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