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