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