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