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