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