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