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.