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