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