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