Acquire was played over three rounds. Winners scored 7 points, second place received 4 points, etc. 17 separate games were played during the preliminary heats. David Brooks amassed 18 points to lead the pack into the semi-finals. He was closely followed by Luke and Steve Koleszar. Interestingly, one would have expected roughly four games to be won by the player sitting in each of four seats, if there were no seat bias. Of the 17 games, nine were won by the player going first. Only a single game was won by the player sitting in the second seat. Fourth seat won four and 3rd seat won three. Fifteen players scoring a total of six or more points over the three games advanced to the semi-final. Any player winning a single game advanced.

Three semi-final games of five players each were held. Davyd Field, Nick Smith and Bruce Young won their respective games. Prior to the start of the semi-finals, the entire group agreed to advance the highest percentage scoring second place finisher from the three boards to make a four-player final. Phil Bradley edged out David Gantt and Joe Belizzi for the coveted fourth and final ticket to the finals. Once again, the seat order proved important in the semis. Both Davyd and Nick sat in the first seat in their respective games. Bruce played second in his, but Steve Packwood had been unable to form a chain on the first turn, whereas Bruce did.

Phil Bradley made the most of his wild card entry and narrowly won the final. The scores were close and all four players did an excellent job of keeping the game competitive. No problems were encountered in the tournament and many players expressed satisfaction with the new board. Even some of the old board fans liked the ease of using the new board and the size of the tiles. The new board in the Hasbro edition is recommended for future events.