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