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