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