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