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