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