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