For other games described
especially in Catalan and Spanish, visit:
Jocs
tradicionals infantils or Juegos
tradicionales infantiles
The Goose Game
One of the more popular board
games in Catalonia is the Game of the "Oca" (The goose).
It's played in a board formed
by a spiral composed of 63 numbered squares. Each square has a drawing.
The game pieces of each player will be advancing according to the numeration
obtained by the dice they are throwing in turn. Depending on the square
where it goes every time, it will advance, go back or remain some play
without to move. The winner is the player who arrives first at square 63.
If points exceed to it he
will have to go back them from this square.
Special squares:
Goose (squares 1, 5, 9,
14, 18, 23, 27, 32, 36, 41, 45, 50, 54, 59 is 63): The game piece goes
away to next goose and the player throws the dice again.
Bridge (squares 6 is 12):
The game piece goes away to the other bridge and the player throws the
dice again.
Dices (squares 26 is 53):
The game piece goes away to the other square of dices and the player throws
the dice again.
Inn (square 19): A play
without moving.
Well (square 31): Two plays
without moving.
Jail (square 52): Three
plays without moving.
Death (square 58): Return
to square 1.
Rafael Badia
i Berga, teacher <[email protected]>
Antoni Gaudí School,
Sta Coloma de Gramenet, Catalonia, Spain
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