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