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