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