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