2010-11-14
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Gioco dell'Oca
Mirano holds a human-scale Gioco dell'Oca (Snakes and Ladders game), except that the snakes in Italy are in fact geese. Six teams representing the town's neighbourhoods fight it out over multiple obstacles, including climbing up ladders and jumping over geese.
The Gioco dell'Oca appeared for the first time in Italy during the
Medici period (around 1580), but the oldest board game found dates back
to 1640 and was made in Venice. However, the game itself is older than
that as similar forms of the Goose Game were found in Egyptian tombs and
on Chinese prints.
When: 13 - 14 Nov 2010
Where: Mirano, Italy
From: whatsonwhen.com
last modification: 2010-11-10
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