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