Game of Goose (1587)
Playtime: 20
Min. Age: 5
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Inovac Rima SA, Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer, Georg Nikolaus Renner, Sala, Oehmigke & Riemschneider, Clown Games, Mulder, Robert Sayer, La Petite Boîte, MB Spellen, Johann Trautner, Altap, Djeco, Carlit, Spear's Games, ERA Aux Fruits D'Orient, Editrice Giochi, (Self-Published), Mon Petit Art, MB Juegos, University Games, R. H. Laurie, Kadon Enterprises, Majora, Jumbo, Saussine Editeur, Johann Raab, Daniel Mercier Chocolatier & Créateur, Editions ATLAS, Louvre Editions, Ricon, Kids Games Ltd, Ludens Spirit, Tactic, Douwe Egberts, Tietz und Pinthus, Carlo Coriolani, Società Editrice Internazionale, Noris Spiele, Diset S. A., Jeux Stella, ABRA, Brückner Spiele, ABC Nürnberg, Société Générale Polishes, King International, Bookmark Verlag, John Wallis, Verlag G.N. Renner, Palet spil, Epinal, Schmidt Spiele, Nürburg Spiele, Tomland, Galt Toys, Zwan, Ravensburger, Christian Janicot, HEMA, Wild Horse, Borras Plana S.A., Jos. Scholz, Schmidt France, XVIe, Brimtoy, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Clementoni, Reader's Digest, Waldpost Spiele-Verlag, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Hausser, Koster Brothers, Diabolo, Selecta Spielzeug, Abel Klinger, Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam, Role of Honour Games, Egel-Spelen, Martin Fritz, Verlag J. A. Steinkamp, David Funck, Chupa Chups, (Unknown), Rubinstein, ΕΠΑ (EPA), Galleryplay, Jeu Jura, Klee, Carrom Art, Playbox, White Horse, Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε., Watilliaux, Dominioni Editore, (Public Domain), Sio, play time, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Cayro, The Games, Otto Maier Verlag, Nathan, René Ackermann, Galison, Papita, Pellerin & Cie, Berliner Spielkarten, Peliko Oy, J Vlieger, John Bowles & Son, H. Overton, Peri Spiele, Marigó
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Michael Holzbecher, Yasmin Imamura, Martin Jarrie, Claude Deschamps, Séverine Prélat, Sébastien Chebret, Mauro Gariglio, Florence Thuillier, Eugen Osswald
Mechanics: Race, Roll / Spin and Move, Events, Dice Rolling, Track Movement, Lose a Turn
Min. Age: 5
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Inovac Rima SA, Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer, Georg Nikolaus Renner, Sala, Oehmigke & Riemschneider, Clown Games, Mulder, Robert Sayer, La Petite Boîte, MB Spellen, Johann Trautner, Altap, Djeco, Carlit, Spear's Games, ERA Aux Fruits D'Orient, Editrice Giochi, (Self-Published), Mon Petit Art, MB Juegos, University Games, R. H. Laurie, Kadon Enterprises, Majora, Jumbo, Saussine Editeur, Johann Raab, Daniel Mercier Chocolatier & Créateur, Editions ATLAS, Louvre Editions, Ricon, Kids Games Ltd, Ludens Spirit, Tactic, Douwe Egberts, Tietz und Pinthus, Carlo Coriolani, Società Editrice Internazionale, Noris Spiele, Diset S. A., Jeux Stella, ABRA, Brückner Spiele, ABC Nürnberg, Société Générale Polishes, King International, Bookmark Verlag, John Wallis, Verlag G.N. Renner, Palet spil, Epinal, Schmidt Spiele, Nürburg Spiele, Tomland, Galt Toys, Zwan, Ravensburger, Christian Janicot, HEMA, Wild Horse, Borras Plana S.A., Jos. Scholz, Schmidt France, XVIe, Brimtoy, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Clementoni, Reader's Digest, Waldpost Spiele-Verlag, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Hausser, Koster Brothers, Diabolo, Selecta Spielzeug, Abel Klinger, Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam, Role of Honour Games, Egel-Spelen, Martin Fritz, Verlag J. A. Steinkamp, David Funck, Chupa Chups, (Unknown), Rubinstein, ΕΠΑ (EPA), Galleryplay, Jeu Jura, Klee, Carrom Art, Playbox, White Horse, Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε., Watilliaux, Dominioni Editore, (Public Domain), Sio, play time, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Cayro, The Games, Otto Maier Verlag, Nathan, René Ackermann, Galison, Papita, Pellerin & Cie, Berliner Spielkarten, Peliko Oy, J Vlieger, John Bowles & Son, H. Overton, Peri Spiele, Marigó
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Michael Holzbecher, Yasmin Imamura, Martin Jarrie, Claude Deschamps, Séverine Prélat, Sébastien Chebret, Mauro Gariglio, Florence Thuillier, Eugen Osswald
Mechanics: Race, Roll / Spin and Move, Events, Dice Rolling, Track Movement, Lose a Turn
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The Game of Goose is an ancient children's classic, possibly tracing its roots all the way to the Ancient Egyptian game of Mehen which was played in early Old Kingdom times.
Francesco de Medici in Italy sent a copy of this game to King Felipe II of Spain during the 16th century.
It became one of the most popular games in Europe during that time.
Circa 1600, Benoît Rigaud's heirs printed in Lyon "Le Jeu de l'oye, renouvellé des Grecs, jeu de grand plaisir, comme aujourd'huy princes & grands seigneur" [sic] "le pratiquent" - Le jeu de l'oie, renewed from the Greeks, game of great pleasure, as today princes and great lord [sic] play it -, the oldest French copy known.
Father Claude-François Menestrier describes the game in his "Bibliothèque curieuse et instructive" (1704) : 'There's another type of game, that seems easier to learn, and easier to play; it's the game of goose so common and it is said to come from the Greeks, though nothing can be found about it in their authors. This game is much easier than cards game, because it's always wholly displayed to the players, and, being in the form of a snail or spirally folded snake, it's appropriate to print the things that one wants to learn...'.
The game became an instant hit in France in the 1600s, and engendered a lot of variants (educational, commemorative, ...) up to the present day.
It turned up later in England about 1750, according to Whitehouse, under the title "Royall & most pleasant game of the goose - Invented at the Consistory in Rome and are printed and sold by H. OVERTON at Ye White Horse without Newgate where all sorts of Fine Prints and maps are Sold and Framed at Reasonable Rate".
By 1851 it had been copied by the American publisher J.P. Beach of New York who entitled it The Jolly Game of Goose. An 1855 edition was called simply The Game of Goose.
It is a simple game of racing, using a spiral track with lovely illustrations. The main principle is one shared with Snakes and Ladders as well as the later Game of Life: virtue is rewarded and vice is punished.
Schmidt Spiele rates their Gänsespiel for ages 5 and up.
Bibliography
Whitehouse, F. R. B. (1971) [1951]. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days. Birmingham: Priory Press Ltd.
'Jeux de princes, jeux de vilains', edited by Eve Netchine, Bibliothèque nationale de France / Seuil (2009).
--gameplay description from Wikipedia:
The board consists of a track with consecutively numbered spaces (usually 63), and is often arranged in a spiral with the starting point at the outside. Each player's piece is moved according to throws of one or two dice. Scattered throughout the board are a number of spaces on which a goose is depicted; landing on a goose allows the player to move again by the same distance. Additional shortcuts, such as spaces marked with a bridge, move the player to some other specified position. There are also a few penalty spaces which force the player to move backwards or lose one or more turns, the most recognizable being the one marked with a skull and symbolizing death; landing on this space results in the player being sent back to start. On Spanish boards the reverse is usually a Pachisi board.
Many themed versions of the game have been created, depicting topics as diverse as ice skating, Richard Nixon, and sewage pumps. These can be valued for their historical or artistic merits even by those who have no interest in the game itself, with some editions having been sold for thousands of dollars at auction or displayed in museums.
Francesco de Medici in Italy sent a copy of this game to King Felipe II of Spain during the 16th century.
It became one of the most popular games in Europe during that time.
Circa 1600, Benoît Rigaud's heirs printed in Lyon "Le Jeu de l'oye, renouvellé des Grecs, jeu de grand plaisir, comme aujourd'huy princes & grands seigneur" [sic] "le pratiquent" - Le jeu de l'oie, renewed from the Greeks, game of great pleasure, as today princes and great lord [sic] play it -, the oldest French copy known.
Father Claude-François Menestrier describes the game in his "Bibliothèque curieuse et instructive" (1704) : 'There's another type of game, that seems easier to learn, and easier to play; it's the game of goose so common and it is said to come from the Greeks, though nothing can be found about it in their authors. This game is much easier than cards game, because it's always wholly displayed to the players, and, being in the form of a snail or spirally folded snake, it's appropriate to print the things that one wants to learn...'.
The game became an instant hit in France in the 1600s, and engendered a lot of variants (educational, commemorative, ...) up to the present day.
It turned up later in England about 1750, according to Whitehouse, under the title "Royall & most pleasant game of the goose - Invented at the Consistory in Rome and are printed and sold by H. OVERTON at Ye White Horse without Newgate where all sorts of Fine Prints and maps are Sold and Framed at Reasonable Rate".
By 1851 it had been copied by the American publisher J.P. Beach of New York who entitled it The Jolly Game of Goose. An 1855 edition was called simply The Game of Goose.
It is a simple game of racing, using a spiral track with lovely illustrations. The main principle is one shared with Snakes and Ladders as well as the later Game of Life: virtue is rewarded and vice is punished.
Schmidt Spiele rates their Gänsespiel for ages 5 and up.
Bibliography
Whitehouse, F. R. B. (1971) [1951]. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days. Birmingham: Priory Press Ltd.
'Jeux de princes, jeux de vilains', edited by Eve Netchine, Bibliothèque nationale de France / Seuil (2009).
--gameplay description from Wikipedia:
The board consists of a track with consecutively numbered spaces (usually 63), and is often arranged in a spiral with the starting point at the outside. Each player's piece is moved according to throws of one or two dice. Scattered throughout the board are a number of spaces on which a goose is depicted; landing on a goose allows the player to move again by the same distance. Additional shortcuts, such as spaces marked with a bridge, move the player to some other specified position. There are also a few penalty spaces which force the player to move backwards or lose one or more turns, the most recognizable being the one marked with a skull and symbolizing death; landing on this space results in the player being sent back to start. On Spanish boards the reverse is usually a Pachisi board.
Many themed versions of the game have been created, depicting topics as diverse as ice skating, Richard Nixon, and sewage pumps. These can be valued for their historical or artistic merits even by those who have no interest in the game itself, with some editions having been sold for thousands of dollars at auction or displayed in museums.
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The game was also published under these names:
Het nieuwe ganzenspel ,
Το παιχνίδι της χήνας ,
Gänsespiel ,
Le Jeu d'Oie ,
Auf dem Gänseanger ,
Het Out-Hollandse Ganzenbord ,
Jeu de l'oie: Un petit tour au musée du Louvre ,
The Royal Game of the Goose ,
Giuoco dell'Oca ,
Laurie's New and Entertaining Game of the Golden Goose ,
Ein Neu-Erfundenes Ganss-Spiel ,
La Oca Loca ,
Het Apenspel ,
Jeu de L'oie et Petits Chevaux ,
The New and Favorite Game of Mother Goose and the Golden Egg ,
The new and marvellous game of the goose, or, one man's morris-off ,
Das lustige Affenspiel für Jung und Alt ,
Il Gioco Dell' Oca Dilettevole ,
The Game of Goose set around Lake Como ,
Ganzebord ,
Das Gänsespiel ,
Gåsespillet ,
Das Grosse Gänse Spiel ,
Le Jeu Des Bons Enfans ,
Jeu de l'Oie: Pédagogique – Sur la culture du Cacao ,
Gioco dell'Oca ,
De school gaat uit ,
Die große Überfahrt: Gänsespiel ,
Jeu de l'Oie F.C.Grenoble Rugby ,
Neues Gänsespiel ,
Lustiges Gänse Spiel ,
Goose Game ,
Goosegame ,
Löwenspiel ,
Piraña wildwaterspel ,
Oudhollands Ganzenbord ,
Jeu de l'Huile de Table des Chartreux ,
Le Jeu de l'Oie ,
Det nya gåsspelet ,
Il Gioco di Jules Verne ,
Ganzenbord 3D ,
Reise in die Ewigkeit ,
Gänseliesl ,
Gässpelet ,
The Royal Game of Goose ,
Het Nieuw en Vemaecklyck Gansespel ,
Ganzenbord ,
Oud-Hollandsch Ganzenbord ,
Le Jeu du Crocodile Nîmois ,
Leeuwenspel ,
Il Gioco dell'Oca del Lago di Como ,
Nouveau Jeu De L'Oie ,
Royall & most pleasant game of the goose ,
El juego de la oca ,
El joc de l'oca ,
Gåsspelet ,
Het Ganzenbord ,
Het Oud Hollandse Ganzenbord ,
The Game of the Goose ,
Neues Gänse Spiel ,
Game of Goose ,
Il dilettevole Gioco di Loca ,
Jeu de l'oie des archives départementales du Gard ,
Grand Jeu de L'Oie ,
I personaggi della Commedia ,
Jeu de l'oie du RCCH: Rugby Club Cherbourg-Hague ,
Oud-Hollands Ganzenbord ,
Oud Hollands Ganzenbord ,
Il Gioco dell'Oca ,
Jeu de l'âne Noirmoutier ,
Il Gioco con le Oche ,
Jeu du Chemin de Fer ou du Jeu de l'oie ferroviaire ,
Jogo da Glória ,
Gänse Spiel ,
Jeu de l'Oie ,
Drillepind ,
Joc de l'oca ,
Ganzenbord spelkleed ,
Juego de la oca ,
Jogo do Ganso ,
En voyage avec Vauban ,
Het Samson Spel ,
Comme du Buerre ,
Het Aloude Ganzenspel ,
Kva-Kvaak hanhipeli ,
Zodiac Race Classic Game Bandana ,
Das Khurtzweillige Fortuna-Spill ,
Il gioco dell'oca di Milano ,
Gänse-Spiel ,
Wilde-Ganzenbord ,
Reuze Ganzenbord ,
Nederlandsch Ganze Spel ,
Europe Game ,
Das neue Affenspiel ,
Het echt ganzenspel ,
Ganzenbord Assen ,
Piggelmee ,
Het Efteling Spel ,
Das kleine Gänsespiel
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