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