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