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