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