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