Game of the Goose
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One of the seminal race games, similar to Snakes and Ladders. (Or for that matter, The Game of Life.) Invented late SCA period, and popular into modern times.
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Reconstructions and Other Discussions
Images of many board games (heavy on Goose)
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Equipment
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Facsimile
) -- A substantial number of game boards, many (but not all) period and many (but not all) of them Goose variations (
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Giochi dell'Oca
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Bibliography
) -- A really interesting-looking Italian page about the Game of the Goose. Especially valuable for its in-depth
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links
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A lovely Goose board at the Met
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Equipment
) -- Photo of a 16th century Italian inlay board made from ebony and wood. (
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Rules to Goose at Kadon Enterprises
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Modar on Game of the Goose
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Reconstruction
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Dagonell on Goose
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Reconstruction
) -- A concise description, plus an outline for a live-action version to play with kids. (
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Biography of a Board Game: Game of the Goose
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History
) -- A very good, short (~9 minute) capsule history of the game, in podcast form. (
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7 period board games, printed on fabric
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Vendor
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Equipment
) -- A wonderfully useful little Spoonflower store that does print-on-demand of several common games that you can then sew into pillows or bags. (
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Kadon Enterprises Goose Set
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Vendor
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Equipment
) -- The nicest commercially-available Game of the Goose set that I know. (
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