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