<P> In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Rules of Acquisition are a collection of sacred business proverbs of the ultra-capitalist race known as the Ferengi . </P> <P> The first mention of the rules within the Star Trek universe was in "The Nagus", an episode of the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Season 1, Episode 10). In a later Deep Space Nine episode, "The Maquis: Part 1", Sakonna (a Vulcan) asks Quark (a Ferengi) to explain what a Rule of Acquisition is . He states, "Every Ferengi business transaction is governed by 285 Rules of Acquisition to ensure a fair and honest deal for all parties concerned...well most of them anyway ." </P> <P> The first Rule was made by Gint, the first Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance, a role with political, economic, and even quasi-religious duties . The Rules were said to be divinely inspired and sacred (thus furthering the original marketing ploy .) </P> <P> Although it has been stated within Star Trek that there are 285 Rules, not all of them have been stated in canon . Most of the Rules were written by Ira Steven Behr, a writer for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in a book The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (ISBN 0 - 671 - 52936 - 6). The book's cover credits authorship as being "By Quark as told to Ira Steven Behr ." Additional rules were published in Legends of the Ferengi (ISBN 0 - 671 - 00728 - 9) by Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe, another writer for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine when Behr was the executive producer of the series . </P>

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