THIS IS A PRELIMINARY WORKING DRAFT
The Jeu de l’Oie or the Game of Goose is an ancient children’s classic, possibly tracing its roots back to Ancient Egypt. The aim of the game is to reach square number sixty-three before any of the other players with obstacles such as the Inn, the Bridge, Death and many more. It is a simple game of racing, using a spiral track with lovely illustrations. The main principle is one shared with Snakes and Ladders as well as the later Game of Life where virtue is rewarded and vice is punished. On June 6, 1929, Yves Tanguy, Jeannette Tanguy, Andre Breton, Suzanne Muzzard, Pierre Unik, and Georges Sadoul redesigned the board during the stay on the island of Sein. The illustrations made this game their own.
These works (along with the numerous exquisite corpse and communicated drawings) are evidence of the importance to the surrealists of the practice of collaboration.
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