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