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