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