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