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