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