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