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