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