We’re hosting a monthly board game night at our home, and we’d like you to join us. Open house style, come when you can and find a spot at a table. Each night we will have a featured game that we will be sure to play. Other games will be played based on interests.
When: [F5] First Friday From Five Forward
Where: Hansen Home
Who: Our friends & family who like to game. Kids welcome too.
What to bring: Beverage for yourself, snacks to share, games to play (all optional)
Featured Game
Acquire
Invest, divest, and stage hostile takeovers in this classic real estate game.
Acquire is a classic game that doesn’t have the household name like Monopoly, but it has been around long enough. Designed by the famous Sid Sackson, it was first released in 1963. The game involves a few simple choices as you fill in a grid with drawn tiles. companies will form when single tiles join to form a group. When groups join, one company acquires the other, paying out bonuses to the majority and minority stock holders. This game was drawn as the championship game in the 2025 World Series of Board Gaming on 9/23.
Mechanisms: Stock, Tile Placement, Investment.
Schedule
| Date | Featured Game | Feat. Open Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 10/3/25 | Acquire | 10 |
| 11/7/25 | TBD | |
| 12/5/25 | TBD | |
| Previous Nights | ||
| 9/6/24 | Catan | |
| 10/4/24 | PARKS | |
| 11/1/24 | Horrified | |
| 12/6/24 | Ticket To Ride | CANCELLED |
| 1/3/25 | Ticket To Ride | |
| 2/7/25 | Dune: Imperium | CANCELLED |
| 3/7/25 | Dune: Imperium | |
| 4/4/25 | Azul | |
| 5/2/25 | Wingspan | |
| 6/6/25 | Heat | |
| Jul-Sep | SUMMER | BREAK |