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Links provided  for each image and more information of the boars directly please check out  Goose and path games ( by Luigi Ciompi & Adrian Seville ) translations by Luigi Ciompi and google translate. Adrian Seville has many books of all the aspects of the game of goose and is the for most expert on the subject I only own one of his books.  Il Bello et Dilettevole Giuoco dell’Oca Gaspar ab Avibus Citadelensis, Venetis 1567/80. Acquaforte (taille-douce) (ecthing), 580x428. Collezione A. Toffanin (Gioco dell’Oca Classico)  http://www.giochidelloca.it/index.php Novo ( The ) Gioco de Loca ( The new Game of the Goose )  1580ca From: NEGRI, Ilio - VERCELLONI, Virgilio: "The games of dice of chance and pastime of gentlemen and pirates"  http://www.giochidelloca.it/scheda.php?id=252 Chess and goose game board India, Gujarat late 16th century(1500-1550) Currently oldest surviving board https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/202612 This next board has th...

 The Game of Goose A Board & How to play  The goose board, dice & pawn 2 to 6 player game. The game requires two, 6 sided dice, the board of 63 spaces with hazards marked, and game pawns for player   Goal land on 63 exactly first. Each player rolls one die and highest roll goes first then play moves to the left. Game can be played with gambling (I suggest chocolate kisses). If so players agree on the stakes at the start. Each player places 1 stake in the center making the pool. Every time a player lands on a Hazzard they pay one stake. When players land on other players including the prison and the well both players pay one stake. Fist player to land on 63 exactly wins the pool. Geese are not hazards.  (Bonus rule modern; you win one stake back every time you land on a Goose) 63 must be reached exactly, such Overthrows are completed by counting the excess spaces backwards from 63.  You will notice that the geese on the board are spaced in two sequen...