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