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