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