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