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