microcomputers was initially designed by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.), and launched in 1977 with the Apple II model that gave the series its name.
Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill Games Inc. is a game company that publishes wargames and strategic board games.
Board game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use.
Commodore PET
The Commodore PET is a line of personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International.
Computer Acquire
Computer Acquire is a 1980 video game published by Avalon Hill for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore PET, and TRS-80.
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Dragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, along with Dungeon.
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Game mechanics
In tabletop games and video games, game mechanics are the rules or ludemes that govern and guide the player's actions, as well as the game's response to them.
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Games & Puzzles
Games & Puzzles was a magazine about games and puzzles.
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Games World of Puzzles
Games World of Puzzles is an American games and puzzle magazine.
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Green Ronin Publishing
Green Ronin Publishing is an American company based in Seattle, Washington.
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Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld and is incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Hobby Games: The 100 Best
Hobby Games: The 100 Best is a book about hobby games edited by James Lowder and published by Green Ronin Publishing.
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Jon Freeman (game designer)
Jon Freeman is a game designer and co-founder of software developer Automated Simulations, which was later renamed to Epyx and became a major company during the 8-bit era of home computing.
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Milton Bradley Company
Milton Bradley Company or simply Milton Bradley (MB) was an American board game manufacturer established by Milton Bradley (1836-1911) in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860.
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Mind Sports Olympiad
The Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) is an annual international multi-disciplined competition and festival for games of mental skill and mind sports by Mind Sports Organisation.
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Origins Awards
The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the gaming industry.
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Sid Sackson
Sid Sackson (February 4, 1920 in Chicago – November 6, 2002) was an American board game designer and collector, best known as the creator of the business game Acquire.
Spiel des Jahres
The Spiel des Jahres ('Game of the Year') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market.
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Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine Pyramid.
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The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games
The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games is a 1979 book by Jon Freeman.
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The Space Gamer
The Space Gamer was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games.
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TRS-80
The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores.
TSR, Inc.
TSR, Inc. was an American game publishing company, best known as the original publisher of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast LLC (WotC or Wizards) is an American publisher of games, most of which are based on fantasy and science-fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail game stores.
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3M
3M Company (originally the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) is an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods.
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3M bookshelf game series
The 3M bookshelf game series is a set of strategy and economic games published in the 1960s and early 1970s by 3M Corporation.
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See also
3M bookshelf game series
- 3M bookshelf game series
- Acquire
- Breakthru (board game)
- Facts in Five
- Feudal (game)
- High-Bid
- Image (board game)
- Mr. President (board game)
- Oh-Wah-Ree
- Ploy (board game)
- Sleuth (game)
- Stocks & Bonds
- TwixT
Board games introduced in 1964
- Acquire
- Challenge The Yankees
- Focus (board game)
- Hands Down (game)
- Midway (1964 game)
- Probe (parlor game)
- Stocks & Bonds
Sid Sackson games
- Acquire
- Black Monday (card game)
- BuyWord
- Can't Stop (board game)
- Doorways to Horror
- Fields of Action
- Focus (board game)
- Haggle (game)
- I'm the Boss!
- Patterns II
- Sleuth (game)
Stock market in popular culture
Tile-laying board games
- Acquire
- Carcassonne (board game)
- Chromino
- Drunter und Drüber
- Gold Mine (board game)
- Karuba (board game)
- Kingdoms (board game)
- Qwirkle
- Reef Encounter
- Samurai (board game)
- Terra Mystica
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Vegas Showdown
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquire
Also known as Adquire, Aquire, NetAcquire.