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