Did you know the euro game is an American invention? Acquire, by legendary designer Sid Sackson, is an important piece of board gaming history. This game of tile laying and stock speculation has been in and out of print since 1964. Players found hotel chains, buy up shares, and merge companies in pursuit of the most wealth. Acquire was especially popular in Germany in the 1970s and 80s, helping inspire the designers who led the euro game revolution of the 1990s and 2000s.