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