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