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