Oh the depths from which we have risen!

A very old board game, The Game of Goose, was a wonder to the people of the Middle-Ages. It had everything one could want: dice, geese, mazes, prisons, and a race to the finish.

As this author describes it, it wasn't merely a child's game. Many adults loved the game. Fortunes were won and lost on this game. (I write this with a smirk on my face) It had the all the excitement of a game of Candyland without the colorful pictures!

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(image from wikipedia.com)