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