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