Rules of Acquisition – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: «The Rules of Acquisition, in the fictional Star Trek universe, are a set of guidelines, intended to ensure the profitability of businesses owned by the ultra-capitalist Ferengi. The first rule was made by Gint, the first Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance. He numbered the first rule #162 in order to create demand for the other 161 unwritten rules. Gint never intended these rules to be rules as such, but rather as guidelines or suggestions.»