There is a board game called Acquire. When I was a freshman in college, a senior in my department who was planning a game at a famous game company brought this item to me, and four people of the same age, including me, gathered together, listened to the explanation, and started playing the game. Looking back now, that moment was the turning point in my life. At that time, I knew nothing about companies, stocks, mergers, the economy, capital, or anything else. These were concepts I had never encountered before in this board game, and I played them thinking they were just the rules of the game. However, looking at it now, it is surprising how smoothly and elegantly each game progress is a metaphor for capital, companies, and the economy.
During my break from work, I wanted to teach my children about the world, so we played a lot of Monopoly together. My son, who used to cry out of frustration when I gave him real estate education as a senior in life, has now become a Nintendo Switch Monopoly player and is making fun of me. I'm happy. Now that you've mastered real estate, it's time to play Acquire together.
It is not easy to find the 1999 edition of Acquire that I have been looking for. A new edition came out, but while I was worried about purchasing it overseas, someone put it up for 10,000 won at Carrot Market, so I quickly went through the rain. I was doing a transaction at the front gate of a nice apartment in Seoul, and the seller who showed up at the appointed time was a child several grades higher than my son. iced coffee… I thought you must have already completed gifted education and moved on to the next game.
I was wondering how to give my son a chance to start playing this game with good memories, so I took Acquire with me on a night without alcohol with my favorite juniors, and this game is still so much fun even after 20 years. Now, at every moment, I am amazed at how the world has been so exquisitely integrated. A game that has taken over my life without me even realizing it. Acquire.
Acquire is a multi-player mergers and acquisitions themed board game. It is played with tiles representing hotels that are arranged on the board, play money and stock certificates. The object of the game is to earn the most money by developing and merging hotel chains.
