Game of goose by Jumbo (Hausemann & Hötte) from 1974

Game of goose by Jumbo (Hausemann & Hötte) from 1974.

• Manufacturer: Jumbo Games
• Manufacturing date: 1974

The Old Game of Goose.

Description
First, a game leader is chosen, who keeps the pot. Each player puts a certain number of chips, e.g. rounds or buttons, into the pot, after which the dice are thrown in turn. Whoever throws the highest number of pips may make the first throw, after which he moves his pawn forward as many squares as he has thrown eyes.

However, the rules of the game must be carefully observed.

Attention, this box does not contain any chips for the benefit of the game.

Condition
This Goose Game is in a good vintage condition with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Size

• Height: 4.5 cm.
• Length: 39.2 cm.
• Width: 27 cm.

The Game of the Goose or Goose game is a board game where two or more players move pieces around a track by rolling a die or two dice. The aim of the game is to reach square number sixty-three before any of the other players, while avoiding obstacles such as the Inn, the Bridge and Death.

The game is thought to have originated in the 16th century, and is considered the prototype of many of the commercial European racing board games of later centuries. The game is mostly played in Europe and seen as family entertainment. Commercial versions of the game appeared in the 1880s and 1890s, and feature typical old European characteristics such as an old well and children in clothes from the period.

The game's origins are uncertain. Some connect the game with the Phaistos Disc because of its spiral shape but, as Caroline Goodfellow notes, the two games "are unlikely to have been the same". A version of the game was given as a gift by Francesco I de' Medici of Florence to King Philip II of Spain sometime between 1574 and 1587. In June 1597 John Wolfe enters the game in the Stationers' Register, as "the newe and most pleasant game of the goose".

In the 1960s, the game company CO-5 marketed a variant called Gooses Wild.

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 parchís 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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