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