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The upcoming "refreshed" version of Acquire, scheduled to be released by Avalon Hill in the near future, will include components that mark a "quantum leap" forward in terms of quality, according to a company spokesman.
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Nothing has changed as it relates to gameplay, Daviau added, except that the new game reverts to the original rules. "That is, we've taken out the additional rules/cards out that are in the most recent version (the one still on sale)," he explained.
Most, if not all, of the companies in the game have been renamed and the theme has been changed from hotels to the high-tech industry. "This was done for a few reasons, mainly to update the feel to the modern player but also because we didn't own the trademarks to any of the names (go figure)," Daviau said.
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