EmpyrEmpyr / Minigames
Twelve geese,
one well.
The oldest board game of the Low Countries, in your browser. Throw two dice, ride the geese, and hope you step over square 58. Land exactly on 63 and the goose garden is yours.
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2 to 6 players
How it goes
- Two diceThrow, move your pawn, and do what the square says. The server resolves every rule — you only have to throw.
- Exactly 63Overshoot and you bounce back into the board by the excess. Only an exact 63 wins.
- Penalty squaresLand on a penalty square and a full window opens: which square it is, what it does, how long it lasts and where your pawn ends up.
- Rule setThe host picks traditional or their own house rules. The board always states which variant is running.
63
The squares
The traditional Dutch rules, exactly as the old board prints them.
| Square | Number | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| The goose | 5 · 9 · 14 · 18 · 23 · 27 · 32 · 36 · 41 · 45 · 50 · 54 | Land on a goose and you move forward again by the same throw. Land on another goose and it keeps going. |
| The bridge | 6 | The bridge carries you straight across to square 12. |
| The inn | 19 | You pull up a chair and stay. Two turns lost by default. |
| The well | 31 | In you go, and there you stay until another player lands exactly on 31 and takes your place. |
| The maze | 42 | You get lost and are set back to square 39. |
| The prison | 52 | Held until you are relieved, exactly like the well. |
| Death | 58 | Five squares from the finish everything is undone: back to the nest. |
The opening throw
Throw a nine on your first turn as 3 and 6 and you run straight to square 26. As 4 and 5 you fly on to square 53. Both are on in the traditional set, and both can be switched off.