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