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