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