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