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