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