Jeu du Grand-Homme
Board Game
ca. 1835 (published)
ca. 1835 (published)
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Games relating to history and geography were popular throughout Europe and Britain. This game, the name of which translates to 'Game of a Great Man', celebrates the important events in the life of Napoleon I. There are 63 playing spaces and the game would have been played very much the same as the 'Game of Goose'. Instead of various spaces throughout the game having a picture of a goose, they have an eagle.
Object details
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| Title | Jeu du Grand-Homme (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Engraved historical race game, Jeu du Grand-Homme, published in France by Veuve Turgis about 1835 |
| Physical description | Design: engraving; showing 66 illustrations; rules are engraving in the centre No. of squares: 66 Squares illustrated: all Square numbering: 1-63 Squares titled: all Subject of starting square: ? Subject of ending square: ? |
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| Object history | There are 63 numbered representations or allegories of events in the Life of Napoleon I with 3 additional scenes and an apotheosis. H R d'Allemagne: Le Noble Jeu de l'Oie en France, de 1640 a 1950, p. 215. CGG-Games & Puzzles, 1991 |
| Historical context | Rewards: forward movement, extra turns, taking of counters Forfeits: backward movment, lose of turns, payment of counters No. of Players: 1-8 Equipment required: teetotum and playing counters Rules: Follows the rules of the Game of the Goose and is very like the Game of Human Life. Rules placement: engraved in centre; lettered with titles, captions and rules |
| Summary | Games relating to history and geography were popular throughout Europe and Britain. This game, the name of which translates to 'Game of a Great Man', celebrates the important events in the life of Napoleon I. There are 63 playing spaces and the game would have been played very much the same as the 'Game of Goose'. Instead of various spaces throughout the game having a picture of a goose, they have an eagle. |
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| Accession number | E.23273-1957 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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