Tal Shiar - Ferengi Rules of Acquisition

On this page you can find the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition quoted in the series, books or comics. Next to the rule you can find a link to the episode in which it as quoted.

The first Grand Nagus. Gint, is generally regarded as the author of the Rules of Acquisition, the sacred precepts upon which all of Ferengi society is based. But they are just written down, not carved in stone. Even if they were, they're only guideposts; the name "Rules of Acquisition" was only a clever marketing ploy. After all, would you buy a book called "Suggestions of Acquisition"?

In fact, Gint only wrote the first Rule of Acquisition, cleverly calling it the 162nd Rule to create a demand for the first 161. His successor, Yost, wrote the second Rule, number 104. Many of the Rules were written by the Grand Nagi over the years, but some came from Ferengi businessmen or entertainers. Only one Rule was written by a non-Ferengi: Rule 95 was written by The Masked Breen (the Ferengi didn't know at the time that all Breen are masked).

The original version of this page came from Psi Phi, and it can be found here. The sound clips came from Star Trek in Sound and Vision.