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