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