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