The Cultural Legacy of the Royal Game of the Goose: 400 Years of Printed Board Games

by Adrian Seville

The Game of the Goose is one of the oldest printed board games, dating back 400 years. It has spawned thousands of derivatives: simple race games, played with dice, on themes that mirror much of human activity. Its legacy can be traced in games of education, advertising and polemic, as well as in those of amusement and gambling - and games on new themes are still being developed. This book, by the leading international collector of the genre, is devoted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9462984972
• ISBN13: 9789462984974
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.5"