Game of Goose (1587)
Playtime: 20
Min. Age: 5
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Carlit, Chupa Chups, David Funck, Verlag J. A. Steinkamp, Brückner Spiele, Diset S. A., Nürburg Spiele, (Unknown), Otto Maier Verlag, XVIe, Role of Honour Games, play time, Playbox, Djeco, Mulder, White Horse, Zwan, Martin Fritz, Mon Petit Art, Papita, Borras Plana S.A., ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε., Editrice Giochi, Jumbo, Koster Brothers, Daniel Mercier Chocolatier & Créateur, Christian Janicot, Ricon, Galt Toys, Georg Nikolaus Renner, Watilliaux, John Bowles & Son, ERA Aux Fruits D'Orient, R. H. Laurie, H. Overton, Diabolo, Johann Raab, Oehmigke & Riemschneider, René Ackermann, Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), ΕΠΑ (EPA), Abel Klinger, Pellerin & Cie, Selecta Spielzeug, Tactic, Schmidt France, Johann Trautner, Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam, Noris Spiele, Waldpost Spiele-Verlag, Peliko Oy, Louvre Editions, Peri Spiele, (Self-Published), Rubinstein, Wild Horse, Spear's Games, Galison, Nathan, Kids Games Ltd, John Wallis, (Public Domain), Jos. Scholz, Berliner Spielkarten, Sio, Société Générale Polishes, Tietz und Pinthus, Editions ATLAS, Carlo Coriolani, Brimtoy, Egel-Spelen, Jeu Jura, Robert Sayer, ABRA, Verlag G.N. Renner, Majora, Douwe Egberts, Sala, Palet spil, Galleryplay, Jeux Stella, Società Editrice Internazionale, Ravensburger, King International, Clown Games, Saussine Editeur, Marigó, University Games, MB Spellen, Ludens Spirit, Epinal, Klee, Dominioni Editore, Clementoni, ABC Nürnberg, MB Juegos, J Vlieger, Reader's Digest, Bookmark Verlag, La Petite Boîte, Carrom Art, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Hausser, Kadon Enterprises, Tomland, Inovac Rima SA, Cayro, The Games, Altap, HEMA, Schmidt Spiele
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Séverine Prélat, Martin Jarrie, Michael Holzbecher, Claude Deschamps, Sébastien Chebret, Yasmin Imamura, Eugen Osswald, Mauro Gariglio, Florence Thuillier
Mechanics: Track Movement, Roll / Spin and Move, Lose a Turn, Race, Events, Dice Rolling
Min. Age: 5
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Carlit, Chupa Chups, David Funck, Verlag J. A. Steinkamp, Brückner Spiele, Diset S. A., Nürburg Spiele, (Unknown), Otto Maier Verlag, XVIe, Role of Honour Games, play time, Playbox, Djeco, Mulder, White Horse, Zwan, Martin Fritz, Mon Petit Art, Papita, Borras Plana S.A., ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε., Editrice Giochi, Jumbo, Koster Brothers, Daniel Mercier Chocolatier & Créateur, Christian Janicot, Ricon, Galt Toys, Georg Nikolaus Renner, Watilliaux, John Bowles & Son, ERA Aux Fruits D'Orient, R. H. Laurie, H. Overton, Diabolo, Johann Raab, Oehmigke & Riemschneider, René Ackermann, Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), ΕΠΑ (EPA), Abel Klinger, Pellerin & Cie, Selecta Spielzeug, Tactic, Schmidt France, Johann Trautner, Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam, Noris Spiele, Waldpost Spiele-Verlag, Peliko Oy, Louvre Editions, Peri Spiele, (Self-Published), Rubinstein, Wild Horse, Spear's Games, Galison, Nathan, Kids Games Ltd, John Wallis, (Public Domain), Jos. Scholz, Berliner Spielkarten, Sio, Société Générale Polishes, Tietz und Pinthus, Editions ATLAS, Carlo Coriolani, Brimtoy, Egel-Spelen, Jeu Jura, Robert Sayer, ABRA, Verlag G.N. Renner, Majora, Douwe Egberts, Sala, Palet spil, Galleryplay, Jeux Stella, Società Editrice Internazionale, Ravensburger, King International, Clown Games, Saussine Editeur, Marigó, University Games, MB Spellen, Ludens Spirit, Epinal, Klee, Dominioni Editore, Clementoni, ABC Nürnberg, MB Juegos, J Vlieger, Reader's Digest, Bookmark Verlag, La Petite Boîte, Carrom Art, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Hausser, Kadon Enterprises, Tomland, Inovac Rima SA, Cayro, The Games, Altap, HEMA, Schmidt Spiele
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Séverine Prélat, Martin Jarrie, Michael Holzbecher, Claude Deschamps, Sébastien Chebret, Yasmin Imamura, Eugen Osswald, Mauro Gariglio, Florence Thuillier
Mechanics: Track Movement, Roll / Spin and Move, Lose a Turn, Race, Events, Dice Rolling
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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:
Oud-Hollandsch Ganzenbord ,
The Game of the Goose ,
Leeuwenspel ,
Jeu de l'Oie: Pédagogique – Sur la culture du Cacao ,
Ganzenbord spelkleed ,
Reuze Ganzenbord ,
Das Gänsespiel ,
Reise in die Ewigkeit ,
Goosegame ,
Le Jeu Des Bons Enfans ,
Jeu de l'oie des archives départementales du Gard ,
Het Efteling Spel ,
Das lustige Affenspiel für Jung und Alt ,
Il gioco dell'oca di Milano ,
Jogo do Ganso ,
Jeu de l'âne Noirmoutier ,
Ganzebord ,
Το παιχνίδι της χήνας ,
Royall & most pleasant game of the goose ,
Game of Goose ,
The Game of Goose set around Lake Como ,
Het nieuwe ganzenspel ,
Jeu de l'Oie F.C.Grenoble Rugby ,
Löwenspiel ,
Il Gioco con le Oche ,
Laurie's New and Entertaining Game of the Golden Goose ,
Gänsespiel ,
Gåsespillet ,
Comme du Buerre ,
Neues Gänse Spiel ,
I personaggi della Commedia ,
Piggelmee ,
Ein Neu-Erfundenes Ganss-Spiel ,
The Royal Game of Goose ,
Il Gioco di Jules Verne ,
Kva-Kvaak hanhipeli ,
La Oca Loca ,
Het Apenspel ,
Gänse Spiel ,
Het Nieuw en Vemaecklyck Gansespel ,
The Royal Game of the Goose ,
Lustiges Gänse Spiel ,
Il Gioco Dell' Oca Dilettevole ,
Gänse-Spiel ,
Het echt ganzenspel ,
Gioco dell'Oca ,
Jeu de l'oie du RCCH: Rugby Club Cherbourg-Hague ,
Piraña wildwaterspel ,
Jogo da Glória ,
Ganzenbord Assen ,
De school gaat uit ,
Oud Hollands Ganzenbord ,
The new and marvellous game of the goose, or, one man's morris-off ,
Das neue Affenspiel ,
Oudhollands Ganzenbord ,
Gänseliesl ,
Il Gioco dell'Oca del Lago di Como ,
Gåsspelet ,
Het Out-Hollandse Ganzenbord ,
Oud-Hollands Ganzenbord ,
Gässpelet ,
En voyage avec Vauban ,
The New and Favorite Game of Mother Goose and the Golden Egg ,
Wilde-Ganzenbord ,
El juego de la oca ,
Drillepind ,
Il Gioco dell'Oca ,
Europe Game ,
Het Samson Spel ,
Het Aloude Ganzenspel ,
Goose Game ,
El joc de l'oca ,
Das Grosse Gänse Spiel ,
Die große Überfahrt: Gänsespiel ,
Het Oud Hollandse Ganzenbord ,
Zodiac Race Classic Game Bandana ,
Nederlandsch Ganze Spel ,
Le Jeu du Crocodile Nîmois ,
Neues Gänsespiel ,
Juego de la oca ,
Das kleine Gänsespiel ,
Het Ganzenbord ,
Jeu de l'oie: Un petit tour au musée du Louvre ,
Jeu du Chemin de Fer ou du Jeu de l'oie ferroviaire ,
Auf dem Gänseanger ,
Le Jeu de l'Oie ,
Giuoco dell'Oca ,
Ganzenbord ,
Nouveau Jeu De L'Oie ,
Grand Jeu de L'Oie ,
Il dilettevole Gioco di Loca ,
Ganzenbord 3D ,
Jeu de L'oie et Petits Chevaux ,
Jeu de l'Oie ,
Le Jeu d'Oie ,
Jeu de l'Huile de Table des Chartreux ,
Det nya gåsspelet ,
Joc de l'oca ,
Das Khurtzweillige Fortuna-Spill
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