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