1999 Vs. 2023: Which Edition Of Acquire Is Better?
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2023
- Acquire has had a really checkered past when it comes to the editions that have been released. Some have been excellent, and others...not so much. In this video, we compare Flash's favorite 1999 edition to the new 2023 edition released by Renegade Game Studios, to see which is best!
Legendary Tactics received a free review copy of this game.
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In Acquire, each player strategically invests in businesses, trying to retain a majority of stock. As the businesses grow with tile placements, they also start merging, giving the majority stockholders of the acquired business sizable bonuses, which can then be used to reinvest into other chains. All of the investors in the acquired company can then cash in their stocks for current value or trade them 2-for-1 for shares of the newer, larger business. The game is a race to acquire the greatest wealth.
History of Acquire: This Sid Sackson classic has taken many different forms over the years depending on the publisher, yet the rules and game play have stayed the same. The 1966 version of the 3M bookshelf edition included rules for a 2-player variant. The original version is part of the 3M Bookshelf Series.
Many books and websites incorrectly list this as a 1962 publication as the 3M Company used previously copyrighted artwork when they released the game in 1964. 3M actually received the idea for the game of "Vacations" from Sid Sackson in May of 1963 and decided to take his idea and put it into artwork they had developed the year before for a game called "ACQUIRE." 3M's original game idea for a game called ACQUIRE must not have been very good so they decided to take Sid's idea of Vacations and put it into their concept of ACQUIRE. They released some limited test market games in 8 Midwestern U.S. cities in December of 1963 with a box that had a 1963 copyright. These games had Sid's original rules. When 3M released the mass market games in 1964, they had taken liberties with some of Sid's original ideas and changed some rules and game play to match their production desires. They released them with outer boxes that were copyrighted 1962 and inner boxes with rules that were dated 1963. - Hry
The 1999 edition changed it from hotels to tech companies. We were in the middle of the dotcom boom and the beginning of the internet. Hence the weird names.
Ah, that makes sense.... Kind of. I guess they were trying to be trendy. Thanks for that - we were wondering
The '23 Renegade version is getting an upgrade kit here soon! Love that they brought Sackson back as a chain name, it should definitely be a mainstay in ALL editions of the game from here on. I bought the 2015/16 version and was surprised to see it missing, albeit the instructions have the game setting as "Saxon City" (egregious misspelling to boot). Personally, Sackson should replace Imperial at the top tier, not Luxor at the bottom- but that's likely just me.
I agree with everything you said here. Sackson is an amazing name for a hotel chain!
I have the Avalon Hill bookshelf edition (blue box, 1976). The board is a cream color. The hotel tiles are black with white lettering with beveled edge. Nice look.
The hotel chain names were tiles exactly like the hotel tiles except colored to match the chains with a single letter on each.
Low price: Luxor, Tower
Mid: Festival, American, Worldwide
High: Continental, Imperial
IDK, if these match any other edition.
Probably our most played game growing up in the 1970s. But it holds up as my now young adult kids also loved it growing up.
A modern-style board game before its time.
I have a whole bunch of Avalon Hill bookshelf games. What a perfect size for a game box! And they store beautifully.
Thank for the reviews. I hadn't seen components of either of these editions before.
You do a Great channel!
I still have my 1970 3M copy!
I remember playing that one once - it was actually very well done and good quality, as I recall
This was the first "modern Game" a friend show me and then all started.
I have the Hasbro versión that you need to rip some pages of the instruction book for you to have the cost table.
Wow, I didn't know about that version. There were no other player aids?
pleasantly surprised at the quality of the newest edition. Thank you for showing it
Not to shabby
I have the AH 1999 version, but if I did not, then I would buy the new edition@@dr3putt62
Yes, we are pleased with it. It's a nice edition
Very true!
I really enjoy these Vs videos. Thanks for doing them.
Thank YOU for watching them! We're happy to hear they are fun to watch!
You've hit on an interesting variant for every game we play. "Missing Pieces Variant". Get a third party to secretly take away some stuff, and you have to make do, figuring it out as you go.
He ha, love it. You could apply this variant to pretty much any game, actually....
Can't wait to get my copy!
It's nice, you'll like it!
I really like the new version. A more compact size for both base and a box makes more sense for me.
Bigger cards and names on it also play on strings of my aesthetic feel :)
I haven't known this game before! Thank you for this video.
Does it make sense to try it out for an 18XX player?
I think it makes sense for a lot of different players. I can see some distant similarities to 18XX in some ways, but Acquire is really a unique game.
Yay! So happy to see that the newest edition is basically comparable or even superior to the 1999 AH version. I already own the 1999 version, so I don't see me getting the new one, but if I didn't already own it, the new version looks just great. :-)
Yes, we were surprised at how comparable they are! It's great that they took inspiration from the 1999 edition!
Sackson hotel replaced Luxor in later editions
Ah yes! I remember Luxor now -totally blanked on it when we recorded this. Thanks!
Don’t think either look as good as the original and both sets of cards look too busy. The original has a few spare tiles as well
Yes, we have played the original and were impressed by it. It is a sharp looking version, for sure.