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