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