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