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