Game of Goose (1587)
Playtime: 20
Min. Age: 5
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Koster Brothers, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Carrom Art, Martin Fritz, Djeco, Palet spil, Schmidt France, Brimtoy, Ravensburger, Robert Sayer, John Wallis, Ricon, Rubinstein, Carlit, Chupa Chups, J Vlieger, Galison, Jeu Jura, Zwan, Verlag G.N. Renner, R. H. Laurie, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, ABC Nürnberg, Mulder, Diset S. A., Inovac Rima SA, Georg Nikolaus Renner, Jumbo, Galt Toys, Sio, White Horse, King International, Bookmark Verlag, Hausser, Altap, Louvre Editions, Marigó, Nürburg Spiele, Editrice Giochi, Klee, Selecta Spielzeug, Daniel Mercier Chocolatier & Créateur, Waldpost Spiele-Verlag, Wild Horse, Watilliaux, Playbox, Tomland, Oehmigke & Riemschneider, Verlag J. A. Steinkamp, Galleryplay, Majora, Saussine Editeur, MB Juegos, Spear's Games, (Self-Published), Diabolo, Berliner Spielkarten, Christian Janicot, Clementoni, H. Overton, Società Editrice Internazionale, Dominioni Editore, Kids Games Ltd, Noris Spiele, Peliko Oy, Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer, Egel-Spelen, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), René Ackermann, Nathan, Clown Games, Carlo Coriolani, Mon Petit Art, (Unknown), Schmidt Spiele, Kadon Enterprises, Epinal, Tietz und Pinthus, Jeux Stella, Ludens Spirit, Johann Raab, Société Générale Polishes, Editions ATLAS, Papita, Pellerin & Cie, Role of Honour Games, Johann Trautner, Borras Plana S.A., Abel Klinger, XVIe, Douwe Egberts, HEMA, Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε., ABRA, ΕΠΑ (EPA), Sala, John Bowles & Son, Tactic, (Public Domain), MB Spellen, Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam, Otto Maier Verlag, University Games, play time, ERA Aux Fruits D'Orient, Cayro, The Games, Peri Spiele, La Petite Boîte, David Funck, Jos. Scholz, Reader's Digest, Brückner Spiele
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Yasmin Imamura, Mauro Gariglio, Martin Jarrie, Eugen Osswald, Séverine Prélat, Michael Holzbecher, Florence Thuillier, Sébastien Chebret, Claude Deschamps
Mechanics: Events, Dice Rolling, Lose a Turn, Roll / Spin and Move, Race, Track Movement
Min. Age: 5
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Koster Brothers, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Carrom Art, Martin Fritz, Djeco, Palet spil, Schmidt France, Brimtoy, Ravensburger, Robert Sayer, John Wallis, Ricon, Rubinstein, Carlit, Chupa Chups, J Vlieger, Galison, Jeu Jura, Zwan, Verlag G.N. Renner, R. H. Laurie, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, ABC Nürnberg, Mulder, Diset S. A., Inovac Rima SA, Georg Nikolaus Renner, Jumbo, Galt Toys, Sio, White Horse, King International, Bookmark Verlag, Hausser, Altap, Louvre Editions, Marigó, Nürburg Spiele, Editrice Giochi, Klee, Selecta Spielzeug, Daniel Mercier Chocolatier & Créateur, Waldpost Spiele-Verlag, Wild Horse, Watilliaux, Playbox, Tomland, Oehmigke & Riemschneider, Verlag J. A. Steinkamp, Galleryplay, Majora, Saussine Editeur, MB Juegos, Spear's Games, (Self-Published), Diabolo, Berliner Spielkarten, Christian Janicot, Clementoni, H. Overton, Società Editrice Internazionale, Dominioni Editore, Kids Games Ltd, Noris Spiele, Peliko Oy, Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer, Egel-Spelen, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), René Ackermann, Nathan, Clown Games, Carlo Coriolani, Mon Petit Art, (Unknown), Schmidt Spiele, Kadon Enterprises, Epinal, Tietz und Pinthus, Jeux Stella, Ludens Spirit, Johann Raab, Société Générale Polishes, Editions ATLAS, Papita, Pellerin & Cie, Role of Honour Games, Johann Trautner, Borras Plana S.A., Abel Klinger, XVIe, Douwe Egberts, HEMA, Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε., ABRA, ΕΠΑ (EPA), Sala, John Bowles & Son, Tactic, (Public Domain), MB Spellen, Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam, Otto Maier Verlag, University Games, play time, ERA Aux Fruits D'Orient, Cayro, The Games, Peri Spiele, La Petite Boîte, David Funck, Jos. Scholz, Reader's Digest, Brückner Spiele
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Yasmin Imamura, Mauro Gariglio, Martin Jarrie, Eugen Osswald, Séverine Prélat, Michael Holzbecher, Florence Thuillier, Sébastien Chebret, Claude Deschamps
Mechanics: Events, Dice Rolling, Lose a Turn, Roll / Spin and Move, Race, Track Movement
Show Description Show Comments Price Trend
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.
We currently have no price data for this game.
This game is currently not traded on the marketplace:
This game is currently not listed on the marketplace. If you want to sell yours, please add it to the marketplace.
Marketplace
The game was also published under these names:
Game of Goose ,
Kva-Kvaak hanhipeli ,
Joc de l'oca ,
Laurie's New and Entertaining Game of the Golden Goose ,
Nouveau Jeu De L'Oie ,
Comme du Buerre ,
Het Oud Hollandse Ganzenbord ,
Oudhollands Ganzenbord ,
Jeu de l'oie du RCCH: Rugby Club Cherbourg-Hague ,
Le Jeu de l'Oie ,
Oud-Hollandsch Ganzenbord ,
Gänsespiel ,
Gänse-Spiel ,
Το παιχνίδι της χήνας ,
Lustiges Gänse Spiel ,
Jeu de L'oie et Petits Chevaux ,
Nederlandsch Ganze Spel ,
Het Out-Hollandse Ganzenbord ,
Gåsespillet ,
Piggelmee ,
Het Apenspel ,
Wilde-Ganzenbord ,
Gioco dell'Oca ,
Giuoco dell'Oca ,
Juego de la oca ,
Jeu de l'Oie F.C.Grenoble Rugby ,
En voyage avec Vauban ,
Das neue Affenspiel ,
La Oca Loca ,
Goosegame ,
I personaggi della Commedia ,
Royall & most pleasant game of the goose ,
The Royal Game of the Goose ,
Gässpelet ,
Het Aloude Ganzenspel ,
Das Grosse Gänse Spiel ,
Piraña wildwaterspel ,
Jeu de l'oie des archives départementales du Gard ,
Gänseliesl ,
Die große Überfahrt: Gänsespiel ,
Goose Game ,
Gänse Spiel ,
Het Efteling Spel ,
Het Nieuw en Vemaecklyck Gansespel ,
Il Gioco di Jules Verne ,
Das lustige Affenspiel für Jung und Alt ,
Reuze Ganzenbord ,
Jeu du Chemin de Fer ou du Jeu de l'oie ferroviaire ,
Löwenspiel ,
Jeu de l'âne Noirmoutier ,
The New and Favorite Game of Mother Goose and the Golden Egg ,
Jeu de l'oie: Un petit tour au musée du Louvre ,
Neues Gänsespiel ,
De school gaat uit ,
Jeu de l'Huile de Table des Chartreux ,
Le Jeu d'Oie ,
Ein Neu-Erfundenes Ganss-Spiel ,
Zodiac Race Classic Game Bandana ,
Le Jeu Des Bons Enfans ,
Das Khurtzweillige Fortuna-Spill ,
Il Gioco dell'Oca ,
Drillepind ,
Het Samson Spel ,
Oud Hollands Ganzenbord ,
Het nieuwe ganzenspel ,
Ganzenbord 3D ,
Il gioco dell'oca di Milano ,
El juego de la oca ,
Het Ganzenbord ,
Jogo do Ganso ,
Het echt ganzenspel ,
Auf dem Gänseanger ,
Das kleine Gänsespiel ,
Il Gioco con le Oche ,
Il dilettevole Gioco di Loca ,
El joc de l'oca ,
Das Gänsespiel ,
The new and marvellous game of the goose, or, one man's morris-off ,
Reise in die Ewigkeit ,
Il Gioco Dell' Oca Dilettevole ,
Gåsspelet ,
The Game of Goose set around Lake Como ,
Det nya gåsspelet ,
Oud-Hollands Ganzenbord ,
Ganzenbord Assen ,
Grand Jeu de L'Oie ,
Neues Gänse Spiel ,
Ganzenbord ,
Jeu de l'Oie ,
The Game of the Goose ,
Jeu de l'Oie: Pédagogique – Sur la culture du Cacao ,
Ganzebord ,
Il Gioco dell'Oca del Lago di Como ,
Jogo da Glória ,
Leeuwenspel ,
Europe Game ,
Le Jeu du Crocodile Nîmois ,
The Royal Game of Goose ,
Ganzenbord spelkleed
Related Games
ag.gameitem.lastUpdated: 2025-04-22 09:58:32.931
