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