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