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